North East States Pay Update: Sixth Pay Commission

The news for the North Eastern states of India appears to be a sweet one. The news from Imphal is that the state Cabinet meeting has decided to set up a committee called "Committee on Officer" to look into the implementation of pay structures of the sixth pay commission of the Central government in the state.
The state Cabinet meeting approved the proposal of the state finance department to constitute the committee to study the application of the sixth pay commission recommendation to the employees of the state government. Wikipedia on Sixth Pay Commission.

How will the Committee on Officer be formed?
The eight-member Committee on Officer to be headed by the state chief secretary is to study the estimated financial involvement while paying by the pay structures of the 6th pay commission in the state and consequent feed back.

How will the Committee on Officer work?
The committee will submit a detailed report on the matter within a three month period, the source said.
The principal secretaries of finance, home, higher education, commissioners of school education, works, secretaries of law and department of personnel shall be the members of the very high level committee.
The Cabinet meeting which commenced from this afternoon at around 3.15 pm also approved the Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrine (amendment to prohibition Act 1993) bill during the ensuing Assembly session for passing.
The state Cabinet also further approved conducting common question examination for class eighth in the schools in the state by next year’s academic session under the Board of Secondary Education Manipur, BSEM.
The meeting also approved to introduce the Manipur (Hill Areas District Council) 3rd amendment bill 2008 in the coming Assembly session scheduled from October 1 next for consideration and passing.
The Cabinet also discussed the agenda on increasing of taxi and bus fares with the hike of fuel prices in the state.
But it was deferred to be discussed in the next Cabinet meeting due to the lack of certain documentations in the proposed fare rates of different passenger services in the state.
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