7th Pay Commission: Salary, Grade Pay to Pay Matrix, here are full detail of eligibility criteria and emoluments under 7th CPC
7th Pay Commission: Central government employees should know the basic facts related to their 7th CPC (Central Pay Commission)-linked salary payments. From Pay Matrix, Pay Band, Grade Pay and Pay Level - it's important for a central government employee to know one's pay under the Seventh Pay Commission structure. It will help him or her to know for sure that all benefits are being taken without losing out on any of monetary entitlements. However, it's also important to know whether these benefits apply to an employee or not. The central government has notified the Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules after the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission were accepted quite some time ago.
Categories of Government servants to whom the rules apply
These rules apply to persons appointed to civil services and posts in connection with the affairs of the Union whose pay is debitable to the Civil Estimates. It also applies to persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department. Photo: PTI
Categories of Government servants to whom the rules don't apply
These rules shall not apply to persons appointed to the Central Civil Services and posts in Group ‘A’, ’B’ and ’C’, under the administrative control of the Administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh, persons locally recruited for services in Diplomatic, Consular or other Indian establishments in foreign countries, employees not in whole-time employment, employees paid out of contingencies, employees paid otherwise than on a monthly basis including those paid only on a piece rate basis, persons employed on contract except where the contract provides otherwise, persons re-employed in Government service after retirement and any other class or category of persons whom the President may, by order, specifically exclude from the operation of all or any of the provisions contained in these rules. Photo: PTI
7th Pay Commission Pay Bands
The pay is decided in accordance to the 7th Pay Commission Matrix which comprises of Pay Band, Grade Pay and Level. As per the 7th CPC there are 8 Pay Bands viz 5200-20200, 9300-34800, 15600-39100, 37400-67000, 67000- 79000, 75500- 80000, 80000, 90000. So, knowing which band applies to a specific segment of central government employees is important. This especially applies to newcomers who generally refrain from checking thoroughly. Photo: PTI
7th CPC Grade Pay
Grade Pay under the 7th CPC are 1800, 1900, 2000, 2400, 2800, 4200, 4600, 4800, 5400, 5400, 6600, 7600, 8700, 8900 and 10000. Photo: PTI
Seventh Pay Commission Pay Matrix
The 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC) introduced the index of rationalisation which means that the minimum pay has been increased from Rs 7000, earlier to 18,000 per month and the starting salary of a newly recruited employee at lowest level is now Rs 18000 whereas for a newly recruited Class I officer, it is Rs 56,900. The maximum pay Rs 2,50,000. Photo: PTI