Srinagar, June 6 -- The view that implementation of the 8th Pay Commission would be detrimental to the economy of Jammu & Kashmir presents only one side of the picture and fails to adequately recognize the positive economic and administrative consequences of a fair wage revision. Government employees are not merely recipients of salaries; they are taxpayers, consumers, service providers, and key contributors to economic activity. The fundamental purpose of a Pay Commission is to protect the purchasing power of employees and pensioners against inflation and the rising cost of living. When wages remain stagnant while prices of essential commodities, education, healthcare, housing, and transportation continue to rise, the real income of empl...