Some grades could be merged, likely pay figures after 6th Pay Commission are assumptions. | |
| The Sixth Pay Commission is likely to significantly raise basic salaries for an estimated 4.5 million central government employees. |
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| The recommendations are expected to be submitted in January, a few months ahead of schedule, and the award is likely to come into effect from January 2006. |
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If salaries are revised to this extent, a central government secretary could see his or her salary go up to around Rs 75,000 "� exclusive of other allowances and perks, approximately 36 per cent of current total salary.
| ANOTHER GRAVY TRAIN | Designation
(GoI & equivalent
across
services) | 5th Pay
Commission
scale
(Rs/month) | Including
2004 revision
(50% hike) and
DA at 41 %
(Rs/month) | Likely
increase
from 6th Pay
Commission* | | Secretary | 26000 fixed | 54990 | 75000 | | Addl secretary | 22400-24500 | 47376-51817 | 64512-70500 | | Joint secretary | 18400-22400 | 38916-47376 | 52992-64512 | | Super time scale | 12000-18300 | 25380-38704 | 34560-52704 | @ Employees also get City Compensatory Allowance, Transport Allowance, or transport. HRA is at 40 % of basic pay
@ Some grades could be merged, likely pay figures after 6th Pay Commission are assumptions
* This could be the fixation as on 1 Jan 2006, DA installments due after this date (twice a year) will be in addition and calculated as a % of this basic pay. |
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| The Fifth Pay Commission had raised salaries by around 30 per cent from January 1996 in line with previous awards. However, this was not commensurate with private sector salary increases. |
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| In 2004, the government raised the basic salary by 50 per cent, but the key pay scales remained unchanged. |
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| An additional dearness allowance of 41 per cent is given on this revised basic pay. |
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| Sources said the house rent allowance could also be increased. However, the Commission may cap the rent in grade A-plus cities "� Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore and Hyderabad. |
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| Sources added that along with pay increases, certain designations at lower levels of the government hierarchy may also be changed to make them more market-oriented. |
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| It is not yet known whether the January report would be the final award or an "interim relief", which is one of the Commission's terms of reference. A government official in the know said there would not be an interim report. |
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| When contacted, a Commission official said, "We are not seeking an extension. We will submit it on schedule." |
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| The Sixth Pay Commission, headed by Justice B N Srikrishna, was constituted last October. |
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| The official added a final decision had not yet been taken on making the award effective from January 2006. |
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| The Sixth Pay Commission, headed by Justice B N Srikrishna, was constituted last October. It comprises Sushama Nath (member-secretary), Ravindra Dholakia and J S Mathur. |
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| The Fifth Pay Commission, which submitted its report in January 1997, had resulted in the government's salary and pension burden increasing from 1.6 per cent of GDP in 1996-97 to 2.3 per cent by 1999-2000. For states, employee compensation rose from 3.8 per cent to 4.7 per cent. |
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