Karnataka Chief Minister, in an statement, said the revision in pay & pension for state employees would mean an additional expenditure of 20,208 crore to state government.
CM Siddaramaiah was talking on pay & pension of state government employee as per recommendation of 7th state pay commission. He further maintained that necessary provisions have been made in the budget of 2024-25 towards the additional expenditure.
The new scales will be implemented on August 1st and will apply to non-teaching staff at universities, employees of supported educational institutions, and municipal bodies, according to Chief Minister.
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“The Karnataka government has accepted the recommendations of the 7th State Pay Commission and announced a substantial revision of pay and pension for state government employees. The decision was taken in a cabinet meeting on July 15,” he said.
“As per the new scales, the basic salary and pension of employees will increase by 58.50 per cent, with a minimum basic pay hike from Rs 17,000 to Rs 27,000 and maximum pay revision from Rs 1,50,600 to Rs 2,41,200. The minimum pension will increase from Rs 8,500 to Rs 13,500, and the maximum pension will be revised from Rs 75,300 to Rs 1,20,600,” he added.
CM also talked about the long due demand of state employee to make revision in pay. He noted that the 7th State Pay Commission was constituted on November 19, 2022, to address these demands, and the government has accepted its its recommendations.
Additionally, the revision will also lead to 32 per cent increase in house rent allowance.
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