Seventh Pay Commission: Finance Ministry To Vet Revised Pay Of Staff, Recover Excess

New Delhi: The controller general of accounts has instructed its officials to examine if revised salaries of government employees are in line with the recommendations of the Pay Commission and recover any excess amount paid. The government has implemented the 7th Pay panel recommendation of a hike of 2.57 times in basic salary of employees with effect from January 1. It has paid about Rs 56,000 crore as wage arrears in August salary...