Central staff demand minimum pay as Rs 26000/-

New Delhi: Implementing the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission( 7th CPC) is not going to be acakewalk for the government.

The brewing discontent amongst the central government employees is threatening to create a storm and disrupt the implementation process. The unions are asking around 44 percent hike on the basic minimum pay suggested by the 7th Central Pay Commission.

The 7thCPC had recommended the minimum payat Rs 18,000 and the maximum pay at Rs 250,000, but theemployee unions wants the minimum pay to be hikes from Rs 18,000 per month to Rs 26,000--a rise of around 44.4 percent.

The unions are claiming that the pay panel has recommended the lowest hike in basic pay since independence.