7th Pay Commission: Diwali cheer for 12 lakh employees and pensioners in Rajasthan

A committee had been authorised to examine the cases of discrepancies in salary, allowances and arrears, said the Rajasthan chief minister.

It was a sweet Diwali for more than 12 lakh employees as Chief Minister of Rajasthan Vasundhara Raje implemented the 7th Pay Commission.

Rajasthan government employees will draw revised salary of October from the month of November. Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on Tuesday said that she had promised to implement the recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission in the 2017-2018 budget.

A committee had been authorised to examine the cases of discrepancies in salary, allowances and arrears, said the Rajasthan chief minister. In February this year, the government had appointed a three-member committee to study and implement the recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission for the state.

Making the announcement on implementation of Seventh Pay Commission's recommendations for state government employees, Vasundhara Raje said the government considers its employees the backbone for governance and has been sensitive towards their welfare.

The decision on the Seventh Pay Commission came just ahead of the bypolls to the Lok Sabha constituencies of Alwar and Ajmer. The state assembly elections are scheduled for next year.

It may be recalled that last year, Edappadi Palanisami had announced revision of salaries for its employees in line with the recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission. A five-member panel was constituted to look into the recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission for the state.

The Tamil Nadu government, however, will not be implementing the changes from a retrospective date of January 1, 2016 as a result of which employees will lose out on arrears for 21 months.

The Narendra Modi government last week extended the benefits of Seventh Pay Commission to 7.5 lakh university teachers. The decision will result in a pay hike between Rs 10,000 and Rs 50,000 for teachers.

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