7 pay The rate of annual increment retained at 3per cent
* 24 per cent hike in pensions
* One Rank One Pension proposed for civilian government employees on line of OROP for armed forces
* Ceiling of gratuity enhanced from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 20 lakh; ceiling on gratuity to be raised by 25 per cent whenever DA
rises by 50 per cent
* Cabinet Secretary to get Rs 2.5 lakh as against Rs 90,000 per month pay band currently
Gujarat
government on Thursday announced that government employees and pensioners will get arrears from the
Seventh Central Pay Commission
from March onwards in three monthly instalments
Gujarat deputy chief minister and finance minister
announced this in the assembly through a motion for a matter of public importance. The Gujarat government will pay the arrears in three instalments. A total of Rs 3,279 crore will be spent on this.
Pay Commission is set up by Government of India, and gives its recommendations regarding changes in salary structure of its employees. Since India's Independence, seven pay commissions have been set up on a regular basis to review and make recommendations on the work and pay structure of all civil and military divisions of the Government of India. Headquartered in Delhi, the Commission is given 18 months from date of its constitution to make its recommendations
