25/11/2006
The Finance Minister Sh. Chidambaram has said in Loksabha that Sixth Pay Commission has been asked to give its report as soon as possible. He said that the power to take decision regarding 'interim relief' has been vested with the Pay Commission itself and any decision regarding the interim relief will be taken by the Pay Commission itself. The Finanace Minister denied in Loksabha that Sixth Pay Commission is setup late in comparison to the Fifth Pay Commission. He said that normally pay commissions are setup after a gap of 11 to 13 years and Sixth Pay Commission is setup just after 12 years of the last pay commission i.e. Fifth Pay Commission.