According to the gazette The Central Government has decided to implement the seventh pay panel recommendations on salary and pension hike for its employees with effect from January 1, 2016.
According to the gazette non-performing Central Government employees will not get annual increment if their performance is not upto the mark.The Modified Assured Career Progression (MACP) scheme will continue to be administered at 10, 20 and 30 years of service as before.
Under the revised scheme, the highest cabinet secretary-level salary will rise to Rs 2.5 lakh a month from Rs 90,000. In actual terms, the increase is not that steep as it subsumes 125 per cent dearness allowance that was rolled into the salary along with the Pay Commission increase.
The proposals will benefit over 47 lakh central government employees and 53 lakh pensioners.
Central government employees could get the revised pay under new pay matrix from their August salaries and arrears are to be paid ahead of festive season of Dussehra