Overview
- The official site 8cpc.gov.in is live and a structured MyGov questionnaire is accepting responses until March 16, 2026.
- Submissions will be taken only through the online form, available in English and Hindi, with identities kept confidential and responses analysed in aggregate.
- Eligible participants include central and Union Territory employees, pensioners, judicial staff, regulatory bodies, unions, researchers, academicians and individual citizens.
- The questionnaire seeks views on the fitment factor, the design of annual increments, pay at senior levels, balancing inflation with fiscal limits and whether arrears should apply from January 1, 2026.
- The Union Cabinet has approved Terms of Reference with a 18‑month mandate and possible interim reports, the implementation date remains undecided, and a February 9 Rajya Sabha reply clarified pension revisions will follow statutory rules via general orders after recommendations are accepted.