8th Pay Commission: Employees have been waiting for the Eighth Pay Commission for a very long time. In such a situation, it is being said that in the beginning of the year 2024, a major decision regarding the Eighth Pay Commission can be taken by the government. Let us know in detail what is the matter in the news below.
8th Pay Commission Latest News Today 2024: There is big news for the government employees waiting for the 8th Pay Commission before the Lok Sabha elections 2024. It has now become clear from the Finance Department that the government has not made any such plan till now. It is being said that as the elections approach, political pressure is increasing on the Finance Ministry to constitute and notify the 8th Pay Commission.
At present the Finance Secretary has denied the plan of 8th Pay Commission. According to a report, Secretary TV Somanathan said, ‘There is currently no plan regarding constituting the 8th Pay Commission.
At present the Finance Secretary has denied the plan of 8th Pay Commission. According to NDTV report, Secretary TV Somanathan said, ‘At present there is no plan regarding constituting the 8th Pay Commission. Nothing has been decided about it yet. Statistics show that the number of central employees and pensioners is more than 50 lakh.
In fact, before the elections, governments have been using the Pay Commission to woo central employees, armed forces and pensioners. The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) had constituted the 7th Pay Commission in 2013, just a few months before the general elections.
What is the update regarding pension?
The special thing is that till now BJP has not taken any such step. There are reports that the BJP government is focusing on reviewing the New Pension Scheme or NPS. The special thing is that it emerged as a big issue in the recently concluded Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh assembly elections. Apart from this, parties in five states Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Mizoram, Telangana and Chhattisgarh also strongly raised the issue of NPS and OPS i.e. Old Pension Scheme.
A committee has also been constituted by the government, which will review it. The Finance Secretary is heading the committee. “We have consulted all concerned and will file a report soon,” he said. There are possibilities that the government may make some changes in this, so as to ensure that the employee gets at least 40 to 45 percent of the last salary. However, nothing has been said officially regarding this.
