If elected, will implement 6th pay panel report in Pb: Kejriwal

Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal today promised the Punjab government employees that the 6th pay commission report would be impelemented within 100 days of the party forming government after Assembly elections.
Accusing Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh of "cheating" the youth of the state by promising them 60 lakh jobs, he claimed that when Amarinder was chief minister, he had imposed ban on the recruitment drive in government departments.
Punjab government had set up the 6th pay commission but its report is not read yet, Kejriwal said at a press conference here.
"We will ensure that report is submitted in time bound manner and also implemented within 100 days of forming government," the Delhi Chief Minister said.

The AAP government would ensure that all installments of Dearness Allowance (DA) announced by the Centre were given to Punjab government employees within one month, he said.
"The present SAD-BJP government had not paid arrears of previous DA installments and even pensioner's arrears of 5th pay commission are still pending. We will give Diwali bonus to all employees much before the Diwali Day," he said.

Kejriwal said presently there are only four lakh sanctioned posts in Punjab and the total number of central government employees is around 55 lakh.
He asked Amarinder why he was "cheating" youth of the state with "false promise" of job to every house.

Amarinder was always "against government jobs" and he had completely "banned" recruitment on vacant posts when he came to power in 2002, Kejriwal said.
"During his tenure he didn't fill even a single post" then why people of Punjab should trust him this time, he said.
In fact, it was Amarinder who "imposed a ban" on the recruitment drive in state government departments after issuing a notification in this regard, he said.
Kejriwal claimed that Amarinder started the system of employing people on contract and ad hoc basis.
Also during Amarinder's tenure, the pension scheme for government employees was abolished then how he can promise to give pensions to employees, he said.