Post abrogation of Article 370, J&K, Ladakh govt employees to get 7th pay panel benefits  

In a major relief after the abrogation of the Article 370 of the Constitution on August 6, now the government employees of the newly created Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, as well as Ladakh, will get all the Central Pay Commission benefits from October 31.

Home Minister Amit Shah has approved the proposal. The government believes this move will go a long way in bringing Kashmiris to the mainstream.

"Union Home Ministry has issued orders in this regard. The move will benefit 4.5 lakh government employees who are working in the existing state of Jammu and Kashmir and will become the employees of UT of Jammu and Kashmir and UT of Ladakh from 31st October 2019 (sic.)," said a government note.

The annual financial implication of it shall be tentatively ₹4,800 crores and will be in the form of Children Education Allowance, Hostel Allowance, Transport Allowance, LTC, Fixed Medical Allowance and others for the 4.5 lakh employees.

While Children Education Allowance is pegged to be at ₹607 crores; Hostel Allowance is slated to be ₹1,823 crores; Transport Allowance, Leave Travel Concession (LTC) and Fixed Medical Allowance will incur ₹1,200 crores, ₹1,000 crores and ₹108 crores respectively. While ₹62 crores has been kept for other allowances.