7th pay commission: Central government employees bonanza in brief
Even as central government employees are waiting for a hike in fitment factor under 7th pay commission that would boost their salaries, take a look in brief at what has passed before.
Nearly 50 lakh govt employees had received the benefits of 7th pay commission salary revision in 2016. (Image source: Reuters)
The 7th Pay Commission was constituted in February 2014. It was constituted under the chairmanship of Former Supreme Court Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur. 7th pay commission panel submitted the report to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in November 2015. (Image source: PTI)
7th pay commission recommendations were approved by the Union Cabinet in June 2016. A fitment factor of 2.57 was to be applied uniformly to all employees. (Image source: Reuters)
The minimum pay for government employees was set at Rs 18,000 per month. The maximum for Apex scale was to be Rs 2,25,000 per month. For Cabinet Secretary, the limit was set at 2,50,000 per month. (Image source: PTI)
Gratuity ceiling was enhanced from existing Rs 10 lakh to Rs 20 lakh. Ceiling to be raised by 25 per cent whenever DA rises by 50 per cent. (Image source: PTI)