Govt orders to pay remaining arrears of 7th pay scale to staff

Govt orders to pay remaining arrears of 7th pay scale to staff

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Bhopal:17.03.2021 

The state government on Tuesday issued orders for the payment of remaining 75% arrears of the seventh pay scale to the government employees.

The government orders stated that due to Covid-19 crises, the payment of the final installment due on May 1, 2020 was postponed.

Later, to improve the financial status, 25% of the arrears of seventh pay scale were given to the government employees, while the decision on remaining payout was put on hold.

Now, the government has decided to pay the remaining 75% arrears of third and final installment of seventh pay scale to the employees after the due deductions as per rule.

The subscribers of the national pension scheme would also get their dues after the due contribution of the government, the order stated. Finance minister Jagdish Devda made an announcement in this regard in his budget speech earlier this month.

Sudhir Nayak, president of the Mantralayin Karmachari Sangh said, due to escalating prices of essentials government employees are finding it tough to meet the monthly expenses. Government should consider giving salary increment or dearness allowance. Like farmers and traders, the government should also take care of its employees, he added.

On March 3, the government employees protested for ignoring them in the state Budget. Employees union took out a rally outside the secretariat.

Employees union stated that in the state Budget for 2021-2022 presented on March 2 there was no provision for clearing pending dearness allowance or salary increments for the government employees. It led to government employees getting disheartened.

The government employees have not got promotions for the past five years and the future, too, looks bleak. Several other issues of the government employees were left unaddressed, the employees union stated.