Report of the Central Pay Commission

2. Scheme of this report.—After giving an account of the proceduradopted by the Commission the report briefly describes the background of the enquiry the steps leading to the present pay structure and pay scales of the Central Services the events which led to the appointment of this Commission and the circumstances in which they have to make their report. [...] Part II cocludes with some observations bearing on the question of the remuneration of industrial workers and daily rated employees of Government Part 1-1 I makes detailed proposals in respect of the salaries to be paid to and the redress of grievances of the employees of each of the principal sections of the public service in the light of the general conclusions reached in. [...] 5. When the Provincial Governments were notified of the appointment of the Commission they were informed that though the Commission's enquiry was to be confined to the Central Government's employees the findings of the Commission might be of use to the Provincial Governments also in the event of their undertaking any revision of the scales of pay of the Provincial Services. [...] With the easing of the transport situation the improvement in import conditions and the cessation of the diversion of the productive capacity of the country to war time purposes the temporary factors must in due course cease to operate. [...] Course proposed.—We have been warned of the danger of raising ofiaries to a level not justified by the level of economic productivity of of possible repercussions of an increase of public servants' salaries on oath:mess and industry and of the inexpediency of our dealing with the the ;dem of salaries without some definite knowledge as to the general werenomic policy of the State.