The Tripura government on Tuesday revised the pay structure of its two lakh employees with effect from October 1 this year and claimed that it is on a par with the 7th Central Pay commission.
The revised pay scale was prepared based on recommendations made by a committee headed by former Assam Chief Secretary P P Varma, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb told a press conference.
The recommendations were submitted to the government on Friday and accepted in a special cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Deb said.
The BJP had had pledged for implementation of the 7th Pay Commission for the employee before the assembly election.
"The (previous) left Front government left a burden of Rs 11,000 crore. Despite that, we could fulfil the demands of the employees. We implemented our promises in a tough situation," He said,