The government has decided to increase the pay scale of some employees by 20 percent from next month.
After this increase, the salary of the employees will be higher than before. This decision has been taken by the state government. The demand of the employees of this state is 40 percent increase in the basic salary.
State Energy Minister V Sunil Kumar said that the decision to increase the pay scale has been taken after detailed discussion with Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai. Karnataka government has decided to increase the pay scale by 20 percent. Increasing the pay scale will help the employees of the power supply companies and the Karnataka Power Corporation Limited.
Before this decision, the state government had increased the basic salary of government employees by 17 percent. However, under the seventh pay, the employees had demanded an interim relief of 40 per cent increase in basic salary and revision of salary. At the same time, there was also a demand to end the new scheme.
There has also been a demand for restoration of the old pension scheme on behalf of the government employees. On this, the government has said that a committee headed by the Chief Secretary will study it. Let us tell you that many states have agreed to restore the old pension scheme.
The central government employees are hopeful that the central government may increase the dearness relief and dearness allowance under the Seventh Pay Commission during the upcoming cabinet meeting. This increase can be of 4 percent. If there is this increase in DA, then dearness allowance will increase to 42 percent.
