7th Pay Commission: Latest news, all eyes on Aug 15 and other developments
New Delhi, July 13: The latest update on the 7th Pay Commission is
that the wait is likely to end for the Central Government employees.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to make some announcement
regarding the issue during his August 15 address.
7th Pay Commission: Latest news, all eyes on Aug 15 and other
developments
On the other hand, there could be some good news for the employees at
Puducherry as it has intended to implement the recommendations of the
7th Pay Commission.
The big question is regarding the arrears and Puducherry Chief Minister,
V Narayanaswamy has said that they are awaiting funds to be released by
the Union Governmentt. He said that the over the past two years, the
government had incurred expense to the tune of Rs 1,050 crore as a
result of which there have been financial constraints. This has in fact
led to the delay in implementations some of the recommendations made by
the 7th Pay Commission.
Earlier this week the UP government announced that it would implement
the recommendations of the pay panel for its employees in the transport
department. This would lead to the salaries of these employees being
increased. This decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief
Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath.
The UP government said that the new pay scale would be implemented from
April 2018. However a decision on whether to pay the arrears from
January 2016 would be taken soon.
Meanwhile all eyes would be on the Prime Minister's August 15
(Independence Day) address. The CG employees are hoping that their
concerns would be addressed and the PM may announce some sops for them
beyond the recommendations made by the 7th Pay Commission.
The Indian economy has hit a seven quarter high of 7.7 per cent and this
is encouraging news for all. Several officials say that if a hike is
granted beyond the 7th Pay Commission recommendations, it would
encourage spending which would be better for the economy.
