Shimla, Sept. 8 -- The Himachal Pradesh government has placed a recently issued pay revision notification in abeyance, just two days after its promulgation. The move comes amid a growing wave of resentment among government employees who claimed the new rules would lead to a significant pay cut.

The controversy began with a notification issued by the Finance (Pay revision) Department on Saturday, September 6, 2025. Titled "The Himachal Pradesh Civil Services (Revised Pay) Second Amendment Rules, 2025," the order aimed to omit Rule 7A from the Himachal Pradesh Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2022, with retrospective effect from January 3, 2022.

The notification stated that "The pay of the Govt. employees shall be re-fixed as if rule 7...