Pay Commission is a special commission set up by the Government of India in the year 1947 which gives its recommendations regarding changes in the salary structure of Government employees.
Currently, India is following the 7th Pay Commission which provides various salary hikes for Government employees.
Since independence, there had been 6 pay commissions that helped the Indian government by providing recommendations related to the salary structure of Government employees.
The civilian Government officials, as well as defense personnel salary structure, is decided by carefully evaluating the pay commission’s recommendations.
A pay grade system helps an employee to have a transparent salary system which helps the individuals to foresee a clear path for their career.
If you are a Government Employee or planning to join as a government employee, it’ll be insightful for you to look at the 7th pay commission and how it affects the salary structure of all Government officials both civilian and defense personnel.
In this article, we will discuss what is 7th pay commission, the pay matrix, the latest news on the 7th Pay Commission, etc.
The latest news on the 7th Pay Commission
22 March 2023
For Government Employees and Pensioners, there is an increase in basic Income along with tax benefits which will be implemented as per the 7th pay Commission. The increase is a 14.3% increase as compared to the 6th pay commission.
February 15, 2023
West Bengal Government raised the Dearness Allowance (DA) of Government Employees by 3 percent.
February 15, 2023
Bhartiya Janta Party president JP Nadda released the party’s manifesto for Meghalaya for the upcoming elections.
Pay Matrix of 7th Pay Commission
Pay Matrix is a table that is used for the calculation of the salary of the Government Employee. There are 18 levels in the single fitment table applicable for over 30 lakh central government employees.
It is a hierarchal structure, therefore, the horizontal row is assigned to levels 1 to 18 corresponding to the functional role of the employee.
The vertical column showcases the pay progression within that level and also indicates an annual progression of 3% within each level.
The following is the Pay Matrix table of the 7th Pay Commission-
Level 1 to Level 10
GP | 1800 | 1900 | 2000 | 2400 | 2800 | 4200 | 4600 | 4800 | 5400 |
Level | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
1 | 18000 | 19900 | 21700 | 25500 | 29200 | 35400 | 44900 | 47600 | 53100 |
2 | 18500 | 20500 | 22400 | 26300 | 30100 | 36500 | 46200 | 49000 | 54700 |
3 | 19100 | 21100 | 23100 | 27100 | 31000 | 37600 | 47600 | 50500 | 56300 |
4 | 19700 | 21700 | 23800 | 27900 | 31900 | 38700 | 49000 | 52000 | 58000 |
5 | 20300 | 22400 | 24500 | 28700 | 32900 | 39900 | 50500 | 53600 | 59700 |
6 | 20900 | 23100 | 25200 | 29600 | 33900 | 41100 | 52000 | 55200 | 61500 |
7 | 21500 | 23800 | 26000 | 30500 | 34900 | 42300 | 53600 | 56900 | 63300 |
8 | 22100 | 24500 | 26800 | 31400 | 35900 | 43600 | 55200 | 58600 | 65200 |
9 | 22800 | 25200 | 27600 | 32300 | 37000 | 44900 | 56900 | 60400 | 67200 |
10 | 23500 | 26000 | 28400 | 33300 | 38100 | 46200 | 58600 | 62200 | 69200 |
11 | 24200 | 26800 | 29300 | 34300 | 39200 | 47600 | 60400 | 64100 | 71300 |
12 | 24900 | 27600 | 30200 | 35300 | 40400 | 49000 | 62200 | 66000 | 73400 |
13 | 25600 | 28400 | 31100 | 36400 | 41600 | 50500 | 64100 | 68000 | 75600 |
14 | 26400 | 29300 | 32000 | 37500 | 42800 | 52000 | 66000 | 70000 | 77900 |
15 | 27200 | 30200 | 33000 | 38600 | 44100 | 53600 | 68000 | 72100 | 80200 |
16 | 28000 | 31100 | 34000 | 39800 | 45400 | 55200 | 70000 | 74300 | 82600 |
17 | 28800 | 32000 | 35000 | 41000 | 46800 | 56900 | 72100 | 76500 | 85100 |
18 | 29700 | 33000 | 36100 | 42200 | 48200 | 58600 | 74300 | 78800 | 87700 |
19 | 30600 | 34000 | 37200 | 43500 | 49600 | 60400 | 76500 | 81200 | 90300 |
20 | 31500 | 35000 | 38300 | 44800 | 51100 | 62200 | 78800 | 83600 | 93000 |
21 | 32400 | 36100 | 39400 | 46100 | 52600 | 64100 | 81200 | 86100 | 95800 |
22 | 33400 | 37200 | 40600 | 47500 | 54200 | 66000 | 83600 | 88700 | 98700 |
23 | 34400 | 38300 | 41800 | 48900 | 55800 | 68000 | 86100 | 91400 | 101700 |
24 | 35400 | 39400 | 43100 | 50400 | 57500 | 70000 | 88700 | 94100 | 104800 |
25 | 36500 | 40600 | 44400 | 51900 | 59200 | 72100 | 91400 | 96900 | 107900 |
26 | 37600 | 41800 | 45700 | 53500 | 61000 | 74300 | 94100 | 99800 | 111100 |
27 | 38700 | 43100 | 47100 | 55100 | 62800 | 76500 | 96900 | 102800 | 114400 |
28 | 39900 | 44400 | 48500 | 56800 | 64700 | 78800 | 99800 | 105900 | 117800 |
29 | 41100 | 45700 | 50000 | 58500 | 66600 | 81200 | 102800 | 109100 | 121300 |
30 | 42300 | 47100 | 51500 | 60300 | 68600 | 83600 | 105900 | 112400 | 124900 |
31 | 43600 | 48500 | 53000 | 62100 | 70700 | 86100 | 109100 | 115800 | 128600 |
32 | 44900 | 50000 | 54600 | 64000 | 72800 | 88700 | 112400 | 119300 | 132500 |
33 | 46200 | 51500 | 56200 | 65900 | 75000 | 91400 | 115800 | 122900 | 136500 |
34 | 47600 | 53000 | 57900 | 67900 | 77300 | 94100 | 119300 | 126600 | 140600 |
35 | 49000 | 54600 | 59600 | 69900 | 79600 | 96900 | 122900 | 130400 | 144800 |
36 | 50500 | 56200 | 61400 | 72000 | 82000 | 99800 | 126600 | 134300 | 149100 |
37 | 52000 | 57900 | 63200 | 74200 | 84500 | 102800 | 130400 | 138300 | 153600 |
38 | 53600 | 59600 | 65100 | 76400 | 87000 | 105900 | 134300 | 142400 | 158200 |
39 | 55200 | 61400 | 67100 | 78700 | 89600 | 109100 | 138300 | 146700 | 162900 |
40 | 56900 | 63200 | 69100 | 81100 | 92300 | 112400 | 142400 | 151100 | 151100 |
Level 10 to Level 18
GP | 5400 | 6600 | 7600 | 8700 | 8900 | 10000 | 67000-79000 | 75500-80000 | 80000 | 90000 |
Level | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13A | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
1 | 56100 | 67700 | 78800 | 123100 | 131100 | 144200 | 182200 | 205400 | 225000 | 250000 |
2 | 57800 | 69700 | 81200 | 126800 | 135000 | 148500 | 187700 | 211600 | – | – |
3 | 59500 | 71800 | 83600 | 130600 | 139100 | 153000 | 193300 | 217900 | – | – |
4 | 61300 | 74000 | 86100 | 134500 | 143300 | 157600 | 199100 | 224400 | – | – |
5 | 63100 | 76200 | 88700 | 138500 | 147600 | 162300 | 205100 | – | – | – |
6 | 65000 | 78500 | 91400 | 142700 | 152000 | 167200 | 211300 | – | – | – |
7 | 67000 | 80900 | 94100 | 147000 | 156600 | 172200 | 217600 | – | – | – |
8 | 69000 | 83300 | 96900 | 151400 | 161300 | 177400 | 224100 | – | – | – |
9 | 71100 | 85800 | 99800 | 155900 | 166100 | 182700 | – | – | – | – |
10 | 73200 | 88400 | 102800 | 160600 | 171100 | 188200 | – | – | – | – |
11 | 75400 | 91100 | 105900 | 165400 | 176200 | 193800 | – | – | – | – |
12 | 77700 | 93800 | 109100 | 170400 | 181500 | 199600 | – | – | – | – |
13 | 80000 | 96600 | 112400 | 175500 | 186900 | 205600 | – | – | – | – |
14 | 82400 | 99500 | 115800 | 180800 | 192500 | 211800 | – | – | – | – |
15 | 84900 | 102500 | 119300 | 186200 | 198300 | 218200 | – | – | – | – |
16 | 87400 | 105600 | 122900 | 191800 | 204200 | – | – | – | – | – |
17 | 90000 | 108800 | 126600 | 197600 | 210300 | – | – | – | – | – |
18 | 92700 | 112100 | 130400 | 203500 | 216600 | – | – | – | – | – |
19 | 95500 | 115500 | 134300 | 209600 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
20 | 98400 | 119000 | 138300 | 215900 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
How Salary of a Government Employee is Calculated?
A government Employees Salary is calculated like any other organization. The following is the formula used by the department to calculate the salary of Government Employees-
Gross pay = Basic pay + HRA + DA + medical + conveyance + other allowances
7th pay commission: DA
DA stands for Dearness Allowance is a cost-of-living allowance that the salary earner receives as part of his salary. You can also say that it is adjusted against inflation.
Since, DA is a cost-of-living-based calculation factor hence, the location of the job matters in this case. This means DA is different for employees in the urban sector, semi-urban sector, or rural sector.
7th pay commission: Transport Allowance
Transport allowance is the allowance that an employee receives for transport that the employees take to do official work. You can determine if you are entitled to this allowance by communicating with HR or simply checking your Salary Slip.
7th pay commission: Children’s Education Allowance
Some posts in the Government also provide Children Education Allowance as a special allowance for educating the children of the employee.
7th pay commission: Travelling Allowance while on Tour
Due to government official work, the employee might travel to different places in India or Abroad, and the employee’s travel charges will be covered under the Travelling Allowance.
7th pay commission: Deputation Allowance
Sometimes, the employee might be sent on a deputation posting and during that period the employee will be entitled to receive a Deputation Allowance.
7th pay commission: Fixed Medical Allowance
Medical Allowance is the allowance that a pensioner, as well as a working employee in the government, receives. This medical allowance covers a multitude of diseases and protects both the employee and his/her family.
7th pay commission: Higher Qualification Allowance
If the employee wishes to pursue higher education, then a higher qualification allowance is provided by the government. This type of allowance is only provided for selected posts.
7th Pay Commission: Other Allowances
There are other allowances as well that a government employee gets. You can check your salary slip to find other allowances which you’ll receive.
7th Pay Commission HRA Table
HRA stands for Home Rent Allowance which the government provides to selected employees. The following is the HRA table as per the 7th pay commission-
7th Pay Commission HRA Table for Pay Level 1(Grade Pay 1800)
Basic Pay | HRA 8% (Z Class Cities) | HRA 16% (Y Class Cities) | HRA 24% (X Class Cities) |
₹18000 | ₹1800 | ₹3600 | ₹5400 |
₹18500 | ₹1800 | ₹3600 | ₹5400 |
₹19100 | ₹1800 | ₹3600 | ₹5400 |
₹19700 | ₹1800 | ₹3600 | ₹5400 |
₹20300 | ₹1800 | ₹3600 | ₹5400 |
₹20900 | ₹1800 | ₹3600 | ₹5400 |
₹21500 | ₹1800 | ₹3600 | ₹5400 |
₹22100 | ₹1800 | ₹3600 | ₹5400 |
7th Pay Commission HRA Table for Pay Level 2 (Grade Pay 1900)
Basic Pay | HRA 8% (Z Class Cities) | HRA 16% (Y Class Cities) | HRA 24% (X Class Cities) |
₹19900 | ₹1800 | ₹3600 | ₹5400 |
₹20500 | ₹1800 | ₹3600 | ₹5400 |
₹21100 | ₹1800 | ₹3600 | ₹5400 |
₹21700 | ₹1800 | ₹3600 | ₹5400 |
₹22400 | ₹1800 | ₹3600 | ₹5400 |
7th Pay Commission HRA Table for Pay Level 3 (Grade Pay 2000)
Basic Pay | HRA 8% (Z Class Cities) | HRA 16% (Y Class Cities) | HRA 24% (X Class Cities) |
₹21700 | ₹1800 | ₹3600 | ₹5400 |
₹22400 | ₹1800 | ₹3600 | ₹5400 |
Download the 7th Pay Commission HRA Table pdf
Key Recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission
The following are the recommendation for the 7th pay commission-
Maximum pay for Government Employees
The recommendation states that the government employee must get a hike in salary. An increase in the maximum pay for government officials to Rs.2.25 lakhs for Apex and Cabinet Secretary or post with similar stature is recommended from the previous Rs.90,000 per month.
Pay Matrix
To ensure transparency, the commission has recommended replacing the age-old grade pay system with a new pay matrix. The salary of government employees will now be decided by the level in the new pay matrix rather than Grade pay.
Work-Related Illness and Injury Leave (WRIIL)
Any type of sick leave hospital leave and special disability leave will be merged into a new leave. This will be referred to as Work Related Illness and Injury Leave (WRIIL) for which the employees will receive complete pay and allowance.
Fitment Factor
The fitment factor is a common value that is used to multiply the basic pay of an employee to calculate the complete salary of that employee. As per the recommendation of the 7th Pay Commission, a 2.57 fitment factor will be used to calculate the total salary of the Government employee.
If the employee falls under the pay matrix level of 1-5 then they will receive a fitment factor of 3.00 times.
Modified Assured Career Progression (MACP)
Modified Assured Career Progression (MACP) is a specialized scheme that provides the employee the government to receive an assured career progression. In the new Pay matrix, after a certain time of service, the employee will receive a pay level upgrade.
Various States Calculation of the 7th pay commission
Although the 7th pay commission is only applicable to the central government employees, some states in India correspond their salary pay as per the central government pay. The following are the 7th pay Commission implementation by various states governments-
7th pay commission pay matrix Uttar Pradesh
The Uttar Pradesh Government has implemented the recommendation of the 7th pay commission and hiked the dearness allowance to 38%.
The recommendations were not fully adopted however, some points of recommendation were adopted after the announcement of the 7th pay commission.
7th pay commission pay matrix Haryana
Haryana Government also hiked the dearness allowance by 4% resulting in the updated DA of 38% of the basic pay.
7th pay commission pay matrix Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh State Government has implemented a slight modification of increasing the DA by 5% and taking the DA percentage to 33% of the basic pay. 3.80 lakh government employees will benefit from this hike.
7th pay commission pay matrix Jharkhand
Following the footsteps of the central government, the Jharkhand government also increased the DA of the state government employees by 4%. The base rate earlier was 34% so a hike in the percentage made the DA allowance for Jharkhand 38%.
7th pay commission pay matrix Delhi
In line with the center’s decision to increase the DA, the Delhi government also increased their Dearness Allowance which is now 38%.
7th pay commission pay matrix Rajasthan
From July 1 onwards, the Rajasthan state government employees and pensioners will be receiving an increased DA of 38%. This increase is a 4% increase just like the central government.
7th pay commission pay matrix Odisha
About 4 lakhs employees and 3.5 lakhs pensioners will receive a 3% hiked Dearness Allowance from their Odisha State Government. The present rate of DA is 34% and will come into practice from January 1.
Various Allowance Providing by the Central Government
The following are the various allowance which is provided by the central government
FAQ
The 7th pay commission is headed by Justice Shri Ashok Kumar Mathur along with 3 other members who come from various branches of the government like IAS, RAS, etc.
After the implementation of the 7th pay Commission, the salary of SSC MTS has increased by 20%. The Take home salary of employees with MTS is Rs.18,000/- to 22,000/-.
The salary of a Gramin Dak Seva (GDS) ranges from 12,000/- to 30,000/- approx. the GDS Job is an entry-level job and as time passes your salary will be increased as per the contribution you’ve made.
The starting salary of an IAS officer is Rs.56,700/- which is offered to him/her during the training period of 2 years. The IAS officer will further receive a lot of promotions and salary upgradation. The maximum salary for the highest level of IAS post is Cabinet Secretary and a salary of Rs.2,50,000/- is offered to them.
The assistant professor’s Salary after the 7th pay commission ranges from Rs.56,000/- to 1.31 Lakhs. The salary of the Assistant Professor will increase as the seniority of the Assistant Professor is increase.