Central
government employees and as many retirees are waiting
for a hike
in minimum pay and fitment factor beyond the recommendations of the 7th Pay
Commission or 7th CPC. At this time, the highly asked question is – Will Prime
Minister Narendra Modi
make an announcement on August 15 in connection with the
hike in fitment factor and minimum pay beyond 7th Central Pay Commission?
As the
question over PM Modi’s declaration remains unanswered, a hike in minimum
support price (MSP) announced by him has fuelled the hopes of the Central and
State government employees who are waiting a salary hike beyond 7th CPC or 7th
Pay Commission recommendations. On the other hand, if reports are to be
believed, a hike in minimum pay and fitment factor beyond 7th CPC
recommendations can be expected ahead of Election Commission of India’s (ECI)
notification for Lok Sabha Elections 2019. (7th Pay Commission: Good News For
Government Employees of This UT)
Apart from
this, the benefits of the 7th Pay Commission given to the state employees of
Jammu and Kashmir, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh by the respective
government’s of the states, has also strengthened the belief of the Central and
State government employees that their salaries will see a hike soon.
Notably,
Minister of State in Finance P Radhakrishnan in March had dashed the hopes of
over 50 lakh employees who have been demanding higher minimum pay and fitment
factor. He had informed Rajya Sabha that the government was not considering
hiking minimum pay and fitment factor beyond the 7th Pay Commission
recommendations.
The Central
and state government employees are demanding a hike in the fitment factor from
2.57 times to 3.68 times beyond the recommendations of the Seventh Pay
Commission, claim reports.
