<h1>State removes Section 7A from civil service pay rules, cuts conversion factor from 2.59 to 2.25, hits 14,000 employees</h1> State government notified an amendment to its civil service pay rules omitting section 7A, triggering re-fixation of pay effective Jan 1, 2016, for about 14,000 employees across 89 categories. The amendment reduces the multiplying factor for converting pre-2016 basic pay from 2.59 to 2.25 (a 0.34 decline), producing estimated monthly losses of Rs 5,000-15,000 for affected lower- and middle-level staff. The notification states no recovery of any overpayments detected in re-fixation. Exemptions include central government employees and those under revised UGC scales. Employee representatives plan to meet senior officials seeking withdrawal of the amendment.