7th pay commission: 200% hike cleared for these central government employees

7th pay commission: While the Central government staff is still hopeful of a pay hike and an increase in fitmrnt factor. The employees of Indian Railways got good news. According to a ZeeBiz report, the Indian Railways has decided to more than double the running allowance of its guards, loco pilots, and assistant loco pilots, thereby accepting a long-pending demand of employees’ unions.

The latest move would increase Railways’ annual financial burden of allowances by Rs 1,225 crore and enhance operating ratio by 2.5 percent, the report stated citing sources.

“The running staff had been demanding the increase for the past four years. While the allowances for other employees had been increased on July 1, 2017, their hike was pending. This is a new year gift from the railways to its staff. However, this will be a huge burden on railways as it will increase the operating ratio by around 2.5 percent,” said the source.

Meanwhile, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has asked all head of departments and assistant commissioners to submit rationalized duty hours of employees working under them to the general administration department. The data will be used for negotiations with unions regarding the implementation of the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission. The civic administration is likely to meet the unions next week.

While the state has already implemented the recommendation and employees will receive a pay increase from February, the BMC administration is waiting for directions on the same.

Another good news announced for professors and teachers of every state as ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the Narendra Modi government has announced a pay hike.

The academic staff will get the benefits of the 7th Pay Commission with effect from January 1, 2016.

Not only the teachers, the central government has said that the other staff members of universities and colleges will also get a new pay scale. President of Lucknow University Associated College Teachers Association (LUACTA), Manoj Pandey told Zeebiz.com that implementation of the 7th pay commission will increase the salaries by about Rs 40,000 at professor level while those at the lower level will get a hike up to Rs 7,000 per month