7th Pay Commission latest news: Pay hike announced, here are the details
New
Delhi,
Oct
10:
There
is
some
very
good
news
regarding
the
7th
Pay
Commission.
The
BJP
says
that
it
has
kept
up
its
promise
and
would
be
implementing
the
benefits
of
the
pay
panel
for
its
employees
and
pensioners.
The revised pay scale would come into effect from October 1 onwards, Chief Minister of Tripura, Biplab Deb said.
The new formula was prepared on the recommendations that were made by a committee headed by former Assam Chief Secretary, P P Varma to implement the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission.
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Report
The report was then submitted to the state cabinet, following which it was approved. The committee was formed after the BJP formed the government in the state.
Deb said that the expert committee recommended the best possible package for employees, workers and pensioners of Tripura. After careful consideration of the position of state finances, the government has very promptly examined the recommendations and in a special meeting held today, the council of ministers approved the implementing of recommendations made by the committee.
Revised pay
The revised pay or ‘Tripura State Pay Matrix 2018' announced was prepared by raising the level of multiplication factor or booster factor to 2.57. However, wherever the revised pay works out higher than the corresponding pay as per 7th Pay Commission recommendations as a result of application of the new booster factor, "suitable adjustments" would be made to keep parity with the pay panel's recommendations.
The multiplication factor would, thus, be "slightly lower" than 2.57 at some levels of the new salary and pay matrix.
Minimum Pay
The minimum pay at the entry level of the pay matrix would be Rs. 18,000 per month for Group-C employees, which is at par with pay panel's recommenations and Rs. 16,000 per month for Group-D employees. Fixed pay employees would get benefits at par with regular employees under the revised salary structure, Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Devvarma, said. Their pay would be fixed at 75 percent of the initial pay in the concerned level of the revised salary and pay matrix.
DRW
Daily Rated Workers (DRW), Monthly Rated Workers (MRW), contingent and part time workers including people working in public places of worship would enjoy a similar revision in their pay structure. Pensioners would enjoy a minimum pension of Rs. 8,000 per month and a maximum of Rs. 1,07,450 per month. Chief Minister Biplab Deb expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, BJP national president Amit Shah for their "unwavering support" in implementing 7th Pay Commission in Tripura.