The West Bengal Government has constituted the 6th Pay Commission for its own staff members and certain other categories of employees in the State to revise their salaries.
Economist Abhirup Sarkar, who is a professor of the Indian Statistical Institute, has been appointed chairman of the eight-member Pay Commission, which is scheduled to submit its report within six months.
The State Assembly elections are slated for next year and the setting up of the pay panel was made eight days after the Central Pay Commission submitted its report.
A Finance Department resolution on Friday said the decision was taken considering changes taken place in the structure of emoluments of State Government employees in several respects since the 5th Pay Commission submitted its report.
The Commission will also cover employees of local bodies, panchayats, public undertakings, teaching and non-teaching staff of Government aided and sponsored educational institutions.