NEW DELHI : Government has set up an implementation cell headed by a Joint Secretary level officer to give effect to the recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission.
A Cell has been set up in the Department of Expenditure for a period of one year with effect from November 20, a Finance Ministry circular said today.
The Cell would process and implement the “accepted recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission”, said the memorandum.
Besides the Joint Secretary, the Cell would have nine officials and staff, including a Director level officer and two Under-Secretary level officers.
The Seventh Pay Commission, headed by Justice A K Mathur, had on November 19 submitted its report to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
It had recommended a 23.55 per cent increase in salary, allowances and pension of government staff, involving an additional burden of Rs 1.02 lakh crore in 2016-17.
The recommendations that will benefit 47 lakh central government employees and 52 lakh pensioners, will lead to an additional outgo of Rs 73,650 crore from the Union Budget and Rs 28,450 crore from Railway Budget.
The new pay scales, subject to acceptance by the government, will come into effect from January 1, 2016.
The Centre has expressed confidence that the implementation of the recommendation will not lead to a breach in the fiscal deficit targets. (UNI)
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