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Committee set up to examine pay revision

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CHENNAI: The State government on Wednesday announced the setting up of a committee to examine the decision of the Centre on the revision of pay scales to its employees based on the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission. The committee will submit its report in three months.

It will make recommendations on extending the revised Central scales of pay to State government employees, teachers, and employees of local bodies, says a release from K. Gnanadesikan, Finance Secretary.

The committee will be headed by the Home Secretary and will have as its members the Finance Secretary, the Personnel and Administrative Reforms Secretary and the School Education Secretary.

It will also examine the revision of pension/family pension and retirement benefits extended to Central government employees and make recommendations for State government staff. Recognised service associations and association of employees could send in their representations to the committee.

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