After 6th Pay commission new scale, the total payment of an IAS recruit can be roughly estimated as below:
Basic Pay: Rs 23,640
D.A. (@107%): Rs 25,295
H.R.A.(@30%): Rs 7,092
T.A.: 5,280
Total: Rs 61,307 (This is the time of training and learning. The new recruit is placed into a two years probation period. After that he is posted as a SDM ( Sub Divisional Magistrate ), also known as SDO or Sub-Collector.)
Maximum Salary of a Bureaucrat as of 6th Pay –
The Maximum Salary of an IAS officer:
The highest salary is drawn by the Cabinet Secretary among the IAS. He gets Rs.90,000 fixed as basic pay. Fixed means he shall not get any increments.
His estimated Salary is as follows:
Basic Pay: Rs 90,000
D.A : Rs 96,300
HRA: Rs 27,000
T.A.: Rs 5,280
Total: Rs 2,18,580 (This salary may increase with the increment of DA.)
Pay Scales
In government services in India Pay Scales is not the total salary. It only indicates the minimum and maximum basic pay of an employee. The IAS are promoted to total four pay scales according to service seniority. These five scales are named as Junior Scale, Senior Time Scale, Junior Administrative Grade , Selection Grade and Super Time Scale.
Junior Scale:Payband:-:15,600–39
In Junior Scale the new recruit joins at the payband 3, that is, Rs: 15,600 – 39,100.
In addition he gets a Grade Pay of Rs 5400. This is the time of training and learning. The new recruit is placed into a two years probation period. After that he is posted as a SDM ( Sub Divisional Magistrate ), also known as SDO or Sub-Collector.
Senior Time Scale:
After , at least 5 years of service the IAS is promoted to Senior Time Scale at the payband of 15,600-39,100 and a grade pay of Rs. 6600. At that period he may be posted as a District Magistrate (DM) or Collector or a Joint Secretary of aGovernment ministry.
Junior Administrative Grade:-:Payband: 15,600-39,100 :-:Grade Pay:7,600
The IAS may hope to be promoted to this scale after 9 years of service. He will get the posts of special secretary and various Head of the Government Departments.
Selection Grade:Payband:-:37,400-67
This grade needs a minimum of 12-15 years in the service. The officer will now get the post of a Secretary to a ministry.
Super Time Scale:-:Payband:37,400-67
After completing a minimum 17 to 20 years of service the officer gets the Super Time Scale salary. He becomes Principal Secretary of a very important department of the government.
Above Super timescale:
A limited number of bright individuals are selected for above Super Time Scales (Payband: 37,400-67,000 and Grade Pay: 12,000).
The highest basic salary is Rs. 80,000 (fixed) for an IAS. Only the central Cabinet Secretary is given the Basic salary of Rs. 90,000 (fixed).
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Further reading
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