7th Pay Panel was one of the demands of people, will benefit 14-15 lakh staff: Priyank Kharge

BENGALURU: After the Karnataka government announced that the 7th pay Commission with come into effect from August 1, RDPR Minister Priyank Kharge said that it was one of the demands of people and it will benefit around 14 to 15 lakh state employees.

“The Seventh Pay Commission was one of the demands of the people and it was also there in our manifesto. Yesterday, we brought it into the Cabinet and saw the blueprint of the financials. It will benefit around 14 to 15 lakh state employees…,” Priyank Kharge said on Tuesday.

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The Karnataka government on Monday fulfilled the long-standing demand of the state government employees after the cabinet approved the 7th pay Commission with effect from August 1. In the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday, a decision has been taken to implement the 7th Pay Commission for state government employees with effect from August 1.

An important state cabinet meeting was held on Monday under the leadership of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah after the first day of the assembly session. Many development projects in the state were also approved in the meeting.

On the same occasion, there was a discussion about the demand of state government employees for many days to implement the salary as per the 7th Pay Commission. Finally, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah approved the decision to implement the 7th Pay Commission for state government employees with effect from August 1.

Deputy CM D K Shivakumar confirmed the decision with a post on X saying, “Sweet news for government employees: The Cabinet meeting held today decided to implement the much sought after 7th Pay Commission recommendations. The recommendations will come into effect from August 1”.

State Government employees will now see a 27.5 per cent hike in their salaries from August 1. The state government’s decision to complement the 7th Pay Commission recommendations is expected to cost the state exchequer approximately Rs 17,440 crore annually. (ANI)