New Delhi: Low-income employees are set for more pay bump after the Seventh Pay Commission recommendation to increase for those earning basic salary of up to Grade Pay Rs 4600 a month.
The move, which works out to be at least a 40 per cent pay rise, could benefit at least all non-gazetted employees, if the central government follow the recommendations.
An official with the Commission said
that the Seventh Pay Commission is likely to recognize the non-gazetted
employees with upgrading skills for increasing their productivity to hike
maximum pay.
“The Seventh Pay Commission wants to
focus on Low-pay employees to give them hike pay that they are the most
vulnerable group and should continue to benefit from nation’s growth,” he said.
After making the recommendation, it
is noted that the all non-gazetted employees who earn a basic monthly salary
with grade pay Rs 46,00 and below, will get at around 40 per hike from next
year, the official added
He said the aim is to encourage pay
hike which will be sustainable, and will urge to central government to focus on
helping workers to deepen their skills and to raise productivity.
“Real pay hikes should be in line
with productivity growth over the long term,” the official said.
The official added that higher
officers can be given hike pay taking into account their performance, prospects
and sustainability.
Besides pay hikes, the Seventh Pay
Commission is likely to recommend to hike medical benefits, House rent
allowance, transport allowance and other allowances for central government
employees.
The Seventh Pay Commission, headed
by Justice A K Mathur, was appointed by the previous UPA government in February
2014 for 18 months. Its terms was extended in August 2015 by four months till
December 31, 2015. The recommendations of the commission would be implemented
from January 1, 2016.
The government constitutes the Pay
Commission almost every 10 years to revise the pay scale of its employees and
often these are adopted by states 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.
Source : tkbsen.in
