Fifth pay panel to submit report on July 31

SHILLONG: The Fifth Pay Commission will submit the report on pay hike to the State Government on July 31.
An official source said on Saturday that the Commission has not sought any extension and hence the report is expected on July 31 since the expiry of the term of the Commission is on that date.
The report of the Commission and findings are at the final stage, the official added.
The Commission was given one year to complete the task.
The panel had several sittings and visited a few states to arrive at a reasonable pay hike to the employees and pensioners.
There is anxiety among the staff over the recommendations of the Fifth Pay Panel headed by P.J Bazeley as chairman with NEC secretary Uttam K. Sangma and former Education official Lambha Roy as members. The last pay hike with effect from January 1, 2007, was 32 per cent.
The Commission during its course of hearing had examined the Seventh Pay Commission report.
The central pay panel had recommended 23.5 per cent hike for the employees.
The State Pay Commission is expected to fix the pay hike between 20 and 25 per cent as more pay hike may bring additional burden to the state exchequer.
While there are over 90,000 government employees, including teachers of deficit schools and colleges, the number of pensioners would be around 20,000.
Once the cabinet adopts the new pay scale in the pattern of 20 to 25 per cent hike, the additional financial involvement per year will be around Rs 100 crore.
The State Government is already incurring Rs 400 crore per year in terms of salary and pension of the employees.