Anomaly in Pay Matrix levels of 7th CPC – PB-I

Anomaly in Pay Matrix levels of 7th CPC – PBI

Government issued Gazette Notification , following which the employees will now get the revised pay from their August salaries, but during this situation, many government employees observed many defects in the 7th pay commission pay matrix.

As per the 7th Pay Commission Revised Pay Rules 2016, 7, A (i) “the pay shall be fixed at the immediate next higher Cell in that applicable Level of the Pay Matrix”.

During increment an employee will move one step down in the same level in the pay matrix, incase employee basic pay is 18000, during increment he will be moved down to one level, and he gets increment of 18500, which means he / she get 500 rupees increment in the basic pay.

Incase if we compare with 6^th CPC increment of 3%, then an employee may get difference in the actual increment (more or less than 3%)

Example 1

Basic pay 18000*3% = 540,

= 18000+540=18540

As per 7^th pay commission pay matrix, increment has been fixed at 18500, so employees gets only 2.78 hike in salary

Example 2:

                                Basic pay 18500*3% = 560,

        =18500+560=19060,

                                As per 7th pay commission pay matrix, increment has been fixed at 19100, so employees gets 3.24 hike in salary

Increments Comparison Chart for Pay Band 1 in all level

PB 1 – 5200-20200
Grade Pay	1800					1900					2000					2400					2800
Sl.No	Basic Pay	3% Increment with rounded 10	Nearest Value as per Pay Matrix	How much Profit / Loss	Actual % in hike	Basic Pay	3% Increment with rounded 10	Nearest Value as per Pay Matrix	How much Loss / Profit	Actual % in hike	Basic Pay	3% Increment with rounded 10	Nearest Value as per Pay Matrix	How much Loss / Profit	Actual % in hike	Basic Pay	3% Increment with rounded 10	Nearest Value as per Pay Matrix	How much Loss / Profit	Actual Percentage in hike	Basic Pay	3% Increment with rounded 10	Nearest Value as per Pay Matrix	How much Loss / Profit	Actual % in hike
1	18000	18540	18500	-40	2.78	19900	20500	20500	0	3.02	21700	22360	22400	40	3.23	25500	26270	26300	30	3.14	29200	30080	30100	20	3.08
2	18500	19060	19100	40	3.24	20500	21120	21100	-20	2.93	22400	23080	23100	20	3.13	26300	27090	27100	10	3.04	30100	31010	31000	-10	2.99
3	19100	19680	19700	20	3.14	21100	21740	21700	-40	2.84	23100	23800	23800	0	3.03	27100	27920	27900	-20	2.95	31000	31930	31900	-30	2.90
4	19700	20300	20300	0	3.05	21700	22360	22400	40	3.23	23800	24520	24500	-20	2.94	27900	28740	28700	-40	2.87	31900	32860	32900	40	3.13
5	20300	20910	20900	-10	2.96	22400	23080	23100	20	3.13	24500	25240	25200	-40	2.86	28700	29570	29600	30	3.14	32900	33890	33900	10	3.04
6	20900	21530	21500	-30	2.87	23100	23800	23800	0	3.03	25200	25960	26000	40	3.17	29600	30490	30500	10	3.04	33900	34920	34900	-20	2.95
7	21500	22150	22100	-50	2.79	23800	24520	24500	-20	2.94	26000	26780	26800	20	3.08	30500	31420	31400	-20	2.95	34900	35950	35900	-50	2.87
8	22100	22770	22800	30	3.17	24500	25240	25200	-40	2.86	26800	27610	27600	-10	2.99	31400	32350	32300	-50	2.87	35900	36980	37000	20	3.06
9	22800	23490	23500	10	3.07	25200	25960	26000	40	3.17	27600	28430	28400	-30	2.90	32300	33270	33300	30	3.10	37000	38110	38100	-10	2.97
10	23500	24210	24200	-10	2.98	26000	26780	26800	20	3.08	28400	29260	29300	40	3.17	33300	34300	34300	0	3.00	38100	39250	39200	-50	2.89
11	24200	24930	24900	-30	2.89	26800	27610	27600	-10	2.99	29300	30180	30200	20	3.07	34300	35330	35300	-30	2.92	39200	40380	40400	20	3.06
12	24900	25650	25600	-50	2.81	27600	28430	28400	-30	2.90	30200	31110	31100	-10	2.98	35300	36360	36400	40	3.12	40400	41620	41600	-20	2.97
13	25600	26370	26400	30	3.13	28400	29260	29300	40	3.17	31100	32040	32000	-40	2.89	36400	37500	37500	0	3.02	41600	42850	42800	-50	2.88
14	26400	27200	27200	0	3.03	29300	30180	30200	20	3.07	32000	32960	33000	40	3.13	37500	38630	38600	-30	2.93	42800	44090	44100	10	3.04
15	27200	28020	28000	-20	2.94	30200	31110	31100	-10	2.98	33000	33990	34000	10	3.03	38600	39760	39800	40	3.11	44100	45430	45400	-30	2.95
16	28000	28840	28800	-40	2.86	31100	32040	32000	-40	2.89	34000	35020	35000	-20	2.94	39800	41000	41000	0	3.02	45400	46770	46800	30	3.08
17	28800	29670	29700	30	3.13	32000	32960	33000	40	3.13	35000	36050	36100	50	3.14	41000	42230	42200	-30	2.93	46800	48210	48200	-10	2.99
18	29700	30600	30600	0	3.03	33000	33990	34000	10	3.03	36100	37190	37200	10	3.05	42200	43470	43500	30	3.08	48200	49650	49600	-50	2.90
19	30600	31520	31500	-20	2.94	34000	35020	35000	-20	2.94	37200	38320	38300	-20	2.96	43500	44810	44800	-10	2.99	49600	51090	51100	10	3.02
20	31500	32450	32400	-50	2.86	35000	36050	36100	50	3.14	38300	39450	39400	-50	2.87	44800	46150	46100	-50	2.90	51100	52640	52600	-40	2.94
21	32400	33380	33400	20	3.09	36100	37190	37200	10	3.05	39400	40590	40600	10	3.05	46100	47490	47500	10	3.04	52600	54180	54200	20	3.04
22	33400	34410	34400	-10	2.99	37200	38320	38300	-20	2.96	40600	41820	41800	-20	2.96	47500	48930	48900	-30	2.95	54200	55830	55800	-30	2.95
23	34400	35440	35400	-40	2.91	38300	39450	39400	-50	2.87	41800	43060	43100	40	3.11	48900	50370	50400	30	3.07	55800	57480	57500	20	3.05
24	35400	36470	36500	30	3.11	39400	40590	40600	10	3.05	43100	44400	44400	0	3.02	50400	51920	51900	-20	2.98	57500	59230	59200	-30	2.96
25	36500	37600	37600	0	3.01	40600	41820	41800	-20	2.96	44400	45740	45700	-40	2.93	51900	53460	53500	40	3.08	59200	60980	61000	20	3.04
26	37600	38730	38700	-30	2.93	41800	43060	43100	40	3.11	45700	47080	47100	20	3.06	53500	55110	55100	-10	2.99	61000	62830	62800	-30	2.95
27	38700	39870	39900	30	3.10	43100	44400	44400	0	3.02	47100	48520	48500	-20	2.97	55100	56760	56800	40	3.09	62800	64690	64700	10	3.03
28	39900	41100	41100	0	3.01	44400	45740	45700	-40	2.93	48500	49960	50000	40	3.09	56800	58510	58500	-10	2.99	64700	66650	66600	-50	2.94
29	41100	42340	42300	-40	2.92	45700	47080	47100	20	3.06	50000	51500	51500	0	3.00	58500	60260	60300	40	3.08	66600	68600	68600	0	3.00
30	42300	43570	43600	30	3.07	47100	48520	48500	-20	2.97	51500	53050	53000	-50	2.91	60300	62110	62100	-10	2.99	68600	70660	70700	40	3.06
31	43600	44910	44900	-10	2.98	48500	49960	50000	40	3.09	53000	54590	54600	10	3.02	62100	63970	64000	30	3.06	70700	72830	72800	-30	2.97
32	44900	46250	46200	-50	2.90	50000	51500	51500	0	3.00	54600	56240	56200	-40	2.93	64000	65920	65900	-20	2.97	72800	74990	75000	10	3.02
33	46200	47590	47600	10	3.03	51500	53050	53000	-50	2.91	56200	57890	57900	10	3.02	65900	67880	67900	20	3.03	75000	77250	77300	50	3.07
34	47600	49030	49000	-30	2.94	53000	54590	54600	10	3.02	57900	59640	59600	-40	2.94	67900	69940	69900	-40	2.95	77300	79620	79600	-20	2.98
35	49000	50470	50500	30	3.06	54600	56240	56200	-40	2.93	59600	61390	61400	10	3.02	69900	72000	72000	0	3.00	79600	81990	82000	10	3.02
36	50500	52020	52000	-20	2.97	56200	57890	57900	10	3.02	61400	63250	63200	-50	2.93	72000	74160	74200	40	3.06	82000	84460	84500	40	3.05
37	52000	53560	53600	40	3.08	57900	59640	59600	-40	2.94	63200	65100	65100	0	3.01	74200	76430	76400	-30	2.96	84500	87040	87000	-40	2.96
38	53600	55210	55200	-10	2.99	59600	61390	61400	10	3.02	65100	67060	67100	40	3.07	76400	78700	78700	0	3.01	87000	89610	89600	-10	2.99
39	55200	56860	56900	40	3.08	61400	63250	63200	-50	2.93	67100	69120	69100	-20	2.98	78700	81070	81100	30	3.05	89600	92290	92300	10	3.01
40	56900	58610	58600	-10	2.99	63200	65100	65100	0	3.01	69100	71180	71200	20	3.04	81100	83540	83500	-40	2.96	92300	95070	95100	30	3.03