A body constituted periodically by the Union government to review and recommend changes to the pay, allowances and pension structure of central government employees. Its recommendations are advisory; the government decides what to accept, and States often frame their own revisions afterwards.
Who runs itConstituted by the Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure.
Why it is examinedUsed as a peg for questions on fiscal burden, committed expenditure, and the distinction between a recommendatory body and a binding one.
Verify the standing facts against the official source: Department of Expenditure ↗