Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her 8th Budget and the second Budget of the third term of the NDA government , February 1. With this, she became the country’s first Finance Minister to present the Union Budget for the 8th consecutive time.

The government have not came up with any major announcement on 8th Pay Commission in the budget. Prior to this, several media reports said that the government might announce something major on the new Pay Commission in the Budget. However, News24 reported that the government may not come up with any major announcement on the new Pay Commission.

Union Budget 2025: No Announcement On 8th Pay Commission

In a recent interview with News24, former Finance Secretary of India, Subhash Chandra Garg shared his views on whether the constitution of 8th Pay Commission will be announced in the budget or not.

Garg said, “You don’t announce Pay Commission constitution in the budget. The Pay Commission will be set-up, that is already announced by the Minister. Though there is no official communication about its constitution.”

Furthermore, Garg said, “I think the next step will be, may be one or two months down the line that the government will formally notify (the new Pay Commission).” “They have to select a lot of people, take approvals, draft the terms of reference. All these things are not the part of the Budget,” he added.