The Salary of an IAS officer is how much is such a question
which is being asked daily by thousands of job seekers. In India it is said
that the salary in government services is too low. Many bright students do not
want to join the government services for low salary. But IAS is not everything
about salary, it is not a simple job for making money, it is also about serving
the nations and its billions of people. After the 6th pay commission the salary
of an IAS officer in India is not that bad too. I am going to discuss about the
salary and facilities of Indian Administrative service officer.
Pay Scales
In government services in India Pay Scales is not the
total salary. It only indicates the minimum and maximum basic pay of an
employee. The IAS are promoted to total four pay scales according to service
seniority. These five scales are named as Junior Scale, Senior Time
Scale, Junior Administrative Grade , Selection Grade and Super
Time Scale.
Junior Scale:
In Junior Scale the new recruit joins at the payband 3,
that is, Rs: 15,600 – 39,100.
In addition he gets a Grade Pay of Rs 5400. This is the
time of training and learning. The new recruit is placed into a two years
probation period. After that he is posted as a SDM ( Sub Divisional Magistrate
), also known as SDO or Sub-Collector.
Senior Time Scale:
After , at least 5 years of service the IAS is promoted to
Senior Time Scale at the payband of 15,600-39,100 and a grade pay of Rs. 6600.
At that period he may be posted as a District Magistrate (DM) or Collector or a
Joint Secretary of a Government ministry.
Junior Administrative Grade:
Payband : 15,600-39,100
Grade Pay: 7,600
The IAS may hope to be promoted to this scale after 9 years
of service. He will get the posts of special secretary and various Head of the
Government Departments.
Selection Grade:
Payband: 37,400-67,000
Gradepay: Rs 8,700
This grade needs a minimum of 12-15 years in the service.
The officer will now get the post of a Secretary to a ministry.
Super Time Scale
Payband: 37,400-67,000
Gradepay: Rs 8,700
After completing a minimum 17 to 20 years of service the
officer gets the Super Time Scale salary. He becomes Principal Secretary of a
very important department of the government.
Above Super timescale:
A limited number of bright individuals are selected for
above Super Time Scales (Payband: 37,400-67,000 and Grade Pay: 12,000).
The highest basic salary is Rs. 80,000 (fixed) for an IAS.
Only the central Cabinet Secretary is given the Basic salary of Rs. 90,000
(fixed).
What is the Total
Starting Salary of an IAS ?
Now, I know you shall want to know
how much total money they get after joining the service. It is difficult to
understand all this jargons: Pay Band, Grade Pay etc.
Now, this total pay is changeable
with time. At this moment the total payment of an IAS recruit can be roughly
estimated as below:
Basic Pay: Rs 23,640
D.A. (@65%): Rs 15,366
H.R.A.(@30%): Rs 7,092
T.A.: 5,280
Total: Rs 51,378
His basic will increase at the rate
of 3% per annum. You may expect a D.A. increment of average 10% to 14%. The IAS
may hope to get double salary after each 7 to 9 years.
The Maximum Salary
of an IAS officer:
The highest salary is drawn by the
Cabinet Secretary among the IAS. He gets Rs.90,000 fixed as basic pay. Fixed
means he shall not get any increments.
His estimated Salary is as follows:
Basic Pay: Rs 90,000
D.A : Rs 58,500
HRA: Rs 27,000
T.A.: Rs 5,280
Total: Rs 1,80,780
This salary may increase with the
increment of DA.
The other Facilities and Perks of an IAS:
If you compare this job with a top
private sector one, you may find out some very good facilities and perks.
i) An IAS is often given a superb
accommodation, usually a big Bungalow with its own Security guards, Gardeners,
Servants and Cooks. All of these are given to him for a very low rent.
ii) He gets government cars, usually
with Red lights.
iii) He also gets the facilities of
free electricity and telephone bills.
iv) During official travels for duty
they get the accommodation in very good Government Bungalows and Rest houses.
v) Power and prestige is the greatest
perks for an IAS.
vi) The security of the job is much
more than that of a lucrative private sector job. In fact, it is very, very
tough even for a chief minister to terminate an IAS officer’s job. They have
their legal safe guards against that.
vii) They can apply for a study leave
for 2 to 4 years in a reputed foreign university, the cost of which will be
paid by the government.
viii) They shall get life time
pensions and other retirement benefits.
There are many more about these
facilities and perks. It is impossible for a big private sector employee to get
such.
Moreover, an IAS is behind the
formation and implementation of the policies of the Central and the various
State Governments. You can work for the good of the people and this is the
greatest perk among all.
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