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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
Shaghil Bilali

8th Pay Commission news: Minimum salary of Rs 69,000 and minimum pension of Rs 45,000; what Bharat Pension Samaj recommended to 8th CPC

A delegation of the Bharat Pensioners Samaj (BPS), which is an affiliate of the All India Federation of Pensioners’ Associations, met 8th Pay Commission officials in New Delhi on Friday (August 7, 2026). Its list of suggestions included a minimum pension of Rs 45,000.

The delegation comprising RK Chauhan, president, and Avinash Rajput, secretary general, BPS, also recommended a minimum basic salary of Rs 69,000 for central government employees.

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