CS-led team of bureaucrats to interact with panel tomorrow
Srinagar, May 30: The Eighth Central Pay Commission (CPC) is scheduled to arrive in Jammu & Kashmir tomorrow for a six-day visit to interact with various stakeholders, including government employees, unions, and associations.
According to details accessed by news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the panel will be in the Union Territory from May 31 to June 5. During this period, it will hold a series of meetings with stakeholders to gather inputs for finalising its recommendations.
According to sources, a key interaction is planned with the administration of Jammu & Kashmir at the SKICC Srinagar on June 1, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
The meeting will be led by the Chief Secretary and will include additional chief secretaries from departments such as Jal Shakti, Power, Finance, CM Secretariat, Tourism, Agriculture, and Public Works. Principal Secretaries from Home, LG Secretariat, and Election Department, along with commissioner secretaries of General Administration and Law, Justice & Parliamentary Affairs, as well as heads of the Finance Department, are also expected to participate.Earlier, on May 1, the Commission had invited all stakeholders wishing to meet the panel to submit memoranda and request appointments.
The Eighth CPC is headed by Justice Ranjana Desai, former Supreme Court judge. She was also chairperson of the delimitation commission constituted by Union Government for J&K in 2020. The panel also includes Prof. Pulak Ghosh as part-time member and Pankaj Jain as member secretary.
The recommendations of the Central Pay Commission (CPC) are applicable to all Central Government employees as well as personnel of Union Territories (UTs). (KNO)
