She also announced constitution of an expert committee to study demands of government employees.

Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Friday announced a slew of welfare measures, including hikes in pension schemes and promotion for the government employees, school and college teachers, assistant professors of medical colleges.
She also announced constitution of an expert committee to study demands of government employees to cancel the contributory pension scheme and restore the old pension scheme.
Ms. Jayalalithaa said the new pay commission would consider the demand for change in pay scale and regularisation of services of employees under consolidated pay scheme and time pay scale for those who were receiving salary under special time. “These demands could be considered only by taking into consideration the hierarchy and parity. So only the pay commission will consider these demands,” she said.
She told the Assembly that the decisions were taken in consultation with the representative of government employee’s unions. Senior ministers, Chief Secretary and Finance Secretary took part in the consultations.
Ms. Jayalalithaa said the financial assistance given to the legal heirs of the government employees in the event of death under the family welfare scheme would be increased from Rs. 1.5-3 lakh. Accordingly, the monthly amount deducted from the salary of the government employee would be hiked from Rs. 30 to Rs. 60. It would cost the government an additional Rs. six crore.
She also announced a hike in the money given to government employees, teachers, nutritious meal scheme employees, employees of local bodies and village panchayats under the group insurance scheme. At present, Rs. 1.5 lakh is being given under the scheme and it will be increased to Rs. three lakh.