UP Government announced to implement Seventh Pay Commission recommendation for the employees of the state transport department besides deciding to hike the permit fee of the commercial vehicles and set up a ‘Mati Kala’ board to promote the potters.The decisions were taken at the state cabinet meeting here on Tuesday, which was chaired by CM Yogi Adityanath. State government spokespersons Sidharthnath Singh and Srikant Sharma while briefing media persons here said that the State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) employees would also be covered under Seventh Pay Commission.
Though the new pay scale would be implemented from April, 2018 but the government was yet
to decide on the arrears which will be applicable from January 1, 2016. The government has also approved appointment of 587 people, on com pensation ground in the UPSRTC on the death of the serving employees.