NC-JCM Memorandum Summary – 8th CPC

Date: April 14, 2026
Submitted by: National Council (Staff Side), JCM
Secretary: Shiva Gopal Mishra

Pay Matters

• Minimum Pay proposed: ₹69,000 for 5-unit family
• Fitment Factor: 3.833
• Annual Increment: 6% (instead of 3%)
• Merger of Pay Scales (Levels 2–3, 4–5, 7–8, 9–10)
• Ratio of Minimum to Maximum Pay not to exceed 1:12
• Revision effective from 1 Jan 2026, extended to pensioners & autonomous bodies

Allowances

• DA fully indexed to inflation; merge with basic pay when DA crosses 25%
• Qualification Allowance: 10% of basic pay
• Overtime compensation for extra hours
• HRA revised: 40% (X cities), 35% (Y), 30% (Z); extend to pensioners
• Risk & Hardship Allowance: ₹10,000/month, linked to DA
• Transport Allowance tripled; restore City Compensatory Allowance
• Daily Allowance tripled
• Education Allowance: ₹10,000/month per child; hostel subsidy ₹35,000/month
• Uniform & Sports Allowance tripled, linked to DA
• Night Duty Allowance based on actual basic pay + DA
• Special Child Care Allowance tripled for women with disabilities

Advances

• Interest-free advances for housing, computer, vehicle, festival, calamity
• House Building Advance: up to ₹2 crore, interest-free
• Four-Wheeler Advance: up to ₹10 lakh, interest-free
• Festival Advance: one month’s basic pay

Facilities

• Casual Leave: 12 days/year
• Earned Leave encashment up to 600 days
• Half Pay Leave encashable at retirement
• Strengthen CGHS medical facilities
• Enhance CGEGIS & GPF benefits
• Flexible Leave Travel Concession
• Improved ex-gratia/compensation for death or disability

Key Recommendations

• Periodic pay revision every 5 years
• Permanent pay review mechanism
• Exemption of Professional Tax for Central Government employees
• Extension of revised pay/pension benefits to GDS, BSNL, DoT, autonomous bodies
• Recognition of employees’ role in national development

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