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Govt approves 6 pc hike in dearness allowance | DA Hike

In a bid to provide relief from high inflation, the government today increased dearness allowance (DA) by 6 per cent to 51 per cent, benefiting over 50 lakh central government employees and 38 lakh pensioners. The combined impact of the hike will be Rs 5,715.90 crore per annum. However in the

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3 lakh Class IV employees to get benefit of 6th pay panel

Extending a largesse to state employees, the UP government on Saturday announced to implement the revised pay scale band for Class IV employees as recommended by the Sixth Pay Commission.

The decision, which will benefit three lakh Class IV employees, was taken in the meeting of the state cabinet presided by Chief Minister Mayawati here today.

The pay committee, which was set up by the state government in early 2007 to study and suggest measures for the implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission report, had recommended pay band of Rs 4470-7440 and grade pay of Rs 1,400 for Class IV employees.

The UP government, however, on the patterns of the Center today decided to give the pay band of of Rs 5,200-20,200 and grade pay of Rs 1,800 to Class IV employees of the state. The UP government had announced to implement the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission for state employees in August 2007 and the decision was formally implemented from December 2007.Along with the Sixth Pay Commission benefit, the state government accepting the recommendations of the Pay commission has decided to ban further recruitment in Class IV and declared it as a dying cadre. In future, the duties discharged by Class IV employees will be outsourced. Continue reading 3 lakh Class IV employees to get benefit of 6th pay panel

Notice to school for not implementing Sixth Pay Commission recommendation

Pay panel: Three Member Committee yet to decide Lt Colonel pay

The three-member ministerial committee to look into grievances of the Armed Forces met for a round of discussions on Wednesday afternoon, but the matter remained inconclusive even as the deadline for a final report on the issue is approaching fast.

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Sources said several permutations and combinations are being worked out, but more meetings would be required before a final decision can be taken on the matter. The committee, headed by External Affairs Minister Mr. Pranab Mukherjee, met on Wednesday even as hectic rounds of consultations are on with the Armed Forces and other services.

The committee, set up by the Prime Minister, was given a deadline to prepare a final report for the Cabinet by the end of this month. The last round of consultations with the armed forces took place on Monday when the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee, Admiral Sureesh Mehta met the ministers. Continue reading Pay panel: Three Member Committee yet to decide Lt Colonel pay