"7th Pay Commission implementation establishes the mal-intent and lack of sincerity of Modi government", he added. 7th Pay Commission recommended a hike of 14.29% and Modi government merely raised it to a pittance of 15%,” he said. The Congress dismissed the pay hike for Central government employees, terming it lopsided and inadequate in these times of runaway inflation and all round increase in prices. He further said that while the highest salary has increased from Rs 90,000 to Rs 2,50,000, the lowest salary has been increased from Rs 7,000 to Rs 18,000 only. “This gets even more stark when compared to the fact that 6th Pay Commission had recommended a 20% hike in salaries and allowances but the then Congress government doubled it to 40%.

Source: dna June 29, 2016 17:03 UTC