A recommendation has been made to raise the base salaries of government employees in grades 1 through 20 by up to 100 percent. This would be implemented in two phases — base pay in the first year, followed by house rent and other allowances in the second year. All members of the secretary-level committee have signed the final report.
The Prime Minister’s Office has published an e-book titled “180 Days of the People’s Government,” covering initiatives taken to mark the government’s 180 days. It highlights the new pay scale’s implementation under the subheading “Ninth Pay Scale: Great News for Government Employees.”
The book states that 898.36 billion taka has been allocated for salaries and allowances in fiscal year 2026-27, with a total of 1,414.34 billion taka allocated including pension gratuities.
Nearly a decade after the eighth pay commission, the interim government formed the 23-member ninth National Pay Commission on July 27, 2025. The commission submitted its report to then-Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on January 21 this year. The commission was chaired by former finance secretary Zakir Ahmed Khan. While retaining the existing 20 grades, the Zakir Ahmed Khan commission recommended increasing salaries and allowances by 100 to 140 percent. It recommended raising the minimum base salary from 8,250 taka to 20,000 taka, and the maximum salary structure from 78,000 taka to 160,000 taka.
Subsequently, a 10-member committee chaired by Cabinet Secretary Nasimul Gani was formed on April 21 to recommend implementation of the new pay structure for government employees. The committee includes the prime minister’s principal secretary, the finance secretary, the public administration secretary, the law secretary, the defense secretary, the secondary and higher education secretary, the health services secretary, the principal staff officer of the Armed Forces Division, and the Comptroller and Auditor General.
Earlier, the finance minister had announced during the budget presentation in the National Parliament on June 11 that the new pay structure for government employees would be implemented from July 1. In his budget speech, he said government employees had been receiving salaries under the same pay structure for nearly 11 years, during which the cost of living had risen significantly due to inflation. He said the new pay structure would therefore be implemented in phases starting July 1. The economic analysis of operating and development expenditure in the proposed budget for the current fiscal year 2026-27 shows an allocation of 898.36 billion taka for officer and staff salaries and allowances.
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