Levels as per the Pay Matrix
| Existing Pay Bands |
Existing levels of Grade Pay |
Available for* |
New Levels |
| PB-1 | 1800 | C | 1 |
| 1900 | C | 2 | |
| 2000 | C,D | 3 | |
| 2400 | C | 4 | |
| 2800 | C,D | 5 | |
| PB-2 | 3400 | D | 5A |
| 4200 | C,D | 6 | |
| 4600 | C,D | 7 | |
| 4800 | C,D | 8 | |
| 5400 | C | 9 | |
| PB-3 | 5400 | C,D,M | 10 |
| 5700 | M | 10A | |
| 6100 | D | 10B | |
| 6100 | M | 10B | |
| 6600 | C,D,M | 11 | |
| 7600 | C | 12 | |
| PB-4 | 7600 | M | 12 |
| 8000 | D | 12A | |
| 8400 | M | 12B | |
| 8700 | C | 13 | |
| 8700 | D | 13 | |
| 8900 | C | 13A | |
| 8900 | D | 13A | |
| 9000 | M | 13B | |
| 10000 | 14 | ||
| HAG | 15 | ||
| HAG+ | 16 | ||
| Apex | 17 | ||
| Cabinet Secretary, Defence Chiefs | 18 | ||
| * C: Civil; D: Defence; M: Military Nursing Service (MNS) | |||