The road to the 2026 salary revision is now officially in motion. The 8th Central Pay Commission has introduced a dedicated portal, 8cpc.gov.in, in a move in favor of more transparent and participatory efforts at wage revision. For the very first time, individual employees and pensioners can go beyond the layers of bureaucratic bureaucracy to express their complaint to the Commission directly.
The Deadline: March 16, 2026
The government has a firm deadline of Monday, March 16, 2026, for submission of feedback to be received.
Important Note: The Commission has set this very clear message: responses only via its MyGov portal with a structured 18-question questionnaire using the MyGov portal have been entered. Paper-based memoranda, physical letters and e-mail PDFs will be ignored.
Why This “Feedback Phase” Matters?
Not just a routine survey, this is a critical window for stakeholders to determine the financial climate of their lives between 2026 and 2036.
- The Fitment Factor: Probably the most debated factor on this topic is the “Fitment Factor” or the multiplier that increases the basic pay from 7th CPC to 8th CPC. Responding here might call for a larger multiplier (a range of 2.28 to 3.0 is expected).
- Direct Voice to Pensioners: Over 67 lakh pensioners feed into the feedback loop enabling retirees to demand better “Pension Parity” as well as cost-of-living adjustments reflecting real world inflation.
- Coping with inflation: The question asks how 8th CPC should strike a balance between economic growth and the cost of living going up.
- Arrears and Timelines: Employees are able to use this point of communication to assert the importance of arrears to be dated from January 1, 2026 so that it does not cost you money due to implementation delay.
What Happens Next?
The 8th CPC, officially notified in November 2025, has 18 months to produce its final report (when it is expected May 2027). Once the feedback window closes on March 16, the Commission will analyze the data on an "aggregate non-attributable basis," meaning your name is kept in confidence while your opinion adds up in the final recommendations.
Who Can Participate?
- Serving employees of Central Government (Civil and Defence).
- Employees of Union Territories.
- Pensioners and Family Pensioners.
- Judicial Officers and Court Staff.
- Employee Unions and Associations.
- Researchers and Academicians.
