Government employees of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh are in for a piece of good news as the government of both these states has taken a decision to give them a benefit by implementing the 6th Pay Commission.
For the unversed, this move of the state governments is expected to benefit about seven lakh employees in both Punjab and Himachal Pradesh.
The employees, thanks to this, will be getting bumper amounts under the new pay scale, making May a happy month for them. The implementation of the new pay scale has been announced by the Congress government of Punjab and will be implemented after April 30, according to a report in Zee Business.
The policies of Punjab, in addition, will also be followed by the government of Himachal Pradesh.
For the uninformed, a panel for the 6th Pay Commission was constituted in the year 2016 in Punjab. Its report has not yet been released but is expected to be out soon. Based on the report only a salary increase will be implemented.
As per a report by DNA India, the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh Jairam Thakur has said that Punjab has decided to implement the new pay commission and the state government of Himachal will also implement it.
As per the Chief Minister, under the new pension scheme, the state government has decided to increase the state's share of basic salary, dearness allowance, and NPA from 10 percent to 14 percent.
3.25 lakh government employees and more than 3 lakh pensioners in Punjab, and about 2.5 lakh government employees of Himachal Pradesh. will benefit from this scheme by the state government.