8th Pay Commission questionnaire deadline: From salary hike to fitment factor, submit feedback today

The last day to submit your responses to the 18-point questionnaire of the 8th Central Pay Commission is today, March 31, 2026. The 8th CPC had earlier extended the deadline from March 16 to March 31.

The questionnaire covers salary hike, fitment factor, and allowances. For instance, on the salary hike issue, the 8th CPC is seeking inputs on issues such as:

• How should the 8th CPC assess/evaluate relativity between pay & perquisites in Government and the public/private sector?

• How should issues like security of tenure, training regimen, housing etc., be factored in while crafting a compensation matrix and relative positioning vis-a-vis the private sector?

On the fitment factor issue, the 8th CPC has asked for responses on " what do you think the "fitment factor" adopted by Pay Commissions should represent? What should such a fitment factor principally aim for?"

"Last date for submission of responses is Tuesday 31st March, 2026. All responses should be through the MyGov portal. Paper based physical response, emails or pdf response are not being considered by the Commission," the 8th CPC website says.

Through the questionnaire, the 8th Pay Commission is seeking views, opinions, and inputs from various stakeholders, including employees and pensioners, to be better informed.

Anonymous submission

The 8th CPC will not reveal the names of the respondents. Moreover, the responses to the questionnaire will be analysed on an aggregate non-attributable basis.

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