Sixth Pay Commission: Orissa House gives nod to pay hike

Sixth Pay Commission: Orissa House gives nod to pay hike

Bhubaneswar (Orissa): Orissa Finance Minister Prafulla Ghadai on Monday announced that the State Government would implement

revised pay scales for its employees on the basis of the Sixth Pay Commission in State Assembly.

With this the State would bear an additional burden of Rs.6300 crore. For arrears Rs.4200 crore and Rs.2100 towards current

pay and pension additional liability will be created, Ghadai informed the House.

Employees will be given revised pay with effect from 1 January 2006, while pension in the revised scale will be given from 1

December 2008, he added.

At least 28 pay scales have been prescribed of which 3 interim scales with grade pay and remaining 25 scales are compressed

in 4 pay bands with appropriate grade pay.

Lowest pay scale is Rs.4,440- 7,440 with grade pay of Rs.1300 per month and the highest scale is Rs.37,400- Rs.67,000 with

grade pay of Rs.9000 per month, he said.

Revised pay scales will also be applicable to work-charged employees, fully aided educational institutions having regular

posts with scales.

Urban bodies can be allowed to give the revised pay scale to their employees if they can manage through their own resources,

he said.

Assured Career Progression (ACP) has been introduced for all the State Government employees up to Group A for continuing in

one grade and one scale on completion of 15 years, 25 years and 30 years instead of present TBA after 15 years and benefit of

one increment after 25 years.

House rent allowance has been enhanced in case of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack from 15 to 20 per cent. House rent allowance in

other 20 urban areas will be given at 10 per cent basis.

Maximum gratuity has been raised to Rs.7.5 lakh from Rs.2.5 lakh. The commuted value of pension has been enhanced to 40 per

cent.

Maximum qualifying service for pension has been reduced to 25 years from 33 years. Additional pension will be given to

pensioners and family pension aged 80 and above as per with the Government of India, the Minister closed.

Source: odishatoday.com