SHILLONG, Aug 2 - The Government of Meghalaya has constituted the 5th Meghalaya Pay Commission with effect from July 25, 2016 with retired bureaucrat PJ Bazeley as its chairman and retired bureaucrats UK Sangma and L Roy as members.
The terms of reference for the Commission are to examine the existing structure of emoluments and conditions of service of different categories of government employees and recommend changes or revision which may be feasible and desirable, keeping in view the inter-service relationships, resources of the State and other relevant factors.
The Commission is to recommend a comprehensive pay package that will be suitably linked to promoting efficiency, productivity and economy through rationalisation of structures, organisation and systems within the Government by taking into account the existing amenities and facilities admissible to State Government employees such as dearness allowance, medical allowance, house rent allowance, hill allowance, travelling allowance, winter allowance, compensatory allowance, special pay, etc.
