| Boom sidesteps govt wages |
| Gaurie Mishra / New Delhi March 09, 2006 |
| The demand for a 6th Pay Commission to revise government salaries may not be totally out of place. The difference in entry level salaries offered by the government and the corporate sector to professionals like lawyers and engineers has increased in the last few years. Strong economic growth in the last few years has led to a sharp rise in the demand for professionals resulting in higher salaries, while government salaries remain pegged at 1996 levels. While a lawyer starts at Rs 12,000 per month (including a dearness allowance of 50 per cent) with the government, companies (like GEnpact) have started signing them up for Rs 25,000 |
