7th Pay Commission Pay Matrix – Gazette Notification

As per Pay Matrix approved in the 7th Pay Commission recommendation, there is wide gap between erstwhile PB3 & PB4 Pay Bands. The following statement will speak itself the wide gap between these two Pay Band Posts entry Pay from 1-1-2016:
Pay Band 15600-39100: – (PB3) Group-A
i)G.P. 5400/- Entry Pay .. 56,100
ii)G.P.6600/- .. .. 67,700
iii)G.P.7600 .. .. 78,800
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Pay Band 37,400-67,000 – (PB4)
i)G.P.8700/- Entry Pay .. 1,18,500
ii)G.P.8900/- .. .. 1,31,000
iii)G.P.10000/- .. .. 1,44,200

If we look at the entry pay of PB3 under (iii) category is fixed at 78,800/- and the entry pay of PB under (i) is fixed at Rs.1,18,000/- If a person in erstwhile PB3 under (iii) & PB4 under (i), the difference will be about Rs.40,000/- This anomaly should be rectified from 1-1-2006 by Matrix formula and the entry pay of Pay Band 3 (Group-A Services) should be revised accordingly from 1-1-2016.

There are vast gap between PB3 & PB4 also PB1, & also in other Pay Bands. The following statement reveal wide gap between PB3 (Group-A Services) & PB4 from 1-1-2006 and it should be be adjusted proportionately in the interest of “Natural Justice” as many Senior Officers in the PB3 (Group-A) categories of Officers affected when compared to PB4 categories of posts as follows:
1) Rs .5,500 x 1.69 = Rs. 9,300 B2
2) Rs .8,500 x 1.95 = Rs.15,600 B3
3) Rs.14,300 x 2.74 = Rs.39,200 B4
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The Government of India have issued orders implementing recommendations of Sixth Pay Panel Report with effect from 1-1-2006. As agreed by the GOI, the average benefits to all categories of posts are in the range of about 40% increase in emoluments and on promotion an increase of 3% of basic Pay plus Grade Pay will be taken on promotion to higher post.. This increase of about 100% to 300% in many cases benefitted only to PB4 when compared to pre-revised Pay & allowances prior to 1-1-2006. There is wide gap in the revised Pay between PB3 & PB4 also in other Pay Bands. The following simple statement as per Fitment Table speak for itself, the wide gap between PB3 & PB4:
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Rs. 15,200 (S-19) ————– Rs.34,880 + increased GP
Rs. 15,000 (S-20) ————– Rs.35,550 + increased GP
Rs. 15,100 (S-24) ————– Rs.47,230 + increased GP
Rs. 15,100 (S-25) ————– Rs.48,390 + increased GP
Rs. 15,200 (S-28) ————– Rs.48,530 + increased GP
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If you look at the above statement for a pre-revised basic pay in the pay range of Rs.15,000/- there is vast difference in the revised pay fitment. The gap should be reduced drastically from 1-1-2006 based on length of service one put in a category etc. In many cases. Senior Officers put in more than 30 years of Service getting less emoluments/Pension when compared to many junior Officers after implementation of Sixth Pay Panel Report from 1-1-2006. The suggestion to Govt. is that length of Service in a category coupled with duties & responsibilities should be given its due weight-age to relieve heart-burning among Senior Officers of Non-IAS cadre and similarly placed Officers in other Ministries. In many cases the increase in emoluments ranging about more than 100% to 300% in PB 3 & PB 4 posts. Due weight age should be given to PB 3 category with effect from 1-1-2006 and it should revised accordingly.
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The picture of fair salary would be incomplete without taking length of service in a category/post contribution of his similarly placed fellow colleagues (generalists in Administration other than Scientists) at next level of hierarchy into account and their fitment table should also be increased proportionately to a fair level . After all it’s a team management/work disparity, skills, individual and collective performance and adequate internal communication and collective bargaining on salary issues. When many are paid very lesser pay & perks, they have a tendency to work with heart-burning. The Redressal Committee on 7th Pay Panel must consider this suggestion to regulate the gap proportionately / uniformly to all categories of posts in (Group-A Services) PB3 & PB4 Pay Bands from 1-1-2006 by applying Matrix formula and again should be refixed from 1-1-2016