West Bengal 7th Pay Commission Salary Calculator 2026
Estimate your revised basic pay, gross salary or pension under the next West Bengal pay revision. Pick a fitment factor or type your own, and see the real rise once today's 38% DA is merged into basic.
| Component | Present | Projected |
|---|---|---|
| Basic pay | ₹ 35,400 | ₹ 90,978 |
| Non-Practicing Allowance | ₹ 0 | ₹ 0 |
| Dearness allowance 38% → 0% | ₹ 13,452 | ₹ 0 |
| House rent allowance 12% | ₹ 4,248 | ₹ 10,917 |
| Medical allowance | ₹ 500 | ₹ 500 |
| Gross a month | ₹ 53,600 | ₹ 1,02,395 |
| Factor | Revised basic | Gross a month | Rise | Real rise |
|---|
A projection, not an order. Until a revision of pay after ROPA 2019 is notified by the Finance Department, the fitment factor, the pay matrix, the HRA ceiling and the date of effect are all unknown — the figures here only show what each assumption would mean for you.
West Bengal state government employees are paid under ROPA 2019, the pay revision that followed the 6th Pay Commission. It fixed revised pay by multiplying pre-revised pay by a fitment factor of 2.57. The next revision — widely called the West Bengal 7th Pay Commission — is expected to work the same way, but its fitment factor has not been announced. This calculator shows what any factor would mean for your own pay or pension.
What a fitment factor actually gives you
On the date a pay revision takes effect, the dearness allowance drawn until then is merged into basic pay and DA starts again from zero. The fitment factor has to cover that merger before it adds anything new. With DA at 38%, a factor of 1.38 would only move your DA into basic and leave basic plus DA exactly where it is today. Only the part of the factor above 1.38 is a real increase.
That is why the calculator shows a real rise beside every factor. A headline figure such as 2.57 sounds like a 157% hike, but at today’s DA it means a real rise of about 86% on basic pay plus DA. The higher DA climbs before the revision, the more of any factor is used up by the merger.
What the projection assumes
- Revised basic pay is present basic pay multiplied by the chosen factor and rounded to the rupee. An actual fixation places it in the new pay matrix at the same or the next higher cell, so the notified figure is likely to be equal or slightly higher.
- A new pay commission can change allowance rates as well as basic pay, so the calculator lets you assume new ones: HRA at 10%, 12% or 15% of the revised basic, a medical allowance of ₹500, ₹800 or ₹1,000, and NPA at 15%, 20%, 24% or 25%. Each starts at the rate you draw today.
- The present HRA ceiling of ₹12,000 is scaled up by the same fitment factor, because no new ceiling has been announced.
- Non-Practicing Allowance, for medical officers, is a percentage of basic pay, and DA is drawn on basic pay plus NPA.
- For pensioners, basic pension is multiplied by the same factor and dearness relief restarts from zero.
All figures are gross. They do not deduct GPF subscription, professional tax, income tax or any other recovery.
📌 How to Use This Calculator
💡 How the Calculation Works
A pay revision multiplies present basic pay by a fitment factor and resets dearness allowance to zero, because the DA drawn until then is merged into the new basic. The factor therefore does two jobs: the first part (1 + present DA ÷ 100) only absorbs the DA, and anything above that is the real increase.
The calculator works out present gross pay as basic + NPA + DA + HRA + medical allowance, with DA on basic plus NPA and HRA at 12% of basic subject to the ₹12,000 ceiling. It then works out projected gross pay the same way on the revised basic, using the DA you enter for after the revision (0% by default), the HRA, medical allowance and NPA rates you assume for after the revision (today’s rates by default), and an HRA ceiling scaled by the same factor. The difference between the two is your projected rise.
For pensioners the same factor is applied to basic pension, and dearness relief replaces dearness allowance.
📐 Calculation Formula
Revised Basic = Present Basic × Fitment Factor · Real Rise % = ( Fitment Factor ÷ (1 + DA% ÷ 100) − 1 ) × 100📝 Calculation Example
An employee draws a basic pay of ₹35,400 with DA at 38%, HRA at 12% and a medical allowance of ₹500.
Present gross: 35,400 + DA 13,452 + HRA 4,248 + MA 500 = ₹53,600 a month.
With a fitment factor of 2.57, revised basic is 35,400 × 2.57 = ₹90,978. DA restarts at 0%. HRA is 12% of 90,978 = ₹10,917, well under the scaled ceiling of ₹30,840. Projected gross: 90,978 + 10,917 + 500 = ₹1,02,395 a month.
The monthly rise is ₹48,795 (91.0%), or ₹5,85,544 over a year. Of the 2.57 factor, 1.38 only absorbs the 38% DA, so the real rise on basic pay plus DA is 2.57 ÷ 1.38 − 1 = 86.2%.
⚠️ Important Notes & Rules
This is a projection. No fitment factor, pay matrix, HRA ceiling or date of effect has been notified for the next West Bengal pay revision, and the final figures will be set by the Finance Department order.
Actual fixation places revised pay in the new pay matrix at the same or next higher cell, so the notified revised basic may be slightly higher than basic pay multiplied by the factor.
The revised HRA rate, medical allowance and NPA rate are your own assumptions; they start at today’s rates. The projected HRA ceiling is also an assumption: the present ₹12,000 ceiling scaled by the same fitment factor.
All amounts are gross and do not account for GPF subscription, professional tax, income tax or any recovery.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
It is the name commonly used for the next revision of pay for West Bengal state government employees and pensioners after ROPA 2019, which followed the 6th Pay Commission. Until its recommendations are accepted and a revision of pay is notified by the Finance Department, the fitment factor, pay matrix and date of effect are not known, and every figure is a projection.
No factor has been announced. ROPA 2019 used 2.57. The calculator offers 1.60, 1.86, 2.00, 2.28, 2.57 and 2.86 as presets and accepts any other value, so you can check whichever figure is being discussed.
On the date a new pay revision takes effect, the dearness allowance drawn until then is merged into basic pay through the fitment factor. DA then starts again from 0% and builds up through later revisions. You can enter a DA figure in the "DA after revision" box to see your pay some time after the revision.
No. Part of the factor only replaces the DA that is merged into basic pay. With DA at 38%, a factor of 1.38 would leave basic pay plus DA unchanged, so 2.57 works out to a real rise of about 86% on basic pay plus DA. The rise in gross pay also depends on HRA and other allowances, which the calculator shows separately.
Present HRA is 12% of basic pay, the ROPA 2019 rate, with a ceiling of ₹12,000 a month. For the revised pay you can assume 10%, 12% or 15% of the new basic; the ceiling is raised by the same fitment factor because no new ceiling has been announced. Choose "None" if you live in government quarters.
They can. A pay commission often revises allowances along with basic pay, so the calculator lets you assume a medical allowance of ₹500, ₹800 or ₹1,000 and NPA of 15%, 20%, 24% or 25% of the revised basic. Each option starts at what you draw today, and a reset button brings every assumption back to today’s rates.
The calculator multiplies basic pension by the same fitment factor and restarts dearness relief from zero, which is how a pay revision is usually extended to pensioners and family pensioners. The actual method will be set out in the Finance Department order on pension revision.
Actual fixation places revised pay in a new pay matrix at the same or next higher cell, so it may be slightly higher than basic pay multiplied by the factor. The date of effect, the DA rate at that date, the HRA ceiling and any new allowances will also be decided in the notified order.
No. It shows gross monthly pay or pension. GPF subscription, professional tax, income tax, WBHS contribution where applicable and any loan recovery are not deducted.