7th Pay Commission: Employees of this state to get salary hike with arrears from January 2021 The employees will also get arrears from July to December, for which an additional cost of Rs 300 crore will be incurred by the state government. Share Updated: Jan 12, 2021, 11:56 AM IST The new year has brought cheers to nearly five lakh employees belonging to the state of Chhattisgarh. The Bhupesh Baghel government has cleared a proposal to approve salary increment along with arrears of state employees and officials. The increased salary will be effective from January 2021, a press release issued by the Chhattisgarh Finance department clarified.