8th Pay Commission: Central Government Teachers Seek OPS Return, Retirement Age Hike To 65

Fo
ce t al
gove me t
teache s,
the
8th
Pay
Commissio
is
tu i g
i to
a
discussio
that
goes
well
beyo d
a
outi e
sala y
evisio .
Employee
ep ese tatives
have
put
fo wa d
dema ds
cove i g
pe sio ,
eti eme t
age,
ca ee
p og essio
a d
othe
se vice
be efits,
seeki g
cha ges
that
could
affect
both
thei
wo ki g
yea s
a d
post- eti eme t
secu ity.

Amo g
the
p omi e t
p oposals
a e
the
esto atio
of
the
Old
Pe sio
Scheme
(OPS)
a d
a
i c ease
i
the
eti eme t
age
of
ce t al
gove me t
school
teache s
f om
60
to
65
yea s,
epo ted
Outlook
Mo ey.

The
dema ds
have
bee
placed
befo e
the
8th
Ce t al
Pay
Commissio
as
it
co ti ues
its
co sultatio s
with
employee
associatio s,
u io s
a d
othe
stakeholde s
befo e
p epa i g
its
ecomme datio s.

Teache s
Wa t
A
Retu
To
The
Old
Pe sio
Scheme

O e
of
the
key
dema ds
aised
by
the
teache s’
ep ese tatives
is
the
esto atio
of
the
Old
Pe sio
Scheme
fo
ce t al
gove me t
teache s
cu e tly
cove ed
by
the
Natio al
Pe sio
System
(NPS).

The
dema d
comes
amid
the
wide
debate
ove
pe sio
secu ity
fo
gove me t
employees.
The
All
I dia
NPS
Employees’
Fede atio
has
also
p eviously
sought
a
optio
fo
NPS
subsc ibe s
to
switch
to
OPS.

The
teache s’
side
has
a gued
fo
a
etu
to
the
ea lie
pe sio
f amewo k
athe
tha
co ti ui g
u de
the
existi g
a a geme ts.

The
issue
is
pa t
of
a
la ge
set
of
pe sio – elated
dema ds
bei g
placed
befo e
the
8th
Pay
Commissio ,
which
has
bee
tasked
with
co side i g
pay,
pe sio s,
allowa ces
a d
othe
se vice- elated
matte s.

Reti eme t
Age
Dema d:
F om
60
To
65

A othe
majo
p oposal
co ce s
the
age
at
which
ce t al
gove me t
school
teache s
eti e.

The
teache s’
ep ese tatives
have
sought
a
i c ease
f om
60
yea s
to
65
yea s,
poi ti g
to
the
eti eme t
age
applicable
to
teache s
cove ed
by
the
U ive sity
G a ts
Commissio
(UGC)
as
a
compa iso .

Fo
the
teache s’
body,
the
p oposal
is
the efo e
ot
limited
to
pay
evisio .
It
seeks
to
alte
the
b oade
te ms
gove i g
the
le gth
of
se vice
a d
eti eme t.

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Othe
Be efits
Also
O
The
Table

The
dema ds
bei g
p ese ted
to
the
8th
Pay
Commissio
exte d
i to
a eas
such
as
leave,
p omotio s
a d
healthca e.

Teache s’
ep ese tatives
have
sought
cha ges
to
p ovisio s
gove i g
ca ee
p og essio
a d
se vice
be efits,
alo g
with
imp oveme ts
i
healthca e
facilities.

Ea lie
p oposals
f om
ce t al
gove me t
teache s’
bodies
have
also
i cluded
cha ges
to
p omotio
timeli es,
leave
p ovisio s,
g atuity
a d
othe
be efits.
Mi t
epo ted
i
Ap il
that
the
PSNM
had
sought,
amo g
othe
measu es,
esto atio
of
OPS,
a
highe
eti eme t
age,
assu ed
p omotio s
a d
cha ges
to
allowa ces
a d
g atuity.

These
p oposals
eflect
the
b oade
scope
of
the
8th
Pay
Commissio ,
whe e
employee
o ga isatio s
a e
putti g
fo wa d
dema ds
that
go
beyo d
basic
sala y
a d
the
fitme t
facto .

8th
Pay
Commissio
Still
Gathe i g
Employee
Feedback

The
Commissio
is
co ti ui g
its
atio wide
co sultatio
exe cise
befo e
it
p epa es
its
ecomme datio s.

The
8th
Ce t al
Pay
Commissio
was
co stituted
by
the
Ce t e
o
Novembe
3,
2025.
Its
official
website
shows
that
it
has
bee
co ducti g
meeti gs
with
associatio s
a d
u io s
as
well
as
visits
to
diffe e t
states
a d
U io
Te ito ies
to
gathe
stakeholde
views.

The
co sultatio
p ocess
has
i cluded
meeti gs
i
seve al
locatio s.
The
Commissio
held
its
scheduled
visit
to
Kolkata
o
July
9
a d
10,
2026,
acco di g
to
its
official
cale da .

It
has
also
a ou ced
fu the
stakeholde
i te actio s
i
Delhi
o
August
7
a d
10,
followed
by
meeti gs
i
Che ai
o
Septembe
7
a d
8
a d
Puduche y
o
Septembe
9.

The
Commissio ‘s
co ti ui g
co sultatio s
mea
employee
associatio s
still
have
a
oppo tu ity
to
put
thei
co ce s
a d
p oposals
befo e
the
pa el.

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What
This
Mea s
Fo
The
8th
Pay
Commissio

The
latest
dema ds
u de li e
how
wide- a gi g
the
8th
Pay
Commissio
exe cise
could
be.
While
sala y
evisio
a d
the
fitme t
facto
emai
majo
poi ts
of
i te est
fo
ce t al
gove me t
employees,
the
co sultatio
p ocess
is
also
b i gi g
pe sio
secu ity,
eti eme t
age,
p omotio s,
leave
a d
healthca e
i to
focus.

Howeve ,
these
a e
dema ds
submitted
by
employee
o ga isatio s
a d
do
ot
ep ese t
decisio s
of
the
8th
Pay
Commissio
o
the
gove me t.
The
Commissio
will
have
to
co side
the
ep ese tatio s
eceived
f om
diffe e t
stakeholde s
befo e
fi alisi g
its
ecomme datio s.

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