NEW DELHI: A high-level committee headed by the Finance Secretary submitted today its report on allowances to 47 lakh Government employees to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
The Ashok Lavasa Committee was constituted in June last year after the Government implemented the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission.
The pay panel had recommended abolition of or subsuming of allowances like acting, assisting cashier, cycle, condiment, flying squad, haircutting, rajbhasha, rajdhani, robe, shoe, shorthand, soap, spectacle, uniform, vigilance and washing.
After submitting the report to Jaitley, Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa said the committee has taken into account representations made by various stakeholders. (AGENCIES)
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