7th CPC Salary Calculations: What will be your total salary if your monthly basic pay is Rs 22,800, Rs 30,200, Rs 40,400, or Rs 52,000?

7th CPC Monthly Salary Calculations: A government employee gets a dearness allowance (DA), a house rent allowance (HRA) and may get a travel allowance (TA) as part of their overall salary. Know what your estimated total salary can be on basic pay of Rs 22,800 (Level 1), Rs 30,200 (Level 3), Rs 40,400 (Level 5), Rs 52,000 (Level 7), Rs 71,300 (Level 9), and Rs 91,100 (Level 11).

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Monthly Salary Calculations: The salary of a central government employee of the same level can be different depending on their pay band. They also get grade pay. Apart from that, dearness allowance (DA), house rent allowance (HRA), and travel allowance (TA) are also added to their overall salary. They may also get other allowances, such as for their child's education. Then the city of their posting and travel can also change their overall salary amount. So, it very often happens that two employees of the same pay band get different salaries in different cities. Know what the factors are that form the basis of the salary of a government employee and what the estimated salaries of employees with basic pay of Rs 22,800 (Level 1), Rs 30,200 (Level 3), Rs 40,400 (Level 5), Rs 52,000 (Level 7), Rs 71,300 (Level 9), and Rs 91,100 (Level 11) will be.

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(Disclaimer: Our calculations are projections. Actual calculations may vary.)

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7th CPC: Pay band (PB) and grade pay (GP)

For the 7th Pay Commission salary calculations, pay band (PB) and grade pay (GP) are the two bases. The employees are categorised in 19 levels of PBs. Each level has one PB. The 13th Level has 2 PBs and as many GPs. PB and GP are categorised as per an employee's rank, education, and responsibility.

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7th CPC: How pay band (PB) and grade pay (GP) work

Take the example of Level 1, where the range of PB is Rs 5,200 to Rs 20,200, and GP is 1,800 flat. In the range of Rs 5,200-Rs 20,000, there are as many as 40 sub-bands. The same PB, GP rule applies for levels from 1-11. In the PB, GP is added to calculate the basic pay. There is no GP from Level 15-18.

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7th CPC: Dearness allowance (DA) for central government employees

Government employees get DA so that their salary can adjust to rising inflation. The central government announces it twice a year. The current DA rate is 53 per cent.

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7th CPC: HRA allowance for central government employees

The central government has 3 sets of cities to provide HRA to its employees. The HRA amount in their salary depends on the city they live in. E.g., X class cities are metropolitan cities, where employees get HRA at 24 per cent of their basic pay. In Y class cities, or Tier II cities, employees get 16 per cent of their basic pay, and in Z class cities, or small towns and villages, HRA is 8 per cent of the basic pay.

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7th CPC: What is minimum HRA limit for central government employees?

However, in any condition, it should not be less than Rs 5,400 for Class X cities, Rs 3,600 for Class Y cities, and Rs 1,800 for Class Z cities.

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7th CPC: Travel allowance (TA) for central government employees

Central government employees also get TA if they are travelling for official purposes.
Employees in the pay level of 6 and above are eligible for an air travel allowance.
Employees in pay level 5 and below will be provided an allowance to travel by first class/AC-III/AC chair car by train.

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7th CPC: Children education allowance for central government employees

Central government employees who have school-going children. Employees can get a maximum of Rs 2,250 per month as an education amount and up to Rs 6,750 per month as a hostel subsidy. However, to get the hostel subsidy, hostel accommodation should belong to the residential school. The reimbursement facility is available for students up to Class 12.

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