It's
already four months since Pay Commission had submitted its report to Finance
Ministry to give final touch to it.Though,
Modi Government recently dropped enough hint that it will implement increment
process soon, but no particular time frame was given to the Central staff.These
are the possible reasons why Government is taking time to implement the hike.
Government
needs to arrange fund
As
Rs 1.02 lakh crore is needed to implement whole increment process, Centre needs
to have proper strategy for the same.At
a time when OROP's expenditures is already taking toll on the exchequer, pay
Commission will put extra burden on the government budget.
Grievances
of various stakeholders
Government
needs to address grievances of various stakeholders including government staff
and Army men before taking final call on the same.While
Babus are unhappy with minimum basic pay, Defence personnels say that they
shouln't be treated at par with their civilian counterparts in terms of salary
and allowances.
Assembly
elections
As
model code of conduct is in place, Government doesn't want to take risk by
announcing implementation date. Centre doesn't want to displease voters at a
time when poll process is going on in many crucial states.It
is being believed that notification for the 'increment proposal' will be issued
once State election will be over.
Procedural
delay Pay
Commission
will be implemented after cabinet will give it a final approval. Currently, the
Implementation cell of the Empowered Committee of Secretaries is trying to
address various issues with it.After
giving final touch to the report, Empowered Committee will send recommendations
to PMO for its nod. Once PMO will through the report, it will be placed before
the Cabinet.
