On Thursday, the Rajasthan cabinet took the decision to implement the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations from this month, which will definitely prove to be a bonanza for the employees and pensioners of the state government.

It was revealed by the Parliamentary Affairs Minister Rajendra Rathore that over seven lakh government employees and nearly three lakh pensioners would benefit from this decision.

After he had attended the Cabinet meeting the minister said, “The report would be implemented with retrospective effect and would entail an additional burden of Rs 4920 crore annually on the state exchequer.”

He also informed that Rajasthan is the first state, which has implemented the report of pay panel within just two weeks of its receipt.