Tripura announces 7th pay commission benefits; BJP says ‘promises kept’,

Addressing a press conference,BJP General Secretary Pratima Bhowmik not only congratulate the state Govt for pay hikes, but charged the previous Manik sarkar’s Govt for failure to implement 7th CPC.

“Manik Sarkar for 20 years couldn’t do anything for employees. This is a historical decision without alleging any central deprivation” said Pratima Bhowmik.

Tripura’s ruling BJP-IPFT coalition government Tuesday announced revised pay scale for employees and pensioners at par with 7th central pay commission. Implementing the seventh central pay commission for employees and pensioners was a major pre-poll promise of BJP in the state.

In his address at a press conference at the state secretariat this evening, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said that the revised pay scale would come in effect from October 1.