7th Pay Commission: In election year, Gujarat announces hike up to 124% for fixed-pay employees
The BJP government in Gujarat on Wednesday announced a hike of 63-124 per cent under the Seventh Pay Commission, which will be effective from February 1.
By Gopi Maniar |
January 19, 2017
In the election year, the Gujarat government has announced a massive salary hike for its disgruntled fixed-pay employees.
The BJP government in the state on Wednesday said a hike of 63-124 per cent under the Seventh Pay Commission will be effective from February 1.
"The decision to hike the salaries of the fixed-pay employees, as per the pay matrix of Seventh Pay Commission, was taken in the cabinet meeting in Gandhinagar," Gujarat deputy chief minister Nitin Patel said at a press conference.
The announcement will benefit 1,18,738 fixed-pay employees of the state government.
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WHO ALL WILL BENEFIT
Some of those who will benefit from this pay hike include vidya sahayaks (assistant government teachers), police sub inspectors, constables, clerks, nurses and drivers.
Fixed-pay employees have been fighting for a revision in their pay since 2006. The pay revision will come at a cost of Rs 1,300 crore annually.
The fixed-pay regime was introduced by the Gujarat government in 2006, wherein direct recruits for these posts were only entitled to get a fixed salary for a period of five years.
Last month, the Supreme Court slammed the Gujarat government for not paying fixed-pay employees the salary designated for regular employees.
"Now, this five-year tenure will be considered as their regular service and will be taken into account during promotions," Patel said.
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WHO WILL GET WHAT
Following the hike, the salary of Class-4 employees will go up from Rs 10,400 to Rs 16,624 per month, which is a jump of more than 63 per cent.
Class-3 employees will get Rs 19,950 as against Rs 11,500 per month they were drawing earlier. The Gujarat government has nearly 1 lakh employees in this category.
The pay of nearly 15,700 Class-2 employees 2 will now stand at Rs 31,340 compared to Rs 16,500 a month.
Further, those fixed-pay employees who were drawing Rs 17,000 a month will now get Rs 38,040, which is a 124 per cent increase.
(with inputs from PTI)
