Some of the most closely watched discussions would revolve around the payment of Dearness Allowances to state government employees at par with Central government staff, an issue that had triggered years of confrontation between employees and the previous Mamata-led TMC government.
On a question in this regard in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary denied any announcement of the 8th Pay Commission.
The decision will benefit more than 7.5 lakh state government employees in MP.
Divulging the details a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office said the decision will entail an additional financial liability of Rs 356 Crore to the state exchequer.
The decision would benefit around 2.15 lakh employees and 1.90 Lakh pensioners and would put an additional burden of about Rs. 500 crore on the state’s exchequer.
A total of seven lakh people, including four lakh government employees and 3.5 lakh pensioners, would benefit from the decision, according to the release.
