In anticipation of the 6th Pay Commission, the Haryana government had already made a provision of Rs 1,550 crore in the annual budget this financial year.

The total burden on the government with the implementation of the 6th Pay Commission recommendations is expected to be around Rs 6,000 crore.

The per year burden on the state budget would be around Rs 1,200 crore, according to sources. The state government is expecting a 25 per cent hike in the Value Added Tax (VAT) collections which would be handy in making payment to the employees, according to Birender Singh, Finance Minister of the state.

Karamvir Singh, president of Confederation of SC/BC Organisations said the employees are expecting a pay hike at the earliest.