The 8th Central Pay Commission was formally set up by a Government of India notification dated 3 November 2025. It is headed by Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, and it has been asked to give its recommendations within 18 months of being set up. No new pay, fitment factor, or implementation date has been announced yet, so treat any specific salary figure you see online as an estimate.
Quick status: The commission exists and is working. It is collecting inputs through its official site, 8cpc.gov.in. The report is expected around mid-2027, after which the government will decide on new pay scales. The much-discussed fitment factor is not official yet. Ignore apps or messages that promise an exact revised salary today.
If you are short on time: read What it means for your salary and Beware the fake calculator apps below.
The commission has three members, as listed on its official website.
The commission office is at Chanderlok Building, Janpath, New Delhi. The Ministry of Finance, through its Department of Expenditure, is the parent department for pay commission matters.
A Central Pay Commission reviews the pay, allowances, and pensions of central government employees and pensioners. It studies the current pay structure, takes inputs from staff associations and the public, and then recommends revised pay scales.
The government is not bound to accept every recommendation. It examines the report, may modify it, and then notifies the accepted changes. This is why the report date and the actual salary date are different.
The 8th commission follows the 7th Central Pay Commission, whose recommendations took effect from 1 January 2016. Central pay commissions have historically been set up roughly once every ten years.
Note: dates after the report stage depend entirely on the government's decision and have not been announced.
Right now, nothing changes in your monthly pay because of the 8th commission. Your pay still follows the 7th commission structure, along with the current Dearness Allowance.
The number most people search for is the fitment factor, the multiplier used to revise basic pay. No fitment factor has been announced. Figures circulating on social media are guesses, not government decisions.
So the honest position today is:
Because interest is so high, fraudsters have built fake 8th Pay Commission calculator apps and APK files. These can steal data or money. A genuine pay revision will be notified by the government and reported by official sources, not delivered through a random app that asks for your details.
For a full breakdown of this fraud, read our guide on the fake 8th Pay Commission calculator scam.
Real example: Sunita, a central government clerk in Bhopal, received a WhatsApp forward with an app that promised to show her revised 8th CPC salary instantly. It asked for her employee ID and bank details. She checked the official site 8cpc.gov.in instead, saw that no pay scales had been announced, and deleted the app. She lost nothing. Her colleague who entered his details had to freeze his account after a suspicious debit.
For how to frame and escalate such an RTI, see The RTI Playbook.
It was set up by a Government of India notification dated 3 November 2025. Its office is in New Delhi and it is headed by Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai.
No fitment factor has been announced. The fitment factor is fixed only after the commission submits its report and the government accepts it. Any specific number you see now is an estimate, not an official figure.
No date has been announced. The commission is expected to submit its report within 18 months of being set up, around mid-2027. The government then decides the effective date and any arrears.
Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, a former judge of the Supreme Court of India, is the chairperson. Prof. Pulak Ghosh is a part-time member and Shri Pankaj Jain is the member-secretary.
The last date for memorandum submission was 15 June 2026, so that window has closed. Recognised associations and unions can still engage with the commission during its meetings and state visits.
Be very careful. Many are fake and designed to steal data or money. No app can show a real revised salary because the pay scales are not decided yet. Rely on the official site and official notifications only.
Pay commissions review pensions as well as serving-employee pay, and past revisions have applied to pensioners too. The exact benefits depend on the final recommendations and the government's decision, which are not out yet.