Pay hike under 7th pay commission from April 2018

Central government employees from April this year will get fair compensation under 7th Pay Commission, a top Finance Ministry official said. According to a report, The pay hike replacing pay and fitment formula for lower-level employees up to the pay matrix level 5, which had been recommended by the 7th Pay Commission and was approved by the Cabinet.

"This will be put into the Gazette in next financial year and will be implemented from April, 2018," The Sen Times reported.

The 7th Pay Commission recommendations of minimum pay from Rs 7,000 to Rs 18,000 while the maximum pay is from Rs 90,000 to Rs 2.5 lakh with a fitment factor of 2.57 times uniformly of basic pay of 6th Pay Commission, was given nod by the Cabinet on June 29, 2016.