Kolkata, Nov 6 (IANS) West Bengal Finance Department issued a notification announcing the state government’s decision to bring all non-teaching employees in 25 state universities and all employees of three state education boards and councils under the 7th Pay Commission.
The three education boards and councils whose employees will be brought under the 7th Pay Commission are West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE), West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) and the West Bengal Board of Madrasah Education (WBBME).
As per the notification issued by Prabhat Kumar Mishra, the Additional Chief Secretary to the State Finance Department, while the state government had constituted the 7th Pay Commission for State Government employees as well as certain other categories of employees and decided the terms of reference, the Governor, R.N. Ravi, had decided that the Commission will also examine the existing pay structure and conditions of service of the regular non-teaching employees in the state-aided universities and all employees in the three education boards and councils.
“The Commission will make necessary recommendations as early as possible,” read the notification.
However, the notification did not provide any information on the rate at which the salaries of the concerned education workers will increase. The notification had also not given any clarification on what the new salary structure will be, when it will be effective, and how the arrears will be settled.
It is believed that a decision in this regard can be taken only after the commission’s recommendations.
After the new government took over, there have been expectations among the state government employees regarding the Pay Commission, dearness allowances at par with those of central government employees accrued on it.
The Chief Minister, Suvendu Adhikari, had also announced that the 7th Pay Commission would be formed to restructure the pay structure of the state government employees.
After that announcement, the state government started the initial process of forming the 7th Pay Commission.
–IANS
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