The Drafting Committee of the National Council (Staff Side) – Joint Consultative Machinery (NC-JCM) convened in New Delhi in February 2026 to finalise a unified memorandum of demands for over one crore central government employees and pensioners to be submitted to the 8th Central Pay Commission (CPC).
The committee, headed by Shiva Gopal Mishra, held intensive deliberations to consolidate the major demands of all central government employees. Once finalised, the joint memorandum will be submitted to 8th CPC Chairperson Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai.
Major Demands Finalised by NC-JCM Drafting Committee:
Fitment Factor of 3.25x – which would raise the minimum basic pay from Rs 18,000 to Rs 58,500
Annual increment raised from 3% to 7% of basic pay
Leave encashment limit at retirement increased from 300 to 400 days
Minimum 5 promotions guaranteed during service career
The 8th CPC has also opened an online portal for stakeholders to submit memorandums by April 30, 2026. Central government employees and service associations can submit their recommendations through the MyGov platform.
The commission was constituted on November 3, 2025, and has an 18-month window to submit its final report. Implementation of the revised pay scales is expected from January 1, 2026 retrospectively, with actual disbursement of salary arrears likely only after 2027.