In Himachal Pradesh, the matter of lapses in the Sixth Pay Commission has reached the state government. Himachal Pradesh Teachers Federation held a detailed discussion with Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on this matter. The Chief Secretary was also present in the meeting held for about an hour at Oakover. The teachers’ federation has expressed its gratitude to the government for issuing notification of the recommendations of the Pay Commission. The federation said that Himachal has been following the pay commission issued by the Punjab government. After issuing the notification of this Pay Commission, there has been a huge difference in the salary of the employees of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab. The federation submitted a comparative report of the benefits received to the employees of Punjab and Himachal to the government. Pay discrepancies were discussed in the meeting. National Secretary of All India National Educational Federation, Pawan Mishra was also present in the meeting. Provincial General Secretary of the State Teachers Federation, Dr. Mamraj Pundir said that in the meeting with the Chief Minister, many issues of the Education Department were discussed, which the State Government is working to complete soon. Implement the pay scale to the employees of the state with 2.25, 2.59 factor and 15 percent increase. The period of one month should be extended for the employees of the state to choose the option. Pay scale applicable in Punjab should be implemented as in Himachal. Give initial scale on the lines of Punjab to all the teachers appointed on 1-1-2016, in which JBT is 37600 (Punjab) instead of 33400 (HP), C&V is 40100 as compared to 35600, TGT and DPE at 38100 place. But 41600, the spokesperson should be given 47000 instead of 43000. Make a policy for computer and SMC teachers and make a provision to pay them at par with regular teachers.
Long discussion in CMO office on new pay scale of employees in Himachal, expected to be resolved
