8th Pay Commission latest news: Can 8th CPC submit its report before Mid-2027 as Lucknow meetings begin?

The 8^th Pay Commission kicked off its two-day meetings in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, today (Monday, June 22, 2027). Officials from various central government employee associations, who have been in regular touch with the 8^th CPC team, suggest that the government may roll out the 8^th Pay Commission report as early as March 2027.

The 8^th Pay Commission is scheduled to have 54 interactions in its two-day Lucknow meetings. It will interact with unions/associations/individuals from a range of central government departments, including railways, defence, health, revenue, communication, CPWD, agriculture, and more. Some employee association officials who have experience with the 6^th and 7^th Pay Commissions, didn’t rule out the implementation of the report in the first half of 2027, as they see the 8^th Pay Commission making swift progress despite starting its work later than expected.

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Manjeet Singh Patel, national President of All India NPS Employees Federation, believes that the 8^th Pay Commission could submit its report by January 2027, ahead of the Budget announcement. He also mentioned that central government employees might see their salary hike from April 2027, as it could take an additional 1-2 months for the report to get approved.

“The 8^th CPC submission link for suggestions has been closed after the final date of June 15. Now all focus is on meetings and preparing the report. AINPSEF is continuously interacting with the commission along with its allied organisations. We are confident that the commission will submit its report to the central government before the 2027 budget, and employees and pensioners may receive increased salary and pension from April 2027,” says Patel.

Pay Commission report submission past record

Pay Commission	Constituted	Report Submitted
1st Pay Commission	May-1946	May-1947
2nd Pay Commission	Aug-1957	Aug-1959
3rd Pay Commission	Apr-1970	Mar-1973
4th Pay Commission	Jul-1983	June-1986
5th Pay Commission	Apr-1994	Jan-1997
6th Pay Commission	Oct-2006	Mar-2008
7th Pay Commission	Feb-2014	Nov-2015
8th Pay Commission	Nov-2025

Source: Pay Commission official reports

In the 8^th Pay Commission’s terms of reference (ToR) released in November 2025, the central government had given the 8^th CPC 18 months of time to submit its report. The deadline ends in May 2027. The Pay Commission may take another extension if it doesn’t finish its work within the deadline.

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Once the report is prepared, it will go to a group of ministers for review before the Union Cabinet approves it.

Patel says that since the 8^th Pay Commission’s meeting schedule is well on time, it may complete its report early next year.

“With Bhubaneswar and Kolkata interactions scheduled in July, the pay commission will complete its interactions with almost all leading employee and pensioner bodies. After that, six months is a good time to complete and submit its report,” says Patel.

C Srikumar, secretary of the All India Defence Employees Federation (AIDEF) also does not rule out the submission of the 8^th Pay Commission report by February or March 2027. Srikumar says if the commission doesn’t ask for an extension, it may submit its report before scheduled time.

A top official from the Federation of National Postal Organisation (FNPO) on the condition of anonymity told ET Wealth Online that the Commission can submit its report before May, most likely in March.

But some experts who have been closely tracking 8th Pay Commission work believe that submitting the report in the first half of 2027 is difficult as the commission’s consultations with stakeholders started as late as June 2026.

Ramachandran Krishnamoorthy, associate partner, managed services, BDO India, says the commission will most probably submit its report in the second half of 2027.

"The government granted an 18-month deadline to submit final recommendations when it constituted the commission on Nov 3, 2025, which ideally ends by May 27. However, the stakeholder consultation itself was extended till June 26. Therefore, I think it might get submitted only by the last quarter of 2027."

One of the reasons that is being cited for quick approval and implementation of the 8^th Pay Commission report is that a lot of work is being completed online, saving time for the commission and stakeholders.

While some lengthy exercises such as submissions of questionnaires and memorandums have moved online, you can schedule appointments of interactions only through the online mode. Plus, a ton of study material needed for preparing the report is also available online. This is a big change from previous pay commissions, where most tasks were done offline and took a lot of time.

Looking back at the last two commissions (6^th and 7^th), they took over 18 months to submit their reports after being formed. With the 8^th Pay Commission having the option of winding things up faster, it is yet to be seen if it can submit a report within the deadline and surprise employees and pensioners with an early payout hike.