7th Pay Commission: Diwali cheer for 12 lakh employees, pensioners as Rajasthan govt implements recommendations

Rajasthan government employees will draw revised salaries from November following the implementation of Seventh Pay Commission's recommendations.

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Rajasthan government has implemented 7th Pay Commission's recommendations.
Rajasthan government has implemented 7th Pay Commission's recommendations.

Bringing in Diwali cheer to more than 12 lakh employees and pensioners, the Vasundhara Raje-led Rajasthan government has implemented the recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission.

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.

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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.

The Vasundhara Raje government's decision on the Seventh Pay Commission implementation comes ahead of bypolls to Lok Sabha constituencies of Alwar and Ajmer. The state is scheduled to hold the Assembly election next year.

Last week, the Edappadi Palaniswami government in Tamil Nadu announced revision of salaries for its employees in line with the recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission. A five-member panel was constituted to look into the recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission for the state.

The Tamil Nadu government, however, will not be implementing the changes from a retrospective date of January 1, 2016 as a result of which employees will lose out on arrears for 21 months.

The Narendra Modi government last week extended the benefits of Seventh Pay Commission to 7.5 lakh university teachers. The decision will result in a pay hike between Rs 10,000 and Rs 50,000 for teachers.

The pay revision will bring cheer to 7.58 lakh professors, assistant professors and equivalent academic staff in 106 universities and colleges funded by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the Union HRD Ministry.