7th Pay Commission Report submitted
Q. Pay Commission has submitted its 7th Pay Commission report. Who is heading this commission?- Published on 20 Nov 15a. Justice A.P. Shah
b. Justice M.B. Shah
c. Justice Mathur
d. Justice Thakur
ANSWER: Justice Mathur
The Pay Commission headed by Justice Mathur submitted the 7th Pay Commission report to FM Arun Jaitley. The recommendations of the report will be implemented from January, 2016. The report recommends a 23.55 percent hike in allowance, pensions and pays. The hike has the following breakup: 16% increase in pay, 24% increase in pension and 63% increase in allowances. Report recommends a minimum basic pay for central government staff of INR 18,000 per month with maximum pay of INR 2.25 lakh per month. The government has also done away with grade pay and pay bands. 7th Pay Commission recommendations would have 0.65 percent impact on GDP. The Commission will impact 47 lakh serving government employees and INR 1.02 lakh crore in terms of monetary impact. Maximum pay is INR 2,25,000 per month for apex scale and INR 2,50,000 per month for Cabinet Secretaries and others. Ceiling of gratuity was enhanced to INR 20 lakh with ceiling on gratuity to be increased by 25%. DA will rise by 50 percent and 52 allowances will be abolished.
