There is a lot of good news for government employees. Salary of government employees can be double straight. However, the salary of all government employees will not be double. Rather, only Punjab government employees will get the benefit. In fact, the 6th pay commission of the Punjab government has recommended a two-fold increase in the salaries of all employees. The minimum salary of Punjab government employees will be increased from Rs 6,950 to Rs 18,000 per month. This is nothing less than a gift for Punjab government employees.
What is the recommendation
The Commission has suggested a substantial increase in salary and other benefits and has also recommended an increase in allowances for government employees. The average increase in salaries and pensions of employees is expected to be in the range of 20 percent. This may increase the salary of government employees by up to 2.59 per cent against the recommendation of the Fifth Pay Commission of Punjab.
Report reached to Finance Department
The increase in salary report, which was submitted to Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, has recently been forwarded to the Finance Department. The rest have now been directed to put it before the state cabinet for action this month. The report is to be implemented from July 1 this year as per the commitment of the government in the Legislative Assembly. That is, the salary of employees will increase from 1 July.
Fixed medical allowance will be double
A significant increase in pension and DA (dearness allowance) is proposed in the report, according to DNA reports, while fixed medical allowance (fixed medical allowance) and death under the scheme suggested by the Sixth Pay Commission. It is recommended to double the co-retirement gratuity.
You will get a benefit of Rs 20 lakhs
While fixed medical allowances have been recommended to be doubled to Rs 1,000 per month for employees as well as pensioners alike, raising the death-cum-retirement gratuity ceiling from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 20 lakh. The proposal has been made. The Finance Department will examine various things before submitting the report to the cabinet for further action.
State economy under pressure
The report comes at a time when the state’s economy is already stressed and the financial situation is uncertain among Kovid-19. Also, taxes are not increasing, which is negative for the state’s income.
