Pay Commission of India: History
Pay commission is a panel consisting of the members of the Union
Cabinet of India for hiking the salaries of the government employees.
The first pay commission of India was constituted in May 1946, which
submitted its report in a year. The second pay commission was set up in
August 1957 and it gave its report after two years. The recommendations
of the second pay commission had a financial impact of Rs 396 million.
The third Pay Commission was set up in April 1970 and it gave its report
in March 1973. The third pay commission created proposals cost the
government Rs 1.44 billion. The fourth Pay Commission was constituted in
June 1983, which gave its report in three phases within four years. The
proposals of the fourth Pay Commission cost the government Rs 12.8
billion. The fifth Pay Commission was set up was set up in 1994 and its
proposals were implemented in 1997, which cost the government about Rs
17,000 crores.
Sixth Pay Commission
In July 2006, the sixth pay commission was set and its proposals will
cost the government about Rs 20,000 crores. The government employees had
threatened to go on a strike if their salaries were not raised. The
government employees want a hike in their salaries mainly because the
Indian economy is facing a serous problem called inflation. The class 1
officers of the Indian government are not adequately paid and the
salaries of IAS officers are also very stumpy.
Members of the Sixth Pay Commission
Following are the members of the sixth Pay Commission:
