Secretaries panel to submit pay report in June, Better scales likely

The central government employees' wait to get higher pay package under the 7th pay commission is nearing its end.

As per reports, The empowered committee of secretaries reviewing the 7th pay commission's recommendations will not delay submitting it report beyond June.

Cabinet Secretary PK Sinha, who is also heading the empowered committee of secretaries, is reported to have told a delegation of Indian Public Employees Federation that the secretaries panel would submit its report latest by June 30. It would that the panel would have given its report to the Centre in May, but the ongoing budget session has delayed the submission of the report.

According to another report, the minimum salary of the employees is likely to rise to Rs 21, 000 with maximum salary touching Rs 2,70,000 mark.

“The Secretaries group to review employees salaries is likely to submit its final report of proposing the pay scale to the Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley, after the completion of five states assemblies’ poll process as the model code of conduct is currently in place. The Minister will share the report with media after a cabinet nod."

"Now the pay of all central government employees will be fixed Basic Pay multiplying by 3, Basic pay means Pay Band plus Grade Pay and it is so much better than the 7th Pay commission recommendations” 

These pay scales will be effective from January 1 for all central government employees.

Source : Zee News with inputs from The Sen Times