Saturday, September 6, 2008
With the acceptance of the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission by the Union Cabinet, the pay of about 50 lakh government employees will go up by at least 21 per cent.
The revised pay scales will be effective from January 1, 2006 and the revised rates of allowances from September 1, 2008. The arrears will be paid in cash in two instalments – the first one of 40 per cent during 2008-09 and the remaining 60 per cent in the next financial year.
The wage hike would increase the financial implications for the Centre by Rs. 17,798 crore annually and the arrears would cost Rs. 29,373 crore.
As per the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission minimum basic pay for an employee has been increased to Rs. 7,000 from Rs. 6,660. This means that the total emoluments of an employee at the lowest level would exceed Rs. 10,000 a month, including allowances. The rate of annual increment has also been hiked from 2.5 to 3 per cent.
Defence personnel and civilian employees have been assured at least three promotions under the modified Assured Career Progression scheme.
While defence personnel would get it in 8, 16 and 24 years, the civilians would get it after 10, 20 and 30 years of service.
Military Service Pay (MSP) for defence personnel below the officer rank has been doubled from Rs. 1,000 to Rs. 2,000. The officers would get an MSP of Rs. 6,000 over and above their pay.
Also, middle-level officers such as colonels and brigadiers have been placed in the highest pay band and senior Lt. Generals, overlooked for promotion due to lack of residual service, would get the grade of Army Commanders (Secretary grade).
As a replacement for the pay scale of Rs. 24,050 – Rs. 26,000, a separate pay scale was created for the Directors-General of Police, Principal Chief Conservators of Forest, General Managers (Railways), and members of the Boards of Income Tax, Customs and Central Excise, Postal and Ordnance Factories, among others, who were in this pre-revised scale.
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