7th Pay Commission: Diwali bonanza for Rajasthan govt employees as pay hike is approved

The state government announced a 20 per cent hike in salaries of its employees with minimum pay fixed at Rs 15, 700.

Coinciding with the Diwali festivities, the Rajasthan government announcement the implementation of the 7th Pay Commission for state government employees. This is one of the best gifts that Rajasthan state government employees could have expected this Diwali.

12 lakh employees and pensioners will benefit from this decision which was announced by Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje.

All will now get a salary hike and revised allowance as per the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission from October onwards.

"I announced to implement 7th Pay Commission's recommendations while presenting the 2017-18 budget. I am glad that this is being implemented by October," the Chief Minister said in a statement.

Recently, Tamil Nadu government approved the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission for its employees. The state government announced a 20 per cent hike in salaries of its employees with minimum pay fixed at Rs 15, 700 under the 7th Pay Commission.

The Union Cabinet approved the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission or 7th CPC on pay hike and allowances on June 28 last year, raising the minimum pay from Rs 7,000 to Rs 18,000 per month and fitment factor to 2.57 times. Meanwhile CG employees await a crucial meeting of the NAC to be held this month.

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