The 7th Central Pay Commission has concluded its 10-year term, significantly impacting the salaries, allowances, and pensions of over 1.2 crore central government employees and pensioners since its implementation in 2016. Key changes included a substantial increase in basic pay, with a 2.57 fitment factor leading to higher minimum salaries, and a reset of dearness allowance to zero, which has now reached 58%. Attention is now turning towards potential changes under the upcoming 8th Pay Commission.