7th CPC Annual Increment Calculation for Central Government employees

7th CPC Annual Increment Calculation for Central Government employees

Calculation of Annual Increment for Central Government Employees As Per 7th CPC

7th Central Pay Commission Annual Increment Rates and Calculation Methods

Generally increment for Central Government employees are granted in two situations, one is Annually (called as “Annual Increment“) and another will be on promotion or financial upgradation (Promotional Increment). Before 7th Pay Commission, all regular employees were granted annual increment on 1st July of every year. In 7th CPC, the increment date has been divided into two segments such as, 1st January and 1st July of every year.

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Date of next increment in revised pay structure

There shall be two dates for grant of increment namely, 1st January and 1st July of every year, instead of existing date of 1st July: Provided that an employee shall be entitled to only one annual increment either on 1st January or 1st July depending on the date of his appointment, promotion or grant of financial upgradation.

The increment in respect of an employee appointed or promoted or granted financial upgradation including upgradation under Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACPS) during the period between the 2nd day of January and 1st day of July (both inclusive) shall be granted on 1st day of January and the increment in respect of an employee appointed or promoted or granted financial upgradation including upgradation under MACPS during the period between the 2nd day of July and 1st day of January (both inclusive) shall be granted on 1st day of July.

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Annual Increment Calculation Method Prescribed by 7th Central Pay Commission

Increments in Pay Matrix: The increment shall be as specified in the vertical Cells of the applicable Level in the Pay Matrix.

Illustration: An employee in the Basic Pay of 32300 in Level 4 will move vertically down the same Level in the cells and on grant of increment, his basic pay will be 33300.

Withholding Annual Increments of Non-performers after 20 Years : There is a widespread perception that increments as well as upward movement in the hierarchy happen as a matter of course. The perception is that grant of MACP, although subject to the employee attaining the laid down threshold of performance, is taken for granted. This Commission believes that employees who do not meet the laid down performance criterion should not be allowed to earn future annual increments. The Commission is therefore proposing withholding of annual increments in the case of those employees who are not able to meet the benchmark either for MACP or a regular promotion within the first 20 years of their service.

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This will act as a deterrent for complacent and inefficient employees. However, since this is not a penalty, the norms for penal action in disciplinary cases involving withholding increments will not be applicable in such cases. This will be treated as an “efficiency bar”. Additionally, for such employees there could be an option to leave service on similar terms and conditions as prescribed for voluntary retirement.

Grant of First Annual Increment in Recruits Pay : The main demand of the Services in this connection is that the existing stipulation that next increment will be granted from the date of attestation or mustering be done away with. They have pointed out that trades whose skill requirements are low and whose entry level qualifications are lower invariably get attested or mustered earlier and thus are entitled to the next annual increment earlier than trades whose training period is longer.

Analysis and Recommendations
The Commission is of the view that grant of next increment in the case of recruits should not place those with higher entry level qualifications at a disadvantage. The Commission, accordingly recommends that the date of enrollment should be reckoned for the purposes of first increment for all recruits who are finally successfully attested/mustered.

Needless to say that the most powerful keyword among the Central government employees, because a pay hike once in a year consolidated according to their basic pay. It is also a consolation even they are not getting promotion for years.

In 6th CPC tremendously modified in increment rules that the date of increment and rate of increment had been revised as first July of every year and 3% of basic pay.

In the same way in 7th CPC, employees are seeking modifications in the rules of getting increment…

NC JCM Staff Side suggested to 7th Pay Commission on Increment.

Increment

Whether the present system of annual increment on 1st July of every year uniformly in case of all employees has served its purpose or not? Whether any changes are required?
No. In fact the single date increment system has brought in anomalies, which were discussed at length at the National Anomaly Committee, without reaching an agreement.

In our Opinion, the commission must recommend, for administrative expediency, two specific dates as increment dates. Viz. 1st January and 1st July. Those recruited/appointed/promoted during the period between 1st Jan and 30th June, will have their increment date on 1st January and those recruited/appointed/promoted between Ist July and 31st December will have it on Ist July next. This apart the Commission is required to specifically recommend that those who retire on 30th June or 31st December are granted one increment on the last day of their service.

What should be the reasonable quantum of annual increment?
The reasonable quantum of increment should not be less than 5% of the basic pay or the rate of increment agreed upon through bilateral discussion in the Banking industry, whichever is higher.

Whether there should be a provision of variable increments at a rate higher than the normal annual increment in case of high achievers?
If so, what should be transparent and objective parameters to assess high achievement, which could be uniformly applied across Central Government?
Without defining the term “high achiever” and prescribing transparent and objective parameters to assess high achievement the system of variable increments at a rate higher than normal annual increments will be misused on subjective assessment of high achievements. For these reasons and for what we have stated in reply to question No. 2.3 the scheme of variable increment is not desirable.

Annual rate of increment @ 5% of the pay.

Fixation of pay on promotion = 2 increments and difference of pay between present and promotional posts (minimum Rs.3000).

How to calculate increment as per 7th pay commission?

In 7th CPC Report, Annual Increment is being retained at 3%. But, there is no need to calculate three percent of amount for individual basic pay. Simply find the next cell of the value in the Pay Matrix Table.

For example, an employee’s basic pay is Rs. 52000 in pay matrix level 7, his annual increment will be next cell of Rs. 53600 in the same level.

GP	4200	4600	4800	5400
L	6	7	8	9
1	35400	44900	47600	53100
2	36500	46200	49000	54700
3	37600	47600	50500	56300
4	38700	49000	52000	58000
5	39900	50500	53600	59700
6	41100	52000	55200	61500
7	42300	53600	56900	63300
8	43600	55200	58600	65200
9	44900	56900	60400	67200
10	46200	58600	62200	69200

His actual increment amount is Rs. 1560, but the cell value is Rs. 1600. Rs. 40 is more to 3%

Pay Matrix Level	7
Existing Basic Pay	52000 (Cell 6)
Next Basic Pay	53600 (Cell 7)
Enhanced Increment Amount	1600
Enhanced Increment Percentage	3.08%
3% Increment Amount	1560
Gain	40

Salary increment percentage in India

Approximately 3% percentage of basic salary is equal to an increment for Central Govt employees in India every year after the implementation of the 7th pay commission. The annual increment is granted on 1st January or 1st July of every year according to their feasibility.

The salary increase in annual increment is not at all connected to inflation. The Consumer Price Index (CPI IW) is only connected to calculate the Dearness Allowance for CG employees and pensioners.

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