TN Govt sets panel for revision of pay scales for state govt employees
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Wednesday, February 22, 2017 11:15 PM IST
Chennai:
The Tamil Nadu government on Feb 22 set up a committee of officials to go into the recommendations of 7th Central Pay Commission and accordingly suggest revision of pay scales for state government employees, Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami announced.
Thye government constituted a five-member panel headed by Additional Chief Secretary, Finance, K Shanmugam for this task. The
Committee has been asked to submit its report by June 20, 2017.
The other members of the committee include Principal Home Secretary Apurva Verma, has been asked to "study the Central
government's decisions on recommendations on revised pay scale made by the 7th Pay Commission" and make suitable suggestions
on pay scale revision of state government employees, he said.
The Panel will also study recommendations by the Centre on revised pension scale and related matters and give its suggestions on
extending them to the state government beneficiaries, he said.
"This committee will also go into matters relating to various allowances and make suitable suggestions," Palaniswami said.
