The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission with minor changes, a top official source told The Hindu. Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who left for Chandigarh soon after the Cabinet meeting, will announce the hikes this evening.
The Finance Ministry, which had recommended a 23.55 per cent overall hike in salaries and pensions for over 1 crore central government employees, pensioners, in line with the Commission’s recommendations, is fine-tuning the details, the source said.