PM for 'proper remuneration' to govt employees

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today tried to allay apprehensions among civil and defence personnel over unfair treatment by the Sixth Pay Commission, saying he favoured "proper remuneration" for them. He was addressing government servants at the third Civil Service Day function in New Delhi.

"I would like our civil and defence services to be properly rewarded. I also believe that the taxpayers will not grudge anyone of us better remuneration as long as we are serving the best interests of our people, most efficiently," Singh told them.

He said the government had already set in motion a mechanism for hearing and redressing the grievances of the government servants. However, he added that improved conditions of work "must go hand-in-hand with improvement in work".