The just-approved ninth National Pay Scale settles one argument and opens another. Government employees now have their desired raise to be rolled out in three phases, with the first starting in July 2026.

Justified and equitable are two very different bars to clear and the cabinet’s approval of the ninth pay scale clears only the first.

MPO-enrolled teachers and employees of the country’s private educational institutions will receive the benefits of the new national pay scale, Finance Secretary Khairuzzaman Mozumder said yesterday.

The government yesterday approved the largest pay hike for civil service since independence, doubling the basic salary of top officials and raising the lowest pay by a record 142 percent.

The government is planning to implement the ninth pay scale for its employees over two fiscal years, according to sources in the secretaries’ committee formed to deal with a proposal.

A proposed pay hike of as much as 142 percent for civil servants clashes with the government’s austerity measures adopted after the 2024 uprising.

The disclosure comes a week after the ninth National Pay Commission proposed a new salary structure for government employees

The Ninth National Pay Commission formed by the interim government recently recommended a salary increase for government employees in the range of 100-142 percent.

The Ninth National Pay Commission yesterday proposed a new salary structure for government employees, recommending increases ranging from 100 percent to 142 percent, alongside substantial rises in other benefits.

The pay commission is all set to submit its recommendations for the new salary structure of government officers and employees today.

The interim government is examining the scope for partially implementing the new pay scale for public sector employees.