The union territory had implemented the recommendations of the VII Pay Commission recommendations with effect from January 1, 2016. The union territory would be brought under the ambit of the Central Finance Commission for devolution of funds without any delay, he added. But additional assistance had not been granted towards the pay commission recommendations which work out to ?700 crore. The government should at least waive the legacy loans to the tune of ?2,200 crore and sanction a special grant of ?1,700 crore to tide over the crisis. This was not justified and the Centre should compensate the union territory, he said.
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