Orissa government has decided to implement the recommendations of the sixth pay commission for state. The revised pay scale of employees would be effective from January along with the 40 percent of the arrear for 35 months. The decision is aimed to get the support of thousands of employees in the forthcoming election of state assembly.

The recent decision would benefit about 3.57 lakh government employees, 30,479 employees of educational institutions receiving 100 percent grant in aid. The State Chief Minister, Naveen Patnaik said that his government is happy to implement the recommendations of the Fitment Committee. The full detail of the revised staff salary will be announced in the state assembly on Monday.

Government has also decided to the increase in the minimum pay band between 30.39 percent and 36.35 percent. The higher pay band is also increased by 62.25 percent. The decision would cause a loss to Rs 6300 crore to the state exchequer. It includes salary component losses of Rs 4200 crore and the pension burden of about Rs 2100 crore for a period starting from 1 December 2006 up to 1 December 2008.

The cabinet decision does not cover NMRs and DLRs, the members of Orissa Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC), statutory bodies, autonomous bodies, corporations and employees receiving UGC pay scale and aided educational institutions not getting full grant-in -aid.