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All about 7th Pay Commission Pay fixation, Increment, Pay
Revision on Promotion and MACP and Option for Pay
Fixation
By GConnect Team Last updated Oct 20, 2019

All about 7th Pay Commission Pay fixation, Increment, Pay

Revision on Promotion and MACP and Option for Pay
Fixation

Update: 7th Pay Commission Pay Matrix Level wise detailed table and its features 
While implementing the recommendations of 7th Pay Commission, Govt ensured that the
commission’s pay related recommendations are accepted as such.

Govt also accepted 7th Pay Commission;s innovative concept of all in one pay scale called “Pay
Matrix” which caters to entry pay and pay fixation of all Central Government Employees.
Consquently, Running Pay Band and Grade Pay introduced by 6th Pay Commission were done
away with.

 
Fixation of pay in the revised pay structure as per Rule 7 of Central Civil Services (Revised
Pay) Rules, 2016.-

Step 1 : Multiply Basic Pay of Employee as on 31st December 2015 existing basic pay by a
factor of 2.57, rounded off to the nearest rupee

Step 2: Determine the level in Pay Matrix using Grade Pay last drawn – Grade Pay pertaining to
each level is given on the top of Each level in Pay Matrix

Step 3. Find the cell in the level determined in Step 2, which contains the amount equal to the
figure determined in Step 1. If such cell is available amount containined in the said cell will be
the basic pay of the employee. If no such Cell is available in the applicable Level, amount in the
immediate next higher Cell will be the basic pay of the employee concerned.

Illustration:

1. Existing Pay Band : PB-1 Pay 5200-20200

2. Existing Grade Pay : 2400 Band
3. Existing Pay in Pay Band : 10160
4. Existing Basic Pay : 12560(10160+2400) Grade 1800 1900 2000 2400 2800
Pay
5. Pay after multiplication by a fitment factor of 2.57 : Levels 1 2 3 4 5
12560 x 2.57 = 32279.20 1 18000 19900 21700 25500 29200
(rounded off to 32279) 2 18500 20500 22400 26300 30100
6. Level corresponding to GP 2400 : Level 4
3 19100 21100 23100 27100 31000
7. Revised Pay in Pay Matrix (either equal to or next
higher to 32279 in Level 4) : 32300. 4 19700 21700 23800 27900 31900
5 20300 22400 24500 28700 32900
6 20900 23100 25200 29600 33900
7 21500 23800 26000 30500 34900
8 22100 24500 26800 31400 35900
9 22800 25200 27600 32300 37000
 10 23500 26000 28400 33300 38100
11 24200 26800 29300 34300 39200

7th Pay Commission Pay Fixation in certain special cases:

 

1. When Grade Pay of Post held by the employee concerned has been upgraded
by Govt on the basis of recommendations of 7th Pay Commission.

As per  Part B or Part C of the Schedule of Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016
Grade Pay of certain posts upgraded prior to 7th CPC revision of Pay. In such cases, revised pay
under 7th CPC will be fixed as follows.

Illustration:

1. Existing Pay Band : PB-1 Pay 5200-20200

2. Existing Grade Pay : 2400 Band
Grade 1800 1900 2000 2400 2800
3. Existing basic pay : 12560 Pay
4. Upgraded Grade Pay : 2800
Levels 1 2 3 4 5
5. Pay for the purpose of fixation: 12960
(10160+2800) 1 1800 19900 2170 2550 2920
0 0 0 0
2 1850 20500 2240 2630 3010
0 0 0 0
6. Pay after multiplying serial number 5 with a 3 1910 21100 2310 2710 3100
fitment factor of 2.57 : 33307.20 (rounded off to 0 0 0 0
33307) 4 1970 21700 2380 2790 3190
0 0 0 0
5 2030 22400 2450 2870 3290
7. Level corresponding to Grade Pay 2800 : Level 5 0 0 0 0
6 2090 23100 2520 2960 3390
0 0 0 0
8. Revised Pay in Pay Matrix (either equal to or next 7 2150 23800 2600 3050 3490
higher to 33307 in Level 5) : 33900. 0 0 0 0

2. In the case of medical officers who are drawing Non Practicing Allowance
(NPA) :

As we all know, Medical Officers / Doctors who are serving in Central Government Service
were entitled to Non-Practicing Allowance at the rate of 25% on the 6th CPC basic Pay.
Pay fixation in such cases is done as follows.

Illustration:

1. Existing Pay Band : PB-3

2. Existing Grade Pay : 5400 Pay Band 15600-39100

3. Existing pay in Pay Band : 15600
4. Existing Basic Pay : 21000
Grade Pay 5400 6600 7600
5. 25% NPA on Basic Pay : 5250
Levels 10 11 12
6. DA on NPA@ 125% : 6563
1 56100 67700 78800
7. Pay after multiplication by a fitment factor of
2.57: 21000 x 2.57 = 53970 2 57800 69700 81200
8. DA on NPA : 6563 (125% of 5250) 3 59500 71800 83600
9. Sum of serial number 7 and 8 = 60533
10. Level corresponding to Grade Pay 5400 (PB- 4 61300 74000 86100
3) : Level 10
11. Revised Pay in Pay Matrix (either equal to or
next higher to 60540 in Level 10) : 61300 5 63100 76200 88700
12. Pre-revised Non Practicing Allowance : 5250
6 65000 78500 91400
13. Revised Pay + pre-revised Non Practicing
Allowance : 66550

3. I was on Leave on 1st January 2016. Will that affect by 7th Pay Commission
Pay Fixation ?

No. A Government Employee who was on leave on 1st January 2016 and entitled to Leave
Salary will be fixed with revised as per Central Civil Services Revised Pay Rules 2016 with
effect from 1st January 2016. in the case of Study Leave also

Suspended Employee will get pay revision subject to the final order in the Disciplinary
Proceedings.

4. How to fix revised Pay when an employee is officiating in higher Post?

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In the case of an employee who is holding a higher post on a regular basis, the revised pay will
be based on the pay drawn in officiating post.

Rectification of Pay anomaly:

Govt has made provisions in CCS Revised Pay Rules 2016, to upgrade the pay of a senior who
was drawing lesser pay than his / her junior in the same post prior to 1st January 2016. In such
cases, the senior employee gets fixed in the revised pay structure in a Cell lower than that of such
junior, his pay shall be stepped up to the same Cell in the revised pay structure as that of the
junior.

5. How to apply 7th pay Commission Pay Matrix in the case of Employees
appointed on or after 1st January 2016?

Central Government Employees who are appointed on or after 01.01.2016, will be fixed at the
minimum pay or the first Cell the level applicable to the post in which the employee concerned
in appointed.

Increments in revised pay structure using 7th CPC Pay Matrix

Annual Increment for Central Government Employees will be paid by granting the amount
specified in the cell, which is veticallly next downwards in the same level of pay, as the Basic
Pay after grant of annual increment.

Illustration:

An employee in the Pay 5200-20200

Basic Pay of 32300 in Band
Level 4 will move Grade 1800 1900 2000 2400 2800
vertically down the Pay
same Level in the cells Levels 1 2 3 4 5
and on grant of 1 18000 19900 21700 25500 29200
increment, his basic 2 18500 20500 22400 26300 30100
pay will be 33300.
3 19100 21100 23100 27100 31000
4 19700 21700 23800 27900 31900
 5 20300 22400 24500 28700 32900
6 20900 23100 25200 29600 33900
7 21500 23800 26000 30500 34900
8 22100 24500 26800 31400 35900
9 22800 25200 27600 32300 37000
↓
10 23500 26000 28400 33300 38100
11 24200 26800 29300 34300 39200

Date of next increment in 7th Pay Commission revised pay structure for
Employees fixed with 7th CPC pay on 1st January 2016

In the case of employees whose pay in the revised pay structure has been fixed as on 1st day of
January, the next increment in the Level in which the pay was so fixed as on 1st day of January,
2016 shall accrue on 1st day of July, 2016:

Date of next increment in the case of date of appointment, promotion or grant of

financial upgradation on or after 1st January 2016

Considering the complaints of Staff Side Federations and Unions in the delayed annual
increment due to one fixed date of annual increment prior to implementation of 7th Pay
Commission, viz., 1st July 2018, Govt decided to grant annual increments in two dates, during
1st January and 1st July of every year.

The Date of annual incrememt will be decided depending on the date of appointment, promotion
or grant of financial upgradation in respect of the employee concerned.

The increment in respect of an employee appointed or promoted or granted financial upgradation

including upgradation under Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACPS) during the
period between the 2nd day of January and 1st day of July (both inclusive) shall be granted on
1st day of January and the increment in respect of an employee appointed or promoted or granted
financial upgradation including upgradation under MACPS during the period between the 2nd
day of July and 1st day of January (both inclusive) shall be granted on 1st day of July.

Illustration:

(a) In case of an employee appointed or promoted in the normal hierarchy or under MACPS
during the period between the 2nd day of July, 2016 and the 1st day of January, 2017, the first
increment shall accrue on the 1st day of July, 2017 and thereafter it shall accrue after one year on
annual basis.

(b) In case of an employee appointed or promoted in the normal hierarchy or under MACPS
during the period between 2nd day of January, 2016 and 1st day of July, 2016, who did not draw
any increment on 1st day of July, 2016, the next increment shall accrue on 1st day of January,
2017 and thereafter it shall accrue after one year on annual basis:
Fixation of pay on promotion on or after implementation of 7th Pay Commission
recommendations

If an employee is promoted on or after 1st January 2016, Pay Fixation on Promotion will be
made as follows.

(i) one increment will be given in the Level from which the employee is promoted and

(ii) promoted employee will be placed at a Cell equal to the figure so arrived at in the Level of
the post to which promoted and if no such Cell is available in the Level to which promoted,
he/she shall be placed at the next higher Cell in that Level

Illustration:

1. Level in the revised pay structure : Level 4 Pay 5200-20200

Band
2. Basic Pay in the revised pay structure : 28700 Grade 1800 1900 2000 2400 2800
Pay
3. Granted promotion/financial upgradation under Levels 1 2 3 4 5
MACPS in Level 5 1 18000 19900 21700 25500 29200
2 18500 20500 22400 26300 30100
4. Pay after giving one increment 3 19100 21100 23100 27100 31000
in Level 4 : 29600 4 19700 21700 23800 27900 31900
5. Pay in the upgraded Level i.e. Level 5 : 30100 5 20300 22400 24500 28700 32900
(either equal to or next higher to 29600 in Level 5) 6 20900 23100 25200 29600 33900
7 21500 23800 26000 30500 34900

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