8th Pay Commission: Recently, many media reports and employee organizations had claimed that the government will not give the benefit of the increase in the 8th Pay Commission to about 69 lakh pensioners. As soon as the pensioners received this news, they were completely worried, but now the government has removed all the confusion and has given clear information about whether pensioners will get benefits in the Pay Commission or not.
The government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has clarified that the Finance Act 2025 does not stop retired employees from increasing the dearness allowance and availing the benefits of the 8th Pay Commission. This means that just as the employees will get the benefits of the new pay commission, the same will be given to the retired employees also. Earlier, due to lack of clarity on this in the notification of the 8th Pay Commission, it was being claimed that pensioners would not be given this benefit.
Will pensioners not get the benefit?
The government’s fact check department i.e. Press Information Bureau (PIB) has denied the news going viral on social media and has called it completely wrong and misleading. PIB has said that no rule has been made in the 8th Pay Commission to keep pensioners out of DA and pension hike and this news is completely beyond the facts. The government has not made any such policy in which pensioners will be deprived of these benefits.
What is the claim in the viral message
PIB said in its post on X, there is no basis for the news going viral on other social media platforms including WhatsApp. It is being claimed in this message that after retirement, central employees will not be given the benefit of DA increase and revision in the 8th Pay Commission. PIB said that this claim is completely false and no such policy has been made in the Finance Act 2025, which can keep pensioners away from these benefits.
What are the rules for pensioners
PIB has said that only the Central Service Commission (Pension) Rules, 2021 have been changed. Section 37(29C) has been added through amendment in this rule, which deprives employees working in government companies of these benefits in case of any misconduct or dismissal. Under this change, if an employee is dismissed or his service is terminated due to his misconduct, then he will not be given the benefits of these things.
Why did the confusion arise?
It is being claimed in the viral message that the Finance Bill 2025 has repealed the decision of the Supreme Court of 1982 and now the government will not provide the benefits of DA and the recommendations of the new Pay Commission to the retiring employees. After this claim, the discussion intensified that retired employees will not be given the benefits of the 8th Pay Commission. Confusion also arose among the people because pension revision was not mentioned even in the Term of Reference (ToR) of the 8th Pay Commission, whereas this provision was there in the 7th Pay Commission.
When will the 8th Pay Commission be implemented?
The government had announced the formation of the 8th Pay Commission on November 3. Besides, its term of reference was also released. This will benefit 50 lakh central employees and 69 lakh pensioners. Besides, employees of all the states of the country will also benefit from the recommendations of the Pay Commission. The commission will submit its report in 18 months, from which it is believed that its benefits will start coming from mid-2027. However, it will be implemented from January 1, 2026 and after the increase, its arrears will also be given to the employees.
