The Pay Commission is planning to propose a sweeping overhaul of government salaries, recommending increases ranging from 100 percent to as high as 142 percent under a new pay structure.
According to sources familiar with the process, the revised scale would raise the basic pay of the lowest, 20th grade from Tk 8,250 to Tk 20,000.
At the top end, officials in the 1st grade would see their basic salary increase from Tk 78,000 to Tk 160,000. The existing 20-grade structure is set to remain unchanged.
The 21-member commission, led by former finance secretary Zakir Ahmed Khan, is expected to submit its report to the chief adviser at the State Guest House Jamuna later Wednesday.
Officials involved said the recommendations were shaped by nearly 300,000 public responses gathered through an online survey, as well as assessments of inflation and current living costs.
In addition to basic pay, the commission is proposing notable increases in allowances. The Boishakhi allowance for government employees is set to be raised from 20 percent to 50 percent. Transport allowance, previously limited to employees from the 11th to the 20th grade, is likely to be extended to include those in the 10th grade as well.
Pension benefits are also expected to rise significantly. Pensioners currently receiving less than Tk 20,000 per month would see their pensions nearly double. Those drawing between Tk 20,000 and Tk 40,000 are set to receive a 75 percent increase, while pensioners earning above Tk 40,000 would receive a 55 percent hike.
Additional medical allowances have been proposed, with Tk 10,000 for pensioners over the age of 75 and Tk 5,000 for those under 55.
Under the proposed framework, house rent allowances would be comparatively lower for employees in the 1st to 10th grades, while remaining relatively higher for those in the 11th to 20th grades.
The financial impact of the proposed pay revision has already been partially reflected in the revised budget for the 2025–26 fiscal year, where operating expenditures have been increased by Tk 20,000 crore.
To accommodate this, the government plans to reduce development spending by Tk 30,000 crore while increasing non-development expenditure by Tk 28,000 crore, officials said.
