Govt notifies revised pay panel report

New Delhi, Aug. 29: Over 50 lakh government employees, including the armed forces personnel, will be receiving an enhanced pay packet beginning September 1, with the government on Friday notifying the revised recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission (CPC).

The much-awaited CPC proposals RPT proposals had received a seal of approval from the Union cabinet a fortnight ago after it amended certain recommendations of the Justice Sri Krishna-led Pay Commission that submitted its report to the government on March 24, 2008. The CPC recommendations and the government decision, with regard to revised scales of pay and dearness allowance for civilian employees of the Central government, would be made retrospectively effective from January 1, 2006, the notification said.

However, the revised allowances, other than dearness allowance, would be effective only from September 1, 2008. On payment of arrears, the government has modified to the extent that the arrears would be paid in cash in two instalments. —PTI