7th Pay Commission: Know at a glance, see this informative chart

Zee Media Bureau

New Delhi: In a bonanza for over 1 crore government employees and pensioners, the Cabinet on Wednesday approved implementation of the 7th Pay Commission, which had recommended an overall hike of 23.5 percent.

The decision to this effect was taken in a meeting which was chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Check out this chart to know the recommendations of 7th Pay Commission at a glance.

Pay	Minimum pay fixed at Rs 18,000/month	Maximum pay at Rs 2.25 lakh
Gratuity Ceiling	Rs 10 lakh (currently)	Rs 20 lakh (Now enhanced)
Cabinet Secretary Salary	Rs 90,000 per month (Currently)	Rs 2.5 lakh/month (Now enhanced)
Financial impact	Rs 73,650 crore to be borne by Central Budget	Rs 28,450 crore by Railway Budget
MSP for service officers	Rs 6,000 (Currently)	Rs 15,500 (Now enhanced)
For nursing officers	Rs 4,200 (Currently)	Rs 10,800 (Now Enhanced)
For JCO/ORs	Rs 2,000 (Currently)	Rs 5,200 (Now Enhanced)
For non-combatants	Rs 1,000 (Currently)	Rs 3,600 (Now Enhanced)
Indian sepoy's salary hike	Rs 8,460 (Currently)	Rs 21,700 (Now Enhanced)
Recommendations'  impact	47 lakh serving govt employees	52 lakh pensioners
Entry level pay	Rs 7,000/month (Currently)	Rs 18,000/month (Now Enhanced)
House Building Loan ceiling	Rs 7.5 lakh (Currently)	Rs 25 lakh (Now Enhanced)
Starting salary of newly recruits	Lowest level: Rs 18,000	Class I officer: Rs 56,100
Ex-gratia lump sum compensation	Rs 10-20 lakh (Currently)	25-45 lakh (Now Enhanced)
Allowances	Abolition of 51 Allowances	Subsuming of 37 Allowances