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DHAKA: Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon has been appointed as a member of a six-member high-level committee formed to review the pay structure and various benefits of government employees.
Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has been appointed convener of the committee.
The other members are Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed, Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman, Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain (Bakul), and State Minister for Public Administration and Food Md Abdul Bari.
According to a government notification, the committee will review existing discrepancies in the pay scales of government employees and complaints raised over the issue. It will make recommendations to the government to address these problems.
The committee will also examine proposals for upgrading or downgrading pay grades and ensuring consistency among different grades. It will consider whether new risk allowances and other benefits can be introduced for government employees.
In addition, the committee will assess whether the amounts of existing allowances need to be increased or reduced and make recommendations accordingly.
The Cabinet Secretary, Principal Secretary or Secretary to the Prime Minister, Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration, Secretary of the Finance Division, and secretaries of relevant ministries and divisions will assist the committee in its work.
The committee will also have the authority to co-opt new members if necessary.
The notification said the committee would hold meetings as required, while the Finance Division would provide administrative and secretarial support.
