PM approves 8th pay commission, to benefit 1.15 cr central government employees, pensioners
New Delhi, Jan 16 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday approved setting up the 8th Pay Commission to revise salaries of nearly 50 lakh central government employees and allowances of 65 lakh pensioners. The chairman and two members of the Commission will be appointed soon, I&B Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told reporters here. “Prime Minister has approved 8th Central Pay Commission for central government employees,” the minister said. The term of the 7th Pay Commission will end in 2026. Since 1947, seven Pay Commissions have been constituted, with the last one implemented in 2016. As the 7th Pay Commission’s term