The Sixth Pay Commission calculator is available below : The wage hike comes at a time when the State Government is facing a fall in revenue as a result of the economic slowdown, which has hit tax earnings. Commercial tax earnings have stagnated and stamp duty earning has declined by about a third as property transactions were hit, he said. The State Government is optimistic that there could be a recovery in the first quarter of 2010, he said. In line with the recommendations of the committee constituted to implement the Sixth Pay Commission, the existing pay scales will be revised based on the Central Government pay scales on “pay scale to pay scale” basis. Some of the highlights are: The annual increment is maintained at the rate of 3 per cent of Pay + Grade Pay as in Government of India; Dearness Allowance will be sanctioned at the same rates and on the same date in the revised Pay Structure as sanctioned by Government of India; The existing slab rates of HRA and CCA will be doubled; allowances have been doubled; daily allowance has been doubled. Pension and Family Pension has been revised on the same pattern adopted by Government of India. However, the minimum of the Pension/Family Pension will be raised from Rs 1,913 to Rs 3,050 a month with reference to the revision of the Pay + Grade Pay in the revised Pay Structure; The ceiling limit of DCRG has been enhanced from Rs 3.5 lakh to Rs 10 lakh as in Government of India, he said.