NEW DELHI : The Centre has constituted the Sixth Pay Commission headed by Justice B.N. Srikrishna, to recommend the principles and guidelines for revision of wages of about 33 lakh Central Government employees.

The four-member Commission, to be headquartered in the capital, is to submit its report within 18 months, a notification issued by the Department of Expenditure (DEA) in the Ministry of Finance here said.

The other three members of the panel are Ravindra Dholakia, J.S. Mathur and Sushama Nath who is to function as Member-Secretary.

The Commission, besides looking into the pay structure, allowances and other benefits of the Central staff, has also been directed to recommend new pay structures for personnel of the armed forces and officers and employees of regulatory bodies set up under Acts of Parliament. The Commission will also look into the desirability and need to sanction interim relief, if any, till the time its recommendations are submitted and accepted by the Government. The general expectation is that the revised pay structure will cast an additional burden of at least Rs. 20,000 crore annually on the Central exchequer.

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