Increase in 7th pay Commission Minimum Pay and Fitment Factor
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1170
TO BE ANSWERED ON TUESDAY, THE 6TH MARCH, 2018/
PHALGUNA 15, 1939(SAKA)
INCREASE IN MINIMUM PAY AND FITMENT FACTOR
1170. SHRI NEERAJ SHEKHAR:
Will the Minister of FINANCE be
pleased to state:
(a) whether Government is actively contemplating to increase minimum pay from Rs.18,000/- to Rs.21,000/- and fitment factor from 2.57 to 3, in view of resentment among Central Government employees over historically lowest increase in pay by 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC);
(b) if so, the details thereof and the date from which it would be implemented; and
(c ) if not, the reasons for the callous attitude of Government towards Government Employees?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE
(SHRI P RADHAKRISHNAN)
(a),(b)&(c ): The minimum pay of Rs.18,000/- p.m. and fitment factor of 2.57 are based on the specific recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission in the light of the relevant factors taken into account by it. Therefore, no change therein is at present under consideration.
Source: Rajya Sabha
Kumar T says
WHEN THE MoS for FINANCE HAS CLEARLY ANSWERED THERE WILL NOT BE ANY CHANGE IN THE FITMENT FACTOR OF 7th CPC, WHY THEN THERE ARE SPECULATIONS AND RUMORS ABOUT IT BY SOMEBODY ONLINE PUBLISGERS ARE GIVING FALSE HOPES TO THE EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILIES.