Haryana Finance Minister, Capt Abhimanyu on Wednesday said that State Government is working to provide the benefits of the seventh central pay commission to its employees at the earliest.
Talking to reporters, he said that the committee constituted to review the recommendations of the commission has received about 50 reports from different employees unions regarding their demands, which were being reviewed. The committee would submit its report by next month.
The Government has already made a provision of `4,000 crore for the salary and pension bill in the state budget 2016-17 on account of 7th pay commission report.
Talking about the issue of extending the limit ‘lal Dora’ in villages, the Minister said that a sub-committee had been constituted under his chairmanship to extend the limit of ‘lal Dora’. The sub-committee includes Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister, OP Dhankar, Urban local Bodies Minister, Kavita Jain and Minister of State for Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes, Krishan Bedi as its members.