It is understood that the Terms of reference of the VII Central Pay Commission is being finalised. DOPT is reported to have finalised the same and sent for approval of the Cabinet. The details of the proposal are not known.
The central govt. employees on the call of the Confedration of Central Government Employees and Workers have gone on two days strike in February, in which one of the demands was the Terms of reference of the VII CPC.
The BCPC, the umbrella Pensioners organisation has also demanded certain terms of reference with regard to the pensioners.
It is expected that the terms of reference may be announced without much delay since the declaration of the general elections is due.