7th Pay Commission: Review panel working on effective mechanism for implementation of salary hike by August 1

New Delhi, June 24: The review panel that is full of Cabinet Secretaries are examining the 7th Pay Commission recommendations, with a fresh approach to deal the issue of salary hike of Central Government employees. From Thursday the review panel has started working on effective mechanism as there are chances that the hiked salary would be credited on account of central government employees latest by August 1.

With few days left, the team of review panel has started working on weekends too as they have to submit a conclusive report by the end of this month. The report will be submitted to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and one of the copy of it will also be handed over to the Prime Minister’s Office.

According to report, the Empowered Committee of Secretaries (review panel) headed by Cabinet Secretary P K Sinha has decided to make up pay gap between low ranking employees and senior officers. The review panel has also recommended to continue allowances and advances, which was earlier scrapped by the pay commission. 

In the 7th Pay Commission panel led by Justice A K mathur had proposed for raising basic salary of the central government employees by 30 per cent instead of 14.27 per cent.

According to a rough estimate, after the hike the minimum monthly salary will rise by at least Rs 24,000 from Rs 18,000. But the final decision on better pay hike will be taken by the PMO by next month.

Panel members who are familiar with the entire issue reportedly said that the final proposal will be first submitted to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in next few weeks.