Salient features of Karnataka Sixth Pay Commission report

The Commission in its report said there are 5.2 lakh state government employees,  5.73 lakh pensioners and family pensioners along with 73,000 employees working in aided institutions, local bodies and the non-teaching staff of colleges and universities. 

In its recommendation, it stated that the minimum pay will be Rs 17,000 and maximum pay will be Rs 1,50,600 and allowances, while for pensioners, minimum pension will be Rs 8500 and maximum pension will be Rs 73,000 per month besides dearness allowance. 

Family pension will have an upper limit of Rs 45, 180 per month with dearness allowances.  If implemented, Committee recommended that the wages would be given with effect from July 1, 2017.

The additional expenditure to the state government due to the revision of pay, allowances and pensions as recommended by Commission is estimated at Rs 10,508 crore per year. 

The Commission though has not changed the retirement age of 60 years, however, it has recommended that minimum qualifying service for voluntary retirement be reduced from present 15 years to 10 years, while the eligibility for receiving full pension be reduced from the present 33 years to 30 years.

The maximum limit of death cum retirement gratuity is proposed to be increased from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 20 lakh. The Commission has also recommended payment of additional pensions of 20 per cent to 100 per cent for to all pensioners aged above 80 years. 

6th Pay Commission of Karnataka Recommends 30 Per Cent Salary Hike For State Government Employees

 While several states have implemented recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission or 7th CPC, Karnataka state government employees may get 30 per cent hike in salary under the 6th Pay Commission. The Sixth State Pay Commission, appointed by Karnataka government in June 2017, on Wednesday submitted its report and recommended 30 per cent increase in pay of state government employees.

Karnataka staff likely to get 24-30% hike, holiday on alternate saturday

Siddaramaiah-led Congress administration in Karnataka is likely to announce a 24-30 percent pay hike for its 6.2 lakh government employees and pensioners in the state budget, to be presented in February, said media reports.

According to The Times of India report, the government is also planning to introduce holidays on alternate Saturdays in government offices.

J & K Govt hikes employees’ DA by 3%; Arrears to be paid in cash

The State Government today ordered payment of 3% Dearness Allowance (DA) to its employees and pensioners with effect from July 2017.

According to an order issued by the principal secretary Finance, Navin Kumar Choudhary, with the release of 3% Dearness Allowance the revised rate of DA applicable with effect from July 2017 would be 139%.

The Finance Department has announced that the arrears on account of additional installment of 3% DA from July 2017 to December 2017 shall be paid in cash to the employees and shall form part of the salary from January 2018 onwards.

According to the order, the enhancement in DA will also apply to the work charge/whole time contingent paid employees working in the regular timescale.

The Finance Minister Dr Haseeb Drabu had in his budget speech in the State Assembly, on 11 January this year, announced release of pending DA and implementation of 7th Pay Commission Recommendations in favor of the state government employees. He had also announced increase in the refreshment charges of the employees for working overtime during the legislature session from the existing Rs 7500 to Rs 10000.

Himachal CM announces Rs 700-cr benefits for govt employees, pensioners

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur Thursday announced financial benefits to the tune of Rs 700 crore for government employees and pensioners on the 48th Statehood Day function, which was held at Anni, an interior region in Kullu district. Thakur presided over the statehood Day celebrations and took salute at a parade, also unfurling the national flag.

The financial benefits for the employees will be given as eight percent Interim Relief (IR) against their revised pay scales of the Sixth Pay Commission. The benefits are due from January 1, 2016,both for the employees and also pensioners.

Haryana to revise pension as per 7th CPC

The state government decided to revise pension and family pension by notionally fixing their pay in the pay matrix recommended by the 7th Central Pay Commission.

It’s a good news as Haryana government has decided to revise pension and family pension with effect from January 1, 2016 in respect of all state government employees, who retired or died prior to January 1, 2016. The state government decided to revise pension and family pension by notionally fixing their pay in the pay matrix recommended by the 7th Central Pay Commission in the level corresponding to the pay in the pay scale or pay band and grade pay at which they retired or died, an official release said in Chandigarh on Wednesday.

Junior level central government employees may get salary hike

While the central government has decided to keep the salary of mid and senior level central government employees unchanged, it is considering a proposal to raise the salary of all central government employees whose pay falls within pay matrix level 5.

“The government is considering a proposal to raise the salary of all central government employees up to pay matrix level 5, beyond the 7th Pay Commission’s recommendation,” said a senior official in the finance ministry on the condition of anonymity.

Jammu and Kashmir : New pay from 1st April

The Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday announced that it will implement the 7th Pay Commission report recommendations from April 1, 2018! Much to the joy of the staff, the government has also revealed that it will give one per cent Dearness Allowance (DA) to them from July 1.

It comes as nothing short of a major relief to these government employees as their salaries are all set to jump and that too very soon. The Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday announced that it will implement the 7th Pay Commission report recommendations from April 1, 2018! Much to the joy of the staff, the government has also revealed that it will give one per cent Dearness Allowance (DA) to them from July 1. The key announcement regarding this was reportedly taken in the budget session of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly.

Speaking about the same in the Assembly, Jammu and Kashmir Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu said that he is committed to implement the 7th CPC from April 1, 2018. “I am committed to implement 7th Pay Commission Recommendations from April 1, 2018, which will be effective from 1st January, 2016,” he was quoted saying by Greater Kashmir. The 7th Pay Commission had recommended a 14.27 percent hike in basic pay, raising minimum pay from Rs 7,000 to Rs 18,000 month.

Karnataka Pay Hike : New pay scale to be announced on 29th

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is likely to make an announcement about the much-awaited 6th Pay Commission in Bellary on January 29.

It is reported that CM Siddaramaiah has asked the committee to submit their report by Sankranti. The Chief Minister is reportedly planning to make an announcement about the new pay scale at the three-day state-level sports meet for government employees, which will begin at Sir M Visvesvaraya District Stadium in Bellary on January 28.

The committee headed by retired IAS officer MR Srinivasa Murthy is reportedly ready to recommend three different slabs. 

The government employees hope that the Chief Minister may opt for the slab of 30 percent. They think that he might even increase it by another five percent in a bid to woo the employees before the coming Assembly elections. As per their calculations, the government might announce 30 to 35 percent increase in the present pay scale. It is estimated that this hike would lead to a burden of Rs 10,000 crore.

The pay scale of government employees in neighbouring states like Andhra Pradesh and Telangana is much bigger than that of central government employees. The play scale in most of the states including Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Goa and Kerala is equal to the central scale.

Former Karnataka Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda had increased the pay scale by 22 percent. But there is still a huge difference of 67 percent between Karnataka state and central pay scale. Even if the CM Siddaramaiah increases it by 35 percent, there will still be a big gap of 32 percent.

Delay in wage talks irks bank unions

The United Forum of Bank Unions (UBFU) has voiced concern over the lag in negotiations for industry-level revision of wages and service conditions. The period of the 10th bipartite settlement and officers wage revision came to an end on October 31, 2017, the UBFU said in a letter to the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance.

CENTRE WRITES TO BANKS, IBA

Revision of wages and service conditions bacame due on November 1, 2017, CH Venkatachalam, General Secretary, All India Bank Employees' Association, pointed out. The ministry had written to the individual banks and the India Banks’ Association (IBA) as early as in January 2016 advising them to initiate the process and conclude negotiations prior to November 1.