7th Pay Commission: Salary hike likely for Karnataka govt employees; CM hints at setting up new panel
Karnataka Chief Minister
Siddaramaiah gave a strong indication to state government employees on
Thursday when he hinted at setting up a pay panel to explore the
possibility of salary hike that would benefit about 6.40 lakh employees.
“State government employees have
been demanding salaries on a par with the Central government staff. The
time has come to set up the next pay commission as the Centre is
implementing the recommendations of the th pay commission,” Siddaramaiah
was quoted as saying by Deccan Herald.
The chief minister spoke on the
sidelines of the diamond jubilee celebration of the Karnataka Government
Secretariat Employees’ Association (KGSEA) in Bengaluru.
The comment raised hopes of
state government employees who had gone on a day-long strike on June 2
demanding pay parity with Central government staff.
“We are happy that the chief
minister is keen on setting up a new pay commission. He also promised to
look into our grievances,” KGSEA president Mahadevaiah Matapathii said.
The last pay commission was set up by the state government five years
ago.
Besides salary hike, the
employees also want session allowance for all Vidhana Soudha employees
and a site for the association’s building.
The 7th Pay Commission’s (CPC)
recommendations hiking salary and allowances for Central government
employees is a trigger for many state government employees to seek
parity with their Central government counterparts.
The central government has
accepted the recommendations pertaining to the hike in the salary
component, while a decision on allowances is likely by November this
year when a committee set up to examine raising allowances submits its
report to the finance ministry.
The salary hike for Central
government staff has also prompted employees of public sector
undertakings (PSUs) to seek a similar hike for which they will be going
on strike on September 2 in which state-run banks will also participate.
Besides, pay hike, the strike is also in protest against “anti-labour”
reforms of the government such as stake sale in PSUs.
Source: IBTIMES
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