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| The Pay Commission is ready with recommendations and the report will be submitted soon. |
NEW DELHI: Seventh Pay Commission is ready with its recommendations
on revising emoluments for nearly 48 lakh central government employees
and 55 lakh pensioners, and will soon submit report to the finance
ministry.
Earlier in August, the government had extended Commission's term by
another four months till December 31 to give recommendations.
"The Commission is ready with recommendations and the report will be submitted soon," according to sources.
The Commission, whose recommendations may also have a bearing on the
salaries of the state government staff, was given more time by the Union
Cabinet just a day before its original 18-month term was coming to an
end.
Headed by Justice AK Mathur, the Commission was appointed in February
2014 and its recommendations are scheduled to take effect from January
1, 2016.
The government constitutes the Pay Commission almost every 10 years to
revise the pay scale of its employees and often states also implement
the panel's recommendations after some modifications.
As part of the exercise, the Commission holds discussions with various
stakeholders, including organisations, federations, groups representing
civil employees as well as defence services.
Meena Agarwal is the secretary of the Commission. Other members are
Vivek Rae, a retired IAS officer of 1978 batch and Rathin Roy, an
economist.
The Sixth Pay Commission was implemented with effect from January 1,
2006, the fifth from January 1, 1996 and the fourth from January 1,
1986.
Source : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/
