New Delhi: 7th Pay Commission salary for all central government employees under the new pay matrix will be implemented from August 1, 2016, a top Finance Ministry’s official today told the Sen Times
“The new pay matrix will be
implemented as per a decision of the cabinet in light of notification andresolution for the
implementation of the 7th Pay Commission recommendations have been issued by
the Finance Ministry on Monday,” he said in reply to a question from our
reporter.
“The Finance Minister Arun Jaitley directed to notify the 7th
Pay Commission recommendations immediately,” the official said, adding that the
notification to this effect has been issued on Monday and it will be uploaded
on the departmental side today.
“Central government employees could get the revised pay under
new pay matrix from their August salaries and arrears are to be paid ahead of
festive season of Dussehra,” he confirmed us.
Accordingly, the brightest diyas of coming Diwali will be lit
outside houses of central government employees.
Central government employees are now busy counting their new
salaries under the new pay matrix along with the hard cash they will receive
ahead of Dussehra as arrears from January 2016.
The several central government establishments such as the
railways, telecom, air force, army, CPWD, CRPF, DRDO, CISF, Income Tax, Survey
of India, customs and excise, among others are in happy mood.
These would perhaps live up to the ‘happy and prosperous’ Diwali
greeting. After all, they will get arrears as well as bonus ahead of festive
season.
However, they will not get new allowances like HRA, Transport
Allowance with their new pay structure as the cabinet referred the 7th Pay
Commission recommendations relating to allowances to a committee headed by
Finance Secretary.
The committee will complete its work in a time bound manner and
submit its reports within a period of 4 months, till a final decision, all
existing allowances to be paid as per the existing rates in existing pay
structure, the cabinet note says.
No arrears for allowances will be paid, as per usual practice,
the allowances would be paid from the date of implementation.
No Dearness allowance (DA) will be paid in the new pay matrix
(basic pay) as the existing dearness allowance 125 per cent has been merged
with the new basic pay.
A fitment factor of 2.57 will be applied across all levels in
the pay matrices. After taking into account the DA at prevailing rate 125 per
cent, accordingly, the salary of all government employees will be raised by at
least 14.28 % as on January 1. However, the rate of annual increment has been
retained at 3%.
The central government employees unions are disappointment as
the cabinet approved a 14.28 per cent hike in basic pay, which is significantly
lower than what the 6th pay commission had recommended. Sixth Pay Commission
had recommended a 20 per cent hike in basic pay which the government doubled
while implementing it in 2008.
The government assured them to consider their demands through a
High Level Committee, which will soon be set up and the government will take
steps accordingly.
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ReplyDeleteWhy HRA and TA not enhanced to this notification. They are simply said no arrears paid in the allowances. It is huge loss to the employees but benefit to the Govt .Why leaders are agreed this type of logic
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