Budget 2023, 7th pay commission: Since India got its Independence, the Government has set up Pay Commissions to recommend changes in salary structure of central government employees.

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So far, seven pay commissions have been set up and the last pay commission recommendations were approved in the year 2016, when the former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had said that the time has come to raise employees' salaries every year. 

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A pay commission analyzes and reviews the current income system and provides recommendations for changes towards pay, benefits, and other perks for both civil employees and the armed forces.Additionally, it evaluates the standards for bonuses while taking into account the productivity and performance of the workforce. A pay commission additionally looks at the current pension plan and other retirement benefits.

Employees and staffers of the Central Government in India receive their pay according to the 7th Pay Commission System. 

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Key Highlights of 7th pay commission 

- Minimum pay decided

According to the 7th pay commission, the newly-recruited central government employee salary was decided at Rs 18,000 per month, as per 7th pay commission. On the other hand, a freshly recruited class 1 officer will receive Rs 56,100 as monthly emolument.

- Maximum pay decided 

The Seventh Pay Commission had set the maximum pay for government employees to Rs 2.25 lakhs per month for Apex Scale, and Rs 2.5 lakhs per month for Cabinet Secretary and others working at the same level.

- New Pay Matrix 

Several Pay Matrixes for different groups such as Defence Personnel, Civilians, Military Nursing Services were introduced under 7th pay commission.

- Gratuity

The Gratuity ceiling was decided at Rs 20 lakh under the 7th pay commission. Further, when DA rises by 50 per cent, the ceiling of Gratuity will also be enhanced by 25 per cent.

- Military Service Pay

Under 7th Pay Commission rates were revised of Military Service Pay personnel involved in different categories of Defence Forces.

- Work Related Illness and Injury Leave (WRIIL): 

The Pay Commission had given full pay and allowances to all central government employees who are hospitalised due to WRIIL.

- Fitment

The 7th Pay Commission had decided a uniform Fitment Factor of 2.57 for all employees.

- Dearness Allowance (DA)

The commission had increased the DA under the 7th pay commission.

- Annual increment: 

The Pay Commission had decided the annual increment of 3 per cent p.a.

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7th pay commission matrix chart 

1. Grade Pay 1800 to 2800 - Level 1 to Level 5

PB-1 (5200 to 20200)

GP

1800

1900

2000

2400

2800

Level

1

2

3

4

5

1

18000

19900

21700

25500

29200

2

18500

20500

22400

26300

30100

3

19100

21100

23100

27100

31000

4

19700

21700

23800

27900

31900

5

20300

22400

24500

28700

32900

6

20900

23100

25200

29600

33900

7

21500

23800

26000

30500

34900

8

22100

24500

26800

31400

35900

9

22800

25200

27600

32300

37000

10

23500

26000

28400

33300

38100

11

24200

26800

29300

34300

39200

12

24900

27600

30200

35300

40400

13

25600

28400

31100

36400

41600

14

26400

29300

32000

37500

42800

15

27200

30200

33000

38600

44100

16

28000

31100

34000

39800

45400

17

28800

32000

35000

41000

46800

18

29700

33000

36100

42200

48200

19

30600

34000

37200

43500

49600

20

31500

35000

38300

44800

51100

21

32400

36100

39400

46100

52600

22

33400

37200

40600

47500

54200

23

34400

38300

41800

48900

55800

24

35400

39400

43100

50400

57500

25

36500

40600

44400

51900

59200

26

37600

41800

45700

53500

61000

27

38700

43100

47100

55100

62800

28

39900

44400

48500

56800

64700

29

41100

45700

50000

58500

66600

30

42300

47100

51500

60300

68600

31

43600

48500

53000

62100

70700

32

44900

50000

54600

64000

72800

33

46200

51500

56200

65900

75000

34

47600

53000

57900

67900

77300

35

49000

54600

59600

69900

79600

36

50500

56200

61400

72000

82000

37

52000

57900

63200

74200

84500

38

53600

59600

65100

76400

87000

39

55200

61400

67100

78700

89600

40

56900

63200

69100

81100

92300

 

2. Grade Pay 4200 to 5400 - Level 6 to Level 9

PB-2 (9300 to 34800)

GP

4200

4600

4800

5400

Level

6

7

8

9

1

35400

44900

47600

53100

2

36500

46200

49000

54700

3

37600

47600

50500

56300

4

38700

49000

52000

58000

5

39900

50500

53600

59700

6

41100

52000

55200

61500

7

42300

53600

56900

63300

8

43600

55200

58600

65200

9

44900

56900

60400

67200

10

46200

58600

62200

69200

11

47600

60400

64100

71300

12

49000

62200

66000

73400

13

50500

64100

68000

75600

14

52000

66000

70000

77900

15

53600

68000

72100

80200

16

55200

70000

74300

82600

17

56900

72100

76500

85100

18

58600

74300

78800

87700

19

60400

76500

81200

90300

20

62200

78800

83600

93000

21

64100

81200

86100

95800

22

66000

83600

88700

98700

23

68000

86100

91400

101700

24

70000

88700

94100

104800

25

72100

91400

96900

107900

26

74300

94100

99800

111100

27

76500

96900

102800

114400

28

78800

99800

105900

117800

29

81200

102800

109100

121300

30

83600

105900

112400

124900

31

86100

109100

115800

128600

32

88700

112400

119300

132500

33

91400

115800

122900

136500

34

94100

119300

126600

140600

35

96900

122900

130400

144800

36

99800

126600

134300

149100

37

102800

130400

138300

153600

38

105900

134300

142400

158200

39

109100

138300

146700

162900

40

112400

142400

151100

151100

 

3. Grade Pay 5400 to 7600 - Level 10 to Level 12

PB-3 (15600 to 39100)

GP

5400

6600

7600

Level

10

11

12

1

56100

67700

78800

2

57800

69700

81200

3

59500

71800

83600

4

61300

74000

86100

5

63100

76200

88700

6

65000

78500

91400

7

67000

80900

94100

8

69000

83300

96900

9

71100

85800

99800

10

73200

88400

102800

11

75400

91100

105900

12

77700

93800

109100

13

80000

96600

112400

14

82400

99500

115800

15

84900

102500

119300

16

87400

105600

122900

17

90000

108800

126600

18

92700

112100

130400

19

95500

115500

134300

20

98400

119000

138300

21

101400

122600

142400

22

104400

126300

146700

23

107500

130100

151100

24

110700

134000

155600

25

114000

138000

160300

26

117400

142100

165100

27

120900

146400

170100

28

124500

150800

175200

29

128200

155300

180500

30

132000

160000

185900

31

136000

164800

191500

32

140100

169700

197200

33

144300

174800

203100

34

148600

180000

209200

35

153100

185400

-

36

157700

191000

-

37

162400

196700

-

38

167300

202600

-

39

172300

208700

-

40

177500

-

-

4. Grade Pay 8700 to 10000 - Level 13 to Level 14

PB-4(37400 to 67000)

GP

8700

8900

10000

Level

13

13A

14

1

123100

131100

144200

2

126800

135000

148500

3

130600

139100

153000

4

134500

143300

157600

5

138500

147600

162300

6

142700

152000

167200

7

147000

156600

172200

8

151400

161300

177400

9

155900

166100

182700

10

160600

171100

188200

11

165400

176200

193800

12

170400

181500

199600

13

175500

186900

205600

14

180800

192500

211800

15

186200

198300

218200

16

191800

204200

-

17

197600

210300

 

18

203500

216600

-

19

209600

-

-

20

215900

-

-

 

No Grade Pay - Hag Scales

Level 15 to Level 18

PB

67000-79000

75500-80000

80000

90000

Level

15

16

17

18

1

182200

205400

225000

250000

2

187700

211600

-

-

3

193300

217900

-

-

4

199100

224400

-

-

5

205100

-

-

-

6

211300

-

-

-

7

217600

-

-

-

8

224100

-

-

-