ahesh Nandurkar, CLSA said the Central Government's pay commission recommendations will likely get implemented from FY17 onwards.
Wage and pension payments to approximately 30 million government employees/pensioners adding up to a total of an estimated Rs 16 trillion will be impacted directly or indirectly, he added.
"Our base case would be a 10-12 percent average pay hike. This should be a positive for discretionary consumption plays," Nandurkar said.
Top ideas included Maruti Suzuki, Asian Paints, Voltas, Jubilant, PVR and Havells, he added.
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