New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Tuesday said the state government has paid more than Rs.6,000 crore in pay commission arrears under a High Court-approved settlement plan and is examining legal options following a recent Punjab and Haryana High Court judgment on dearness allowance (DA) payments.

Addressing a press conference in Chandigarh, Cheema said Punjab inherited a liability of Rs.14,191 crore in pay commission arrears from previous Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party (SAD-BJP) and Congress governments. He added that the state remained committed to paying all constitutionally and legally valid dues.

Cheema said the pay commission report was prepared in 2016 during the SAD-BJP government's t...