The government has reportedly decided to raise minimum pay, under the 7th Pay Commission or 7th CPC for the central government employees and pensioners. Though no official statement has been in this regard, media reports suggested the government is likely to hike minimum pay over 7th Pay Commission recommendations from January 2018.
Sources confirm that the government will raise the fitment factor to 3 times. This would mean the minimum pay of the Central Government employees will go up to Rs 21,000 from the existing Rs 18,000.
The government may raise fitment factor to 3.00 times from 2.57 times approved by the Cabinet based on the 7th Pay Commission recommendations. If the 2.57 fitment factor is tinkered with fitment factor 3.00, then salary and pension will go up under the 7th Pay Commission. “The fitment factor for basic pay will be raised to 3.00 times from 2.57 times as approved by the Cabinet on January 29,” a Finance Ministry official was quoted as saying by Sen Times. However, the central government employees asked to raise fitment factor to 3.68 times from 2.57 times.
There have been reports that the government is considering to raise minimum pay to Rs 21,000 from the existing Rs 18,000, under the 7th Pay Commission. The National Anomaly Committee, formed in September 2016 to look into pay anomalies arising out of the implementation of the 7th Pay Commission’s recommendations, will hold a meeting by the end of September or the first week of October and may recommend raising minimum pay to Rs 21,000. The central government employees, however, are demanding for hiking minimum pay Rs 18,000 to Rs 26,000.
The 7th Pay Commission had recommended a pay hike of Rs 18,000. However it is not the final word. The government said that it would hike the minimum pay after holding talks with all stake holders. The assurance was made by Arun Jaitley, the Finance Minister of India.
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