Basic salary of government servants ... increased between Rs. 2,500 to 10,000

Basic salary of government servants ...

increased between Rs. 2,500 to 10,000

The Finance Ministry says that the basic salary of government  servants is to be increased between Rs. 2500 to 10000. What the ministry says is that the basic salary of the employee in the lowest grade will be increased from Rs. 2500 while the officer on the topmost rung will be increased by Rs. 10000. 

An allowance of Rs. 10000 was given to government servants in the year 2015 and it has been decided to commensurate with the basic salary during the period 2016 to year 2020. As one of its
steps the basic salary of government servants is to be increased from Rs. 2500 - 10,000 from January 2019 while the final step in increasing the basic salary of government servants is to be effected in the month of January 2020. The Finance Ministry announces that in that year their basic salary would be increased by an amount of a further 2500 - 10,000.