Saturday, November 21, 2015

7th Pay Commission Pay Structure, Pay fixation method and fitment Formula





 7th Pay Commission Pay Structure, Pay fixation method and fitment Formula – Grade Pay system dispensed with and new pay model by merging the existing grade pay introduced

7th Pay Commission has evolved a new pay structure by merging the existing grade pay with pay in pay band. Therefore Grade Pay system and pay band Structure is dispensed with.
7th pay commission also mentioned that since grade pay computation by 6CPC varied greatly it is dispensed with.
New functional level pay model have been proposed by merging the grade pay with the pay in the pay band. All of the existing levels have been subsumed in the new structure; no new level has been introduced nor has any existing level been dispensed with.
The Commission has designed the new pay matrix keeping in view the vast opportunities that have opened up outside government over the last three decades, generating greater competition for human resources and the need to attract and retain the best available talent in government services. The nomenclature being used in the new pay matrix assigns levels in place of erstwhile grade pay and
7th Pay Commission has formulated fitment formula as far as existing employees are concerned as 2.57. For instance, 7CPC pay of the employees who are presently in the pay band of 5200 – 20200 with grade pay of Rs. 1800, will be calculated by multiplying the factor of 2.57 with their existing basic pay (pay in pay band + grade pay)
Grade pay and pay band wise fitment formula is as follows
Pay Band 1
(5200- 20200)
Grade Pay
1800
1900
2000
2400
2800
Current Entry Pay
7000
7730
8460
9910
11360
Rationalised Entry Pay (2.57)
7000*(2.57)
=18000
7730*(2.57)
=19900
8460*(2.57)
=21700
9910*(2.57)
=25500
11360*(2.57)
=29200
Pay Band 2
(9300-34800)
Grade Pay
4200
4600
4800
5400
Current Entry Pay
13500
17140
18150
20280^
Rationalised
Entry Pay
(2.62)
13500*(2.62)
=35400
17140*(2.62)
=44900
18150*(2.62)
=47600
20280*(2.62)
=53100
Pay Band 3
(15600-39100)
Grade Pay
5400
6600
7600
Current Entry Pay
21000
25350
29500
Rationalised
Entry Pay
(2.67)
21000*(2.67)
=56100
25350*(2.67)
=67700
29500*(2.67)
=78800
Pay Band 4
(37400-67000)
Grade Pay
8700
8900
10000
Current Entry Pay
46100
49100
53000
Rationalised
Entry Pay
(2.57/2.67/2.72)
46100*(2.57)
=118500
49100*(2.67)
=131100
53000*(2.72)
=144200
HAG
(67000-79000)
Current Entry Pay
67000
Rationalised
Entry Pay (2.72)
67000*(2.72)
=182200
HAG+
(75500-80000)
Current Entry Pay
75500
Rationalised
Entry Pay (2.72)
75500 *(2.72)
=205400
Apex
80000 (fixed)
Rationalised Pay
(2.81)
80000*2.81
=225000
Cabinet Secretary
90000 (fixed)
Rationalised Pay
(2.78)
90000*2.78
=250000
The pay matrix comprises two dimensions. It has a “horizontal range” in which each level corresponds to a ‘functional role in the hierarchy’ and has been assigned the numbers 1, 2, and 3 and so on till 18.
The “vertical range” for each level denotes ‘pay progression’ within that level. These indicate the steps of annual financial progression of three percent within each level. The starting point of the matrix is the minimum pay which has been arrived based on 15th ILC norms or the Aykroyd formula. This has already been explained in Chapter 4.2 of the 7th Pay Commission report.
On recruitment, an employee joins at a particular level and progresses within the level as per the vertical range. The movement is usually on an annual basis, based on annual increments till the time of their next promotion.
When the employee receives a promotion or a non-functional financial upgrade, he/she progresses one level ahead on the horizontal range.
The pay matrix will help chart out the likely path of pay progression along the career ladder of any employee. For example, it can be clearly made out that an employee who does not have any promotional prospects in his cadre will be able to traverse through at least three levels solely by means of assured financial progression or MACP, assuming a career span of 30 years or more.
The new pay matrix for university teachers is brought out below.

Minimum Pay

The JCM-Staff Side, in their memorandum, have proposed that the minimum salary, at the lowest level, should be determined using a need based approach. They have proposed that the minimum wage for a single worker be based on the norms set by the 15th Indian Labour Conference,  with  certain  additions  to  the  same.  The  minimum  pay as  suggested  in  the memorandum is ₹26,000, which is around 3.7 times the existing minimum salary of ₹7,000. While the broad approach is similar, the specifics do vary and the Commission has, based on need-based minimum wage for a single worker with family as defined in the Aykroyd formula, computed the minimum pay at ₹18,000. Details on the computation of minimum pay have been brought out in Chapter 4.2.

Fitment

The starting point for the first level of the matrix has been set at  ₹18,000. This corresponds to the starting pay of ₹7,000, which is the beginning of PB-1 viz., ₹5,200 + GP 1800, which prevailed on 01.01.2006, the date of implementation of the VI CPC recommendations. Hence the starting point now proposed is 2.57 times of what was prevailing on 01.01.2006.
This fitment factor of 2.57 is being proposed to be applied uniformly for all employees. It includes a factor of 2.25 on account of DA neutralisation, assuming that the rate of Dearness Allowance would be 125 percent at the time of implementation of the new pay. Accordingly, the actual raise/fitment being recommended is 14.29 percent.

Pay Fixation in the New Pay Structure

The fitment of each employee in the new pay matrix is proposed to be done by multiplying his/her basic pay on the date of implementation by a factor of 2.57.
The figure so arrived at is to be located in the new pay matrix, in the level that corresponds to the employee’s grade pay on the date of implementation, except in cases where the Commission has recommended a change in the existing grade pay.
If the identical figure is not available in the given level, the next higher figure closest to it would be the new pay of the concerned employee. A couple of examples are detailed below to make the process amply clear.
The pay in the new pay matrix is to be fixed in the following manner:
Step 1: Identify Basic Pay (Pay in the pay band plus Grade Pay) drawn by an employee as on the date of implementation. This figure is ‘A’.
Step 2: Multiply ‘A’ with 2.57, round-off to the nearest rupee, and obtain result ‘B’.
Step 3: The figure so arrived at, i.e., ‘B’ or the next higher figure closest to it in the Level assigned to his/her grade pay, will be the new pay in the new pay matrix. In case the value of‘B’ is less than the starting pay of the Level, then the pay will be equal to the starting pay of that level.
Source: 7th Pay Commission report

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