Bhubaneswar: Here’s good news for government employees of Odisha. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday directed for release of the outstanding 20 per cent arrear pertaining to salary revision under the 7th Pay Commission.
The employees will receive the arrear amount along with their March salary, a release issued by the CMO said.
An additional budget of Rs 850 crore has been earmarked in the 2021-22 supplementary budget for the purpose, it added.
The release further said that 80 per cent of the Pay Commission salary slab arrears have already been paid and the decision to clear the pending dues will benefit nearly 4 lakh employees.
In January, the government had paid 30 per cent of the arrears of employees. Earlier, they had received 50 per cent of the arrears of their increased pay from January 2016 to August 2017.
Notably, the Odisha government had accepted the recommendation of the commission and implemented it in January 2016. The enhanced salary was accordingly paid from September 2017.
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has sent notices to Secretaries of Food &…
New Delhi: Even as his recently-released horror comedy ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3’ continues to mint money…
New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: After over 20 days of investigation and analysing more than 700 CCTV cameras,…
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has closed proceedings on a petition challenging the Rajiv…
Mumbai: ‘12th Fail’ actor Vikrant Massey recently got trolled after pictures of him touching his…
Mumbai: Mumbai Police swung into action immediately after Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan received a…
Dubai: The effects of global climate change are being seen in various manifestations across the globe.…
Mumbai: When criminals are idolised and used for commercial purposes, police are bound to take action.…