8th pay commission: Last date to apply for Bengaluru meeting on 18 September — Here's how to submit online

The 8th Central Pay Commission will visit Bengaluru on October 7-8, meeting with employee unions and pensioner associations to discuss various demands. Chaired by Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, it aims to release final recommendations by May 2027.

The 8th central pay commission (CPC) is scheduled to be in Bengaluru for an official two-day state visit from 7 to 8 October (Wednesday-Thursday). Since March, the panel has met employees and pensioners to collect and analyse opinions and data before it decides on pay, allowances, and pension revisions.

Chaired by former Supreme Court Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, the commission includes Member-Secretary — Pankaj Jain, a former IAS, and Member — Professor Pulak Ghosh, tenured Professor of Finance, Member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister.

In Bengaluru, the commission will host discussion meetings with employee unions, representative groups, pensioner associations, federations, and other stakeholders from Karnataka who submit an appointment request by the 18 September deadline.

Notably, these unions, groups and stakeholders collectively represent a large number of employees and pensioners, are talks are expected to shape the panel's final recommendations benefitting over 1 crore individuals. These include nearly 50 lakh central government employees and about 65 lakh pensioners, including defence and railway personnel and retirees.

Notably, link to seek appointment for the Bengaluru meet is active for stakeholders, unions, and associations of central government or UTs, who submitted their memorandum and have not yet interacted with the commission, till 18 September, via the official portal here — https://8cpc.gov.in/

You can also access the application form directly here —

https://nicforms.nic.in/enRhYmxlNmE4YzM2YTFkNmE3MzIwMjYwODI0MTQy

The commission is expected to announce its final recommendations within 18 months since constitution (on 3 November 2025), as per the official timeline stated in the ToR. This means its absolute deadline to submit the report is May 2027. Further, based on previous rollouts, the recommendations are likely to be fully implemented over a period of two years, by 2029 or 2030.

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