Punjab govt recommends 20% average hike on salaries, pensions for all employees

The report was submitted to Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh recently and now has been sent to the Finance Department for detailed study .

The 6th pay commission of the Punjab Government has recommended an over 2-fold increase in salaries of all employees, with an increase in minimum pay from Rs 6,950 to Rs 18,000 per month, with retrospective effect from January 1, 2016. The Commission has suggested major hikes in salary, other major benefits, and also a substantial increase in allowances for government employees. The average increment in salaries and pensions of employees is expected in the range of 20%, with salaries in for a 2.59 times increase over the 5th Pay Commission recommendations. All major allowances are proposed to be revised upward, translating into a 1.5X to 2X increase, with rationalisation in certain allowances, as per the recommendations of the 6th Pay Commission. The report, which was submitted to Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh recently, has been sent to the Finance Department for detailed study and directions for placing it before the Cabinet this month for further action. The report, as per the government’s commitment in the Vidhan Sabha, is to be implemented from July 1 this year.