Minimum Wage and Fitment Formula by different Pay Commissions

First Pay Commission: 1946

The Commission has fixed Rs. 55/- as minimum wage.

 Second Pay Commission: 1957 

The Commission revised the pay scales by merging 50% of the Dearness Allowance with basic Pay and it recommended Rs. 80 as the minimum remuneration.

 Third Pay Commission: 1973

Commission had recommended minimum wage of Rs. 185 per month however Government raised to Rs. 196/- per month. The increase in minimum wage was 2.45 times

Fourth Pay Commission: 1-1-1986

Rs. 750/- was the minimum pay recommended by the Commission. The increase in minimum wage was 3.82 times

Fifth Pay Commission: 1/1/1996

The minimum Starting Pay has been revised from Rs. 750/ to Rs. 2550/- Initially fitment was 20% but was revised to 40% due to staff side demand.

 The increase in minimum wage was 3.40 times

Sixth Pay Commission::1/1/2006

Revised the basic pay by merging 50% of the Dearness Allowance in the year 2004. Commission proposed minimum salary at the entry level of PB-1 pay band to be Rs.7000 /- (Rs.5200 as pay in the pay band plus Rs.1800 as grade pay).

 Fitment formula of 1.86 (due to 50% DA merger as on 2004)

 The increase in minimum wage was 2.80 times