27% Pay Hike For Employees In Karnataka: Cabinet Approves 7th Pay Commission's Recommendation
Karnataka government approved a pay hike for the employees after the seventh pay commission recommended a 27.5 per cent increase in the basic salary.
The government, in a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, agreed to the recommendations of the pay commission, and the new pay scale would become effective on August 1, according to a report by the news agency, PTI.
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The Minister for Electronics, IT/BT and Rural Development, Priyank Kharge, said that the decision was one of the demands of the people and was also a promise of the party in the manifesto. “Employees will see a 27.5% increase in salaries and it will benefit approximately 14 to 15 lakh state employees” the minister said.
It is believed that the chief minister would announce the pay hike for over seven lakh state government employees in the state in the assembly session.
It was reported that the pressure on the government to raise the wage escalated after the Karnataka State Government Employees Association announced its plan for an indefinite strike beginning in August, demanding pay hike.
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However, the committee headed by former chief secretary K Sudhakar Rao, submitted that a 27.5 per cent increase in the basic salary of government employees could be provided. The government’s exchequer will cost around an extra Rs 17,440.15 crore a year for the pay hike declared.
In 2023, then-chief minister Basavaraj Bommai had announced an interim 17 per cent hike in the salary of government employees, following a protest strike by the staffers.
