The 8th Pay Commission will visit Bengaluru on 7 and 8 October 2026 to meet central government employee associations, unions, and institutions based in Karnataka. The Eighth Central Pay Commission (8th CPC) confirmed the dates through an official notice dated 24 August 2026, and stakeholders who want a face-to-face interaction with the Commission must submit their appointment request by 18 September 2026.
This is not a general public hearing. Only organisations that have already filed a memorandum with the Commission and received a Unique Memo ID can apply for a slot. For associations representing Central Government staff in Karnataka, this is one of the last direct opportunities to make their case before the Commission moves on to finalising its recommendations on pay, allowances, and pensions.
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Join Now8th Pay Commission Bengaluru Visit — Key Details
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Issuing Authority | Ministry of Finance, Eighth Central Pay Commission |
| Notice Reference | No. 35/12/2026-VST/8CPC |
| Date of Notice | 24 August 2026 |
| Visit Dates | 7–8 October 2026 |
| Visit City | Bengaluru, Karnataka |
| Appointment Deadline | On or before 18 September 2026 |
| Applicable To | Organisations, institutions, associations, and unions of Central Government employees who have already filed a memorandum |
| Official Website | 8cpc.gov.in |
Why the Commission Is Touring the Country Right Now
The 8th Pay Commission is currently in its consultation stage, and city visits like this one are how it gathers direct input before writing its recommendations. The government’s window for written memoranda closed months ago, but the Commission is now working through a second round — in-person meetings with the associations and unions that filed those memoranda, city by city.
That process has been running since mid-2026. The Commission has already held interactions in Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, and Delhi, and it has further visits scheduled to Jaipur on 31 August–1 September, Chennai on 7–8 September, Puducherry on 9 September, and Chandigarh from 16–18 September, before it reaches Bengaluru in October. Each stop follows the same pattern: a notice announcing the dates, a short window to request an appointment, and a venue confirmed later by email.
This matters because these meetings are one of the few stages where an association gets to make its argument directly to the people writing the report, rather than through a written submission alone.
What Karnataka-Based Associations Need to Do Before 18 September
Only stakeholders who have already submitted a memorandum to the 8th Pay Commission and hold a Unique Memo ID are eligible to request this appointment. If your association has not yet filed a memorandum, this particular window does not apply to you — the memorandum submission phase closed earlier in 2026.
For those who qualify, the process itself is straightforward. Associations must submit their request through the Commission’s designated NIC forms link, quoting their Unique Memo ID, before 18 September 2026. The Commission has not yet announced the venue or the detailed interaction schedule; both will be communicated separately to organisations whose appointment requests are accepted.
⚠️ There is no provision in the notice for late submissions or walk-in requests — if your organisation has a memorandum on file and wants a hearing in Bengaluru, the 18 September date is firm.
Where This Fits in the 8th CPC’s Nationwide Consultation Tour
Bengaluru is not an isolated stop — it is part of a consultation calendar that has been running city by city since mid-2026 and shows no sign of slowing down through September and October. Reading the Bengaluru notice alongside the Commission’s other announced visits shows a Commission working through its consultation obligations at pace, likely to clear most major states before it turns fully to drafting its report.
The Commission, headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, was constituted on 3 November 2025 and has 18 months to submit its recommendations — putting the deadline around mid-2027. Its terms of reference cover pay, allowances, and pension revision for close to 50 lakh Central Government employees and 69 lakh pensioners, so a compressed consultation window across multiple cities is, in part, a function of that timeline pressure.
What This Means If You’re Waiting on Your Salary Revision
If you are a Central Government employee in Karnataka waiting on news about your revised pay, the Bengaluru visit itself will not change your salary — it is a consultation meeting, not an announcement of new pay scales. The fitment factor, the revised pay matrix, and the allowance structure remain undecided, and the Commission has been explicit that these will only be finalised after all its consultations are complete.
What the visit does affect is how well your association’s specific concerns get heard before those numbers are locked in. If your union or federation has filed a memorandum on service conditions, allowances, or pension terms, this meeting is where that written submission gets a chance to become a spoken argument in front of the Commission. 💡 If you are not sure whether your association’s memorandum has been formally logged with a Unique Memo ID, that is worth confirming with your federation office before the 18 September deadline rather than after.
For a general sense of what a revised pay matrix could eventually mean in rupee terms, the 8th CPC salary calculator lets you model different fitment factor scenarios — though every figure it produces remains an estimate until the Commission’s report is officially notified.
What Comes Next
After Bengaluru, the Commission’s publicly announced schedule for 2026 includes further consultations, and it has also indicated plans to visit railway establishments under the Central Railway Zone in Mumbai, with dates yet to be confirmed. Expect the pace of city visits to continue through the rest of the year as the Commission works toward closing its consultation phase.
Once consultations wrap up, attention will shift to the interim and final reports. For readers tracking the bigger picture — the fitment factor debate, the pay matrix structure, and where the 8th Pay Commission sits on the overall 8th Pay Commission 2026 timeline — that is the next major milestone to watch, alongside the 8th CPC consultation timeline as more cities are added.
📌 Also read: 8th CPC fitment factor and pay matrix — what’s being discussed
Important Links
| What | Link |
|---|---|
| Official Notice (8cpc.gov.in) | Visit Here |
| Appointment Request Form | NIC Forms Link |
| 8th CPC Salary Calculator | Calculate Here |
| 8th Pay Commission 2026 — Full Coverage | Read Here |
Frequently Asked Questions
Who can request an appointment for the 8th Pay Commission’s Bengaluru visit? Only organisations, institutions, associations, and unions of Central Government employees that have already submitted a memorandum to the 8th Pay Commission and received a Unique Memo ID are eligible. General individual requests are not accepted under this notice.
What is the last date to apply for the Bengaluru meeting? Appointment requests must be submitted on or before 18 September 2026, along with the Unique Memo ID generated when the memorandum was originally filed.
Where will the Bengaluru meeting be held? The venue has not been announced yet. The 8th Pay Commission’s notice states that the venue and detailed interaction schedule will be communicated separately to organisations whose requests are accepted.
Does the Bengaluru visit mean the fitment factor will be announced then? No. This is a stakeholder consultation meeting, not an announcement event. The fitment factor, pay matrix, and allowance structure remain undecided and will only be finalised after the Commission completes all its consultations nationwide.
What if my association hasn’t filed a memorandum yet — can we still apply? No. The memorandum submission window closed earlier in 2026, and a Unique Memo ID from that submission is a mandatory requirement for requesting this appointment.
Which other cities is the 8th Pay Commission visiting around the same time? Before Bengaluru, the Commission is scheduled to visit Jaipur (31 August–1 September), Chennai (7–8 September), Puducherry (9 September), and Chandigarh (16–18 September 2026), as part of the same nationwide consultation exercise.
When will the 8th Pay Commission submit its final report? The Commission was constituted on 3 November 2025 and has 18 months to submit its report, putting the expected timeline around mid-2027, though an interim report may come earlier.
Conclusion
The Bengaluru visit is a procedural step, but for Karnataka’s Central Government employee associations, it is a meaningful one — a direct chance to put their memorandum in front of the people who will decide the shape of the next pay revision. If your organisation is eligible, the 18 September appointment deadline is the only date that matters right now; everything else, including the fitment factor and revised pay matrix, will follow once the Commission’s nationwide consultations are done.
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Disclaimer: This article is based on the official notice issued by the Eighth Central Pay Commission, Ministry of Finance (No. 35/12/2026-VST/8CPC, dated 24 August 2026), along with publicly available updates on the Commission’s consultation schedule. All details, including the fitment factor and pay matrix, remain unconfirmed until officially notified. Govtserviceinfo.com is not affiliated with the 8th Central Pay Commission or the Ministry of Finance. Readers should verify current information from 8cpc.gov.in before acting on any information published here.
