Punjab Finance Minister highlights high pay scales amid ₹14,191 crore arrears burden
Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema stated that the state is managing a ₹14,191 crore liability in employee pay commission arrears inherited from previous administrations. The government has already cleared ₹6,000 crore and is working on a court-approved liquidation plan.
Emphasising that Punjab already pays some of the highest government pay scales in the country, surpassing the Central Government in several categories, Punjab Finance Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema on Tuesday, August 4, 2026 said the State Government has inherited a ₹14,191 crore liability in employee pay commission arrears due to the policies of the previous SAD-BJP and Congress governments. He said the AAP-led Punjab Government has already cleared over ₹6,000 crore under a High Court-approved liquidation plan and remains committed to paying all constitutionally and legally valid dues while examining the recent High Court judgment and the available legal remedies.
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