Seventh Pay Commission to submit report soon
24 Sept 2015 6:38 AM IST
Earlier in August, the government had extended Commission's term by another four months till December 31 to give recommendations. "The Commission is ready with recommendations and the report will be submitted soon," according to sources.
The Commission, whose recommendations may also have a bearing on the salaries of the state government staff, was given more time by the Union Cabinet just a day before its original 18-month term was coming to an end. Headed by Justice AK Mathur, the Commission was appointed in February 2014 and its recommendations are scheduled to take effect from January 1, 2016.
The government constitutes the Pay Commission almost every 10 years to revise the pay scale of its employees and often states also implement the panel's recommendations after some modifications.
As part of the exercise, the Commission holds discussions with various stakeholders, including <g data-gr-id="30">organisations</g>, federations, groups representing civil employees as well as <g data-gr-id="31">defence</g> services. Meena Agarwal is the secretary of the Commission. Other members are Vivek Rae, a retired IAS officer of 1978 batch and Rathin Roy, an economist.
‘Notification on OROP may take another month’
A government notification implementing ‘One Rank, One Pension’ scheme may take another month, top defence sources said on Wednesday. “It can take 2-4 weeks more easily because it is quite an extensive issue," the sources said. Asked if the government will have to wait till the Bihar Assembly polls get over, they said the announcement has already been made and what is now expected is just a formal notification. The government had announced the OROP scheme earlier this month and Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar had said a notification could be expected in a month. However, some of the veterans have objected to the scheme. They claim that the government has created avoidable confusion by including VRS (Voluntary Retirement Scheme) in their announcement as it does not exist in the defence forces and those who have taken premature retirement must come under OROP. The ex-servicemen have also objected to the government's taking of the calendar year 2013 instead of <g data-gr-id="46">financial year</g> 2013-14 for fixing the base. They are also against the formation of a one-man judicial commission and demanded that it should <g data-gr-id="45">consist</g> three ex-servicemen, one serving officer and a bureaucrat.
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