In order to adopt the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission, Tamil Nadu government has announced the revision in wages for its government employees, which will benefit about 12 lakh Tamil Nadu Government employees. The revised pay representing an additional outflow of Rs 5,155.79 crore will be effective notionally from January 1, 2006, with the monetary benefit accruing from January 1, 2007.
The revised pay scales will be implemented with immediate effect and the employees will get the revised pay next month, State Finance Secretary K Gnanadesikan told reporters in Chennai on May 31.
Currently the government has incurred Rs 14,000 crore on salaries per annum while Rs 7,000 crore for pensioners, totaling a sum of Rs 21,000 crore. After the revised pay, it will be Rs 26,155.79 crore, he said.
Some of the salient features of the revision: The annual increment is maintained @3 per cent of Pay + Grade Pay as in Government of India as well as Dearness Allowance will be sanctioned at the same rates and on the same date in the revised Pay Structure as sanctioned by Government of India.
Moreover, the existing slab rates of HRA and CCA will be doubled, allowances have been doubled, daily allowance has been doubled. Meanwhile, the Pension and Family Pension has been revised on the same pattern adopted by Government of India.
However, the minimum of the Pension/Family Pension will be raised to Rs 3,050 a month from Rs 1,913 with reference to the revision of the Pay + Grade Pay in the revised Pay Structure. The ceiling limit of DCRG has been enhanced from Rs 3.5 lakh to Rs 10 lakh as in Government of India, he said.
The revised pay scales will be implemented with immediate effect and the employees will get the revised pay next month, State Finance Secretary K Gnanadesikan told reporters in Chennai on May 31.
Currently the government has incurred Rs 14,000 crore on salaries per annum while Rs 7,000 crore for pensioners, totaling a sum of Rs 21,000 crore. After the revised pay, it will be Rs 26,155.79 crore, he said.
Some of the salient features of the revision: The annual increment is maintained @3 per cent of Pay + Grade Pay as in Government of India as well as Dearness Allowance will be sanctioned at the same rates and on the same date in the revised Pay Structure as sanctioned by Government of India.
Moreover, the existing slab rates of HRA and CCA will be doubled, allowances have been doubled, daily allowance has been doubled. Meanwhile, the Pension and Family Pension has been revised on the same pattern adopted by Government of India.
However, the minimum of the Pension/Family Pension will be raised to Rs 3,050 a month from Rs 1,913 with reference to the revision of the Pay + Grade Pay in the revised Pay Structure. The ceiling limit of DCRG has been enhanced from Rs 3.5 lakh to Rs 10 lakh as in Government of India, he said.
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