The Union Cabinet today cleared a four-month extension to the term of the 7th Central Pay Commission today.
Set up by the UPA
government in February 2014, the 7th Central Pay Commission was to make
its recommendations within 18 months. Its term would have expired on
August 27.“In view of its volume
of work and intensive stake-holders’ consultations, the 7th Central Pay
Commission had made a request to the Government for a four month
extension up to December 31, 2015,” a government statement said.
Constituted almost every
10 years, the Pay Commission’s main task is to revise the pay scale of
its employees. The recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission—slated to
come into effect from January 1, 2016, would impact around 48 lakh
central government employees and 55 lakh pensioners.The Commission has
already completed discussions with various stakeholders, including
organisations, federations, groups representing civil employees as well
as Defence services and is in the process of finalising its
recommendations.
