RELATION BETWEEN 5 th

AND 6th PAY COMMISSION

ABOUT 5 TH
PAY COMMISSION
Hue and cry about the fifth pay •
.commission
Ravage of finances of central and state •
.governments
Economists say that almost 90% of the •
.state revenues go into paying salaries
 Some states like bihar, orissa, assam, •
manipur, mizoram, meghalaya etc sought
a mechanism under which the centre
could not announce a pay commission
.without consulting the states
Slashing of government workforces and •
.abolishment of vacant posts
.Affected the economic reform process •
 Communist leaders and trade unions •
.demanded to set up another commission
.Reduction of pay scales •
World bank proununced imbalance in •
.various states
Brutal impact of 5th pay commission on •
several states regarding the hike of
.salaries
ABOUT 6 TH
PAY COMMISSION
In 2006 manmohan singh announced a •
new commission because of the rising
.political pressure from the communists
Finance minister chidambaram’s budget •
2008-09 hinted that the impact of 6th pay
.commission would be 0.4 % of GDP