7th CPC Fitment Factor – Fitment Table and Calculation

7th CPC Fitment Factor 2.57

The 6th Pay Commission recommended 1.86 as Fitment Factor. Whereas, the 7th Pay Commission has recommended a common fitment benefit applied for all employees as 2.57.

How to Calculate Fitment Factor in 7th CPC?

What is Fitment Factor?

Fitment factor is a unique number recommended by the pay commission used for calculating from pre-revised pay to revised pay. The revision of Basic Salary (Basic Pay) by the specific element is the Fitment Factor.

The Fitment Factor benefit is common for all groups of employees working in Central Government Services. The 6th Pay Commission had recommended 1.86 as a fitment factor and the 7th pay commission is recommended 2.57.

How to calculate fitment factor with basic pay?

If an employee drawing basic pay Rs. 15,500 in 4200 Grade Pay, his/her pay will be fixed as per the recommendations of 7th pay commission as follows:

• Rs. 15,500 x 2.57 = Rs. 39,835
• Grade Pay 4200 = 7th CPC Level 6

His pay will be fixed Rs. 39,900 (equal or higher cell value of the result in the pay matrix level 6).

Multiplication Factor and Fitment Formula is 2.57

What is Fitment Formula?

The meaning of fitment formula is a linking factor of the method for revising the pay (Basic Scale) on the recommendation of the pay commission. Conversion of revised pay from pre-revised pay as per the recommendations of pay commission formula is based on the fitment formula. The magic number is a more important reason that the minimum and starting basic scale will be fixed by this factor.

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How fitment factor is working?
Multiply the fitment factor with the current basic pay and the result is revised pay. For example, an employee drawing basic pay of Rs. 20,500 (Grade Pay 4600) and his pay will be fixed in the pay matrix table is given below: 

• 20,500 x 2.57 = 52,685 (next higher cell in the proportionate pay level of 7)
• 52685 = Equal or Higher Cell Value in the Proportionate Pay Matrix Table Level 7 is 53,600.

Fitment Table PDF Download: Pre-Revised Basic Salary to Revised Basic Salary for the Pay Matrix Level 5 (GP 2800 PB 5200-20200) as per the methodology prescribed by the 7th Pay Commission:

7TH CPC PAY MATRIX TABLE
LEVEL 6 TO 9 (GRADE PAY 4200 TO 5400) PB-2 (9300-34800)

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What is the meaning of Fitment Factor or Fitment Table or Fitment Benefit?

Fitment Factor is a common multiplication number, which is used for arriving a common result on new pay scale after implementation of new pay commission.

Recommendations on Fitment Factor in 7th CPC Report

The starting point for the first level of the matrix has been set at 18,000. This corresponds to the present starting pay of 7,000, which is the beginning of PB-1 viz., 5200 + GP 1800, on the date of implementation of the VI CPC recommendations.

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Hence the starting point now proposed is 2.57 times of what was prevailing on 01.01.2006. This fitment factor of 2.57 is being proposed to be applied uniformly for all employees.

The starting point of a Sepoy (and equivalent), the entry level personnel in the defence forces, has been fixed in the Defence Pay Matrix at 21,700. The starting point in the existing pay structure is 8,460 for a Sepoy/equivalent.

The fitment in the new matrix is essentially a multiple factor of 2.57. This multiple is the ratio of the new minimum pay arrived at by the Commission (18,000) and the existing minimum pay (7,000). The fitment factor is being applied uniformly to all employees.

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It includes a factor of 2.25 to account for DA neutralisation, assuming that the rate of Dearness Allowance would be 125 percent at the time of implementation of the new pay as on 01.01.2016. The actual raise/fitment being recommended by the Commission is 14.29 percent. An identical fitment of 2.57 has also been applied to the existing rates of Military Service Pay (MSP), applicable to defence forces personnel only.

Hence the starting point now proposed is 2.57 times of what was prevailing on 01.01.2006. This fitment factor of 2.57 is being proposed to be applied uniformly for all employees.

7th CPC New Pension Scheme Fitment Table

Fitment Table for Defence Personnel

Entry Pay: The entry pay for various ranks of defence forces personnel, other than MNS Offices, has been arrived at on the same premise, as has been done in the case of civilian. As an illustration, entry pay for a Captain has been arrived at as follows:

Entry pay in existing pay band + (Residency Period for promotion to Captain from Lieutenant x annual increment) + grade pay of the rank of Captain = Rs. 15,600 + (2 x Rs. 630) + Rs. 6,100 = Rs. 22,960.

An exception to this approach has been made in the case of Brigadiers / equivalents where pay for the rank has been arrived at as per the fitment table notified by the Ministry of Defence through its Special Army Instructions of October 2008.

7th Pay Commission Fitment Table : National Council JCM Staff Side suggested in their memorandum regarding fitment formula as follows…

Fitment Formula

The fitment formula suggested by all the earlier Pay Commissions was not reflective of the actual revision of wages. The employees who were on rolls on the date of implementation of the Commission’s recommendation comparatively received lesser benefit than the new entrants.

Amongst the existing employees also, more benefit accrued to persons with lesser service period. This happened due to the rejection of the demand of the Staff Side to have point to point fixation.

The anomalous situation was addressed during the discussion the Staff Side had with the Group of Ministers in September 1997, over the implementation of the recommendations of the 5th CPC.

In the place of 20% of the basic pay recommended by the 5th CPC as fitment formula the Staff Side could negotiate and settle it at 40%. The said agreement brought about near total satisfaction over the revision benefit amongst all sections of employees.

The said 40% benefit brought about uniform multiplication factor too.

Taking these in to consideration, we suggest that the multiplication factor (26000/7000 = 3.7) may be applied uniformly in all the cases to arrive at the revised pay in the new scale of pay.

Fitment Table of 7th Pay Commission for Pensioners: There is no separate fitment table for pensioners in 7th pay commission report. Fitment factor is commonly 2.57 used for revision of pay and pension.

Index of Rationalisation (IoR)

Index of Rationalisation is slightly vary from Fitment Factor recommended by the 7th Pay Commission. IoR is used for calculating the entry pay in new pay commission.

Rationalised Entry Pay Calculation

• 6th CPC Pay Band: PB 1
• Grade Pay: 1800
• Current Entry Pay: Rs. 7000
• Rationalised Entry Pay: 7000 x 2.57 = 18000

An ‘index of rationalisation’ has been applied while making enhancement of levels from Pay Band 1 to 2, 2 to 3 and 3 onwards on the premise that role, responsibility and accountability increases at each step in the hierarchy. At the existing PB-1, this index is 2.57, increasing to 2.62 for personnel in PB-2 and further to 2.67 from PB-3.

Recognising the significantly higher degree of responsibility and accountability at levels corresponding to Senior Administrative Grade, the entry pay is recommended for enhancement by a multiple of 2.72. The same multiple is also being applied at the HAG and HAG+ levels.

At the apex level the index applied is 2.81 and for the Service Chiefs/Cabinet Secretary the index has been fixed at 2.78.

The matrix the rationalisation index applied at this level has been fixed at 2.57, lower than the index of 2.67 applied to existing PB-3 officers. A similar formulation has necessarily to be applied to the defence pay matrix since the Lieutenant Colonels also received a marked increase in their pay level, post VI CPC recommendations.

Since the defence services have an additional level in the existing PB-4 and there is a common pay level for SAG level officers in Defence and Civil, the Commission has applied the rationalisation index of 2.57 also to the officers in the rank of Colonel and Brigadier and their equivalent.

Index of Rationalisation Table

Index of Rationalization for Pay Level 1 to 5

Index of Rationalization for Pay Level 5 to 9

Index of Rationalization for Pay Level 10 to 12

Index of Rationalization for Pay Level 13 to 14

Index of Rationalization for Pay Level 15 to 18

Top Developments on 7th CPC Fitment Factor

FAQ related to 7th CPC Fitment Factor 

How is the fitment factor calculated after the 7th pay commission?

The 7th pay commission recommended the fitment factor as 2.57. The fitment factor is the important figure to convert the basic salary from 6th CPC to 7th CPC as on 1.1.2016.

How do you calculate salary with fitment factor in 7th CPC?

After the implementation of the 7th pay commission, the old basic pay multiplies with the fitment factor 2.57 and match the basic salary in the pay matrix table according to their pay level.

How calculated the fitment factor in the 7th CPC?

The percentage of Dearness Allowance as of December 2015 was 125%. The 7th CPC recommended to raise 14.29% and fixed fitment factor as 2.57.

What is Initial Pay Fixation?

When an employee joining in Central Government Services, the initial pay fixation has been done for determining the first-month salary. The new pay fixation on initial as per rule 7 of CCS (RP) Rules 2016.

How to fix Pay Fixation on Promotion?

When an employee gets promotion his pay will be fixed as per the method of calculation prescribed by the rule 13 of CCS (Revised Pay) Rules.

How to fix Pay Fixation on Increment?

When an employee is eligible for annual or promotional increment, his pay will be fixed as per the latest revised pay rules.

How to fix Pay Fixation on Pay Commission?

When an employee in service, new pay commission recommendations is eligible for him and his pay will be revised as per the recommendations of the new pay commission.

How can I revise my basic salary in 7th pay commission?

Revision of new salary in 7th pay commission is based on pay matrix table. Multiply your basic pay with a fitment factor of 2.57. And match the figure (equal or higher) according to your pay level in pay matrix table.

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