The long wait of government officials and employees is going to end. After nearly 11 years, the preparations for the implementation of the new or ninth national pay scale are in the final stage. According to the plan of the government, the target of implementation of the new salary structure from July 1 has been set, but the gazette in this regard may be published in the middle of July. Currently, the final recommendation is awaiting approval from the Prime Minister.
According to sources in the Ministry of Finance, the committee led by Cabinet Secretary Nasimul Gani will submit the roadmap for evaluation and implementation of Pay Commission's recommendations to the Ministry of Finance this week. The recommendation was finalized after reviewing the reports of three separate Pay Commissions constituted for Civil Administration, Judiciary and Armed Forces.
Officials concerned said that if the Prime Minister approves, the Finance Ministry may publish the ninth pay scale gazette in the middle of July or the next week. After that, the formal process of implementing the new pay structure will begin step by step.
Initially, the government considered two types of plans to implement the new pay-scale. One was the three-year plan, which proposed implementing 50 percent of basic pay in a phased manner in the first two fiscal years and various allowances in the third year.
However, the Finance Department said that if the government implements the basic salary in two phases Integrated Budgeting and Accounting System (IBAS++)There may be technical complications. For this reason it is recommended to implement full basic pay at once. Although overall, the concerned committee is moving towards the implementation of the entire pay scale in two phases.
According to the responsible officials of the Ministry of Finance, among the current 20 grades 100 percent or near salary increase for officers in grades 1 to 10 is recommended. On the other hand Salary hike of up to 130 percent for Grade 11 to 20 employees The proposal is under consideration, so that lower income employees get comparatively more benefits.
An official of the Ministry of Finance, who did not want to be named, said that everything now depends on the final approval of the Prime Minister. Once the approval is received, the next phase of publication and implementation of the gazette will begin.
Meanwhile, Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury announced in the budget speech of the current financial year, 1 July 2026 It is planned to implement the new pay scale from He said that for the last 11 years, government employees have been under the same pay structure. As inflation and cost of living increased significantly during this time, implementation of new salary structure became the need of the hour.
Note that the last Eighth National Pay Scale It was implemented in 2015. At that time the revised basic pay in the first year and the revised allowances in the subsequent year are implemented. This time also a similar phased implementation is being considered, but the final form will be decided after publication of the gazette.
