{"id":176725,"date":"2025-11-12T14:42:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T14:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/176725\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T14:42:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T14:42:21","slug":"8th-pay-commission-news-will-6-9-million-pensioners-miss-out-on-benefits-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/176725\/","title":{"rendered":"8th Pay Commission News: Will 6.9 Million Pensioners Miss Out on Benefits? | Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The federation said that 69 lakh central pensioners and family pensioners appear to have been left out of the 8th Pay Commission\u2019s scope. (AI Generated Image)<\/p>\n

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The government recently released the Terms of Reference (ToR) for the 8th Central Pay Commission (8th CPC). Following this, the All India Defence Employees Federation (AIDEF) raised objections, claiming that 6.9 million central government pensioners and family pensioners have been excluded from the commission\u2019s purview. AIDEF termed this move \u201cunfair and discriminatory.\u201d<\/p>\n

AIDEF\u2019s Objection<\/strong><\/p>\n

The AIDEF has strongly objected to the ToR issued by the government, according to a report by Financial Express. The federation said that 69 lakh central pensioners and family pensioners appear to have been left out of the 8th Pay Commission\u2019s scope. In a letter to the Finance Ministry, AIDEF argued that those who have served the country for over 30 years deserve full pension rights and should not be discriminated against.<\/p>\n

Why Pensioners Aren\u2019t Explicitly Mentioned in the ToR<\/strong><\/p>\n

The government released the ToR on November 3, 2025, but it did not explicitly mention the words \u201cpensioners\u201d or \u201cfamily pensioners.\u201d However, it stated that the Commission would review \u201cpay, allowances, and other facilities\u201d of employees \u2014 a category that also covers retirement benefits such as pension and gratuity.<\/p>\n

Technical Interpretation<\/strong><\/p>\n

Technically, this means that pensioners are not excluded from the ToR. However, the absence of a clear mention of pensioners in the document has created confusion among employee and retiree groups.<\/p>\n

Who Falls Under the 8th Pay Commission<\/p>\n

As per the ToR, the 8th CPC will review the pay structure of:<\/p>\n

  • Industrial and non-industrial employees of the Central Government<\/li>\n
  • Members of the All India Services<\/li>\n
  • Defence forces personnel<\/li>\n
  • Employees of Union Territories<\/li>\n
  • Employees of the Indian Audit and Accounts Department<\/li>\n
  • Staff of statutory and regulatory bodies (excluding the RBI) created by Acts of Parliament<\/li>\n
  • Employees of the Supreme Court, and High Courts and subordinate courts under UTs<\/li>\n

    Pension and Retirement Benefits<\/strong><\/p>\n

    The 8th Pay Commission has also been tasked with reviewing the entire framework of pension and gratuity. This includes two categories of employees:<\/p>\n

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    1. Those under the National Pension System (NPS) and the Unified Pension Scheme, for reviewing Death-cum-Retirement Gratuity (DCRG) provisions.<\/li>\n
    2. Those outside NPS, whose pension and gratuity terms are governed by older non-contributory schemes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Financial Implications<\/strong><\/p>\n

      When making recommendations for the second category, the government will need to consider the fiscal cost of non-contributory pension schemes. This indicates that pension and gratuity both remain part of the Commission\u2019s mandate, even though the term \u201cpensioners\u201d is not specifically used in the notification.<\/p>\n

      When Will the 8th CPC Report Be Submitted?<\/strong><\/p>\n

      The government has granted the commission 18 months to submit its final recommendations \u2014 roughly one and a half years from its formation. Once submitted, the report will serve as the basis for future decisions on pay, pensions, and employee benefits for central government staff and retirees alike.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The federation said that 69 lakh central pensioners and family pensioners appear to have been left out of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":176726,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[177],"tags":[100358,100306,79,100367,41647,31985,41006,41646,100366,100365,100368,179,18,10247,100364,100363,19,387,100362,17,6687,6688,100361,234,235,6509,2324,100360,100305,2158,80309,20145,100359],"class_list":{"0":"post-176725","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-personal-finance","8":"tag-aidef","9":"tag-all-india-defence-employees-federation","10":"tag-business","11":"tag-central-governmentmembers","12":"tag-central-pay-commission","13":"tag-commission","14":"tag-commissions","15":"tag-cpc","16":"tag-cpc-report","17":"tag-dcrg","18":"tag-death-cum-retirement-gratuity","19":"tag-economy","20":"tag-eire","21":"tag-finance-ministry","22":"tag-financial-express","23":"tag-high-courts","24":"tag-ie","25":"tag-india","26":"tag-indian-audit-and-accounts-departmentstaff","27":"tag-ireland","28":"tag-national-pension-system","29":"tag-nps","30":"tag-parliamentemployees","31":"tag-personal-finance","32":"tag-personalfinance","33":"tag-rbi","34":"tag-supreme-court","35":"tag-technical-interpretationtechnically","36":"tag-terms-of-reference","37":"tag-times-now","38":"tag-tor","39":"tag-unified-pension-scheme","40":"tag-union-territoriesemployees"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=176725"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176725\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/176726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=176725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=176725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=176725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}