7th Pay Commission: After increasing the prices of petrol and diesel, now the Karnataka government has given a gift to the employees. Giving relief to the government employees, the Karnataka government on Monday gave a gift of more than 17 thousand crores to the government employees.
7th Pay Commission: After increasing the prices of petrol and diesel, now the Karnataka government has given a gift to the employees. Giving relief to the government employees, the Karnataka government on Monday gave a gift of more than 17 thousand crores to the government employees. According to sources, the state government has decided to implement the recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission and cleared the way for increase in the salary of the employees. It is believed that on Tuesday Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will announce it in the Assembly.
Salary of government employees will increase
The Karnataka Cabinet on Monday decided to implement the recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission from August 1. This decision of the government will benefit more than seven lakh employees of the state. The government’s decision will increase the basic salary by 27.5 percent. At the same time, an additional burden of Rs 17,440.15 crore is estimated to fall on the government treasury annually.
How much will the salary of government employees increase
Actually, the employees of the Karnataka government had announced to go on an indefinite strike in August. Due to which there was pressure on the government to increase the salary. Earlier, giving some relief to the employees, the then Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai had increased the salary by 17 percent on an interim basis in March 2023. Now the Siddaramaiah government can increase it by 10.5 percent. If government sources are to be believed, then under the recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission, there will be a total increase of 27.5 percent on the basic salary of the employees.
7 lakh employees will benefit
According to the data, after the official announcement of the government, the salary of more than seven lakh employees of Karnataka will increase. The Karnataka Cabinet on Monday decided to implement the recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission from August 1. It is believed that its official announcement on behalf of the government can be made by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the Assembly on Tuesday. The Seventh Pay Commission headed by former Chief Secretary K Sudhakar Rao has recommended a 27.5 percent increase in the basic salary of government employees.
The government treasury will have a burden of Rs 17,440.15 crore
This move of the government will benefit more than seven lakh employees of the state government. This will put an additional burden of Rs 17,440.15 crore annually on the government treasury. Government employees are now waiting for the announcement from the government. After this decision, there will be a big increase in their salary.
The Eighth Pay Commission may be announced in the budget
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman may take a decision related to the Eighth Pay Commission in the budget this time. Central government employees hope that the Finance Minister can give them a big gift in the budget this time. The Eighth Pay Commission is being demanded to revise the basic salary, allowances, pension and other facilities of central employees. If the government approves the recommendations of the Eighth Pay Commission, then 1 crore employees and pensioners will benefit from it.
