8th CPC extends data submission deadline till July 31

Published 3 July 2026 · india

The 8Pay Commission has extended the deadline to submit the requisite employee data through its online portal to July 31, 2026. The earlier deadline to

The 8Pay Commission has extended the deadline to submit the requisite employee data through its online portal to July 31, 2026. The earlier deadline to submit the same data was June 30.The 8Pay Commission in a statement said that it has extended the deadline as many stakeholders were unable to submit employee data within the stipulated timeframe.The 8Pay Commission said in a statement, “As various ministries, departments and union territories have been unable to complete the submission of the requisite data within the stipulated timeline, it has been decided to extend the last date for the submission of data through the data collection portal up to July 31, 2026.”The 8Pay Commission has reiterated that data submitted only through its portal will be accepted.

The commission has told stakeholders to not submit data through hard copies or emails.The 8Pay Commission’s statement read further, “All nodal officers are requested to ensure that the requisite information is uploaded on the data collection portal within the extended timeline. It may also be noted that physical copies, e-mails, Excel sheets, PDF files, or data submitted through any mode other than the data collection portal need not be furnished to the Commission.”The data collection exercise directs ministries and other stakeholders to collect information about employees such as-Sanctioned strengthNumber of personnel in position, vacancy positionAttrition and retirement metrics (2023–2025)- Superannuation, voluntary retirement, compulsory retirements and terminationsResignation Trends (2023–2025)- Total resignations, early-career resignations, technical resignationsEmployee age profiles at different

levelsData on expenditure on salaries and allowancesData on GPF at different levelsAdvances (in lakh of rupees) during the last 3 financial years at different levelData on promotions through MACP in last three calendar yearsData on number of individual consultants/retired consultants/professionals (other than contractual/outsourced manpower)Pay commissions study such patterns to prepare their reports of recommendations. Data show changes over the years, indicating requirements of employees and pensioners in terms of payouts and other work conditions.Even as the 8Pay Commission has extended the deadline for data collection, its dates for meetings in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, are also approaching.The 8CPC will hold meetings with concerned stakeholders in Bhubaneswar on July 6 and 7, 2026 (Monday and Tuesday).These stakeholders are organisations and institutions