Overview
- The 8th Central Pay Commission has ordered all ministries, departments and government bodies to upload detailed General Provident Fund (GPF) and employee‑advance data to the 8CPC Online Data Portal.
- The portal requires Pay Matrix level‑wise figures for FY 2022‑23 through FY 2024‑25 covering GPF withdrawals, GPF advances, subscriber counts and sanctioned advances such as House Building and PC advances.
- The Commission set June 30, 2026 as the submission deadline and has rejected offline entries, with no extension announced so far across the official portal notices.
- Unions including the All India Defence Employees Federation have asked the Commission to review the Dearness Allowance and Relief formula but the 8th CPC has not confirmed any change or recommendation.
- The exercise is an evidence‑gathering step under the Commission’s Terms of Reference and is meant to show how provident fund use and welfare advances vary across pay levels so recommendations reflect employee needs and the government’s fiscal capacity.