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Government of Karnataka has constituted the 7th State Pay Commission to consider revision of pay scales of State Government employees, employees of Aided Educational Institutions and Local Bodies, and Non-Teaching Staff of Universities and to recommend a new pay structure for them
The pay and allowances of State Government employees, employees of Aided Educational Institutions and Local Bodies, and Non-Teaching staff of the Universities have generally been revised once in five years either on the recommendations of a Pay Commission or of an Official Pay Committee. The pay and allowances were last revised with effect from 01-07-2017 on the basis of the recommendations of the 6th State Pay Commission which were implemented during 2018 with monetary benefits effective from 01-04-2018
The number of retired employees / families of retired employees receiving pension from the State Government is about 5.11 lakhs. During 2022 – 23 the expenditure on salary and pensions is estimated to be Rs.41,288 crores and Rs.24,016 crores respectively, The present pay scales have been arrived at on the recommendations of the 6th State Pay Commission, linking them with the cost of living index at 276.9 points (AIACPI) (IW) 2001 series by merging the Dearness Allowance obtainable on 01-07-2017
Over a period of time Government has streamlined the reimbursement of medical expenses by including treatment availed in specified private medical institutions / hospitals and also specifying the rate of reimbursement of medical expenses for various types of ailments, Employees with disabilities and employees having children with disabilities are entitled to certain special allowances. These include conveyance allowance for disabled employees at 6% of basic pay and 30% of basic pay subject to a maximum of Rs.40,000 of the cost of the motorized / mechanical vehicle purchased by the employee
The age of retirement of State Government employees is 60 years and it is on par with the retirement age of Central Government employees, Family Pension is admissible on the death of an employee / pensioner at 30% of the last pay drawn subject to a minimum of Rs.8,500 and a maximum of Rs.45,180 per month
It is in this background, the 7th State Pay Commission is required to submit its report on the Terms of Reference. For this purpose, as the first step, based on the terms of reference, the Commission would like to issue the questionnaires, to invite responses from the general public, government employees and pensioners, recognized associations of employees, Universities, Local Bodies, and Aided Educational Institutions, for more details CLICK HERE
