How much salary does the CRPF DG get? How much will it increase with the 8th Pay Commission

The post of DG is one of the highest and prestigious posts of the Indian Police Service (IPS). Their salary and facilities are decided under the highest pay scale of the Government of India i.e. "Apex Scale (Level 17)".

The officer who heads the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), one of the largest paramilitary forces in the country, is called the Director General (Director General - DG). The post of DG is one of the highest and prestigious posts of the Indian Police Service (IPS). Their salary and facilities are decided under the highest pay scale of the Government of India i.e. "Apex Scale (Level 17)". Currently, according to the 7th Pay Commission, the CRPF DG gets a fixed basic salary of Rs 2,25,000 every month. There is no grade pay at this level, as it is the top pay scale.

You will be shocked to know the salary of CRPF DG

Apart from this, DG also gets many other facilities from the central government like dearness allowance (DA), travel allowance (TA), government vehicle, accommodation, security, telephone and medical. Dearness allowance is currently around 50%, so the total monthly salary of DG becomes more than Rs 3 lakh including allowances. Let us tell you that the DG of CRPF is an IPS rank officer who is completely under the Government of India and reports to the Union Home Secretary. After the implementation of the 8th Pay Commission, there is every possibility of increase in the salary of CRPF DG. Let us tell you what will be its effect.

There will be a huge increase after the 8th Pay Commission!

Now the question arises that if the 8th Pay Commission is implemented, then how much will the salary of CRPF DG increase? So far, no official announcement has been made by the government regarding the 8th Pay Commission, but usually a new pay commission comes every 10 years and the previous commission was implemented from 1 January 2016. If this tradition continues, the 8th Pay Commission may be implemented around 2026. According to experts, a 20% to 30% increase in the basic salary is possible in the new pay commission. In such a situation, the basic salary of CRPF DG can be from Rs 2.70 lakh to Rs 3 lakh.