In an Office Memorandum issued on September 20, 2022, by the DoPT said that the office memorandum dated 9.8.2016 had advised all ministries/departments to change pay structure as per the recommendation of the 7th pay commission.
Under the 7th Pay Commission, salary is decided as per the pay matrix. Paymatrix has been linked to Fitment factor. Initially, the salary was decided on the basis of fitment factor of 2.57 times. 7th Pay Commission: No 8th Pay Commission to Revise Allowances And Pensions? Here’s An Update.