Question: who headed the 7th central pay commission of india?
Answer: Justice A.K Mathur

The Government of India has initiated the process to constitute the 7th Central Pay Commission along with finalisation of its Terms of Reference , the composition and the possible timeframe for submission of its Report . On 25 September 2013 then Finance Minister P Chidambaram announced that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has approved the constitution of the 7th Pay Commission . Its recommendations are likely to be implemented with effect from 1 January 2016 . Justice A.K Mathur will be heading the Seventh Pay Commission , announcement of which was done on 4 February 2014 . On 29 June 2016 , Government accepted the recommendation of 7th Pay Commission Report with meager increase in salary of 14 % after six month of intense evaluation and successive discussions . The Finance Minister of India claimed it historical increase of salaries due to little knowledge of Sixth Pay Commission .