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For the employees and pensioners in Rajasthan, it was a Diwali cheer as the pay panel’s recommendations were implemented.

The states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Uttarakhand announced the implementation of the 7th Pay Commission. All the states announced good news for its employees with immediate effect.

For the employees and pensioners in Rajasthan, it was a Diwali cheer as the pay panel's recommendations were implemented. In Tamil Nadu however there was not much cheer since the implementation was announced without arrears.

7th Pay Commission in Uttarakhand

Governor K K Paul approved payment of the arrears for 2016 as per the provisions of the seventh pay commission. For the period between January and June 2016, arrears would be given in the ongoing fiscal, whereas the remaining arrear amount for July to December 2017 would be cleared in financial year 2018-19. After deducting taxes, the amount would be deposited in the provident fund of each employee. Employees without provident fund accounts would be paid in cash. Employees who have retired or have died between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2016 would be given cash payment on the basis of the number of days worked during the year. Urban development minister Madan Kaushik had said that the move would cost the state exchequer Rs 150 crore and the amount would be cleared in two installments.

7th Pay Commission in Gujarat

The government said "fixed-pay" teachers of government- aided secondary and higher secondary schools across the state would get a significant hike in their salaries. Employees of 105 municipalities would now get salaries according to the provisions of the 7th Pay Commission. The Gujarat government also raised the annual income cap from Rs 1.50 lakh to Rs 2.50 lakh for the 'Ma-Vatsalya' scheme for free medical treatment of up to Rs 2 lakh for serious ailments. "Till now, only people with an annual income of less than Rs 1.50 lakh were eligible for treatment of up to Rs 2 lakh at any of the government-approved hospitals. Now we have decided to raise this income limit to Rs 2.50 lakh, so that more people can benefit from the Ma-Vatsalya scheme," Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel said. Around 7,000 "fixed pay" teachers -- whose salaries are fixed for five years -- as well as administrative staff of government-aided secondary and higher secondary schools will be given pay hikes. "We have decided to increase the monthly salary of 'fixed-pay' teachers of secondary schools from Rs 16,500 to Rs 25,000. Assistant teachers, who used to get Rs 10,500, will now get Rs 16,224. Administrative assistants will now get Rs 19,950 from the current salary of Rs 11,500," Patel said. A similar raise has been approved for teachers and administrative staff of higher secondary schools which are dependent on government grants, said Patel, who handles the finance portfolio. Around 15,000 employees of municipalities will also get a pay hike. Patel said the government had decided to give permission to 105 local bodies to pay salaries in accordance with the 7th Pay Commission. "Out of the total 162 municipalities in the state, 105 are paying their employees as per the 6th Pay Commission. Considering their demand, we have decided to allow these 105 local bodies to pay as per the 7th Pay Commission. This will benefit around 15,000 employees," Patel said.

7th Pay Commission in Rajasthan

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.

7th Pay Commission in Tamil Nadu

The announcement of the 7th Pay Commission for Tamil Nadu government employees did bring some cheer, but the happiness was short lived. There is a lot of resentment and disgruntlement over the recommendations being cleared and one major anomaly is that the Cabinet approved the same from October 1 2017. The biggest problem for the TN government employees is that they stand to now lose 21 months of arrears. They were hoping that it would be implemented from January 2016. However the implementation date is October 1 2017 which means the employees will all lose 21 months of arrears. The secondary grade teachers were to be granted a minimum salary of Rs 9300 and a maximum of Rs 34,800, with a grade pay of Rs 4200. But the government granted a minimum of only Rs 5200 and a maximum of only Rs 20,000 with a grade pay of Rs 2400. The case is similar with that of office assistants, block development officers and tahsildars as well. This would mean that these anomalies would lead to loses between Rs 48,000 and Rs 1 lakh a year.

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