7th
Pay Commission: Payment of arrears with current month salary; committee on
allowances to meet this week
The first meeting of
the Finance Secretary-led committee appointed to look into the allowances
recommended by the 7th Pay Commission is scheduled this week while the payment
of arrears will be paid to central government employees and pensioners in a
single installment along with this month salary.
IANS
has reported quoting Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa that the committee on
allowances will have its first meeting this week.
The Committee will
submit its report within a period of four months. Till a final decision on Allowances
is taken based on the recommendations of this Committee, all Allowances will
continue to be paid at existing rates in existing pay structure, as if the pay
had not been revised with effect from 1st day of January, 2016.
"The
7th Pay Commission examined a total of 196 existing allowances and, by way of
rationalization, recommended abolition of 51 allowances and subsuming of 37
allowances. Given the significant changes in the existing provisions for
allowances which may have wide ranging implications, the Cabinet decided to
constitute a Committee headed by Finance Secretary for further examination of
the recommendations of 7th CPC on allowances," as per the press release
issued by the government after the Cabinet approval to Pay Commission
recommendations.
It
was estimated by the Pay Commission that the additional financial impact on the
exchequer due to the implementation of all its recommendations in 2016-17 will
be Rs 102,100 crore. This apart, it had estimated an additional implication of
Rs 12,133 crore on account of arrears.
With
IANS Inputs
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