Sixth Pay Commission to decide pay scales linked to efficiency

New Delhi, July 28 (UNI) The Sixth Pay Commission, which is to be set up shortly, will work out a comprehensive pay package linked to ''efficiency, productivity and economy'', Finance Minister P Chidambaram said today.

The terms of reference of the Commission, which are being finalised, would broadly include the principles that govern the structure of pay, allowances, bonus and other benefits, Mr Chidambaram told the Lok Sabha.

The date from which the new pay scales should be implemented will also be decided by the Commission, he added.

The terms of reference will also include working out a comprehensive pay package that is ''suitably linked to promoting efficiency, productivity and economy for transforming the Central Government Organizations into modern, professional and citizen friendly entities dedicated to the service of the people,'' Mr Chidambaram said.

The Commission will also be asked to examine the principles, which should govern the structure of pension benefits for the present and former central government employees, he said.

It will also decide the ''desirability, need and quantum'' of interim relief and the categories of employees, who will be covered by the recommendations.

The Commission is likely to be set up ''shortly'', Mr Chidambaram said in a statement tabled in the Lok Sabha.

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