Gangtok (PTI): Former Sikkim High Court Chief Justice R K Patra, who is heading a two-member fourth pay commission for review of the pay structure of Sikkim government employees, today said that the commission would endeavour to submit its report on time.

The Commission has just commenced its work for revision of the pay structure of the government employees in Sikkim.

The process would pick after various departments provide necessary information to the Commission with regard to the details which has been sought from them, he told reporters here.

The Commission was also awaiting the details of the formula applied by the sixth Central Pay Commission for recommendation of various benefits to the Central government employees and said that the modalities of the Central Pay Commission would act as a guideline for the state pay commission in revising the pay structure for the state government employees in Sikkim.

On the state governments request for submission of an interim report by the Pay Commission within two months, Patra said that although the time-frame was too short, yet the commission would make sincere effort for submission of an interim report.