Chandigarh– The Punjab authorities, led by Bhagwant Mann, has reconstituted a Cupboard Sub-Committee to handle monetary considerations of state workers and pensioners, notably points associated to Pay Fee arrears and Dearness Allowance/Reduction (DA/DR).
The newly fashioned committee can be chaired by Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema, with Aman Arora and Dr. Baljit Kaur serving as members. The committee’s major mandate is to evaluate the monetary burden on the state exchequer as a consequence of arrears arising from revised pay and pension scales for the interval from January 1, 2016, to June 30, 2021. It would additionally look at disparities between advantages offered to Punjab workers and people prolonged to Central authorities workers, in addition to evaluate pay scales of workers recruited beneath the seventh Central Pay Fee sample.
Moreover, the panel will contemplate the implications of a courtroom ruling within the case of Dr. Saurabh Sharma. The committee will submit its suggestions to the Council of Ministers for additional motion.
