This figure includes 52 lakh pensionersAlso Read:Exclusive: Don't think pay commission recommendations will remain...have and will flag them, says Parrikar In what promises to be a big bonanza for central government employees, a hike of 15-20 per cent in salaries is expected to be proposed under the Seventh Pay Commission. Over 98.4 lakh government employees will be impacted by the Seventh Pay Commission recommendations. In January, the government had set up a high-powered panel headed by Cabinet Secretary PK Sinha to process the recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission. Sources say that government employees are likely to get a pay hike of between 15-20 per cent over their current compensation with sources saying the recommendations of the pay commission are likely to be accepted by the Modi government.

Source: India Today June 27, 2016 08:48 UTC