The Delhi government has notified implementation of the 7th Pay Commission recommendations, which provides 2.5 times hike in basic salaries and pensions of its employees and pensioners with effect fro
The Delhi government has notified implementation of the 7th Pay Commission recommendations, which provides 2.5 times hike in basic salaries and pensions of its employees and pensioners with effect from January 1.
The over one lakh employees of the city administration, will get the increased salaries from next month. The arrears will also be paid in one go next month, a Delhi government official said.
The hike in pensions and salaries will cost the exchequer around Rs 2,000 crore annually. The notification was issued after L-GNajeeb Jung gave his approval for the same, the official said.
The move comes nearly one-and-a-half months after the Centre approved the recommendations of the pay panel.
“Arrears as accruing on account of revised pay consequent upon fixation of pay under CCS (RP) Rules with effect from January 1, 2016, shall be paid in cash in one instalment along with the payment of salary for the month of August, 2016, after making necessary adjustment on account of GPF and NPS, as applicable, in view of the revised pay,” deputy secretary Manoj Kumar said in a written communication to head of all departments.
As per the the new scales of pay, the basic salary at entry-level is going up from Rs 7,000 per month to Rs 18,000.
