Kerala 11th Pay Commission Report
The Government of Kerala appointed this Pay Revision Commission, which is the eleventh Pay Revision Commission in Kerala, by G.O.(Ms) No. 414/2019/Fin dated 06.11.2019 (Appendix 1-A) with Terms of Reference specified therein. The constitution of the Commission is with Sri. K. Mohandas, IAS (Retd.) as Chairman, Prof. M. K. Sukumaran Nair, Honorary Director, Centre for Budgetary Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology and Adv. Ashok Mamen Cherian, High Court of Kerala as Members. Government, by G.O.(Ms) No.40/2020/Fin dated 17/03/2020, have since entrusted the Commission to examine and make recommendations on revision of pay and allowances and other benefits of Municipal / Corporation Contingent employees confining to the Terms of Reference issued by Government Order dated 06.11.2019.
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REVISION OF PAY SCALES
The Commission has submitted Part 1 of its Report on revision of pay and allowances of the State Government employees and teachers, to the Government on 29.01.2021. The Commission has explained in Chapter 6 of the Report the general principles and practices adopted while making recommendations for the revision of pay of Government employees. The same principles guide the Commission in its approach to the pay revision of Municipal Contingent employees also.
Expenditure on pay, pension and other benefits of Municipal Contingent Employees is met from the Budget of the respective Municipal Councils. As the financial position of most of the Municipalities/ Corporations is tenuous, every recommendation involving additional financial commitment has to be considered in the backdrop of the resources crunch that is unlikely to ease in the immediate future. The Commission has given anxious consideration to this vital aspect while making recommendations.
The Commission has examined all the suggestions and requests from the service organisations and individual employees. However, only the changes recommended are given in the Commission’s report.
Recommendations
Proposed Master Scale and Scales of Pay
2.5 The Commission proposes the new Master Scale as shown in the Table below:
| Existing Master Scale | Proposed Master Scale |
| 17000-500-20000-550-22200-600- 25200-650-27800-700-29900-800- 33900-900-37500-1000-42500-1100- 48000 | 23700-700-27900-800-31100-900- 38300-1000-42300-1100-47800-1200- 52600-1300-56500-1400-60700-1500- 65200-1600-66800 |
2.6 The Commission recommends existing scales of pay be revised as shown in the Table below:
| Category | Existing Scales of Pay | Proposed Scales of Pay |
| Category I | 17500-500-20000-550-22200- 600-25200-650-27800-700- 29900-800-33900-900-37500- 1000-39500 | 24400-700-27900-800-31100- 900-38300-1000-42300-1100- 47800-1200-52600-1300-55200 |
| Category II | 17000-500-20000-550-22200- 600-25200-650-27800-700- 29900-800-33900-900-37500 | 23700-700-27900-800-31100- 900-38300-1000-42300-1100- 47800-1200-52600 |
2.7 The revision of pay in the proposed scales of pay may be given with effect from 01.07.2019, as recommended in the case of the State Government employees.
Stage to Stage Revision
2.8 The Commission recommends a simplified method of stage-to-stage fixation for fixing pay in the revised scales of pay, as proposed for the State Government employees, by which every stage of pay in existing scale as on the effective date of pay revision (i.e. 01.07.2019) will be replaced by corresponding new stage in revised scale. The existing stages of pay and the corresponding revised stages of pay are shown in the Stage to Stage Fixation Table given below:
REVISION OF ALLOWANCES
Dearness Allowance
The Commission has recommended calculation of Dearness Allowance (DA) to State Government employees based on a new formula with effect from 01/07/2019 which is the effective date of pay revision. The rates of DA as announced by the State Government for State Government employees as calculated below may be extended to the Municipal Contingent Employees also.
DA as on 01/07/2019 in the revised scale after full neutralization of 28% DA drawn in the pre scale will be zero. The next instalment of DA is due with effect from 1.1.2020. The average AICPI (base 2001) for the preceding 12 months for calculating DA with effect from 01.01.2020 is 317.42 and that from 01/07/2020 is 326.58.
DA as on 01.01.2020 is (317.42 – 306.1)/306.1 = 3.69, which may be rounded to 4%.
DA as on 01.07.2020 is (326.58 – 306.1)/306.1 = 6.69, which may be rounded to 7%.
House Rent Allowance
In the case of the State Government employees, the Commission has recommended to discontinue the existing slab system and fixed amount of House Rent Allowance (HRA) and to pay HRA as a percentage of basic pay on the basis of a revised classification of places, subject to a ceiling on the maximum amount of HRA. The Commission recommends that the Municipal Contingent Employees may also be allowed HRA as a percentage of their basic pay at the rates corresponding to the class of places and subject to the ceiling on the maximum amount of HRA as mentioned below:
| Class | Places | % of Basic Pay | Minimum amount | Maximum amount |
| A | The Corporation limits of the cities of Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kochi, Thrissur, Kozhikode and Kannur | 10% | 2370 | 6600 |
| B | The municipalities at District Headquarters | 8% | 2000 | 5300 |
| C | All Municipalities other than those at District Headquarters | 6% | 1500 | 4000 |
Child Care Allowance
The rate of allowance will be revised to ₹ 1750 per month per child and the annual ceiling will be ₹ 21000. The existing conditions as laid down in G.O (P)No.172/2013/(150)/Fin dated 16.04.2013, G.O.(P)No.360/13/(171)/Fin dated 24.07.2013 and G.O.(P)No.110/2016/(15)/Fin dated 30.07.2016 for the admissibility of the allowance may continue.