7th Pay Commission Latest News: After DA restoration announcement, central government employees get BIG relief on pay fixation deadline- check details

7th Pay Commission Latest News: Central government employees have got a gift from the Modi government. The Centre has issued clarification on pay fixation for employees.  The central government has extended the deadlines for pay fixation.  An office memorandum from the Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, mentions that central government has extended the pay fixation deadline within the three months from the date of issuance of this MO, which is April 15.  

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This comes after several central government employees requested the department to extend the deadline as they were unable to take the exercise in the stipulated time as mentioned by the government earlier.  Experts feel this will give central government employees options to choose whether they want their pay fixed on the basis of the date of promotion or on the basis of the date of increment.
 

"The decision by the Centre comes after large number of references were received by the department seeking condonation of delay and allowing another opportunity to exercise/re-exercise the option for pay fixation as the employees have faced time constraints etc. In exercising their option for pay fixation," said the government order.  

It said decision to extend the deadline by Department of Expenditure has been taken after examining the issue.  

"The issue has been examined in this Department and the Competent Authority in the partial modification has approved for allowing another opportunity to government employees to exercise/re-exercise option for pay fixation within 3 months from the date of the issue of this office Memorandum (April 15)," said the statement by the concerned department of the Finance Ministry.  

No further request for extension of date or relaxation of condonation in exercising of option will be entertained under any circumstances, it added.  

This comes as after central government employees were assured of DA restoration and DR for pensioners by the Narendra Modi government.  The government has agreed to restore three pending DAs of central government employees from July 1.