New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- A defence employees' federation, the Bharatiya Pratiraksha Mazdoor Sangh (BPMS), had recommended a revision in the monthly salary of central government employees, with the minimum monthly salary to be increased to Rs.72,000 under the 8th Central Pay Commission (CPC). This would mark a 300 per cent hike from the current minimum pay of Rs.18,000 set by the 7th CPC.

On 16 April, the BPMS floated the proposal as a draft. It was circulated by BPMS General Secretary Rabindra Kr Mishra and covered minimum pay, the fitment factor, annual increments and a proposed pay matrix.

The proposal is based on a three-step formula that links salary revision to growth in per capita national income, increases the assumed family size fr...