 "Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa after a Cabinet meeting at South Block in New Delhi.")
The Narendra Modi government is likely to take a final decision soon on revised allowances for the central government's 4.7 million employees as recommended by the 7th pay commission (CPC).
A panel headed by Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa is examining the suggestions. It is expected to have one of its last few meetings on Friday. The recommendations will then go to the government's political leadership.
In fact, the Centre could announce revised allowances any time after March 11, the day of counting the votes for the five assembly polls, and probably before the second half of the Budget Session of Parliament ends,
