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8th Pay Commission: Will railway pensioners get 8th CPC pay hike under 2026 pension rules?

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By Upstox News Desk

2 min read | Updated on January 28, 2026, 19:48 IST

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SUMMARY

The railway servants covered under the Railway Services (Pension) Rules 2026 will be eligible for a pay revision as per the recommendations of the 8th Pay Commission or any other such central pay commissions in the future.

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Railway (Services) Pension Rules 2026 were notified recently. | Image source: Shutterstock

The Ministry of Railways recently notified the Railway Services (Pension) Rules 2026, which provide 50% of the last-drawn salary as pension to eligible pensioners. The details of the railway servants, who are covered under these rules, are here.
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Meanwhile, as the work of the 8th Central Pay Commission (CPC) is in progress, there is a question over whether the new rules will allow an 8th CPC pay hike to pensioners who are eligible under the new Railway Services (Pension) Rules 2026.

The answer is yes. The railway servants covered under the Railway Services (Pension) Rules 2026 will be eligible for a pay revision as per the recommendations of the 8th Pay Commission or any other such central pay commissions in the future.

Here's what the official notification says:

The pension authorised under rule 44 and family pension authorised under rule 50 may be revised by the Government in accordance with any general order issued in implementation of decisions taken on the recommendations of the Central Pay Commissions, or otherwise, and the pension or family pension so revised shall thereafter be the basic pension or basic family pension for grant of additional pension under sub-rule (5) of rule 44 or additional family pension under sub-rule (3) of rule 50 or dearness relief under rule 52.

The notification also says that pension or family pension once authorised or revised shall not be revised to the disadvantage of the railway servant, unless such revision becomes necessary on account of a detection of a clerical error subsequently:

Moreover, no revision of pension or family pension to the disadvantage of the pensioner or family pensioner can be ordered without the concurrence of the Railway Board if the clerical error is detected after a period of two years from the date of authorisation or revision of pension or family pension.

Rule 44 of the Railway Services (Pension) Rules 2026 provides for the amount of pension allowed to a railway servant. Rule 50 is about the family pension, which is provided to family members after the death of a railway servant.

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