This Article is From Mar 14, 2012

Pay hike for state government employees on cards

Bangalore: An official committee set up to recommend revision of pay to Karnataka Government employeesheaded by Development Commissioner and Additional Chief Secretary Subir Hari Singh has submitted its report to thestate government.

The comittee submitted the report to Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda on March 13th, official sources said.

The committee was set up last year following the demand by the government employees to recommend ways to remove anomaliesbetween the pay scales of the State and Union Government employees, subsequent to the implementation of the Sixth Paycommission by the Centre.

The Chief Minister, who also holds the Finance portfolio, is expected to announce the pay hike for nearly six lakhgovernment employees in the State budget to be presented in the state legislature on March 21.
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