NEW DELHI: As we transition into the 8th Pay Commission cycle, the focus isn’t just on “how much” the hike will be, but “how fast” it reaches the employee. For the first time in history, a Pay Commission will be implemented using the fully matured JAM (Jan Dhan-Aadhaar-Mobile) Trinity.

During the 7th CPC, thousands of employees in remote areas faced months of delays due to manual pay-fixation and banking bottlenecks. Today, with over 57 Crore Jan Dhan accounts linked via Aadhaar, the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mechanism is ready to push arrears directly to your primary savings account the moment the notification goes live.

The End of “Paper” Payslips

With the push toward a Digital India, the 8th CPC will likely be the first to move toward 100% digital pay-slip generation and pension processing. For pensioners, the Jeevan Pramaan (Digital Life Certificate) portal has already removed the need to visit banks, ensuring that the 8th CPC pension revision happens automatically based on the digital records.