Kathmandu, May 29: The government has increased the monthly remuneration of civil servants.
Presenting the estimates of income and expenditure for the upcoming fiscal year at the joint meeting of the Federal Parliament today, Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle said that the salary has been increased by up to 21 per cent including a 10 per cent rise in basic salary scale and another 10 per cent based on performance evaluation. As a result, the minimum salary of civil service now ranges from Rs 40,000 to a maximum of over Rs 100,000 monthly.
The salary has been increased by 10 percent in the starting scale while continuing the dearness allowance that the employees are currently receiving. Arrangements for a monthly incentive allowance of 10 percent of the new salary scale will be enforced to start the performance-based salary system, he said.
Minister Wagle said that the salary of civil servants had not been increased for the last four years, and the current rise in based on the Consumer Price Index, which has been 17.3 percent during this period.
