Maharashtra government employees got new year gift from the government, as it approved 7th pay commission and will implement the same from January 1. The decision to implement the 7th pay commission was approved by the state cabinet in a meeting held on Thursday.
Retired bureaucrat KP Bakshi committee had prepared a report regarding the implementation of 7th Pay Commission for government employees. Maharashtra government approved K.P. Bakshi committee’s report. Therefore, the salary of government employees will increase from Rs 5,000 to Rs 14,000. The average pay increase has been 23% in the 7th Pay Commission. More than 17 lakh employees and 7 lakh pensioners will get the benefit of this. The pay revision will put an annual burden of about Rs. 21,530 crore the on Maha government.
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Earlier on November 30, Minister of state for finance Deepak Kesarkar had announced that the 7th pay commission would be implemented from January. This has now got the cabinet’s nod. The 7th pay commission will be applicable from 1st January 2019.
Employees will get the arrears of the last three years in five installments. The outstanding amount will be credited to the employee’s provident fund.
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