7th Pay Commission: Arrears on higher allowances for Central Government employees will create no additional burden on exchequer, says NJCA
New Delhi, April 5: Central Government employees are eagerly awaiting the hike in allowances as per the 7th Pay Commission. The National Joint Council of Action (NJCA), which is leading the negotiation on behalf of employees, has demanded the Centre to implement higher allowances along with arrears from January 2016. Centre is yet to confirm whether the allowance would be hiked with retrospective effect, considering its impact on the exchequer. However, the NJCA argues that arrears would create no additional burden on the Government.
NJCA convenor Shiv Gopal Mishra, while speaking to India.com, recalled the allocation of 1,02,100 crore in the Budget 2016-17. Out of the stated amount, Centre was slated to spent Rs 84,933 crore in the past fiscal to implement the 7th Pay Commission.
“Government had allocated Rs 1 lakh, two thousand crores for implementation of 7th Pay Commission. That amount has not been completely spent. Even if they will provide us arrears on allowances from January 1, 2016, I believe the cost would not exceed beyond the amount allocated,” Mishra said. No confirmation on higher allowances with arrears from January 2016, says NJCA
