The Narendra Modi-led government on Tuesday approved the proposal of payment of all 7th Central Pay Commission allowances to the government employees of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and UnionTerritory of Ladakh. The decision will come into existence on 31st October,2019. The decision will benefit at least 4.5 government employees in these two territories.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah approved the proposal to provide allowance to all government employees in union territories - Jammu andKashmir and Ladakh under the seventh pay commission. The decision of Centre will benefit at least 4.5 lakh government employees, who are currently workingin the existing state of Jammu and Kashmir, and will become employees of unionterritories - J&K and Ladakh, on 31 October 2019.

The annual expenditure on the allowance for almost 4.5 lakhemployees working in the current state of Jammu and Kashmir under the 7th PayCommission has been estimated to be around Rs 4,800 crore.

(Further details are awaited.)