The
speculations and frenzy around 7th Pay Commission is refusing to come
down, with reports pouring in the media every other day about newer
angles to it.
Fresh in
the buzz is that the 7th Pay Commission has recommended that over
time, the time spent beyond stipulated work hours, be abolished for
government employees, as per a report in the Hindu.
The Pay
Panel's recommendation is grounded by the fact that overtime
allowance has increased from Rs.797 crore to Rs.1,629 crore between
2012-13.
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The
Panel has also observed that the main focus should be on improving
the “productivity and efficiency” thereby applying “stricter”
control on the Centre’s expenditure under the head, the Hindu
report further said.
The
government has earlier stated that implementation of new pay scales
recommended by the 7th Pay Commission is estimated to put an
additional burden of Rs 1.02 lakh crore, or 0.7 percent of GDP, on
the exchequer in 2016-17.
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Meanwhile,
a secretaries group, which was formed to study the recommendation of
7th Pay Commission is ready with its review. But it will submit its
report once the elections get over.
The
government had set up a high-powered panel headed by Cabinet
Secretary P K Sinha to process the recommendations of the 7th Pay
Commission which will have bearing on the remuneration of 47 lakh
central government employees and 52 lakh pensioners.
Source : Zee News India