The Meghalaya government employees will get 40 per cent of the arrears of the revised pay scale in this financial year, state?s Finance Minister Mukul Sangma told the assembly today.
"The state government has implemented the revised pay scales with effect from January 1, 2007, and the new pay scales have been authorised to be drawn by the employees from September this year, he said replying to a question.
The government, Sangma said, proposes to release 40 per cent of the arrear during 2009-10 subject to availability of funds.
"The balance 60 per cent will be considered as and when funds are available," he said.
The financial implication of the pay revision of the employees involves an additional liability of Rs 332 crore annually, taking the total annual salary burden to Rs 1683.16 crore.
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