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7th Pay Commission: Tamil Nadu Cabinet approves 7th Pay for government employees
Tamil Nadu Cabinet approves implementation of 7th Pay Commission recommendations to benefit state government employees and teachers
The Tamil Nadu state Cabinet consented to the implementation of the 7th Pay Commission recommendations to benefit the state government employees and teachers.
The decision was taken during the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswamy on 11th October 2017.
The decision was taken after receiving a report from a high-level committee headed by Finance Secretary K Shanmugam over the implementation of the pay panel report.
The Implementation of 7th Pay Commission in the state is set to benefit more than 10 lakh staff and teachers apart from pensioners and those receiving family pension.
Following this move, salaries for the state government employees and government teacher in Tamil Nadu will reportedly increase by 20 percent.
The implement of the 7th pay commission in the state is set to benefit more than 10 lakh government employees and pensions in the state.
Government employees in Tamil Nadu have been staging agitation over demands of interim relief till the recommendation under the 7th pay commissions come into effect.
Madras High Court even had to order a stay on the protests as it violated service rules.