About Members of the 8th Pay Commission

 

 

Justice Ranjana Prakash Desa

Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai Will Head the 8th Central Pay Commission

Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai is a former judge of the Supreme Court of India. She served as a judge of the Supreme Court from 13 September 2011 to 29 October 2014. Now, she has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Power Appellate Tribunal and assumed the post on 1 December 2014.

Shri Pankaj Jain

Shri Pankaj Jain will be the Member Secretary of the 8th CPC

Shri Pankaj Jain is an IAS officer of the 1990 batch, He is an alumnus of Shri Ram College of Commerce from where he has a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce followed by an MBA from FMS Delhi. He is also Associate of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India.

Prof Pulak Ghosh

Prof Pulak Ghosh, Professor, IIM, Bengaluru will be Member (Part Time)

Pulak Ghosh is IIMB Chair of Excellence and Professor of Decision Sciences at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB). He is a member of Center of Public Policy at IIMb. Prior to Joining IIMB, he was a Professor at the Georgia State University and Emory University, Atlanta, USA. He was also senior associate Director for Novartis Pharmaceuticals, USA. He has a Phd, Msc., Bsc in Statistics. He was named as the "top 10 most Influential Analytics Leader" in 2015 and was the only academician in the list. He has been named as the top 5 indian data Scientist in the WORLD, by techradar. His rise from Assistant to Full Professor in mere 8 years is widely considered in the top 5 fastest in the history of Statistics, Analytics and Marketing globally.

Key Details and Timeline

• Mandate: The Commission’s primary mandate is to examine the current pay structure and recommend changes.
• Deadline: The panel has been given 18 months from its date of constitution to submit its comprehensive report. It may also submit interim reports on specific issues.
• Impact: The recommendations of the 8th CPC are set to benefit approximately 50 lakh serving central government employees and around 69 lakh pensioners.
• Areas of Review: The Commission will consider a wide range of factors, including economic conditions, fiscal prudence, the impact on state government finances, and comparative pay structures in the private sector and Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSUs).