th CPC (Pay Commission) Latest News: Delay in Allowances Affects 48 Lakh Government Employees As Many Unable to Pay House Rents, Insurance Premiums, Vehicle Loans, Tuition Fees of Children on Time
New Delhi, July 24: The delay in higher allowances under the 7th Pay Commission for 11 months has directly affected 48 lakh central government employees as most of them were unable to pay house rents, insurance premiums, vehicle loans, tuition fees of children, instalments of home loans and many other things on time. Last month in June, the Union Government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi accepted few recommendations on higher allowances under 7th Pay Commission but most of them were unhappy as their demands were not completely fulfilled.
A union leader reportedly said that the government has not released the revised allowances for central government employees for last 11 months to avoid wastage of money. The union leader reportedly said that the delay in payment will affect about 48 lakh serving central government employees, who could not pay their house rents, tuition fees of children, instalments of home and vehicle loans and insurance premiums.
“In August 2016, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley promised that the revised allowances (as per the 7th Pay Commission) would be given to us within four months, but it will be paid by this month. Whereas the 7CPC recommendation for basic pay was implemented in August 2016 with arrears, effective from January 1, 2016,” the union leader told
