Havildar Pay Scale Salary Matrix Allowance After 7th Pay Commission

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Havildar Pay Scale Salary Matrix Allowance After 7^th Pay Commission

Havildar is one of the junior officer ranks in Indian defence sector. Every year there are 4 rounds of exams take place to recruit a number of Havildars in Indian defence. The age limit of the entry level Havildar is 20-15 years and the period of service is 26 years that means the retirement age of a Havildar is 49 years. Here in this article we will be discussing about the pay scale and the other benefits of the Havildar after 7^th pay commission report.

Havildar Pay Scale under 7^th Pay Commission

As per the 6^th pay commission the basic pay scale of an entry level Havildar is Rs. 5200/- to Rs. 20, 200/- that is the rank falls under the pay band 1 in defence sector. After 7^th pay commission the overall pay scale of pay band 1 has increased by 23.56% in all sectors including the defence sectors. After 7^th pay commission the basic salary of the entry level Havildar is expected to be Rs. 6450/- per month.

Havildar Grade Pay under 7^th Pay Commission

The grade pay under 6^th pay commission for the Havildar was Rs. 2800/- per month along with the basic salary. According to the 7^th pay commission recommendations the grade pay must be increased to Rs. 4200/- per month. But at the commission has denied doing so. As per the reports of the 7^th pay commission, the grade pay of the Havildar has not changed. It still remains the same as Rs. 2800/- per month.

Havildar facilities under 7^th Pay Commission

An entry level Havildar gets the basic facilities and allowances like other central government employees under pay band 1. The basic facilities include:

Dearness allowances which was initially payable at the rate of 107% of the basic salary and after 7^th pay commission it will be 125% of the basic pay scale.
Travel allowances, medical facility and other perks has increased to 49% of the basic pay scale as per the latest reports of the 7^th pay commission.
Havildars in Military division will get Rs. 2000/- per month as Military service pay along with Rs. 1400/- per month as Group ‘X’ pay. In case of Group ‘Y’ Havildars, no such group pay will be paid.
After 7^th pay commission report the pension of the ex-servicemen has been increased. It has been declared that government will increase the pension of the ex-servicemen and consider it as the gift to them. Gratuity and other benefits after retirement will be same under 7^th pay commission.

Havildar pay scale	Under 6^th CPC	Under 7^th CPC
Basic pay	5200 – 20,200/-	23.56% increase
Grade pay	2800/-	2800/-
Allowances	DA, TA, medical benefits	49% increased

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