Sixth Pay Commission: Jharkhand to implement sixth pay panel recommendations

Sixth Pay Commission: Jharkhand to implement sixth pay panel recommendations

Ranchi, Sep 12 (IANS) The Jharkhand cabinet Friday gave its approval to implement the recommendations of the Sixth Pay

Commission in the state.

‘The state government will implement the recommendations of the Pay Commission from April 2007,’ said P.K. Jajoria, secretary

of the cabinet coordination committee of the state.

‘By implementing the recommendations, the state will bear additional financial burden of Rs.17.70 billion per annum. The

state will also bear burden of Rs.19.58 billion to pay arrears to the employees.’

The state government will pay 60 percent of arrears in the current financial year and rest will be paid in 2009-2010.

To pay arrears this year, the state will have to bear an additional financial burden of Rs.10.62 billion.

Source: http://www.sindhtoday.net/world/20095.htm