<p>The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved setting up of a panel of secretaries to process the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission, implying that implementation of new pay grades will be delayed further. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The government had promised to implement it from January 2016. The commission had recommended a 23.55 per cent hike in government salaries last year which will pose a financial burden of Rs 1.02 lakh crore or 0.65 per cent of the GDP<br /><br />Briefing reporters after the cabinet meeting, Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said the panel will be headed by cabinet secretary.<br /><br />“The Empowered Committee of Secretaries will function as a Screening Committee to process the recommendations with regard to all relevant factors of the 7th CPC in an expeditious detailed and holistic fashion,” he said.<br /><br />The commission’s awards are expected to put a burden of Rs 74,000 crore on the general budget and Rs 28,000 crore on the railways budget.<br /></p>
<p>The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved setting up of a panel of secretaries to process the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission, implying that implementation of new pay grades will be delayed further. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The government had promised to implement it from January 2016. The commission had recommended a 23.55 per cent hike in government salaries last year which will pose a financial burden of Rs 1.02 lakh crore or 0.65 per cent of the GDP<br /><br />Briefing reporters after the cabinet meeting, Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said the panel will be headed by cabinet secretary.<br /><br />“The Empowered Committee of Secretaries will function as a Screening Committee to process the recommendations with regard to all relevant factors of the 7th CPC in an expeditious detailed and holistic fashion,” he said.<br /><br />The commission’s awards are expected to put a burden of Rs 74,000 crore on the general budget and Rs 28,000 crore on the railways budget.<br /></p>
