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Who publishes Salary-Calculator.in, what it covers and what it leaves out, how every pay, allowance, pension and tax figure is sourced, and its limits.

How to report a factual error, suggest a topic, or raise a policy or advertising question with Salary-Calculator.in, and what happens to each kind of report.

How Salary-Calculator.in sources, dates, reviews and corrects every pay, allowance, pension and tax figure it publishes, and how advertising is kept out of editorial.

Non-functional upgradation gives an Organised Group A officer the pay of a grade held by IAS officers two batches junior. Eligibility, pay fixation, case law.

What data Salary-Calculator.in collects, the Google Analytics and AdSense cookies it sets, why calculator inputs never leave the browser, and how to opt out.

Appeal, revision and review under the CCS (CCA) Rules 1965: the 45-day appeal under Rules 23 to 28, revision under Rule 29, review under Rule 29-A.

The charge sheet under Rule 14(3) of the CCS (CCA) Rules 1965: articles of charge, statement of imputations, the four annexures, and the time to reply.

Confirmation in central government service: the one-time order in the entry grade, the 1988 delinking from a permanent post, and why it is never automatic.

The departmental promotion committee for central government employees: composition, the zone of consideration, the benchmark, the sealed cover and panel validity.

Major versus minor penalty proceedings under the CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965: how Rule 11 penalties split, the Rule 14 and Rule 16 routes, and how each is chosen.

Probation in central civil services: the period fixed by the Recruitment Rules, limits on extension, confirmation in the entry grade, and discharge on failure.

Retirement age of central government employees is 60 under Fundamental Rule 56(a): the history, higher ages for doctors and teachers, and the exit routes.

Vigilance clearance under DoPT OM No. 104/33/2024-AVD-IA dated 9 October 2024: the twelve grounds of denial, currency of penalty, and the promotion rule.

The 2027 central government holiday list: 17 gazetted closed holidays including the 3 national holidays, and 32 restricted holidays from which employees pick 2.

Vacation department staff, such as teachers, earn leave under Rule 28: the vacation is duty, and since 2018 they earn 10 to 30 days of earned leave a year.

Quarantine leave is a legacy Fundamental Rules category, not in the CCS (Leave) Rules 1972, for infection in the family or household, up to 21 days on full pay.

Sabbatical leave is not in the CCS (Leave) Rules 1972 and is closed to ordinary employees. It exists only for university teachers and CSIR scientists.

Casual leave is 8 days a calendar year for central government employees, a concession outside the CCS (Leave) Rules. Limits, holidays, tour and disability.

CGHS costs Rs. 250 to Rs. 1,000 a month by pay level. Ward entitlement runs on basic pay: general to Rs. 36,500, semi-private to Rs. 50,500, private above.

A pensioner CGHS whole-life card costs Rs. 30,000 to Rs. 1,20,000, being 120 months of the slab for the pay level held at retirement, paid on Bharatkosh.

Child adoption leave is 180 days at full pay under Rule 43-B for a woman central government employee adopting or fostering a child below one year of age.

Commuted leave is half pay leave taken at full pay on a medical certificate under Rule 30 of the CCS (Leave) Rules 1972, with twice the leave granted debited.

Dearness pay merged 50% of dearness allowance into basic pay from 1 April 2004 under OM 105/1/2004-IC. The 6th CPC subsumed it and refused any further merger.

Extraordinary leave is leave without pay under Rule 32 of the CCS (Leave) Rules 1972, granted when no other leave is due. Limits, increment and pension effect.

Half pay leave is 20 days a year at half leave salary under Rule 29 of the CCS (Leave) Rules 1972, on medical certificate or private affairs, with no ceiling.

Hospital leave under Rule 46 paid full pay for 120 days for an injury from the risks of duty. It was omitted on 14 December 2018 and replaced by WRIIL.

Leave not due is half pay leave granted in advance under Rule 31, up to 360 days in a career, recovered if the employee does not return. Conditions and limits.

Paternity leave is 15 days for a male central government employee with fewer than two children, under Rule 43-A, taken around the birth. Conditions and pay.

How central government employees and pensioners claim medical reimbursement: CGHS-rate caps, emergency treatment, MRC forms, the six-month limit and tax.

Central government offices observe 17 gazetted (closed) holidays a year, and each employee may take 2 restricted holidays. They are holidays, not leave.

Special casual leave is a non-statutory concession over and above casual leave, for sterilisation, blood donation, sport, disability and more. The day limits.

Special disability leave was leave for a duty-caused disability under Rules 44 and 45, up to 24 months. It was replaced by WRIIL for civil employees in 2018.

Study leave is up to 24 months in a career, at full leave salary, for an approved course of study, under Rules 50 to 63. Conditions, pay, allowance and bond.

Work related illness and injury leave is full pay for a duty-caused illness or injury under Rule 44, replacing special disability and hospital leave since 2018.

The Bad Climate Allowance is paid as Tough Location Allowance-III, at Rs. 1,500 a month for Level 9 and above and Rs. 1,250 up to Level 8 since 1 January 2024.

Cash handling and treasury allowance is Rs. 700 or Rs. 1,000 a month by average cash handled, under DoPT OM 4/6/2017-Estt.(Pay-II) of 18 January 2019.

Cycle (Maintenance) Allowance is Rs. 180 a month under the Department of Expenditure order of 14 July 2017, for staff who use their own cycle on duty.

The Family Planning Allowance was abolished from 1 July 2017 by DoE OM No. 12(4)/2016-E.III(A). Grade-pay rates, conditions of grant and the 7th CPC reasoning.

Field Area Allowance runs in three tiers: Rs. 21,125 a month at the Highly Active tier, Rs. 13,125 at the Field tier and Rs. 7,875 at the Modified tier.

Flying Allowance is Rs. 31,250 a month for officers and Rs. 21,625 for JCOs and other ranks since 1 January 2024, at cell R1H1 of the risk and hardship matrix.

Hard Area Allowance is 20% of basic pay in the Nicobar group and Minicoy and 12% in seven Lakshadweep islands, under DoE OM 13/1/2017-E.II(B) of 14 July 2017.

Siachen Allowance is Rs. 42,500 and Rs. 30,000 above the Risk and Hardship matrix. High Altitude Allowance is paid by category, Cat-III, Cat-II and Cat-I.

The National Holiday Allowance is a per-day payment for non-gazetted staff required to work on Republic Day, Independence Day or Gandhi Jayanti.

Project Allowance compensates employees posted at construction and project sites; under the 7th CPC it is paid from the Risk and Hardship Matrix.

The Ration Money Allowance is cash in lieu of ration in kind for the entitled forces, at a per-day rate set by the cost of the ration scale.

The Special Compensatory (Remote Locality) Allowance is paid as Tough Location Allowance under the 7th CPC, by area category and pay level for remote postings.

Split Duty Allowance is a flat monthly payment for Group C central government staff who work a split shift with a gap; the 7th CPC rate is Rs. 450 a month.

The Tenure Allowance is paid to organised Group A service officers on a Central Staffing Scheme tenure, at 10% of basic pay subject to a ceiling.

The Tribal Area Allowance for postings in scheduled tribal areas is now paid as the 7th CPC Tough Location Allowance, by area tier and pay level.

Washing Allowance was a monthly amount for laundering supplied uniforms; the 7th CPC folded it into the consolidated Dress Allowance.

Daily allowance on tour reimburses hotel, food and city travel away from headquarters by pay level, under the Department of Expenditure order of 13 July 2017.

Additional pension for central government pensioners: 20% of basic pension on completing 80, rising to 100% at 100, under Rule 44(6), CCS Pension Rules 2021.

The Annual Performance Appraisal Report for central government employees: the ten-point grading, the Very Good benchmark, disclosure and representation.

Article 311 bars the dismissal, removal or reduction in rank of a civil servant except by a superior authority and after an inquiry, with three exceptions.

The CCS (CCA) Rules 1965 in 35 rules: Rule 10 suspension, the ten Rule 11 penalties, the Rule 14 inquiry, Rule 19 dispensation, and appeal under Rule 23.

The Central Administrative Tribunal under the Administrative Tribunals Act 1985: jurisdiction, exclusions, exhaustion of remedies, limitation and procedure.

A departmental inquiry under Rule 14, CCS (CCA) Rules 1965, is what a disciplinary authority must hold before a major penalty: seven stages, every time limit.

Annual immovable property return under Rule 18 of the CCS (Conduct) Rules, 1964: who files it, the 31 January deadline, prior sanction, and the penalty.

The Income-tax Act 2025 replaced the 1961 Act on 1 April 2026. The tax year, the section mapping, what genuinely changed, and what a government employee pays.

Resignation forfeits past service and pension under Rule 26 of the CCS (Pension) Rules 2021. Acceptance, notice, withdrawal within 90 days, and what is paid.

Suspension under Rule 10, CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965 is an interim measure, not a penalty. Grounds, deemed suspension, subsistence allowance, 90-day review.

Advance tax is due where the tax left after TDS reaches Rs. 10,000. The four due dates, the senior citizen exemption, and the Section 424 and 425 interest.

Allowances are what a central government employee draws over basic pay. The 7th CPC reform, the major allowances, how they are revised, and which are taxable.

An Assistant Section Officer in the Central Secretariat Service is at Level 7, entry basic Rs. 44,900, in-hand about Rs. 83,000 a month in a metro at 60% DA.

The CCS (Conduct) Rules 1964 bind every central civil servant: Rule 3 integrity, Rule 13 gift limits, Rule 16 investment and the Rule 18 property return.

The CCS (Leave) Rules 1972 run to 66 rules in seven chapters and 15 kinds of leave, from earned leave under Rule 26 to departmental leave under Rule 49.

The CCS (Pension) Rules, 2021 govern pension, gratuity and family pension for pre-2004 central government staff: all 87 rules, 14 chapters, the figures.

Child care leave is 730 days across the whole service under Rule 43-C, at 100% leave salary for 365 days and 80% for the next 365. Rules, spells and pay.

The DoPPW frames central pension policy under six Allocation of Business entries, administers seven pension rulebooks, and needs Ministry of Finance concurrence.

Deputation is a temporary posting to an ex-cadre post, lien retained. The pay option, the duty allowance at Rs. 5,625 and Rs. 11,250, tenure and cooling-off.

Dress allowance runs from Rs. 6,250 to Rs. 34,750 a year by category, credited once each July. The six rate rows, the nurses' rate, the pro-rata rule and the tax.

Central government staff are credited 30 days of earned leave a year, 15 on 1 January and 15 on 1 July, to a 300-day ceiling under Rule 26 of the 1972 rules.

Form 16 is the annual salary TDS certificate under Section 203, due by 15 June, downloaded from TRACES in both parts, and replaced by Form 130 in 2026-27.

Form 26AS is the tax credit statement under Section 285BB. What its ten parts hold from AY 2023-24, how it differs from the AIS and TIS, and how to reconcile.

Honorarium and fee for central government staff: FR 9(9) and FR 9(6-A), who sanctions, how it is claimed, the one-third fee rule, Form 16 and the tax.

Hostel Subsidy reimburses a child's boarding and lodging at a residential school 50 km away, up to Rs. 8,437.50 a month: the rate, the conditions and the tax.

The Island Special Duty Allowance is 10%, 16% or 20% of basic pay for postings in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep, by area remoteness.

Joining time lets a transferred employee hand over, travel and join a new post: the 10 to 15 day distance slabs, joining-time pay, and the rules.

A lien is a government servant's title to hold a regular post and return to it after absence. Acquisition, retention on deputation, termination, and transfer.

A woman central government employee gets 180 days of maternity leave at full pay under Rule 43. Plus paternity leave, adoption leave, and miscarriage leave.

Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) is at Level 1 of the pay matrix, entry basic Rs. 18,000. The full salary breakdown, in-hand pay by city, allowances and promotions.

How a central government employee takes money out of NPS: the 60:40 superannuation exit, premature exit, partial withdrawal, and the death-benefit choice.

Pay on promotion is fixed by one increment in the level held, then the equal or next higher cell of the promoted level, under Rule 13, CCS (RP) Rules 2016.

The Pension Payment Order is issued under Rule 63 two months before superannuation. The life certificate is due each November, from 1 October at age 80.

Premature retirement under FR 56(j): the age 50 and 55 review, the notice, why it is not a penalty, the judicial safeguards, and the full pension paid.

Qualifying service is the service that counts for a central government pension. The 10-year minimum, the counting rules in Rules 11 to 30, and what forfeits it.

The commuted portion of pension is restored after 15 years from the date the pension was reduced, not from retirement. Why it is 15 years, with an example.

Section 87A gives a rebate that makes income up to Rs. 12 lakh tax-free in the new regime: the rebate, marginal relief, and what it does not cover.

A Section Officer in the CSS is at Level 8, entry basic Rs. 47,600. The full salary breakdown, in-hand pay by city, the promotion ladder, and recruitment.

Seniority runs from the date of regular appointment to the grade under DoPT OM No. 20011/1/2008-Estt.(D) of 11 November 2010. Rotation of quota, and the 2021 rule.

Special Duty Allowance is 10% of basic pay for the North East and Ladakh; the Island allowance is 10%, 16% or 20% for the islands.

SSC Stenographer Grade D is Level 4 (Rs. 25,500) and Grade C is Level 6 (Rs. 35,400). The full salary breakdown, in-hand pay by grade and city, and recruitment.

Superannuation is retirement at 60 under FR 56(a), on the last day of the month of the 60th birthday. The first-of-month proviso, and what then falls due.

A Tax Assistant in the CBDT or CBIC is at Level 4, entry basic Rs. 25,500: the salary breakdown, in-hand pay by city, the SSC CGL typing test, and promotion.

TDS on salary is deducted monthly at the average rate under Section 192. How the DDO computes it, the default new regime, Form 16, and TDS on pension.

A technical resignation lets a government servant move to another government post without losing pay, leave, GPF, seniority or pension. Rules and pitfalls.

Travelling allowance reimburses journeys on tour and transfer: pay-level entitlements, daily allowance, the 80% transfer grant, and DA-linked rates.

An Under Secretary in the CSS is at Level 11, entry basic Rs. 67,700. The full salary breakdown, in-hand pay by city, the income tax, and the promotion ladder.

Voluntary retirement for central government employees: Rule 43 (20 years, 3 months notice), the pension, the withdrawn weightage, and the NPS and UPS position.

Old versus new tax regime for FY 2026-27: the new regime is nil up to Rs. 12.75 lakh salary, and the old regime wins only past the break-even deductions.

CAPF Constable (GD) salary: the Level 3 basic of Rs. 21,700, in-hand near Rs. 48,000, Risk and Hardship Allowance to Rs. 21,625, ration money and SSC GD entry.

IAS salary: the Rs. 56,100 entry basic fixed by Rule 5(1), an in-hand near Rs. 1,01,300 on central deputation, the ladder to Level 18, and the extra increments.

IPS salary: the Level 10 entry basic of Rs. 56,100, the in-hand of about Rs. 1,01,000, the police rank-and-pay ladder to Level 17, and the pay gap with the IAS.

SSC Junior Engineer salary: the Level 6 basic of Rs. 35,400, the in-hand of about Rs. 66,000, the engineering disciplines and departments, and the exam.

KVS teacher salary: the PRT Level 6, TGT Level 7, and PGT Level 8 pay, the in-hand of about Rs. 66,000 to Rs. 88,000, the qualifications, and the recruitment.

Loco Pilot salary: the ALP Level 2 basic of Rs. 19,900, the Loco Pilot Level 6 pay, the running allowance, and the 30% pay element for running staff.

NVS teacher salary: the PGT Level 8 and TGT Level 7 pay, the in-hand of about Rs. 83,000 to Rs. 88,000, the residential campus posting, and the recruitment.

Railway Group D salary: the Level 1 basic of Rs. 18,000, the in-hand of about Rs. 33,000, the railway perks, the posts, and the RRB selection.

SSC CHSL salary: the LDC Level 2, Postal Assistant and DEO Level 4, and Level 5 DEO pay, the in-hand of about Rs. 37,000 to Rs. 56,000, and the typing test.

Staff Nurse salary in central government: Level 7 basic Rs. 44,900, the Rs. 9,000 Nursing Allowance, and in-hand about Rs. 94,000 for a Nursing Officer.

Sub-Inspector salary via SSC CPO: the Level 6 basic of Rs. 35,400, the in-hand of about Rs. 66,000, the CAPF field allowances, and the Delhi Police licence rule.

The Central Board of Direct Taxes: the statutory body under the Central Boards of Revenue Act 1963 that heads the Income Tax Department, its powers, composition and cadre.

Income Tax Inspector salary: the Level 7 basic of Rs. 44,900, the in-hand of about Rs. 83,000, the allowances, and the promotion to Income Tax Officer.

Income Tax Officer: the Level 8 basic of Rs. 47,600, the in-hand of about Rs. 88,000, the gazetted assessing-officer role, and the route from Inspector.

The Indian Revenue Service: the two branches, UPSC entry at Level 10 (Rs. 56,100), the in-hand of about Rs. 1,01,000, and the rank and pay ladder.

SSC CGL explained: the two-tier exam, the posts it fills from Level 4 to Level 8, the age and qualification rules, and the pay of each post.

SSC CGL salary by post and pay level: Income Tax Inspector, Inspector CGST, ASO, AAO, and Tax Assistant, with the entry basic and the monthly in-hand.

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC): the DoPT body that recruits Group B and Group C staff, the exams from CGL to Constable GD, and how selection works.

The General Provident Fund for central government employees: eligibility, the 6% minimum, the Rs. 5 lakh ceiling, 7.1% interest, advances, withdrawals and tax.

Leave encashment for central government employees: the Rule 39 formula, the 300-day cap, earned and half pay leave, tax exemption, and every mode of exit.

NPS vs OPS vs UPS compared for central government employees: contributions, the assured pension, lump sum, dearness relief, tax, and who is on which scheme.

A central government pension is 50% of emoluments under Rule 44 of the CCS (Pension) Rules, 2021, subject to a minimum of Rs. 9,000 and a maximum of Rs. 1,25,000.

Entry basic, dearness allowance, house rent allowance and approximate gross at every 7th CPC pay level, with the top cell, transport allowance and deductions.

The annual increment is 3% of basic pay, one cell down the pay matrix, on 1 January or 1 July under Rule 9 and Rule 10, CCS (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016.

The Aykroyd formula prices a 2,700-calorie diet and the other 15th Indian Labour Conference norms to fix minimum pay. It gave the 7th CPC Rs. 17,992.98.

The Cabinet Secretary draws a fixed Rs. 2,50,000 at Level 18, the top cell of the pay matrix. Level 17, the missing increment, allowances, tax and pension.

CAPF personnel are paid on the civilian 7th CPC pay matrix without Military Service Pay. Pay levels, allowances, Organised Group A status, NFFU and pension.

CGEGIS explained: Rs. 120, Rs. 60 or Rs. 30 a month by group, the 70:30 savings and insurance split, and what is paid at retirement and on death in service.

CGHS charges Rs. 250 to Rs. 1,000 a month by pay level. Ward entitlement, the pensioner whole-life card, the 2025 package rates, and the tax deduction.

What Groups A, B and C mean, which body recruits for each post, the entry pay on the 7th CPC pay matrix, and the reservation percentages in direct recruitment.

Children Education Allowance is Rs. 2,812.50 a month per child: the rate, the classes and diploma courses covered, the age limits, Hostel Subsidy and the tax.

The X, Y and Z city classification for HRA: the eight X cities, the 88-city Y annexure, the 30%, 20% and 10% rates, and how it differs from the transport list.

The 58 concordance tables map old pay to the 7th CPC matrix so a pre-2016 pension can be revised by notional pay fixation. How they work, with a worked example.

The defence pay matrix fixes armed forces basic pay from Rs. 21,700 at Level 3 to Rs. 2,50,000 at Level 18, with Military Service Pay paid on top of the cell.

The Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, fixes central government pay, dearness allowance and allowances, and services the pay commissions.

The Department of Personnel and Training is the nodal department for recruitment, training and service conditions of central government employees, not pay.

Grade pay was the fixed amount added to the pay band to give basic pay from 2006 to 2015. The 7th CPC abolished it; each level still carries its old grade pay.

Military Service Pay is the flat element for defence personnel up to Brigadier: Rs. 15,500 for officers, Rs. 5,200 for JCOs and ORs, and what it counts for.

MACP grants three financial upgradations at 10, 20 and 30 years of regular service, or 10 years in the same level, to the next pay level, capped at Level 15.

One Rank One Pension gives defence pensioners of the same rank and service the same pension regardless of retirement date: the 2014 scheme and its revisions.

A pay band was one of the four running salary ranges of the 6th CPC (PB-1 to PB-4), each read with a grade pay to give basic pay, before the pay matrix.

Pay fixation places a central government employee in a cell of the pay matrix. The rules are Rule 7 to Rule 13, CCS (RP) Rules 2016, and FR 15, 22, 27 and 35.

Professional tax is a state levy on employment under Article 276, capped at Rs. 2,500 a year. Who pays it, state variation, and the old-regime income-tax deduction.

How Indian Railways staff, the largest central government workforce, are paid on the pay matrix, plus the running allowance and railway allowances.

The standard deduction is Rs. 75,000 in the new regime and Rs. 50,000 in the old for the tax year 2026-27, under Section 19(1) Table serial 2 of the Income-tax Act 2025.