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Rumour Check: Is the Government Scrapping the 8th Pay Commission in Favour of Annual Review?
Fact-checking viral social media claims alleging that the 10-year Pay Commission cycle is being permanently abandoned by the Ministry of Finance.
Primary Source: Ministry of Finance Parliamentary Q&A
Viral Claim
Several viral WhatsApp forwards and video clips claim that the Central Government has passed an order eliminating the 8th Pay Commission entirely in favour of an automatic annual performance-linked adjustment.
Verified Facts
- No official notification or Cabinet note exists discontinuing the decennial Pay Commission structure.
- The Ministry of Finance has clarified in Parliament that setting up pay commissions periodically is evaluated when representations are submitted by staff federations.
- Federations including NC-JCM and BPMS have already submitted formal demands for constituting the 8th CPC terms of reference.
Verdict: FALSE / MISLEADING. No policy decision has been taken to cancel the 8th CPC.
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Source: Ministry of Finance Parliamentary Q&A