The Empowered Committee of Secretaries is all set to meet this weekend to give final view to the recommendations that will impact the wages of lakhs of government employees, who are anxiously waiting for the implementation of the recommendation of the 7th Pay Commission.
The Empowered Committee of Secretaries led by Cabinet Secretary PK Sinha will meet on June 11 to make the final changes to the 7th Pay Commission's recommendations. The secretaries group has recommended between Rs 2,70,000 and Rs 21,000 hike for the higher and the lower level respectively. This is 20000 more in the upper limit and 3000 more in the lower level prescribed by the 7th CPC.
Earlier, the 7th pay commission had recommended around 23% rise in salaries of the central government employees. The government will have to shell out additional Rs 1 lakh crore on account of increase in salaries, allowances and pensions.