Committee to continue reviewing proposed pay scale recommendations: Adviser Titumir
“The government will take necessary steps after the committee submits its review report,” he says.
A secretary-level committee will continue reviewing recommendations for the new proposed pay scale for government employees, Prime Minister's Adviser on Finance and Planning Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir said today (5 April).
"The government will take necessary steps after the committee submits its review report," he told journalists at the finance ministry after a meeting between Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury regarding the implementation of the proposed pay structure.
Senior officials, including Cabinet Secretary Nazmul Gani and Finance Secretary Md Khairuzzaman Mozumder, were also present.
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Titumir further said the review committee would proceed with examining the recommendations.
Earlier, the interim government formed a 23-member Pay Commission to formulate a new salary structure.
On 22 January, the National Pay Commission recommended a 100% to 140% increase in salaries and allowances for government employees.
It proposed raising the minimum salary from Tk8,250 to Tk20,000 and the maximum from Tk78,000 to Tk1,60,000.
The commission estimated that implementing the recommendations would require an additional Tk1,06,000 crore.
Currently, the government spends around Tk1,31,000 crore on salaries and pensions for approximately 14 lakh employees and nine lakh pensioners.
According to Finance Division sources, several procedural steps remain before implementation.
A nine-member review committee, headed by the cabinet secretary, was formed on 8 February to examine the reports of the National Pay Commission 2025, the Judicial Service Pay Commission 2025, and the Armed Forces Pay Committee 2025.
The committee is expected to submit its recommendations to the government, which will determine the next course of action.
However, its work had been delayed following political changes after the 12 February national election. With the latest decision, the committee is now set to resume its activities.
