8th Pay Commission: How salaries increased from 1st to 7th CPC
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8th Pay Commission: How salaries increased from 1st to 7th CPC

Hindustan Times  

The central government has approved the establishment of the 8th Central Pay Commission for all central government employees in 2026. The Cabinet's decision on the 8th Pay Commission will improve quality of life and give a boost to consumption.” Currently, central government employees get salaries based on the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission, whose term will end on December 31, 2025. How salaries have increased from the 1st Pay Commission onwards There have been seven pay commissions since independence, with the first one introduced in May 1946 and the seventh one introduced in 2014-15. Central Pay Commission Minimum pay Maximum pay Compression ratio 1st 55 2000 36.4 2nd 80 3000 37.5 3rd 196 3500 17.9 4th 750 8000 10.7 5th 2550 26000 10.2 6th 7000 80000 11.4 7th 18000 225000 12.5 Source: 7th Central Pay Commission Report The compression ratio here refers to the ratio of the maximum salary drawn by the secretary to the Government of India to the minimum salary drawn by the lowest employee in the central government. Central Pay Commission Real increase in pay 2nd 14.20% 3rd 20.60% 4th 27.60% 5th 31% 6th 54% 7th 14.30% Source: Pay Commissions: Fiscal Implications, a study by the Institute of Economic Growth in 2019

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