7th CPC Defence Pay Matrix Chart for Armed Forces
7th Central Pay Commission has recommended a separate chapter for Armed Forces Personnel in its report. Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur and his team has visited various Defence regiments including Siachen to get their demands directly. The Commission also designed a exclusive ‘Pay Matrix Table’ for Defence Personnel and Officers with keen on their demands.
7th Central Pay Commission has recommended three types of Pay Matrix Fixation Table in its report. First one is the Civilian Pay Matrix for Central Government Employees and the second one for Defence Forces Personnel and the third table is MNS Pay Matrix Table for Military Nursing Service Officers.
7th CPC Pay Matrix Army Defence Officers
7th Pay Commission has recommended a new and separate pay structure for Defence Personnel with minimum basic pay of Rs.21,700 and maximum of Rs. 2,50,000.
CHECK ALSO: Pay matrix table for Central Government employees
Finance Ministry issued an important Resolution after approval of Cabinet Committee on 7th CPC Recommendations on 25.7.2016.
The Government of India accepted the recommendation of the 7th Central Pay Commission and amended the pay matrix table against the demand of Armed Forces Personnel and Officers.
The index of Rationalization (IOR) of Level 12 A and 13 of Defence Pay Matrix enhanced from 2.57 to 2.67. The Defence Pay Matrix also extended to 40 stages similar to the Civil Pay Matrix.
CHECK ALSO: Revised Pay Matrix Table for CG Employees issued on 16.5.2017
The major difference between the Civilian and Defence Pay Matrix Table is in the number of stages. The number of stages (indicated as ‘Index’ in Pay Matrix Table) recommended in Civilian Pay Matrix Table is 40. But, in the Pay Matrix Table for Defence Force Personnel is only 24. After demanding on this issue, the Government accepted to amend the number of the index from 24 to 40.
CHECK ALSO: 7th Pay Commission for Armed Forces pdf
Two Gazette Notifications were issued by the Ministry of Defence on 5.9.2016 regarding revised pay rules for Personnel Below Officer Rank (PBOR) of Armed Forces and Officers of Armed Forces.
After a long time, on 16th May 2017, the Department of Expenditure has issued an important Resolution regarding the revision of Pay Matrix Table. The Defence Pay Matrix (except Military Nursing Service(MNS), which has 24 stages extended to 40 stages similar to the Civil Pay Matrix.
The Index of Rationalisation (IOR) of Level 12A and 13 of Defence Pay Matrix also enhanced from 2.57 to 2.67. Rectified the factual errors appearing in Level 10B and Level 12 of the pay matrix of MNS and in view of the changes in the IOR in the Defence Pay Matrix, the first stage of corresponding Levels of Pay Matrix of MNS has also been changed.
The IOR of Level-13 of Civil Pay Matrix has also been enhanced from 2.57 to 2.67. Accordingly, the Civil Pay Matrix revised. The Department of Defence issued a final Resolution on Pay Matrix to Defence Personnel on 22.6.2017
Modification of Level-12A and 13 in Pay Matrix Tables created more confusion and the Ministry of Defence issued a clarification order on 2.7.2018.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Defence published separate Notification for Army, Navy and Air Force on Revised Pay Rules 2017.
Defence Rank wise Pay Matrix
| PB | 5200 – 20200 | ||
| GP | 2000 | 2400 | 2800 |
| Level | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| M.Pay | 21700 | 25500 | 29200 |
| Index | 40 | 40 | 40 |
| PB | 9300 – 34800 | ||||
| GP | 3400 | 4200 | 4600 | 4800 | 5400 |
| Level | 5A | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| M.Pay | 33300 | 35400 | 44900 | 47600 | 53100 |
| Index | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
| PB | 15600-39100 | ||
| GP | 5400 | 6100 | 6600 |
| Level | 10 | 10B | 11 |
| M.Pay | 56100 | 61300 | 69400 |
| Index | 40 | 40 | 38 |
| GP | 8000 | 8700 | 8900 | 10000 |
| Level | 12A | 13 | 13A | 14 |
| M.Pay | 121200 | 130600 | 139600 | 144200 |
| Index | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
| PB | 67000-79000 | 75500-80000 | 80000 | 90000 |
| Level | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| M.Pay | 182200 | 205400 | 225000 | 250000 |
| Index | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
7th Pay Commission (7th CPC) Revised Pay Matrix and Pre-Revised pdf Download
7th CPC Pay Matrix Table Issued on 25.7.2016
7th CPC Revised Pay Matrix Table Issued on 16.5.2017
| 7TH CPC DEFENCE PAY MATRIX TABLE PAY LEVEL 3 TO 5 (GRADE PAY 2000 TO 2800) |
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| PB-1 (5200–20200) | |||
| GP | 2000 | 2400 | 2800 |
| Index | Pay Level 3 | Pay Level 4 | Pay Level 5 |
| 1 | 21700 | 25500 | 29200 |
| 2 | 22400 | 26300 | 30100 |
| 3 | 23100 | 27100 | 31000 |
| 4 | 23800 | 27900 | 31900 |
| 5 | 24500 | 28700 | 32900 |
| 6 | 25200 | 29600 | 33900 |
| 7 | 26000 | 30500 | 34900 |
| 8 | 26800 | 31400 | 35900 |
| 9 | 27600 | 32300 | 37000 |
| 10 | 28400 | 33300 | 38100 |
| 11 | 29300 | 34300 | 39200 |
| 12 | 30200 | 35300 | 40400 |
| 13 | 31100 | 36400 | 41600 |
| 14 | 32000 | 37500 | 42800 |
| 15 | 33000 | 38600 | 44100 |
| 16 | 34000 | 39800 | 45400 |
| 17 | 35000 | 41000 | 46800 |
| 18 | 36100 | 42200 | 48200 |
| 19 | 37200 | 43500 | 49600 |
| 20 | 38300 | 44800 | 51100 |
| 21 | 39400 | 46100 | 52600 |
| 22 | 40600 | 47500 | 54200 |
| 23 | 41800 | 48900 | 55800 |
| 24 | 43100 | 50400 | 57500 |
| 25 | 44400 | 51900 | 59200 |
| 26 | 45700 | 53500 | 61000 |
| 27 | 47100 | 55100 | 62800 |
| 28 | 48500 | 56800 | 64700 |
| 29 | 50000 | 58500 | 66600 |
| 30 | 51500 | 60300 | 68600 |
| 31 | 53000 | 62100 | 70700 |
| 32 | 54600 | 64000 | 72800 |
| 33 | 56200 | 65900 | 75000 |
| 34 | 57900 | 67900 | 77300 |
| 35 | 59600 | 69900 | 79600 |
| 36 | 61400 | 72000 | 82000 |
| 37 | 63200 | 74200 | 84500 |
| 38 | 65100 | 76400 | 87000 |
| 39 | 67100 | 78700 | 89600 |
| 40 | 69100 | 81100 | 92300 |
| 7TH CPC DEFENCE PAY MATRIX TABLE PAY LEVEL 5A TO 9 (GP 3400 TO 5400) |
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| 3400 | 4200 | 4600 | 4800 | 5400 |
| Pay Level 5A | Pay Level 6 | Pay Level 7 | Pay Level 8 | Pay Level 9 |
| 33300 | 35400 | 44900 | 47600 | 53100 |
| 34300 | 36500 | 46200 | 49000 | 54700 |
| 35300 | 37600 | 47600 | 50500 | 56300 |
| 36400 | 38700 | 49000 | 52000 | 58000 |
| 37500 | 39900 | 50500 | 53600 | 59700 |
| 38600 | 41100 | 52000 | 55200 | 61500 |
| 39800 | 42300 | 53600 | 56900 | 63300 |
| 41000 | 43600 | 55200 | 58600 | 65200 |
| 42200 | 44900 | 56900 | 60400 | 67200 |
| 43500 | 46200 | 58600 | 62200 | 69200 |
| 44800 | 47600 | 60400 | 64100 | 71300 |
| 46100 | 49000 | 62200 | 66000 | 73400 |
| 47500 | 50500 | 64100 | 68000 | 75600 |
| 48900 | 52000 | 66000 | 70000 | 77900 |
| 50400 | 53600 | 68000 | 72100 | 80200 |
| 51900 | 55200 | 70000 | 74300 | 82600 |
| 53500 | 56900 | 72100 | 76500 | 85100 |
| 55100 | 58600 | 74300 | 78800 | 87700 |
| 56800 | 60400 | 76500 | 81200 | 90300 |
| 58500 | 62200 | 78800 | 83600 | 93000 |
| 60300 | 64100 | 81200 | 86100 | 95800 |
| 62100 | 66000 | 83600 | 88700 | 98700 |
| 64000 | 68000 | 86100 | 91400 | 101700 |
| 65900 | 70000 | 88700 | 94100 | 104800 |
| 67900 | 72100 | 91400 | 96900 | 107900 |
| 69900 | 74300 | 94100 | 99800 | 111100 |
| 72000 | 76500 | 96900 | 102800 | 114400 |
| 74200 | 78800 | 99800 | 105900 | 117800 |
| 76400 | 81200 | 102800 | 109100 | 121300 |
| 78700 | 83600 | 105900 | 112400 | 124900 |
| 81100 | 86100 | 109100 | 115800 | 128600 |
| 83500 | 88700 | 112400 | 119300 | 132500 |
| 86000 | 91400 | 115800 | 122900 | 136500 |
| 88600 | 94100 | 119300 | 126600 | 140600 |
| 91300 | 96900 | 122900 | 130400 | 144800 |
| 94000 | 99800 | 126600 | 134300 | 149100 |
| 96800 | 102800 | 130400 | 138300 | 153600 |
| 99700 | 105900 | 134300 | 142400 | 158200 |
| 102700 | 109100 | 138300 | 146700 | 162900 |
| 105800 | 112400 | 142400 | 151100 | 167800 |
| 7TH CPC PAY MATRIX TABLE LEVEL 10, 10B & 11 (GP 5400, 6100 & 6600) |
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| GP | 5400 | 6100 | 6600 |
| Index | Pay Level 10 | Pay Level 10B | Pay Level 11 |
| 1 | 56100 | 61300 | 69400 |
| 2 | 57800 | 63100 | 71500 |
| 3 | 59500 | 65000 | 73600 |
| 4 | 61300 | 67000 | 75800 |
| 5 | 63100 | 69000 | 78100 |
| 6 | 65000 | 71100 | 80400 |
| 7 | 67000 | 73200 | 82800 |
| 8 | 69000 | 75400 | 85300 |
| 9 | 71100 | 77700 | 87900 |
| 10 | 73200 | 80000 | 90500 |
| 11 | 75400 | 82400 | 93200 |
| 12 | 77700 | 84900 | 96000 |
| 13 | 80000 | 87400 | 98900 |
| 14 | 82400 | 90000 | 101900 |
| 15 | 84900 | 92700 | 105000 |
| 16 | 87400 | 95500 | 108200 |
| 17 | 90000 | 98400 | 111400 |
| 18 | 92700 | 101400 | 114700 |
| 19 | 95500 | 104400 | 118100 |
| 20 | 98400 | 107500 | 121600 |
| 21 | 101400 | 110700 | 125200 |
| 22 | 104400 | 114000 | 129000 |
| 23 | 107500 | 117400 | 132900 |
| 24 | 110700 | 120900 | 136900 |
| 25 | 114000 | 124500 | 14100 |
| 26 | 117400 | 128200 | 154200 |
| 27 | 120900 | 132000 | 149600 |
| 28 | 124500 | 136000 | 154100 |
| 29 | 128200 | 140100 | 158700 |
| 30 | 132000 | 144300 | 163500 |
| 31 | 136000 | 148600 | 168400 |
| 32 | 140100 | 153100 | 173500 |
| 33 | 144300 | 157700 | 178700 |
| 34 | 148600 | 162400 | 184100 |
| 35 | 153100 | 167300 | 189600 |
| 36 | 157700 | 172300 | 195300 |
| 37 | 162400 | 177500 | 201200 |
| 38 | 167300 | 182800 | 207200 |
| 39 | 172300 | 188300 | |
| 40 | 177500 | 193900 | |
| 7TH CPC PAY MATRIX TABLE LEVEL 12A TO 14 (GP 8000 TO 10000) |
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| GP | 8000 | 8700 | 8900 | 10000 |
| Index | Pay Level 12A | Pay Level 13 | Pay Level 13A | Pay Level 14 |
| 1 | 121100 | 130600 | 139600 | 144200 |
| 2 | 124800 | 134500 | 143800 | 148500 |
| 3 | 128500 | 138500 | 148100 | 153000 |
| 4 | 132400 | 142700 | 152500 | 157600 |
| 5 | 136400 | 147000 | 157100 | 162300 |
| 6 | 140500 | 151400 | 161800 | 167200 |
| 7 | 144700 | 155900 | 166700 | 172200 |
| 8 | 149000 | 160600 | 171700 | 177400 |
| 9 | 153500 | 165400 | 176900 | 182700 |
| 10 | 158100 | 170400 | 182200 | 188200 |
| 11 | 162800 | 175500 | 187700 | 193800 |
| 12 | 167700 | 180800 | 193300 | 199600 |
| 13 | 172700 | 186200 | 199100 | 205600 |
| 14 | 177900 | 191800 | 205100 | 211800 |
| 15 | 183200 | 197600 | 211300 | 218200 |
| 16 | 188700 | 203500 | 217600 | |
| 17 | 194400 | 209600 | ||
| 18 | 200200 | 215900 | ||
| 19 | 206200 | |||
| 20 | 212400 | |||
| 7TH CPC PAY MATRIX TABLE 67000-79000, 755500-80000, 80000 & 90000 |
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| Index | Pay Level 15 | Pay Level 16 | Pay Level 17 | Pay Level 18 |
| 1 | 182200 | 205400 | 225000 | 250000 |
| 2 | 187700 | 211600 | ||
| 3 | 193300 | 217900 | ||
| 4 | 199100 | 224400 | ||
| 5 | 205100 | |||
| 6 | 211300 | |||
| 7 | 217600 | |||
| 8 | 224100 | |||
7th CPC Pay Matrix Table for Central Government Employees
7th CPC Pay Matrix Chart for Level 1 to 5
Civilian Pay Matrix Chart for Level 6 to 9
Civilian Pay Matrix Chart for Level 10 to 12
Civilian Pay Matrix Chart for Level 13 to 14
Civilian Pay Matrix Chart for Level 15 to 18
7th Pay Matrix Table for Defence Personnel
Defence Pay Matrix Table for Level 3 to 5
Defence Pay Matrix Table for Level 5A To 9
Defence Pay Matrix Table for Level 10 to 11
Defence Pay Matrix Table for Level 12A to 14
Defence Pay Matrix Table for Level 15 to 18