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Around two years have passed and central government employees are still waiting for their pay scale and fitment factor hike.

However , their prays may soon be heard this year , as Union Finance Ministry has reportedly set a panel that may take a final call on demands of these employees by April this year.

It is being expected that the promises made by FM Arun Jaitley on fitment factor and pay scale to lower-level employees may also come to a reality.

Earlier reports also stated that the Gazette will have this information in the next financial year and it might be implemented from April 2018.

An official told The Sen Times newspaper, “The employees , who get salaries from pay matrix level 1 to 5 will get a salary increase with fitment factor 3.00 times instead of 2.57 times of basic pay of 6th pay commission. Accordingly , minimum pay will be hiked up to Rs 21,000.”

When the 7th Pay Commission was approved by the Union Cabinet last year , the minimum basic pay was increased from Rs 7,000 to Rs 18,000 whereas the maximum pay increased to Rs 2.5 lakhs with a fitment factor of 2.57 times.

However , employees were demanding that the minimum basic pay be increased to Rs 26,000 with a fitment factor of 3.68 times.

Reports say that for entry-level employees basic pay may go up to Rs 18,000 from previous Rs 7,000 , while for highest level like secretary – the pay scale could rise to Rs 2.5 lakh from Rs 90,000.