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National Pay Commission 2025 Constituted to Review Public Sector Salary Structure

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The government has established the National Pay Commission 2025 to evaluate and recommend a fair and equitable salary framework for public sector employees. The commission is chaired by former Finance Secretary Zakir Ahmed Khan and comprises 19 members from various professional backgrounds. Their mandate includes reviewing salary structure, benefits, and allowances, as well as considering factors such as inflation adjustments, retirement benefits, and the cost of living for a family of six.

Key Takeaways:

  • The commission will review the existing pay structure of public sector employees, including those in government, semi-government, autonomous, and state-owned institutions.
  • The commission's recommendations will cover key areas such as salary structure, benefits, taxation, allowances, and inflation adjustments.
  • A family of six's cost of living, education and healthcare expenses, economic growth, government fiscal capacity, and poverty reduction strategies will also be considered.
  • The commission has been mandated to submit its report within six months of its first meeting.
  • The commission is chaired by former Finance Secretary Zakir Ahmed Khan, and includes three other full-time members: Mohammad Ali Khan, Md. Moslem Uddin, and Md. Fazlul Karim.
  • Nineteen part-time members have been appointed from various professional backgrounds, including former and current high-level public officials, academics, and experts.
  • The commission will also consider recommendations from the Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Law, Public Administration Ministry, and the Ministry of Home Affairs.
  • The commission will review the current pay, allowances, and benefits of workers in government, semi-government, autonomous, state-owned banks, financial institutions, and grant-receiving universities-excluding workers under the 1985 Ordinance on State-Owned Manufacturing Industries.

Statistics:

  • The commission has a total of 20 members, including 19 part-time members and a full-time chair.
  • The commission plans to submit its report within six months of its first meeting.
  • Public sector employees will be evaluated in terms of salary structure, benefits, and allowances.
  • The commission will consider factors such as inflation adjustments, retirement benefits, and the cost of living for a family of six.
  • Nineteen part-time members have been appointed from various professional backgrounds.

Sources:

  • "Gazette notification signed by Finance Division secretary Md. Khairuzzaman Mozumder" [1]
  • "Section 15 of the Public Service Act 2018"
  • "Former Finance Secretary Zakir Ahmed Khan" [2]
  • "19 part-time members from various professional backgrounds"
  • "Six representatives from respective ministries and organizations"
  • "President of ICAB and FBCCI" [3]

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