After the implementation of the Seventh Pay Commission (7th pay commission), now the status of the central employee is not decided by the grade pay but by the Pay Matrix. Employees can now easily track their salary levels.
7th Pay Commission: Pay Matrix has an important role in the salary of central employees. Earlier, the status of the employees was determined on the basis of grade pay, but now it is based on the Pay Matrix. On this basis, the salary growth of the employees (7th CPC Pay Scale 3) is determined.
Salary is decided on the basis of pay matrix
It is very important for you to know what is the pay matrix and how is it going to affect the salary of the employees. Also, know how government employees will benefit from this. The basic pay structure is decided from the Pay Matrix Level 3 under the 7th Pay. At present, the basic pay structure starts from as low as Rs 21,700 and goes up to Rs 69,100 with 40 increments.
Understand by example
Lets understand by example. A person is working as a postman in the postal department in New Delhi and comes under Pay Matrix Level 3. His basic basic salary is Rs 21,700, so let us know what will be the total salary of that employee?
– Level & GP: Level-3 (GP-2000)
– Location: Delhi
– Basic Pay: Rs. 21,700
– Dearness Allowance (DA): Rs. 6,727 (31% of Basic Pay)
– House Rent Allowance (HRA) : Rs. 5,859 (27% / X City)
– Traveling Allowance: Rs. 4,716 (Level-3/A1 City)
– Gross Salary : Rs 39,002
What is Pay Matrix?
After the implementation of the Seventh Pay Commission (7th pay commission), now the status of the central employee is not decided by the grade pay but by the Pay Matrix. Employees can now easily find out their salary level, as well as know about possible future salary hikes. With this, you will know at the very beginning of your career that how much benefit is going to be given to the employee in future.
Calculation is done through table
For its calculation, there is a table through which the salary is calculated. It is worth noting that different pay matrix has been prepared for civilian employees, defense forces and Military Nursing Service (MNS), on the basis of which their salary is made. According to the recommendations, this structure has been prepared in such a way that every employee gets the benefit.
Minimum salary will be Rs 18,000
According to the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission, now the minimum salary of entry level government employees has increased from Rs 7,000 to Rs 18,000. That is, now the salary will be calculated on the basis of basic structure 18,000. At the same time, Class-I officers will now be reinstated at a minimum salary of Rs 56,100. That is, on the whole, the government employees get the benefit of calculating the salary and their allowances.
