7TH CPC EXPECTED PAY SCALES
AND
A BRIEF
ON PREVIOUS PAY COMMISSIONS
FIRST PAY COMMISSION
The
first pay commission was constituted in 1946 and the government appointed
Srinivasa Varadacharia as Chairman of this commission. The first pay
commission was based upon the idea of “living wages” to the employees, this
idea was taken from the Islington Commission and the commission observed that
“the test formulated by the Islington Commission is only to be liberally
interpreted to suit the conditions of the present day and to be qualified by
the condition that in no case should be a man’s pay be less than a living wage.
The
minimum basic pay for Class IV staff has been raised from Rs. 10/- to Rs. 30/-
and for Class III from Rs. 35/- to Rs. 60/- per month.
The
Commission had fixed Rs. 55/- as minimum
wage (Rs. 30 plus Rs. 25
as Dearness Allowance). The recommendations were accepted and implemented in
1946.
10 years after independence, the second
pay commission was set up in August 1957. Shri Jaganath Das was appointed as
Chairman of this Commission. The second pay commission finished its report
within two years and submitted it to the Government. The recommendations of the
second pay commission had a financial impact of Rs 396 million.The second pay
commission reiterated the principle on which the salaries have to be
determined. It stated that the pay structure and the working conditions of the
government employee should be crafted in a way so as to ensure efficient
functioning of the system by recruiting persons with a minimum qualification.
The Commission revised the pay
scalesby merging 50% of the Dearness Allowance with basic Pay and it
recommended Rs. 80 as the minimum remuneration(Basic Pay Rs. 70plus DA Rs.10/-)
payable to a Government employee.
Shri.
Raghubir Dayal was appointed as Chairman of the third pay commission. It was
set up in April 1970 and gave its report in March 1973. The commission took
almost 3 years to submit the report,. The main demand of employees for a need
based minimum wage as per the norms of 15th Indian Labour Conference was accepted
in principle even though Commission evolved its own concept of need based wage.
The
Third Pay Commission recommended Minimum remuneration of Rs. 185 per month.
By taking
into the consideration of employee’s views Government modified some of
the recommendations of the Commission and minimum
wage was raised from Rs. 185
per month to Rs. 196/- per month.
The pay scales of
group ‘D’, ‘C’ and ‘B’ of Third Pay commission and IV pay commission given
below. In the case of minimum basic pay of each scale of Pay in the two pay
commissions recommended scales given below , it is to be kept in mind that 4th
CPC pay was increased by 2.8 to 3.8 times from 3rd CPC.
|
III
PAY COMMISSION VS IV PAY COMMISSION GROUP D,C and B
|
|
S.N
|
III PAY
COMMISSION PAY SCALES
|
IV PAY COMMISSION PAY
SCALE
|
INCREASE (X) TIMES
|
|
1.
|
a) 196-3-220-EB-3-232
|
750-12-870-EB-14- 940
|
3.8
|
|
b)
200-3-212-4-232-EB-4-240(SG)
|
|
2.
|
a)
200-3-212-4-232-EB-4-240
|
775-12-955-EB-14-1025
|
3.8
|
|
b)
200-3-206-4-234-EB-4-250
|
|
3.
|
a).210-4-250-EB-5-270
|
800-15-1010-EB-20-1150
|
3.8
|
|
b)
210-4-226-EB-4-250-EB-5290
|
|
4.
|
225-5-260-6-EB-6-308
|
825-15-900-EB-20-1200
|
3.7
|
|
5.
|
260-326-EB-8-350
|
950-20-1150-EB-25-1400
|
3.7
|
|
6.
|
a) 290-6-326-EB-8-350
|
950-20-1150-EB-25-1500
|
3.4
|
|
b)
260-6-290-EB-6-326-8-366-EB-8-390-10-400
|
|
7.
|
260-8-300-EB-8-340-10-380-EB-10-430
|
975-25-1150–EB-30-1540
|
3.7
|
|
8.
|
330-8-370-10-400-EB-10-480
|
1200-30-1440–EB-30-180
|
3.6
|
|
9.
|
a)
330-10-380-EB-12-500-EB-15-560
|
1200-30-1560-EB-40-2040
|
3.6
|
|
10.
|
a) 380-12-500-15-530
|
1320-30-1560-EB-40-2040
|
3.5
|
|
b) 380-12-500-EB-15-560
|
|
11.
|
a)380-12-440-EB-14-560-EB-20-640
|
1350-30-1440-40-1800-EB-50-2200
|
3.5
|
|
b)
425-15-530-EB-15-560-20-600
|
|
12.
|
c) 425-15-560–EB-20-640
|
1400-40-1800-EB-50-2300
|
3.3
|
|
b)
425-15-500-EB-15-560-20-700
|
|
c) 455-15-560-20-700
|
|
13.
|
a)
425-15-500-EB-15-560-20-640-EB-20-700-25-750
|
1400-40-1600-50-2300-EB-60-2600
|
3.3
|
|
b)
425-15-500-EB-15-560-20-700-EB-25-800
|
|
c)
470-15-530-EB-20650-EB-25-750
|
|
14.
|
a)
550-20-650-25750
|
1600-50-2300-EB-60-2660
|
2.9
|
|
b) 550-20-650-25-800
|
|
15.
|
a) 500-20-700-EB-25-900
|
1640-60-2600-EB-75-2900
|
3.1
|
|
b) 550-25-750-EB-30-900
|
|
16.
|
a)
650-30-74035-800-EB-40-960
|
2000-60-2300-EB-75-3200
|
2.8
|
|
b)
650-30-740-35-880-EB-40-1040
|
|
c) 700-30-760-35-900
|
|
d) 775-35-880-40-1000
|
|
17.
|
650-30-740-35-810-EB-880-40-1000-EB-40-1200
|
2000-60-2300-EB-75-3200-100-3500
|
3.0
|
|
18.
|
a) 840-40-1040
|
2375-75-3200-EB-100-3500
|
2.8
|
|
b)
840-40-1000-EB-40-1200
|
|
19.
|
a)
650-30-740-35-880-EB-40-1040
|
2000-60-2300-EB-3200-100-3500
|
3.0
|
|
b)
650-30-740-35-810-EB-35-880-40-1000-EB-40-1200
|
The
Fourth Pay Commission was constituted in June 1983 and its Chairman was Shri. P
N Singhal. But the report of 4th CPC was submitted to government in three
phases within the period of four years. There from it was started maintaining
huge gap between lowest grade andhighest
grade as for as pay is concerned.
There
was a huge difference in basic pay between lowest grade and highest grade in IV
pay commission pay
scales. The basic pay of lowest grade was Rs.750, where as highest grade was
Rs.9000. The pay of top most grade was 12 times higher than the pay of Group D
employee. The Fourth CPC had recommended the government to constitute permanent
machinery to undertake periodical review of pay and allowances of Central
Government employees, but which got never implemented.
The
Fifth Pay Commission was set up in 1994. The chairman of fifth pay commission
was Justice S. Ratnavel Pandian. The commission gave its report in January
1997. Government accepted most of the recommendations and issued appropriate
order in July 1997. The recommendations were implemented with effect from
1-1-1996. It recommended to reduce the number of pay scale from 51 to 34. It is
noted that about 93% of the employees were in Group 3 and Group 4
The
minimum Starting Pay has
been revised from Rs. 750/ to Rs. 2550/-. In this, the pay of 5th CPC scale
were about 3 times higher than the pay of IV CPC pay Scale. The pay scale
starts from Rs.2550 and ends up with Rs.30000. The hike of 12 times between low
level and top level was also maintained in V pay commission.
The pay
scale of IV pay commission and V pay commission are given below. we need all
this reference for working out to reach a formula to infer what would be the
increase in VII pay commission.
|
IV
CPC PAY SCALES
VS V CPC PAY
SCALES
|
|
FOURTH PAY COMMISSION
PAY SCALES
|
FIFTH PAY
COMMISSION PAY SCALES
|
INCREASE X TIMES
|
|
1
|
750-12-870-14-940
|
S-1
|
2550-55-2660-60-3200
|
3.4
|
|
2
|
775-12-871-14-1025
|
S-2
|
2610-60-3150-65-3540
|
3.3
|
|
3
|
800-15-1010-20-1150
|
S-3
|
2650-65-3300-70-4000
|
3.3
|
|
4
|
825-15-900-20-1200
|
S-4
|
2750-70-3800-75-4400
|
3.3
|
|
5
|
950-20-1150-25-1400
950-20-1150-25-15001150-25-1500
|
S-5
|
3050-75-3950-80-4590
|
3.2
|
|
6
|
975-25-1150-30-1540
975-25-1150-30-1660
|
S-6
|
3200-85-4900
|
3.3
|
|
7
|
1200-30-1440-30-18001200-30-1560-40-2040
1320-30-1560-40-2040
|
S-7
|
4000-100-6000
|
3.3
|
|
8
|
1350-30-1440-40-1800-50-2200
1400-40-1800-50-2300
|
S-8
|
4500-125-7000
|
3.3
|
|
9
|
1400-40-1600-50-2300-60-2600
1600-50-2300-60-2660
|
S-9
|
5000-150-8000
|
3.5
|
|
10
|
1640-60-2600-75-2900
|
S-10
|
5500-175-9000
|
3.35
|
|
11
|
2000-60-2120
|
S-11
|
6500-200-6900
|
3.25
|
|
12
|
2000-60-2300-75-3200
2000-60-2300-75-3200-3500
|
S-12
|
6500-200-10500
|
3.25
|
|
13
|
2375-75-3200-100-3500
2375-75-3200-100-3500-125-3750
|
S-13
|
7450-225-11500
|
3.13
|
|
14
|
2500-4000 (proposed new
pre-revised scale)
|
S-14
|
7500-250-12000
|
3
|
|
15
|
2200-75-2800-100-4000
2300-100-2800
|
S-15
|
8000-275-13500
|
3.5
|
|
16
|
2630/- FIXED
|
S-16
|
9000/- FIXED
|
3.42
|
|
17
|
2630-75-2780
|
S-17
|
9000-275-9550
|
3.42
|
|
18
|
3150-100-3350
|
S-18
|
10325-325-10975
|
3.2
|
|
19
|
3000-125-3625
3000-100-3500-125-4500 3000-100-3500-125-5000
|
S-19
|
10000-325-15200
|
3.3
|
|
20
|
3200-100-3700-125-4700
|
S-20
|
10650-325-15850
|
3.32
|
|
21
|
3700-150-4450 3700-125-4700-150-5000
|
S-21
|
12000-375-16500
|
3.24
|
|
22
|
3950-125-4700-150-5000
|
S-22
|
12750-375-16500
|
3.22
|
|
23
|
3700-125-4950-150-5700
|
S-23
|
12000-375-18000
|
3.24
|
|
24
|
4100-125-4850-150-5300
4500-150-5700
|
S-24
|
14300-400-18300
|
3.4
|
|
25
|
4800-150-5700
|
S-25
|
15100-400-18300
|
3.1
|
|
26
|
5100-150-5700
5100-150-6150 5100-150-5700-200-6300
|
S-26
|
16400-450-20000
|
3.2
|
|
27
|
5100-150-6300-200-6700
|
S-27
|
16400-450-20900
|
3.2
|
|
28
|
4500-150-5700-200-7300
|
S-28
|
14300-450-22400
|
3.1
|
|
29
|
5900-200-6700
5900-200-7300
|
S-29
|
18400-500-22400
|
3.1
|
|
30
|
7300-100-7600
|
S-30
|
22400-525-24500
|
3
|
|
31
|
7300-200-7500-250-8000
|
S-31
|
22400-600-26000
|
3
|
|
32
|
7600/-
FIXED7600-100-8000
|
S-32
|
24050-650-26000
|
3.1
|
|
33
|
8000/- FIXED
|
S-33
|
26000/- FIXED
|
3.2
|
|
34
|
9000/- FIXED
|
S-34
|
30000/- FIXED
|
3.3
|
Initially
the then government refused to set up sixth pay commission to review the pay
and allowances of central government employees. The then finance minister told
that there was no need to constitute next pay commission since 50 % dearness
allowance was already merged with the basic pay. The employees had threatened
to go on a nationwide strike if the government failed to set up 6th pay
commission. In July 2006, the Cabinet approved setting up of the sixth pay
commission. This commission has been set up under the Chairmanship of Justice
B.N.Srikrishna with a timeframe of 18 months to submit the report. The cost of
hikes in salaries is anticipated to be about Rs. 20,000 crore for a total of
3.5 million government employees. The commission submitted the Report to the
Government on March, 24, 2008.
The
Sixth Pay Commission mainly focused on removing ambiguity in respect of various
pay scales and mainly focused on reducing number of pay scales .It recommended
for removal of Group-D cadre.
The
Fifth CPC had compressed many scales. The number of pay scales was reduced from
51 pay scales as on 31.12.1995 to 34 pay scales by the Fifth CPC. In many
cases, this led to the promotion and feeder cadres being placed in an identical
pay scale. Although Department of Expenditure issued orders that existence of
the feeder and promotion posts in the same pay scale will not constitute an
anomaly, however, these orders have consistently been rejected by the various
courts of this country. The sixth pay Commission, therefore, decided to evolve
a new system of pay scales that would effectively address most of the existing
anomalies.
To
remove stagnation, introduction of running pay bands for all posts in the
Government presently existing in scales below that of Rs.26,000 (fixed).
The
total number of grades reduced to 20 spread across four distinct running pay
bands; one Apex Scale and another grade for the post of Cabinet
Secretary/equivalent as against 35 standard pay scales existing earlier.
Four
distinct running pay bands being recommended – one running band each for all
categories of employees in groups ‘B ’and ‘C ’with 2 running pay bands for
Group A posts.
Annual
increments to be paid in form of three percent of the total of pay in the Pay
Band and the corresponding grade pay. The date of annual increments, in all
cases, is first of July. Employees completing six months and above in the scale
as on July 1 will be eligible.
The
revised pay bands have been implemented retrospectively from 1.1.2006. The
Fifth CPC also had recommended implementation of the next Pay Commission’s
revised pay scales from 1.1.2006. This was also in consonance with demands of a
majority of the Associations of Government employees that had sought
implementation of Sixth CPC revised pay scales from 1.1.2006.
Minimum
salary at the entry level of PB-1 pay band is Rs.7000 (Rs.5200 as pay in the
pay band plus Rs.1800 as grade pay). Maximum salary at the level of
Secretary/equivalent is Rs.80000. The minimum: maximum ratio 1:12. The increase
from V CPC to VI CPC in all grades starts from 2.4 times to 3.7 times. The
increase ratio between 5th pay commission and 6th pay commission is 1:3
|
FIFTH
PAY COMMISSION PAY SCALE Vs SIXTH PAY COMMISSION PAY STRUCURE
|
|
V CPC
Pay Scale
|
Sixth
CPC Pay Structure
|
Increase
(X)Times
|
|
Sl.
No.
|
Post/
Grade
|
Scale
of Pay
|
Name
of Pay Band/ Scale
|
Corresponding
Pay Bands
|
Corresponding
Grade Pay
|
Entry
Grade +band pay
|
|
(1)
|
(2)
|
(3)
|
(4)
|
(5)
|
(6)
|
|
|
|
1
|
S-1
|
2550-55-2660-60-3200
|
-1S
|
4440-7440
|
1300
|
|
|
|
2
|
S-2
|
2610-60-3150-65-3540
|
-1S
|
4440-7440
|
1400
|
|
|
|
3
|
S-2A
|
2610-60-2910-65-3300-70-4000
|
-1S
|
4440-7440
|
1600
|
|
|
|
4
|
S-3
|
2650-65-3300-70-4000
|
-1S
|
4440-7440
|
1650
|
|
|
|
5
|
S-4
|
2750-70-3800-75-4400
|
PB-1
|
5200-20200
|
1800
|
7000
|
2.54
|
|
6
|
S-5
|
3050-75-3950-80-4590
|
PB-1
|
5200-20200
|
1900
|
7730
|
2.53
|
|
7
|
S-6
|
3200-85-4900
|
PB-1
|
5200-20200
|
2000
|
8460
|
2.64
|
|
8
|
S-7
|
4000-100-6000
|
PB-1
|
5200-20200
|
2400
|
9910
|
2.47
|
|
9
|
S-8
|
4500-125-7000
|
PB-1
|
5200-20200
|
2800
|
11360
|
2.52
|
|
10
|
S-9
|
5000-150-8000
|
PB-2
|
9300-34800
|
4200
|
13500
|
2.7
|
|
11
|
S-10
|
5500-175-9000
|
PB-2
|
9300-34800
|
4200
|
|
|
|
12
|
S-11
|
6500-200-6900
|
PB-2
|
9300-34800
|
4200
|
|
|
|
13
|
S-12
|
6500-200-10500
|
PB-2
|
9300-34800
|
4600
|
17140
|
2.63
|
|
14
|
S-13
|
7450-225-11500
|
PB-2
|
9300-34800
|
4600
|
|
|
|
15
|
S-14
|
7500-250-12000
|
PB-2
|
9300-34800
|
4800
|
18150
|
2.42
|
|
16
|
S-15
|
8000-275-13500
|
PB-2
|
9300-34800
|
5400
|
21000
|
2.62
|
|
17
|
New Scale
|
8000-275-13500(Group A
Entry)
|
PB-3
|
15600-39100
|
5400
|
|
|
|
18
|
S-16
|
9000
|
PB-3
|
15600-39100
|
5400
|
|
|
|
19
|
S-17
|
9000-275-9550
|
PB-3
|
15600-39100
|
5400
|
|
|
|
20
|
S-18
|
10325-325-10975
|
PB-3
|
15600-39100
|
6600
|
25530
|
2.47
|
|
21
|
S-19
|
10000-325-15200
|
PB-3
|
15600-39100
|
6600
|
|
|
|
22
|
S-20
|
10650-325-15850
|
PB-3
|
15600-39100
|
6600
|
|
|
|
23
|
S-21
|
12000-375-16500
|
PB-3
|
15600-39100
|
7600
|
29500
|
2.45
|
|
24
|
S-22
|
12750-375-16500
|
PB-3
|
15600-39100
|
7600
|
|
|
|
25
|
S-23
|
12000-375-18000
|
PB-3
|
15600-39100
|
7600
|
|
|
|
26
|
S-24
|
14300-400-18300
|
PB-4
|
37400-67000
|
8700
|
46100
|
3.23
|
|
27
|
S-25
|
15100-400-18300
|
PB-4
|
37400-67000
|
8700
|
|
|
|
28
|
S-26
|
16400-450-20000
|
PB-4
|
37400-67000
|
8900
|
49100
|
2.99
|
|
29
|
S-27
|
16400-450-20900
|
PB-4
|
37400-67000
|
8900
|
|
|
|
30
|
S-28
|
14300-450-22400
|
PB-4
|
37400-67000
|
10000
|
53000
|
3.7
|
|
31
|
S-29
|
18400-500-22400
|
PB-4
|
37400-67000
|
10000
|
|
|
|
32
|
S-30
|
22400-525-24500
|
PB-4
|
37400-67000
|
12000
|
59100
|
2.63
|
|
33
|
S-31
|
22400-600-26000
|
HAG+
Scale
|
75500-
(ann increment @ 3%) -80000
|
Nil
|
|
3.13
|
|
34
|
S-32
|
24050-650-26000
|
HAG+
Scale
|
75500-
(annual increment @ 3%) -80000
|
Nil
|
|
3.13
|
|
35
|
S-33
|
26000 (Fixed)
|
Apex
Scale
|
80000
(Fixed)
|
Nil
|
|
3.07
|
|
36
|
S-34
|
30000 (Fixed)
|
Cab.
Sec.
|
90000
(Fixed)
|
Nil
|
|
3
|
7CPC ESTIMATED PAY SCALES
Obviously
it is simple thing, we can say it a mathematical coincidence that we have in
common in all previous pay commission, but we cannot neglect this. Because it
was there, every time it is noticed that the revised pay was approximately
three times higher than its pre revised pay. Apart from all the factors which
has been used to determine the pay revision, we can use this simple formula
‘common multiplying factor’ to know the 7th pay commission pay scale . If next
pay commission prefer to continue the same running pay band and grade pay
system for seventh pay commission also, the pay structure may be like the
following projected figures given below, using common multiplying factor ‘3’.
The Following is only the projected figure using common multiplying factor ‘3’
|
SIXTH
CPC PAY STRUCTURE
|
PROJECTED
PAY STRUCTURE FOR NEXT (VII) PAY COMMISSION
|
|
Name
of Pay Band/ Scale
|
Corresponding
Pay Bands
|
Corresponding
Grade Pay
|
Entry
Grade +band pay
|
Projected
entry level pay using uniform multiplying factor` 3’
|
|
Band
Pay
|
Grade
Pay
|
Entry
Pay
|
|
|
PB-1
|
5200-20200
|
1800
|
7000
|
15600-60600
|
5400
|
21000
|
|
PB-1
|
5200-20200
|
1900
|
7730
|
15600-60600
|
5700
|
23190
|
|
PB-1
|
5200-20200
|
2000
|
8460
|
15600-60600
|
6000
|
25380
|
|
PB-1
|
5200-20200
|
2400
|
9910
|
15600-60600
|
7200
|
29730
|
|
PB-1
|
5200-20200
|
2800
|
11360
|
15600-60600
|
8400
|
34080
|
|
|
PB-2
|
9300-34800
|
4200
|
13500
|
29900-104400
|
12600
|
40500
|
|
PB-2
|
9300-34800
|
4600
|
17140
|
29900-104400
|
13800
|
51420
|
|
PB-2
|
9300-34800
|
4800
|
18150
|
29900-104400
|
14400
|
54450
|
|
|
PB-3
|
15600-39100
|
5400
|
21000
|
29900-104400
|
16200
|
63000
|
|
PB-3
|
15600-39100
|
6600
|
25530
|
46800-117300
|
19800
|
76590
|
|
PB-3
|
15600-39100
|
7600
|
29500
|
46800-117300
|
22800
|
88500
|
|
|
PB-4
|
37400-67000
|
8700
|
46100
|
112200-20100
|
26100
|
138300
|
|
PB-4
|
37400-67000
|
8900
|
49100
|
112200-20100
|
26700
|
147300
|
|
PB-4
|
37400-67000
|
10000
|
53000
|
112200-20100
|
30000
|
159000
|
|
|
HAG
|
67000-
(ann increment @ 3%) -79000
|
Nil
|
|
|
|
201000
|
|
HAG+
Scale
|
75500-
(ann increment @ 3%) -80000
|
Nil
|
|
|
|
226500
|
|
Apex
Scale
|
80000
(Fixed)
|
Nil
|
|
|
|
240000
|
|
Cab.
Sec.
|
90000
(Fixed)
|
Nil
|
|
|
|
270000
|
