8th Pay Commission: 69 Lakh Pensioners Kept Out Of Purview Of 8th CPC; ToR Flagged By Employee Federation

The All India Defence Employees' Federation (AIDEF) has flagged a concern that nearly 69 Lakhs central government pensioners and family pensioners have been "kept out of the purview of 8th CPC." In a letter to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the federation requested the government to make Amendments for the inclusion of the Pension Revision of the existing pensioners and family pensioners.

The AIDEF has alleged that the newly notified ToR for the 8th Pay Commission has excluded nearly 69 lakh pensioners from its mandate. It wrote, "It is most unfortunate that 69 Lakhs Central Government Pensioners and Family Pensioners who have given their Sweat and Blood to the Country for more than 3 decades while in service are kept out of the purview of 8th CPC."

The AIDEF said that the Revision of Pension is a right of the pensioners and they cannot be discriminated. it said that the majority of the pensioners are in the fag end of their lives and outright ignoring them is totally unjustified. 

The IDEF requested the government to issue an Amendment for including in the ToR for revision of pension in the case of the employees who have retired before the date of effect of 8th CPC, that is, January 1, 2026.

The IDEF requested the government to consider the restoration of the commuted value of pension after 11 years, an enhanced pension by 5 pc once in 5 years from the date of retirement as recommended by the Parliamentary Standing Committee.

The IDEF said, "More than 26 Lakhs NPS Central Government Employees are demanding for restoration of the Non-Contributory Pension under CCS Pension Rules 1972 (now 2021) by replacing the NPS. However, in the 8th CPC Tor the same is not included." The body requested the Finance Minister to include this demand in the ToR of 8th CPC.

The AIDEF said that the ToR with regard to the revision of emoluments of central government employees was totally different from the ToR given to the 7th Central Pay Commission. It said that the employees' expectations were missing in the ToR of 8th CPC. It requested the government to redraft the ToR of the 8th CPC at par with the 7th CPC.