Pay Fixation for Government Employees Begins Today

The pay fixation process for government officials and employees begins today, October 5, as part of the implementation of the country’s new national pay structure. The Finance Division under the Ministry of Finance has instructed the relevant authorities to complete the process between October 5 and 20.

Once the pay fixation is completed, government employees are expected to receive salaries under the new structure along with several months of arrears payable from July. However, the amount of arrears will vary from employee to employee depending on their grade, existing basic salary, promotions and history of receiving higher grades.

According to officials familiar with the process, the new basic salary of each government employee will be determined through a special pay fixation module of iBAS Plus Plus. Employees will have to submit information online, including their national ID number, date of birth, current post and grade, date of joining government service and basic salary received as of June 30, 2026.

Previous pay fixation records, promotions and information related to higher grades will also be reviewed. The new basic salary will be determined based on the submitted information and supporting records.

Officials said arrears will be calculated by considering the difference between the old and new basic salaries as well as the effective date of the new pay structure. As a result, employees in the same grade may receive different amounts of arrears.

The government issued the gazette notification for the new national pay structure on September 19, ending an 11-year gap since the previous structure. The new scale sets the minimum basic salary at Tk 20,000 and the maximum at Tk 156,000. The new structure, however, will be implemented in phases over two fiscal years rather than taking full effect at once.

According to the Finance Division, around Tk 37,000 crore has been allocated in the current fiscal year for the first two phases of implementation. Some technical and administrative complications have also emerged during the pay fixation process.

Questions have particularly arisen over employees who previously received time scale benefits, selection grades or multiple higher grades. The Finance Division is reviewing these issues to determine how such cases should be handled under the new structure.

After employees submit their information online, the relevant accounts offices will verify the data. Corrections will be possible if discrepancies are found between the submitted information and official records. Employees have therefore been advised to carefully check their names, national ID numbers, dates of birth, designations, grades and salary information before final submission.

Once the pay fixation is finalised, salary bills will be prepared based on the new basic salaries. Arrears payable from July will also be calculated, potentially allowing government employees to receive their first benefits under the new pay structure along with several months of arrears this month.