Govt Employees To Get Salaries As Per 7th CPC From Oct 31

SRINAGAR, Oct. 22 -- Government employees of the new Union territories - Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh - will get salaries and other benefits as per the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission from October 31, the Union Home Ministry said on Tuesday.

The Home Ministry has issued the necessary orders in this regard.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has approved the proposal of payment of all 7th CPC allowances to the government employees of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh, which shall come into existence from October 31, an official statement said.

The move will benefit 4.5 Lakh government employees who are working in the existing state of Jammu and Kashmir and will become the employees of UT of Jammu and...