Pay Matrix in 7th pay Commission

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Pay Matrix in 7th pay Commission

Pay Matrix in 7th pay Commission has been structured in a table format and it simplified the Pay revision and pay fixation process in 7th CPC regime.

7th pay commission wanted to simplify the procedure for fixing the pay for Central Government Employees without any calculation. So the Commission had evolved a tabular column with Levels and cells and named it as Pay Matrix

How Pay Matrix Replaced Sixth CPC Pay Structure

At the time of constitution of the VI CPC there were about 35 standard pay scales in existence. Many of these pre revised scales were merged by the VI CPC to arrive at 19 grades spread across four distinct Pay bands along with 4 distinct scales including one Apex scale (fixed) for Secretary/equivalent and one scale for Cabinet Secretary/equivalent (fixed). The concept of Grade pay was intended as a fitment benefit but it also served as a level determiner within a pay band.

Following implementation of the VI CPC recommendations, the pay structure in the Civilian set up consists of four pay bands with 15 levels of grade pay, along with four standalone scales viz., the HAG scale, HAG+ scale, Apex scale (fixed) and the scale of Cabinet Secretary (fixed) as shown below in Table

The sixth CPC pay Scale

pay matrix replaced Sixth CPC Pay structure
Pay Matrix in 7th pay Commission

The basics of Pay Matrix in 7th pay Commission

Pay matrix Basics
Pay Matrix in 7th pay Commission

The Commission has designed the new pay matrix keeping in view the vast opportunities that have opened up outside government over the last three decades, generating greater competition for human resources and the need to attract and retain the best available talent in government services. The nomenclature being used in the new pay matrix assigns levels in place of erstwhile grade pay

Prior to VI CPC, there were Pay Scales. The VI CPC had recommended running Pay Bands with Grade Pay as status determiner. The Seventh CPC is recommending a Pay matrix with distinct Pay Levels. The Level would henceforth be the status determiner.

Index of Rationalisation IOR used to differentiate Pay bands

Since the existing pay bands cover specific groups of employees such as PB-1 for Group `C’ employees, PB-2 for Group `B’ employees and PB-3 onwards for Group `A’ employees, any promotion from one pay band to another is akin to movement from one group to the other. These are significant jumps in the career hierarchy in the Government of India. Rationalisation has been done to ensure that the quantum of jump, in financial terms, between these pay bands is reasonable.

This has been achieved by applying ‘index of rationalisation’ from PB-2 onwards on the premise that with enhancement of levels from Pay Band 1 to 2, 2 to 3 and onwards, the role, responsibility and accountability increases at each step in the hierarchy. The proposed pay structure reflects the same principle. Hence, the existing entry pay at each level corresponding to successive grades pay in each pay band, from PB-2 onwards, has been enhanced by an ‘index of rationalisation’ as shown below in Table

Pay matrix Index of Rationalisation
Pay Matrix in 7th pay Commission

The Levels 1 to 5 in Pay Matrix which represents erstwhile Grade pay in PB I are arrived by using IOR 2.57

7th CPC Pay Matrix
Grade Pay
1800
1900
2000
2400
2800
4200
Level
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
18000
19900
21700
25500
29200
35400
2
18500
20500
22400
26300
30100
36500
3
19100
21100
23100
27100
31000
37600
4
19700
21700
23800
27900
31900
38700
5
20300
22400
24500
28700
32900
39900
6
20900
23100
25200
29600
33900
41100
7
21500
23800
26000
30500
34900
42300
8
22100
24500
26800
31400
35900
43600
9
22800
25200
27600
32300
37000
44900
10
23500
26000
28400
33300
38100
46200
11
24200
26800
29300
34300
39200
47600
12
24900
27600
30200
35300
40400
49000
13
25600
28400
31100
36400
41600
50500
14
26400
29300
32000
37500
42800
52000
15
27200
30200
33000
38600
44100
53600
16
28000
31100
34000
39800
45400
55200
17
28800
32000
35000
41000
46800
56900
18
29700
33000
36100
42200
48200
58600
19
30600
34000
37200
43500
49600
60400
20
31500
35000
38300
44800
51100
62200
21
32400
36100
39400
46100
52600
64100
22
33400
37200
40600
47500
54200
66000
23
34400
38300
41800
48900
55800
68000
24
35400
39400
43100
50400
57500
70000
25
36500
40600
44400
51900
59200
72100
26
37600
41800
45700
53500
61000
74300
27
38700
43100
47100
55100
62800
76500
28
39900
44400
48500
56800
64700
78800
29
41100
45700
50000
58500
66600
81200
30
42300
47100
51500
60300
68600
83600
31
43600
48500
53000
62100
70700
86100
32
44900
50000
54600
64000
72800
88700
33
46200
51500
56200
65900
75000
91400
34
47600
53000
57900
67900
77300
94100
35
49000
54600
59600
69900
79600
96900
36
50500
56200
61400
72000
82000
99800
37
52000
57900
63200
74200
84500
102800
38
53600
59600
65100
76400
87000
105900
39
55200
61400
67100
78700
89600
109100
40
56900
63200
69100
81100
92300
112400

The pay matrix Levels 6 to 9 which replaced the Grade pay in PB II are arrived by using Index of rationalisation 2.62. See the table below

Pay Band        9300-34800
Grade Pay
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
167800

The first cell of Levels from 10 to 12 in Pay Matrix which represents erstwhile Grade pay in PB III are arrived by using IOR 2.67


Pay Band 3     (15600-39100)
Grade Pay
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



The Pay Matrix for Level 13, 13A and 14 represents erstwhile Grade Pay 8700,8900 and 10000 are calculated by IOR 2.72

Pay Band 4 ( 37400 - 67000 )
Grade Pay
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


The Levels in pay matrix 15 and 16 are done with IOR 2.72 and 17 , 18 are with IOR 2.81 and 2.78 respectively

HAG Scale
Pay Band
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



In the newly evolved pay matrix for 7th CPC regime, there are 19 levels framed to replace the 19 Grades in Sixth CPC.

Click here to See : Revised 7th CPC pay Matrix with all levels and Cells

Pay Matrix for the Defence Forces Personnel

The Pay Matrix designed for the defence forces personnel is more compact than the civil pay matrix keeping in view the number of levels, age and retirement profile of the service personnel. For example, the term of engagement of various ranks of JCOs/ORs are fixed and of shorter duration. Service Officers on the other hand are given time scale promotion upto the rank of Colonel and Equivalent and will therefore move, from one pay level to another, in accordance with the stipulated time frame.

7th pay commission calculator

Pay Levels Unique to Defence Forces Personnel: Pay levels corresponding to the existing GP 3400, GP 5700, GP 6100, GP 6600, GP 7600, GP 8000, GP 8400, GP 8700, GP 8900 and GP 9000 are unique to defence forces personnel. The minimum pay corresponding to each of these pay levels takes into account the normative residency period of the various ranks of officers

7th CPC Defence Pay Matrix
Pay Matrix in 7th pay Commission

Military Nursing Service (MNS) Officers Pay Matrix

In the design of the pay matrix for Military Nursing Service (MNS) Officers, the Commission has kept in view the approach followed by previous Pay Commissions as well as historical and traditional relativities between the Armed Forces Officers and Military Nursing Service Officers.

Accordingly, the following Pay matrix for Military Nursing Service (MNS) Officers is recommended by the Commission:

Pay Matrix for Military Nursing Service (MNS) Officers
Pay Matrix in 7th pay Commission

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