All pay commission members to meet today, uncertainty over finalisation of recommendations

All permanent and temporary members of the Pay Commission will meet to discuss recommendations for the ninth national pay scale for government officials and employees. The meeting will be held at the Secretariat at 3pm on Wednesday (17 December). It has been learnt that discussions will be held on finalising pay scale recommendations at this meeting.

An official of the Pay Commission confirmed the matter to The Daily Campus this afternoon. The commission has held meetings in several phases before. The commission official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the pay commission meeting will be held at the Secretariat today, where discussions will be held on pay scale recommendations. However, it is uncertain whether a decision can be made on final recommendations. Due to complexities in many issues, more than one meeting may be necessary.

According to commission sources, the commission is meeting with members after analysing opinions received online and proposals from various organisations. Discussions will be held at this meeting with the aim of finalising recommendations. However, since many issues are associated with the pay scale, it will be difficult to finalise recommendations in one meeting.

It has been learnt that the National Pay Commission is thoroughly analysing opinions received from various agencies and organisations regarding the ninth pay scale. However, the Pay Commission has said that the complete report has not yet been written. A commission source told The Daily Campus on Monday that they are not perturbed by either the recent mass rally of employees or the strict programmes from Wednesday.

The commission has focused on preparing realistic recommendations. For this purpose, proposals received from each agency, office, and organisation are being thoroughly reviewed and documented. This process will take more time to complete. A commission official said, "Employees can agitate. Stopping agitation or giving assurances is not the commission's job. The commission is working on formulating its recommendations within the stipulated time."

When asked how long it might take to submit the report on the ninth pay scale, the official further said, "Once the commission's report is ready, you (journalists) will receive a green signal in some way or another. Then the commission chairman will discuss the matter in detail."