8th Pay Commission Extends Questionnaire Deadline to March 31 to Broaden Feedback

Overview

• The response window for the 18-question consultation has shifted from March 16 to March 31, 2026.
• The commission is also accepting detailed memorandums online through April 30, according to its notices.
• The questionnaire on the official website seeks inputs on salaries, pensions, allowances, service conditions, and performance-linked pay.
• Feedback is invited from employees, pensioners, ministries and departments, unions, judicial and regulatory personnel, researchers, academicians, and individual citizens.
• Chaired by Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai with Prof. Pulak Ghosh and Pankaj Jain, the panel has an 18-month mandate to deliver its report, with implementation plans yet to be outlined.