Today Gujarat Government has approved the implementation of the recommendations of 7th pay commission in the state with the retrospective effect of January 1, 2016 according to which above 8 lakh employees and pensioners of the state government, panchayats and grant in aid institutions will be benefitted from the month of August 2016. Arrears for 7 months arrears from January 1, 2016 will be paid subsequently. Implementation of 7th Pay Commission to state government employess would put an additional annual burden in excess of Rs 8500 crore on the state exchequer. Deputy Chief Minister cum Finance Minister of the state said that in the cabinet meeting led by Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani approved implementation of the 7 the pay commission from the retrospective effect of January 1, 2016 has got approval. Also the 7 allowances on which the central government has also not taken any decision so far would be studied by the committee of secretaries led by chief secretary once the union government finalizes it. It would later be put before the cabinet after due procedure and a decision on the allowances would be taken later accordingly. Dy CM said that the decision was taken by the state government taking in to consideration the old tradition of implementing of a pay commission after its implementation by the central government.
The recommendations would benefit over 4.65 lakh Gujarat government, panchayat and grant in aid institution employees and more than 4.12 lakh pensioners.The Centre had on July 25 notified the implementation of 7th Pay Commission for Central Government employees from January 1. Employees from class-4 to class-1 will get a hike of 14.60 per cent to 25 per cent in their salaries.
