Dimapur, April 11 (EMN): The government of Nagaland has announced that the pay and pension of state government employees shall be revised corresponding to the recommendations of the seventh central pay commission.
This was informed through a notification from the additional chief secretary and finance commissioner, Temjen Toy on Tuesday. “The revision of pay and pension shall come into force on the forenoon of 1st June 2017 for the purpose of notional pay fixation in the revised pay structure, and for the purpose of fixation of monthly pension in respect of the employees retiring from service on or after 1st June 2017.
“However, actual payments on the basis of the revised pay structure would be effective only from 1st January, 2018. Accordingly, no arrears of salary or pension shall payable for the period prior to 1st January 2018,” the notification informed. Except for pensions and salaries of employees under the New Pension Scheme, the increased salary on account of revision of pay shall be impounded to the GPF accounts of the employees till 28th February, 2020, according to the order.
“A Pay (Fitment) Committee shall be appointed by the state government to examine the matter relating to revision or pay/pensions of the employees and to recommend fitment of their pay scales/pensions vis-a-vis the seventh central pay recommendations.
“Subsequently, a detailed notification for the revised pay/pensions shall be issued after acceptance of the recommendation of the Pay (Fitment) Committee by the state government”.
After notional fixation of revised pay on 1st June 2017, a government servant shall be entitled to annual increment (notionally) on 1st December 2017, subject to the condition that he/she has completed service of not less than six months on that date in the revised pay structure, it informed.
“The revised pay/pensions referred to above shall not be applicable to – (a) All categories of work-charged employees (b) Persons paid out of contingencies (c) Persons employed on contract, except where the contract provides otherwise (d) Persons re-employed in government service after retirement; and (e) Any other class or category of persons whom the governor may, by order, specifically exclude from the operation of all or any of the recommendations made by the Pay (Fitment) Committee”, it added.
