Revisions to pensions and family pensions of central government employees who retired before January 1, 2026, along with the removal of the clause ‘unfunded cost of non-contributory pension schemes’ from the 8th Pay Commission Terms of Reference (ToR) are the two key demands of the Bharat Pensioners’ Samaj (BPS) and the All India Defence Employees’ Federation (AIDEF) from the government.
The BPS, which represents approximately 10 lakh central government pensioners, and the AIDEF, the biggest defence civilian employees’ body, are worried that despite giving verbal assurance to take care of the pension rights of the 69 lakh central government pensioners, the government didn’t mention pension and family pension revision for employees retired before January 1, 2026, in the 8th CPC ToR. Both bodies want the government to amend the ToR and include these clauses.
