In the National Council meeting of All India State Government Employees Federation to be held in Kolkata on 28-30 December, a nationwide movement will be announced along with other employee organizations against this decision of the Central Government. About 600 delegates from all the states will participate in the National Council meeting.
Agitation regarding ‘old pension’ is going on in the center and states. Now about two crore employees and pensioners in the country are angry over the formation of the 8th Pay Commission. The reason, Union Finance Secretary TV Somanathan has said that there is no plan by the government to constitute the Eighth Pay Commission. The recommendations of the Eighth Pay Commission on central employees, armed forces personnel and state personnel are proposed to be implemented from January 2026. In such a situation, it is necessary to constitute the Eighth Pay Commission.
National President of All India State Government Employees Federation, Subhash Lamba has said that the decision of the Central Government not to constitute the Eighth Pay Commission is extremely unfortunate. There will be a movement against the government’s decision. Lakhs of central and state government employees will take to the streets. In the National Council meeting of the federation to be held in Kolkata on 28-30 December, a nationwide movement will be announced along with other employee organizations against this decision of the Central Government.
According to Subhash Lamba, this statement of Union Finance Secretary TV Somanathan indicates that there is no plan to set up the Eighth Pay Commission for 48.67 lakh central employees and 67.95 lakh pensioners in the government’s agenda. This statement has dealt a big blow to central and state employees and pensioners. There is anger among them. Employees and pensioners of the country continue to expect some increase in their salaries, pensions and allowances from the Pay Commission. The recommendations of the Eighth Pay Commission on central employees, armed forces and state government personnel are proposed to be implemented from January 2026. The last Pay Commission was constituted in 2013, while its recommendations came into effect in 2016.
In the National Council meeting of All India State Government Employees Federation to be held in Kolkata on 28-30 December, a nationwide movement will be announced along with other employee organizations against this decision of the Central Government. About 600 delegates from all the states will participate in the National Council meeting. General Secretary A. Shree Kumar said, on the basis of the employees’ movement, a provision was made for the formation of a pay commission for revising the pay scale and pension every ten years. So far seven Central Pay Commissions have been formed. The Central Government has implemented its recommendations on central employees and pensioners. When the Central Government implements the recommendations of the Pay Commission, then the State Governments also implement the said recommendations on their employees and pensioners.
After the Central Government’s refusal to constitute the Eighth Pay Commission, the path to the state employees has been automatically closed. According to government data, there are about 48.67 central employees and 67.95 lakh pensioners. More than this are employees and pensioners of state governments and PSUs. National President Subhash Lamba said, according to the statement of the Finance Secretary, the Central Government is going to make some amendments in NPS. The government had constituted a committee under the leadership of the Finance Secretary to review the pension system.
Finance Secretary TV Somanathan says that we have completed discussions with all the parties. Our report will be filed soon. Lamba bluntly said that no amendment in NPS is acceptable to the employees. Nothing less than the repeal of the PFRDA Act and restoration of old pension is acceptable to the employees. Restoration of old pension, formation of Eighth Pay Commission, payment of 18 months arrears of DA and DR, regularization of contract workers, ban on privatization, filling of vacant posts by permanent recruitment, protection of trade union and democratic rights, cancellation of NEP, The workers’ agitation will continue until their demands like removal of conditions imposed in the Ex-Gracia Employment Scheme, 5 percent increase in the basic pension of pensioners at the age of 65, 70, 75 and 80 years etc. are not resolved.
