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West Bengal Constitutes 7th Pay Commission, Names Atanu Chakraborty Chair
West Bengal on July 22 formed its 7th state pay commission with former IAS officer Atanu Chakraborty as chair. The panel will review salaries and DA for state employees, with recommendations due in six months.
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The West Bengal government on July 22 formally constituted its 7th state pay commission, appointing former Union economic affairs secretary Atanu Chakraborty as chairperson, a PTI report said.
The four-member panel will review compensation and service conditions for state government employees and pensioners. The review covers dearness allowance and pay scales. Service conditions, including pension rules, are also under examination, according to a resolution from the state's finance department.
The commission is expected to submit its recommendations within six months of the resolution date. The government may extend that timeline if needed, the resolution added.
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on July 21 told reporters the government aims to implement the commission's recommendations in the current fiscal year ending March 2027. He said the state would gradually close the gap in dearness allowance with the Centre, rather than through a one-time hike.
Adhikari pointed to the June state budget, which raised DA by 20 percentage points. "Some of you may have expected that we would announce a 42% DA in one go. There were also reports on social media that we would announce a 10% hike. We did neither. We calculated it carefully and will bridge the difference gradually," he said.