7th Pay Commission: Rajasthan govt implements recommendations

Ahead of Diwali, the Rajasthan government on Tuesday implemented the recommendations of the 7th pay commission, a decision that will benefit over 12 lakh employees and pensioners.

Government employees will get the revised salary from the month of October, chief minister Vasundhara Raje said in a statement on Tuesday.

Raje said that she had promised to implement the recommendations of 7th Pay Commission in the 2017-18 budget and was happy to implement it from October.

She said that a panel had been authorised to examine cases of salary discrepancies, allowances and arrears.The state government considers its employees the backbone of governance and was sensitive towards their welfare, she added.