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Latest News on 7th Pay Commission for Central Govt Employees and Pensioners

7th Pay Commission Pay Scale Calculator

Also check: Pay Matrix Table for Central Government Employees

We are the first to introduce a calculator for converting the basic salary from 6th CPC to 7th CPC. The 7th pay commission recommendations had been accepted by the Government of India in the middle of 2016 and implemented the same with effect from 1.1.2016 with minor modifications.

Pay Matrix Table for Central Government Employees

The pay and pension revision is being regulated once in ten years for central government employees and pensioners by the way of constituting central pay commission. The nominated body of the pay commission will submit their entire report to the Govt within prescribed time according to the terms of reference.

7th CPC Pay Matrix Table Level 1 to 5

The minimum and starting pay level and basic salary of Central Government employees is level 1 and Rs. 18000. The salary slab structure is designed in the table for pay level 1 in 40 stages. 

7th CPC Pay Matrix Table Level 6 to 9

In earlier, pay commissions were recommended a bunch of fitment tables for fixing the pay at the time of implementation as per the recommendations. It was very challenging work to convert the existing pay to revised pay.

7th CPC Pay Matrix Table Level 10 to 12

Pay fixation as per 5th pay commission was very hard to understand. 6th CPC was somewhat better compared to earlier pay commissions. In 7th CPC, not only the pay fixation, increment and promotion also made simple with a single and simple number table.

Latest 7th Pay Commission News 2020

The whole 7th CPC pay scale structure for Central Govt employees and officers has categorized as three segments as follows… [Click to know more]

7th CPC Pay Matrix Table for Armed Forces Defence Personnel

7th Central Pay Commission has recommended a separate chapter for Armed Forces Personnel in its report. Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur and his team has visited various Defence regiments including Siachen to get their demands directly.

7th Pay Commission Pension Calculation

Calculation of revision of pension as per the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission.

7th Pay Commission Pension Matrix Table

7th Pay Commission Pension Matrix Table for Central Government Pensioners and Family Pensioner.

7th CPC Fitment Factor – Fitment Table and Calculation

The 6th Pay Commission recommended 1.86 as Fitment Factor. Whereas, the 7th Pay Commission has recommended a common fitment benefit applied for all employees as 2.57

Pay Fixation in the New Pay Structure as per 7th Pay Commission

Initial Pay Fixation: When an employee joining in Central Government Services, the initial pay fixation has been done for determining the first month’s salary. The new pay fixation on initial as per rule 7 of CCS (RP) Rules 2016.

7th Pay Commission Pension Calculation

7th pay commission has directed two types of proposals to fix the pension for the pensioners who retired before January 2016. The determination of basic pension as per 7th pay commission after 1st January 2016 initially got confused.

Transport allowance is given to all employees working in Central Govt services for the expenditure on travel from residence to office and back. Employees are using various modes of travel to come to the workplace and return.

7th CPC Pension Fixation Examples

There is no problem to calculate pension and other retirement benefits for 7th CPC pensioners i.e., retired after (1.1.2016) implementation of 7th CPC. Pensioners retired in the 6th CPC regime are also easy to calculate basic pension and family pension.

7th CPC Voluntary Retirement Scheme

A Central Government employee could apply for voluntary retirement after completion of 30 years of service. He may be allowed to retire from his service under Rule No. 48 of CCS (Pension) Rules 1972.

7th CPC DA Calculation

VDA (Variable Dearness Allowance) is not applicable to Central Govt Employees. Variable Dearness Allowance is different from Dearness Allowance. Let’s see how to calculate Dearness Allowance monthly?

7th Pay Commission MACP Scheme

MACP will continue to be applicable to all employees up to the HAG (Apex Scale) level except members of Organised Group ‘A’ Services where initial promotions up to NFSG are time-bound and hence assured.

7th CPC Children Education Allowance

The Children Education Allowance (CEA) and Hostel Subsidy (HS) are paid to Central Government employees to take care of school education and hostel facility of their children.

7th CPC Transport Allowance

7th CPC Increment

3 percent. The 7th Central Pay Commission has recommended the rate of percentage of annual increment for Central Government employees is 3%.

7th CPC House Rent Allowance (HRA)

HRA is one of the major salary elements for Central Government employees. The 6th CPC recommended 10 percent of basic salary (Pay) for the employees working in other cities. And now the 7th pay commission recommended 8% of matrix pay for other cities. But the minimum amount of HRA is Rs. 1,800 (The minimum basic pay is Rs. 18,000 and the minimum HRA is equal to 10%).

7th CPC Classification of Posts

What is the Classification of Posts?
Divide all the employees working under the central government into categories or groups based on a post. The classification is a more important aspect that entitlement of various pay, perks, facilities, and concessions. 6th Pay Commission recommended the classification of posts as 4 categories.

7th CPC House Building Advance

A reimbursement system on travelling expenses while on duty (official duty or temporary duty). And any kind of travelling expenses is permissible as per entitlements of TA/DA Rules. Other than travel expenses, accommodation, food and other related expenses are also eligible for reimbursement under Daily Allowance. The revised rates of TA and DA allowances after the 7th pay commission are given below in detail.

Central Government provides a lot of facilities to its employees apart from salary and allowances (CGHS, LTC, Educational Assistance, Leave, etc.,). In this sequence, one more benefit is the ‘HBA Home Loan’ (House Building Advance).

7th CPC Leave Rules

According to the notification on holidays by Dopt, 14 days of compulsory holidays and the addition of three days will be decided from the list of restricted holidays. All CG employees are enjoying a total of 17 days as closed holidays per the calendar year.

7th CPC Travelling Allowance

7th CPC LTC Rules

“Apart from pay and perks, the Central Government employees are grating free journey to Home Town and visit selected place in India once in four years”.

7th Pay Commission Reservation Policy

SC, ST, OBC Reservation Policy in Central Government Services – Roster, Percentage, and Rules. Reservation Policy in Central Government Services, Reservation in Appointment – Reservation in Promotion

7th CPC Risk and Hardship Matrix

No government employee faces more Risk/Hardship in his work than our Defence officers and jawans posted in Siachen Glacier. Hence, No RHA can have a value higher than this allowance. Revised Rates of Risk and Hardship Allowance for RH-MAX.

7th CPC New Pension Scheme

The main and first demand for CG Employees is now ‘Scrap NPS – Restore OPS’. After 2004 the demand is slowly getting higher tone year by year. Almost 15 years passed, the total strength of the NPS subscriber is more than 18 lakh.

List of 7th CPC Allowances

Apart from basic pay, the number of allowances paid to Central Government employees, either as a percentage of the Basic Pay or as a specified amount.

7th CPC Advances

7th Pay Commission suggested abolishing all Interest-Free advances except Travelling Allowance Advance, LTC Advance, and Medical Treatment Advance.

7th CPC AICPIN

The CPI (IW) index is most familiar among Central Government employees and Pensioners. Because the index is the key factor to determine the percentage of Dearness allowance.

7th CPC Briefcase Allowance

As per the Railway Board order issued on 10 April 2019, revision of monetary ceiling affected by Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) for purchasing briefcase, ladies handbag or purse.

7th Pay Commission CGEGIS

Central Government Employees Group Insurance Scheme Calculator is used for finding the benefit of the fund value of the particular period. The CGEGIS Table Calculator for searching the maturity value of the fund in any previous period. CGEGIS Calculation Table 2019 available here in pdf format.

7th CPC Report on Child Care Leave (CCL)

Child Care Leave or CCL is granted to women employees for a maximum period of two years (730 days) during their entire service for taking care of their minor children (up to eighteen years of age).

7th Pay Commission Latest News for UGC, University College Professor, Teacher, and Faculty

7th Pay Commission Latest New and Revised Pay Scale for UGC Professor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Teachers in Universities and Colleges as per the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission.

7th CPC Pay Calculator for Teachers in Universities and Colleges

7th Pay Commission Teachers, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor in Universities and Colleges Pay Scale Salary Calculator

GDS 7th Pay Commission Latest News Today

After the implementation of 7th Pay Commission recommendations to Central Government employees working in Post offices (Department of Posts), the mass workforce of Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) also demanded to revise pay and allowances at par with CG employees.

7th Pay Commission Latest News for Autonomous Bodies

7th Pay Commission Latest News for Autonomous Bodies – Pay Matrix, Allowances, Bonus and Pension

7th Pay Commission NPS To OPS

Central Government Employees are dividing into two parts based on pension, one part is NPS Employees and another part is OPS Employees. [Click to know more]

7th CPC PBOR News 2020

The PBOR minimum and starting salary pay scale after 7th pay commission

DA TABLE: Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief Table

What is DA and DR?
Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) both are the same. Dearness allowance and Dearness relief are being granted to existing employees and retired employees respectively.

Central Govt Employees DA Rates Latest News

Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief both are the same. The allowance is given for Existing employees and Retired employees with the same norms respectively. Dearness Allowance is calculated from the basic pay and Dearness Relief is calculated from the basic pension.

7th Pay Commission Latest News Today

7th Pay Commission Latest News and Updates Today on Pay Calculation, New Pay Scale and Service Benefits. [Click to read more]

Allowances as per 7th CPC – An Overview

Major Features: Revision has been implemented w.e.f 01.07.2017. All slab based allowances to increase by 25% for every 50% rise in Dearness Allowance (DA)

Expected DA 2020 with AICPIN

The calculation of Dearness allowance with effect from 1st July 2020 begins with the AICPIN (January 2020) of this year. We provide here a simple online tool (not excel sheet format) to predict the percentage of additional DA and DR with the input of imaginary AICPIN. [Click More]

Expected Pay Structure of 7th CPC

7th CPC Projected Pay Scale – Expected Pay Structure of 7th CPC
Early prediction of new pay scale as per 7th pay commission in the table format – Estimate Pay Scale of 7th Pay Commission according to the method followed by the previous pay commissions

Expected Pay Scale Table of 7th Pay Commission

We have determined the expected pay scale table of 7th CPC for all groups of Central Government employees. This pay scale is the only prediction, not at all on any confirmation news from 7th CPC.

7th pay commission Latest news

All news about the 7th central pay commission for central government employees and pensioners.

Latest News On Pension for Central Government Pensioners

Who are all Pre-2016 Pensioners?
Employees who are all retired before 1st January 2016, they are called as ‘Pre-2016 Pensioners’. Employees who are all retired in the period of 6th Pay Commission, they are called as ‘6th CPC Pensioners’..

7th CPC Concordance Table

A bunch of 58 detailed pension fitment table has been issued by the Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare for all pre-2016 pensioners and family pensioners to find out their Revised Pension and Family Pension from 1.1.2016.

7th CPC Defence

7th Central Pay Commission has recommended a separate chapter for Armed Forces Personnel in its report.

7th CPC Dopt Orders

centralgovernmentnews.com provides all orders related to 7th CPC

7th CPC Pay Calculator as per Cabinet Approval

7th CPC Salary (Pay) Scale Increase Calculator as per the recommendations of 7th CPC after Cabinet Approval.

7th CPC Empowered Committee

Central Government constitute the high power committee to implement the recommendations of 7th Central pay commission.

7th Pay Commission News

7th Central Pay Commission News – All news about pay hike for Central Government employees.

7th Pay Commission Pay Matrix

7th Central Pay Commission Pay Matrix News for Central Government Employees and Pensioners.

7th Pay Commission Pay Scale

7th Pay Commission News, 7th Central Pay Commission, 7th CPC News, 7th CPC Latest News, 7th CPC.

7th CPC Projected Pay Scale

Projected Pay Scale of 7th Pay Commission for Central Government Staff and Officers.

7th Pay Commission Questionnaire

7th Central Pay Commission Questionnaire.

7th Central Pay Commission Report PDF

7th Central Pay Commission Report PDF Download.

7th CPC Salary Calculator (Updated)

Salary Calculator for Central Government Servants as per the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission.

7th CPC ToR (Terms of Reference)

7th Central Pay Commission – Terms of Reference – Composition of Committee – Meetings.

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Latest DoPT Orders 2019

F.No.21/07/2019-CS-l(P)
Ministry of Personnel. Public Grievances Pension
Department of Personnel & Training
(C.S.l Division)

2nd Floor,’A’ wing,
Lok Nayak Bhawan,
Khan Market. New Delhi
Dated 4th November, 2019

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- Engagement of retired Government Employees as Consultant in the Department of Posts through advertisement.

The undersigned is directed to circulate the office Memorandum No. 31-5/2017-PE-II dated 23.10.2019 (along-with enclosures) received from Ministry of communications (Department of posts) who have invited applications from the Government Servants from the Central /States Govt./ Autonomous Bodies who have retired from the services for engagement as consultant.

2. In case of any further clarification, applicants are requested to contact the concerned Ministries/ Departments.

(Sarijay Kumar Das Gupth)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Tele:- 24629412

To,
All Ministries/Departments (through DOPT’s website)

Also check: DoPT Orders 2019 – Engagement of Retired Government Officers as Consultant on contract basis in the Directorate General of Health Services as Under Secretary level

General Terms & Conditions

Note 1 – The total monthly remuneration and the pension drawn by the consultant shall not be more than the Last Pay Drawn by him calculated at the current rates of Dearness Allowance.

Note 2 – Enhanced remuneration may be paid to deserving officials on case to case basis with the approval of Secretary, Department of Posts on account of special expertise/ experience in the concerned field.

3.2 Allowances: Consultants shall not be entitled accommodation to any kind of allowance or Accommodation facility e.g. Dearness Allowance, Transport Facility, Residential Personal Staff, CGHS and Medical Reimbursement etc. However, Conveyance Allowance shall be paid at the rates mentioned in the table above [Para 3,1 1.

3.3 TA/DA: No TA/DA shall be admissible for joining completion the assignment or on its completion, Foreign travel of consultants is not permitted at all. However, should they require to travel inside the country in connection with the official work of the competent TA/DA as admissible to a regular employee of the same grade, he/she retired from, will be paid to him/her after obtaining approval of the authority.

3.4 Drawal of pension: A retired Government officer/official appointed as consultant shall continue to draw pension and the dearness relief on pension during the period of his engagement as consultant, His/her engagement as consultant shall not be considered as a case of re-employment.

3.5 Leave: consultants shall be eligible for Eight (08) Days leave in a calendar year on pro rata basis. No remuneration for the period of absence admissible in excess of the leave will be paid to consultants. Also, un-availed leave shall neither be carried forward to next year nor encashed.

3.6 Tax Deduction at source [TDS]: TDS as admissible shall be deducted from the monthly remuneration of consultants. A TDS certificate shall be issued by the concerned DDO on demand.

3.7 Working Hours: Consultants may follow the normal working hours as prescribed [i,e. 09:00 AM to 05:30 PM), However, as per the exigency one has to sit late to complete the time bound work. Attendance would be made through Biometric Attendance System.

4. QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE OF CONSULTANTS

4.1 He/ She should be a Retired Employee of central Government/ state Government / PSU / Autonomous Body having considerable experience of functioning of Central Government Ministries/ Departments.

4.2 He / she should have effective communication and interpersonal skills with a strong flair for in-depth examination relating to Policy Matters/ Administration / Finance / Any other requisite Field.

5. AGE LIMIT

Normally the maximum age limit for all categories of consultants will be 65 years. However, engagement beyond 65 years and upto 70 years may be resorted to in deserving cases with the approval of secretary (posts) keeping view his/ her good in health & level of expertise.

8. PERIOD OF ENGAGEMENT AND EXTENSION OF TENURE

8.1 The initial engagement of a person as consultant shall.be for the period as given in the Terms of Reference (ToR) or one year, whichever is less. After expiry of initial term, engagement may be extended, based on requirement of the Division and performance of consultant(s) concerned, with the concurrence of AS&FA & approval of Secretary (posts) for a maximum period of one year at a time and not more than 3 terms including initial engagement. Relaxation may be given in deserving cases.

8.2 Such extension proposals should not be sent to Establishment Division. The concerned Divisions may directly submit such proposals to AS&FA for concurrence and approval of secretary (Posts) or Minister-in-charge in case of Joint secretary and above. The final outcome of such proposals may be intimated to Establishment Division.

8.3 The appointment of Consultants is of a temporary (non-official) nature against the specific jobs.

8.4 The engagement of consultants can be terminated by the Department at any time without at assigning any reason thereof by giving them 15 Days notice. However, in case a consultant wishes to resign, he will, have to give 15 days advance notice or remuneration in lieu thereof before resigning from the engagement.

10. CONFIDENTIALITY OF DATA AND DOCUMENTS

10.1 The Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) of the data collected as well as deliverables produced for the Department shall remain with the Department.

10.2 No one shall utilize or publish or disclose or part with, to a third party, any-part of the data or statistics or proceedings or information collected purpose for the of his assignment or during the course of, assignment without for the Department the express written consent of the Department.

10.3 The consultant shall be bound to hand-over the entire set of assignment to the Department before the expiry of the contract and before the final payment is released the by the Department.

11 CONFLICT OF INTEREST

11.1 The consultant appointed by the Department shall in no case represent or give opinion or advice to others in any matter which is adverse to the interest of the Department nor will be indulge in any activity outside the terms of the contractual assignment.

11.2 The Consultant will not be entitled for any benefit/compensation / absorption / regurarization of service with this Department.

12. TERMINATION OF ENGAGEMENT

Department may terminate the engagement in following conditions:
i. The consultant is unable to address the assigned work;
ii. Quality of the work is not to the satisfaction of the Department;
iii. The consultant fails in timely achievement of the milestones as finally decided by the Department
iv. The consultant is found racking in honesty and integrity.

Note: The Department reserves the right to terminate the engagement, fifteen (15) days’written by serving notice on the consultant, Termination
on the day right shall be effected after the completion of fifteen (15) days of delivery of such notice.

13. COMPETENT AUTHORITY FOR TERMINATION OF ENGAGEMENT.

The Head of concerned Division, in case of consultant upto level-13.
Secretary (posts), in case of Consultant at Joint Secretary Level or above.

14. REVIEW OF GUIDELINES
These guidelines may be reviewed as and when the circumstances so warrant with the approval of the Secretary (Posts).

15. RIGHTS OF THE DEPARTMENT
The Department has the right to cancel the advertisement, and not go for engagement of Consultant, at any stage. It may accept or reject any or all applications, without giving any reasons therefor, whatsoever.

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