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2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who is the head of 7th Pay Commission whose recommendations were approved by the Union Cabinet
A
PK Sinha
B
AK Mathur
C
Vivek Rae
D
Rathin Roy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In the month of July, 2016, AK Mathur headed the Seventh Pay Commission and submitted a report on it to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. The report suggested a 23.55% hike in pay and allowances of government employees.

Detailed explanation-2: -Justice A.K Mathur will be heading the Seventh Pay Commission, announcement of which was done on 4 February 2014 . On 29 June 2016, Government accepted the recommendation of 7th Pay Commission Report with meager increase in salary of 14% after six months of intense evaluation and successive discussion.

Detailed explanation-3: -New Delhi: The Karnataka government on Wednesday (November 9) appointed former chief secretary Sudhakar Rao as the chairman of the 7th Pay Commission to revise the pay scale of the government employees in the state.

Detailed explanation-4: -In India, employees and staffers of the central government receive their wages according to the 7th Pay Commission’s composition. To begin with, the Seventh Central Pay Commission (CPC) was set up by the Government of India on February 28, 2014.

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