News India Live, Digital Desk: There is relief news for lakhs of central government employees and pensioners. The government has issued an important clarification amid the process of formation of the 8th Pay Commission. Now all stakeholders, employee organizations and individual stakeholders can submit their suggestions and memorandum on the online portal till 30 April 2026. With this step of the government, the employees who were hoping for increase in salary and improvement in allowances have got the last chance to express their views. April 30 is the last date, submit soon. The consultation process is in full swing on the official website of the Finance Ministry and the 8th Pay Commission. Earlier, the deadline for giving suggestions was about to end, but in view of technical difficulties and the demand of various organizations, the government has clarified that the portal will remain open till April 30. Employee unions say that they will use this deadline to effectively put forward demands to pay matrix, fitment factor and allowances. Demand for 54,000+ minimum wage and 3.25 fitment factorEmployees have huge expectations from the 8th Pay Commission. Various employee organizations in their memorandum have strongly demanded an increase in the minimum wage from the present ₹18,000 to between ₹54,000 and ₹69,000. Apart from this, it has also been proposed to increase the fitment factor from 2.57 to 3.25 or more. If the government accepts these demands even partially, then there will be a huge jump in the basic salary of the central employees. Pensioners are also giving their views. Not only serving employees, but pensioners’ organization (Bharat Pensioners Samaj) are also active in this consultation process. Pensioners have drawn attention to the technical problems being faced on the portal and demanded that they be allowed to send suggestions through email or hard copy also. Their main demands include restoration of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS), reducing commutation period and increase in medical allowances. Recommendations may come into effect from January 1, 2026. Although the government has not yet announced any concrete date, it is believed that the recommendations of the 8th Pay Commission may become effective from January 1, 2026. If there is a delay in implementation, employees may have to pay huge amounts in the form of arrears. The Commission is currently visiting various states and meetings with organizations are also proposed in cities like Pune in the first week of May. How to submit your memorandum? Interested stakeholders can give their feedback by visiting the official website 8cpc.gov.in or innovateindia.mygov.in. For this, a questionnaire based on 9 major topics has been given on the portal, in which opinions have been sought on salary structure, dearness allowance (DA) and other facilities.