Pay Matrix (Civilian Employees)
Pay Band	5200-20200					9300-34800				15600-39100			37400-67000				67000- 79000	75500- 80000	80000	90000
Grade Pay	1800	1900	2000	2400	2800	4200	4600	4800	5400	5400	6600	7600	8700		8900	10000
Entry Pay (EP)	7000	7730	8460	9910	11360	13500	17140	18150	20280	21000	25350	29500	46100		49100	53000	67000	75500	80000	90000
Level	0001	0002	0003	0004	0005	0006	0007	0008	0009	0010	0011	0012	0013		13A	0014	0015	0016	0017	0018
Index	0002.57	0002.57	0002.57	0002.57	0002.57	0002.62	0002.62	0002.62	0002.62	0002.67	0002.67	0002.67	0002.57		0002.67	0002.72	0002.72	0002.72	0002.81	0002.78
0001	18000	19900	21700	25500	29200	35400	44900	47600	53100	56100	67700	78800	118500		131100	144200	182200	205400	225000	250000
0002	18500	20500	22400	26300	30100	36500	46200	49000	54700	57800	69700	81200	122100		135000	148500	187700	211600
0003	19100	21100	23100	27100	31000	37600	47600	50500	56300	59500	71800	83600	125800		139100	153000	193300	217900
0004	19700	21700	23800	27900	31900	38700	49000	52000	58000	61300	74000	86100	129600		143300	157600	199100	224400
0005	20300	22400	24500	28700	32900	39900	50500	53600	59700	63100	76200	88700	133500		147600	162300	205100
0006	20900	23100	25200	29600	33900	41100	52000	55200	61500	65000	78500	91400	137500		152000	167200	211300
0007	21500	23800	26000	30500	34900	42300	53600	56900	63300	67000	80900	94100	141600		156600	172200	217600
0008	22100	24500	26800	31400	35900	43600	55200	58600	65200	69000	83300	96900	145800		161300	177400	224100
0009	22800	25200	27600	32300	37000	44900	56900	60400	67200	71100	85800	99800	150200		166100	182700
0010	23500	26000	28400	33300	38100	46200	58600	62200	69200	73200	88400	102800	154700		171100	188200
0011	24200	26800	29300	34300	39200	47600	60400	64100	71300	75400	91100	105900	159300		176200	193800
0012	24900	27600	30200	35300	40400	49000	62200	66000	73400	77700	93800	109100	164100		181500	199600
0013	25600	28400	31100	36400	41600	50500	64100	68000	75600	80000	96600	112400	169000		186900	205600
0014	26400	29300	32000	37500	42800	52000	66000	70000	77900	82400	99500	115800	174100		192500	211800
0015	27200	30200	33000	38600	44100	53600	68000	72100	80200	84900	102500	119300	179300		198300	218200
0016	28000	31100	34000	39800	45400	55200	70000	74300	82600	87400	105600	122900	184700		204200
0017	28800	32000	35000	41000	46800	56900	72100	76500	85100	90000	108800	126600	190200		210300
0018	29700	33000	36100	42200	48200	58600	74300	78800	87700	92700	112100	130400	195900		216600
0019	30600	34000	37200	43500	49600	60400	76500	81200	90300	95500	115500	134300	201800
0020	31500	35000	38300	44800	51100	62200	78800	83600	93000	98400	119000	138300	207900
0021	32400	36100	39400	46100	52600	64100	81200	86100	95800	101400	122600	142400	214100
0022	33400	37200	40600	47500	54200	66000	83600	88700	98700	104400	126300	146700
0023	34400	38300	41800	48900	55800	68000	86100	91400	101700	107500	130100	151100
0024	35400	39400	43100	50400	57500	70000	88700	94100	104800	110700	134000	155600
0025	36500	40600	44400	51900	59200	72100	91400	96900	107900	114000	138000	160300
0026	37600	41800	45700	53500	61000	74300	94100	99800	111100	117400	142100	165100
0027	38700	43100	47100	55100	62800	76500	96900	102800	114400	120900	146400	170100
0028	39900	44400	48500	56800	64700	78800	99800	105900	117800	124500	150800	175200

1. In the recommended pay matrix, the top three rows give the pay scale as per the sixth pay commission (points 2 to 4).

2. The first row gives the payband, which represents the range of salary that a person receives in that particular pay band. Basic pay varies in the range of the payband, which is Rs 5,400-20,200 per month for a grade 1 employee.

3. Within these paybands are grade pays, which vary according to the position of an employee in the hierarchy of an organisation.

4. Entry pay is the minimum income that an employee can earn at each grade pay level. For a grade pay of Rs 2,800, the minimum salary monthly salary is Rs 11,360.

5. If the recommendation of the seventh CPC are excepted, pay bands and grade pay will be abolished. In their place there will be 18 levels of promotions that an entry-level employee can go through.

Report of the Seventh CPC
Pay Band	5200-20200					9300-34800				15600-39100			37400-67000				67000- 79000	75500- 80000	80000	90000
Grade Pay	1800	1900	2000	2400	2800	4200	4600	4800	5400	5400	6600	7600	8700		8900	10000
Entry Pay (EP)	7000	7730	8460	9910	11360	13500	17140	18150	20280	21000	25350	29500	46100		49100	53000	67000	75500	80000	90000
Level	0001	0002	0003	0004	0005	0006	0007	0008	0009	0010	0011	0012	0013		13A	0014	0015	0016	0017	0018
Index	0002.57	0002.57	0002.57	0002.57	0002.57	0002.62	0002.62	0002.62	0002.62	0002.67	0002.67	0002.67	0002.57		0002.67	0002.72	0002.72	0002.72	0002.81	0002.78
0029	41100	45700	50000	58500	66600	81200	102800	109100	121300	128200	155300	180500
0030	42300	47100	51500	60300	68600	83600	105900	112400	124900	132000	160000	185900
0031	43600	48500	53000	62100	70700	86100	109100	115800	128600	136000	164800	191500
0032	44900	50000	54600	64000	72800	88700	112400	119300	132500	140100	169700	197200
0033	46200	51500	56200	65900	75000	91400	115800	122900	136500	144300	174800	203100
0034	47600	53000	57900	67900	77300	94100	119300	126600	140600	148600	180000	209200
0035	49000	54600	59600	69900	79600	96900	122900	130400	144800	153100	185400
0036	50500	56200	61400	72000	82000	99800	126600	134300	149100	157700	191000
0037	52000	57900	63200	74200	84500	102800	130400	138300	153600	162400	196700
0038	53600	59600	65100	76400	87000	105900	134300	142400	158200	167300	202600
0039	55200	61400	67100	78700	89600	109100	138300	146700	162900	172300	208700
0040	56900	63200	69100	81100	92300	112400	142400	151100	167800	177500

6. Within these levels there is an index for the amount of years one has served in the government. The seventh CPC has mandated that there will be an assured increment of 3% in the monthly salary even in case there is no promotion

7. For instance, if an employee joins at the entry pay of Rs 18,000 -- the lowest possible -- and serves for 40 years, she will be earning Rs 56,900 at the time of her retirement.

8. Bear in mind, that by then there will have been four more pay commissions and her salary may be significantly higher.

9. These indexes decrease as one moves up the hierarchy. A cabinet secretary is at level 18 -- the highest possible -- with a salary of Rs 2,50,000 a month. She will not get the 3% annual increment

10. This pay band ensures that there no disproportionate jumps in salaries when one gets promoted, as was the case with the six CPC pay scales. For instace, if you are a level 10 employee at index 13 earning Rs 80,000 per month, upon being promoted to level 11 you will earn Rs 96,600 and not the entry pay of level 11.

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