New Delhi: Hundreds of thousands of central government employees who are eagerly waiting for the implementation of increased pay as recommended by the 7th Pay Commission may finally get some relief in April.


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As per media reports Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has assured to implement the pay hike for government employees from April.


Reports further said that the proposal of pay hike will be sent to Cabinet in the beginning of April for approval. Employees on the level 1 and 5 pay matrix band will get the revised salary.


The Union Cabinet had in June approved recommendations of the CPC with 34 modifications, which will mean an additional annual burden of Rs 30,748 crore on the exchequer.


All allowances are given effect from July 1, 2017.


The recommendations benefit over 1 crore employees. This includes over 47 lakh central government employees and 53 lakh pensioners, of which 14 lakh employees and 18 lakh pensioners are from the defence forces.


The new scales of pay provide for entry-level basic pay going up from Rs 7,000 per month to Rs 18,000, while at the highest level i.e. Secretary, it would go up from Rs 90,000 to Rs 2.5 lakh. For Class 1 officers, the starting salary will be Rs 56,100.


Here we will show you how the 7th Pay Commission will change your exact salary keeping in mind the 4 main pay bands:


Existing Pay Band (5200-20200)


(All numbers are in rupees)


Basic pay = 5200


Grade pay = 1800


Total entry pay = 7000


Dearness allowance: 125% on Basic pay and Grade pay = 8750


Total salary = 7000+ 8750+ allowances = 16750 + allowances


New salary ( as per 7th Pay Commission) = 18000 + allowances


Net difference = 1250


Employees fall under this pay band: Security guard, Junior Attendant, Driver etc.


Existing Pay Band (9300-34800)


Basic pay = 9300


Grade pay = 4200


Total entry pay =13500


Dearness allowance: 125% on Basic pay and Grade pay = 16875


Total salary = 13500+ 16875 + allowances = 30375 + allowances


New salary ( as per 7th Pay Commission) = 35400 + allowances


Net difference = 5025


Employees fall under this pay band: TGT Teacher, Pharmacist, Senior Security Inspector, Junior Engineer etc.


Existing Pay Band (15600-39100)


Basic pay = 15600


Grade pay = 5400


Total entry pay = 21000


Dearness allowance: 125% on Basic pay and Grade pay = 26250


Total salary = 21000+ 26250 + allowances = 47250 + allowances


New salary ( as per 7th Pay Commission) = 56100 + allowances


Net difference = 8850


Employees fall under this pay band: Medical Officer, Manager, Scientific Officer, Assistant Professor, Engineer etc.


Existing Pay Band (37400-67000)


Basic pay = 37400


Grade pay = 8700


Total entry pay = 46100


Dearness allowance: 125% on Basic pay and Grade pay = 57625


Total salary = 46100 + 57625 + allowances = 103725 + allowances


New salary ( as per 7th Pay Commission) = 118500 + allowances


Net difference = 14775


Employees fall under this pay band: Associate Professor