SSC CGL Salary Structure 2021 : Grade pay scale for In Hand Salary, Benefits, Allowances

SSC CGL 2021:

The SSC CGL Exam 2021 is the target of millions of Candidates. This is a great opportunity for the Candidates to secure jobs under the Government of India. SSC CGL Salary is a great drive for the Candidates. There is great news for all the candidates who are working hard to secure a job within SSC CGL.

As per the latest official notification, the SSC CGL Salary Structure 2021 was revised by the 7th pay commission. A big raise had been issued for Group B (Gazetted officers). Moreover, the salary for all the posts was revised too. The pay scale for Group B Non-Gazetted officers and Group C will be entitled to less pay than Group B (Gazetted officers). Likewise, all the employees of SSC CGL are entitled to certain allowances, (Travelling Allowance, City Compensatory Allowance, Overtime Allowance, House Rent Allowance, and Dearness Allowance (DA), etc). Check the full article for the details of the SSC CGL salary structure. Candidates must check SSC CGL Eligibility Criteria 2021 to know who can apply under what conditions. Also, go through SSC CGL Exam and SSC CGL Notification to know the exam dates.

Allowances Added To Salary of SSC CGL Employees:

• House Rent Allowance
• Dearness Allowances
• Transport allowances

House Rent Allowance Or HRA:

HRA is generally provided to the SSC CGL employees to meet their house rent need. It was fixed at 24% of the employee’s basic pay.

However, as per the 7th pay commission, whenever the commission revised the HRA. If the employee’s DA crosses 25%, the HRA would be 27% for the X category city, 18% for the Y group, and 9% for the Z group.

Note: The X category cities are Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, and Pune. The Y category contains almost 100 towns with a population above 5 Lakhs. The Z category contains rural areas.

Dearness Allowances Or DA:

Currently, the Dearness Allowance or DA is 17% of the basic pay. It the living adjustment cost of the employees. It was revised by the union cabinet on 29th October 2019.

Note: Dearness Allowance or (DA) is merged with basic pay therefore, it is not shown as separately. This component is revised every 6 months for specific employees of CBI, IB, and other security services as special security allowances. There are several other grants for employees of security services like SDA, Medical, Canteen, Specs, Briefcase, however, we are not mentioning all so that we can calculate the salary easily.

Transport allowances:

The transport allowance is divided into two groups for employees living in cities and for employees from places other than cities. For employees from cities, it is flat Rs 3600 and for other places, it is Rs 1800.

Let’s have a look, at the pay scale of SSC CGL Employees as per their posts.

SSC CGL Salary- PayScale as per posts and Group division:

Group B (Gazetted (Non-Ministerial):

Group C:

Now that we are aware of the salary components and group-wise basic pay, let’s have a look at how salary for an employee can be calculated.

SSC CGL Salary As Per The 7th Pay Commission Matrix Table:

We have a look at the salary in hand for Grade Pay 4800. Furthermore, we would now look into salary in hand for Grade Pay 4600.

After the salary in hand for grade pay 4600, we would look into salary in hand for Grade Pay 4200.

Furthermore, we would look into salary in hand for Grade Pay 2800 next.

Finally, we would look into salary in hand for Grade Pay 2400 next.

Next, let’s have a look at the places covered by various city categories.

Division Of Cities As per X, Y, and Z category:

Abbreviations:

• General Provident Fund (GPF).
• New Pension Scheme (NPS).
• Central Government Employees General Insurance Scheme (CGEGIS).
• Contributory Provident Fund (CPF).
• Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS).

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