MIL-CDS Pay Level Salary
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) — L18, pay parity with Cabinet Secretary. Source: 7th CPC Defence Pay Matrix + Military Service Pay (MSP ₹15,500/mo) per MoD orders. 2026 rate.
Step-by-step pay table
| Cell | Phase / Padrão | Annual | Monthly (approx) | Hourly (approx) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) | ₹3,000,000 | ₹250,000 | ₹1,442 |
Frequently asked
A MIL-CDS in the India federal civil service earns between ₹3,000,000 and ₹3,000,000 per year in 2016, before locality adjustments, allowances, and bonuses. These figures are published by Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure.
The base pay scale is set centrally by Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure and applied uniformly across eligible federal employers, but agency-specific supplements, locality pay, and bargaining agreements can produce meaningful differences in take-home pay.
Directly from Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure at https://doe.gov.in/central-pay-commission. Each page on FedSalary carries the retrieval date and a link back to the primary source.