Cabinet approves Sixth Pay Commission

Today on 14th August Cabinet approves sixth Pay Commission report. From September 2008, government employee will get hiked salary.

- Arrears will be effective from 01.01.2006, but central government employee will get only 40% of arreres on 2009 and rest 60% of arrears on 2010. arrears will be paid in cash.

- The higher salaries for 5 million government employees will cost the Centre Rs178 bn on an annual basis. The wage hike will exceed pay commission estimates by Rs110 bn, the Government said.

-The Cabinet broadly accepted the recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission with some modification. The new system of four Pay Bands with 20 Grade Pays recommended by the commission has been accepted with minor changes.

-In the defense sector, it approved at least three assured promotions for all defence forces personnel and civilian employees under the modified Assured Career Progression scheme.

-The government for the first time approved Military Service Pay for armed forces personnel, under which officers would get Rs 6,000 over and above their pay per month.

-Annual pay increase will fixed 3%

August 18: Update- There are many arrears calculator and pay calculator came here and there on web, all are incorrect and without any information on source, Don't believe on that calculators. Till now Government has not disclosed the detailed sixth pay commission report that is approved by cabinet. There is no information of the applicable DA till yet.


To know about new pay scale try revised pay and revised arrears calculator,visit here (not approved one but it may give approx pay and arrears)