7th Pay Commission latest update: Government employees have been demanding to increase their fitment factor for a long time.
7th Pay Commission latest update: Government employees have been demanding to increase their fitment factor for a long time. With the increase in fitment factor, there will be a good increase in the salary of the employees.
If media reports are to be believed, then the salary may increase before March 31. The government may increase the fitment factor before March 31. Government employees are demanding to increase the fitment factor from 2.57 times to 3.68 times.
This will increase the minimum basic pay of government employees from Rs 18,000 to Rs 26,000.
If the government announces an increase in the fitment factor of central employees, there will be a big hike in their salaries. In fact, increasing the fitment factor will increase the basic salary.
At present, the employees are getting salary under fitment factor on the basis of 2.57 percent, which is to be increased to 3.68 percent, then the minimum salary of the employees will increase by Rs 8,000. This means that the minimum wage of central government employees will be increased from Rs 18,000 to Rs 26,000.
salary will increase so much
If the fitment factor is increased to 3.68, the basic pay of the employees will be Rs 26,000. Right now if your minimum salary is Rs 18,000, then excluding allowances, you will get Rs 46,260 (18,000 X 2.57 = 46,260) as per 2.57 fitment factor. Now if the fitment factor is 3.68 then your salary will be Rs 95,680 (26000X3.68 = 95,680).
Earlier this was the basic salary
The Union Cabinet had in June 2017 approved the recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission with 34 amendments. The entry level basic pay was increased from Rs 7,000 per month to Rs 18,000, while the highest level i.e. secretary was increased from Rs 90,000 to Rs 2.5 lakh. For Class 1 officers, the starting salary was Rs 56,100.
