7th Pay Commission: Latest news today, pay hike may be delayed

It has been a year since the NAC was set up. Forget taking a decision, no proper meeting too has taken place.

There is lot of resentment brewing over the 7th Pay Commission. One one hand the central government employees are frustrated over the inordinate delay in hiking the basic minimum pay.

On the other, other hand, employees at Rajasthan burnt copies of the 7th Pay Commission recommendations.

Frustrated CG employees can’t bear delay

The government has been back and forth on the basic minimum pay. On one hand it was quick to assure that the issue would be looked into. However on the other it has done nothing to speed up the process. This has led to a great deal of frustration among the CG employees.

Matters at a standstill

A meeting of the National Anomaly Committee was to be held in October. However that was postponed and what is worse is that no new date has been fixed. Many officials that we spoke to did not offer any clarity on the dates. The only reply that we got was that the matters would move after the elections.

Is NAC, Non Action Committee

It has been a year since the NAC was set up. Forget taking a decision, no proper meeting too has taken place. The main issue for it is to conclude the pay hike report. One one hand the Finance Minister assures that there would be a positive decision and on the other, the NAC has not decided anything as of now. What is the reason behind this inaction, CG employees have asked. Is the government even interested in giving the hike. However some officials say that the NAC will recommend the pay hike from Rs 18,000 to Rs 21,000. The question is when? The NAC is functioning as a non action committee, some say.

7th Pay Commission copies burnt

Meanwhile in Rajasthan, state government employees who are disappointed over the over the 7th Pay Commission notification burnt the copy of the notification at many places. All Rajasthan state government employees federation burnt the copy of the notification at 1,500 places on Wednesday, claimed the union leaders. The union demanded the implementation of the pay commission from January 2016 instead of Oct 2017 as per the notification. It warned of agitation if the government did not heed to their demand and come out with an amicable solution.

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