Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Friday announced setting up of the Sixth Punjab Pay Commission for employees and pensioners of the state government.
A decision to this effect was taken by the Chief Minister during a meeting with the representatives of various associations of governments, boards and corporations this evening.
Briefing the representatives of all employees' unions present in the meeting, the Chief Minister said that the various modalities of the Sixth Punjab Pay Commission including its composition, terms and conditions would be finalised by the State Personnel Department shortly.
The new pay commission would be mandated to give recommendations with regard to new pay scales for employees and revision in the pension for the pensioners/family pensioners of the state government.
Conceding to another demand of the state employees' unions, the Chief Minister also announced that another installment of 6 per cent of Dearness Allowance (DA) for the government employees and pensioners/family pensioners due with effect from July 1, 2015 would be paid January 2016 onwards.
Regarding the payment of pending arrears of DA from January to June, 2015, Finance Minister Parminder Singh Dhindsa said that these would be paid within the next two months.
He also clarified that all the bills related to the withdrawal of GPF of the employees has been cleared till August, 2015 and now the payment of GPF from September, 2015 onwards would be made soon by the government treasuries.
A decision to this effect was taken by the Chief Minister during a meeting with the representatives of various associations of governments, boards and corporations this evening.
Briefing the representatives of all employees' unions present in the meeting, the Chief Minister said that the various modalities of the Sixth Punjab Pay Commission including its composition, terms and conditions would be finalised by the State Personnel Department shortly.
Conceding to another demand of the state employees' unions, the Chief Minister also announced that another installment of 6 per cent of Dearness Allowance (DA) for the government employees and pensioners/family pensioners due with effect from July 1, 2015 would be paid January 2016 onwards.
Advertisement
He also clarified that all the bills related to the withdrawal of GPF of the employees has been cleared till August, 2015 and now the payment of GPF from September, 2015 onwards would be made soon by the government treasuries.
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
"Bhaichaare Ka Sardar Has Gone": Amit Shah Pays Tribute To Parkash Badal "Nothing But Abuse Of Law": Supreme Court Sets Aside Case Against Badals Parkash Badal Cremated At Ancestral Village With Full State Honours Travel Influencer Aanvi Kamdar Dies After Falling Off A Waterfall Near Mumbai Amid Huge Row, Karnataka Pauses Bill For Reservation In Private Sector Firms Trainee IAS Summoned By Pune Cops Over Harassment Claims Against Collector 3 Indians Among Crew Detained On Singapore Ship Carrying Drugs: Report Ensure Equal Rights For LGBTQ+ Community In Jail: Centre Writes To States Indian Among 6 People Killed In Oman Mosque Shooting Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.