In the Heat of the Night ( TV series ) - wikipedia In the Heat of the Night ( TV series ) Jump to : navigation , search This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . ( April 2015 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message ) In the Heat of the Night Based on Characters created by John Ball Developed by James Lee Barrett Written by Mark Rodgers Ed Deblasio Starring Carroll O'Connor Howard Rollins ( seasons 1 -- 6 , guest star on season 7 ) Carl Weathers ( seasons 7 - 8 ) Alan Autry Anne - Marie Johnson ( seasons 1 -- 6 ) Lois Nettleton ( season 2 ) David Hart Geoffrey Thorne ( seasons 2 -- 6 ) Hugh O'Connor Randall Franks ( seasons 2 -- 6 ) Crystal R. Fox ( seasons 3 -- 8 ) Denise Nicholas ( seasons 3 -- 8 ) Christian LeBlanc ( season 1 ) Theme music composer Quincy Jones Alan and Marilyn Bergman Opening theme Performed by Bill Champlin Country of origin United States Original language ( s ) English No. of seasons 8 No. of episodes 142 + 4 TV movies ( list of episodes ) Production Executive producer ( s ) Fred Silverman , Juanita Bartlett , David Moessinger , and Carroll O'Connor Running time 60 minutes ( with commercials ) Production company ( s ) The Fred Silverman Company Juanita Bartlett Productions ( Jadda Productions for season 1 until name change ) MGM / UA Television ( 1988 -- 93 ) MGM Television ( 1993 -- 95 ) Release Original network NBC ( 1988 -- 1992 ) CBS ( 1992 -- 1995 ) Picture format 480i ( SDTV ) , 1080i ( HDT ) Original release March 6 , 1988 ( 1988 - 03 - 06 ) -- May 16 , 1995 ( 1995 - 05 - 16 ) In the Heat of the Night is an American drama television series based on the 1967 film and the 1965 novel of the same title . It starred Carroll O'Connor as police chief William Gillespie , and Howard Rollins as police detective Virgil Tibbs . It was broadcast on NBC from 1988 until 1992 , then on CBS until May 1995 . Its executive producers were Fred Silverman , Juanita Bartlett and Carroll O'Connor . Contents ( hide ) 1 Premise 2 Themes 3 Season - by - season overview 3.1 First season 3.2 Second season 3.3 Third season 3.3. 1 Howard Rollins ' drug and alcohol problems 3.4 Fourth season 3.5 Fifth season 3.6 Sixth season 3.7 Howard Rollins ' firing 3.8 Seventh season 3.9 TV movies 4 Writing staff 5 Cast 5.1 Recurring cast 6 Guest stars 7 Broadcast history and ratings 8 DVD releases 9 Locations 10 Soundtrack 11 References 12 External links Premise ( edit ) In the premiere episode , Philadelphia detective Virgil Tibbs has returned to his fictional home town of Sparta , Mississippi , for his mother 's funeral . By virtue of his relationship with William Gillespie , the white police chief , fostered during a previous murder investigation in which he assisted , Tibbs is persuaded to remain in Sparta as chief of detectives . Gillespie wants him to be part of his effort to help overcome the local squad 's reputation of being racist and underskilled . Although the team suffers friction over Tibbs ' dissatisfaction with the department 's limited resources and racial attitudes and Gillespie is annoyed at the detective 's condescending suspicions about his home town , the two men prove highly effective in enforcing the law . Tibbs takes a leave of absence , moving to Jackson , Mississippi , to complete his law degree on a compressed schedule . Upon his return to Sparta , he and his wife Althea have separated , and they later divorce . She moves back to Philadelphia with their twins to be near her parents . Through the hard work of Harriet Delong , Tibbs is able to retire and keep his city pension , although he was two months shy of the qualifying period . He begins practicing law when he accepts a position in Ben Taylor 's law office . Rollins ' final appearance on the series was February 2 , 1994 . Meanwhile , the Sparta city council dismisses Gillespie . The council selects Hampton Forbes ( Carl Weathers ) to take Gillespie 's place as police chief . Forbes is the town 's first African American to serve in that position . Gillespie finds a new post of equivalent authority as county sheriff . The two senior police officials find that they get along in excellent fashion , in both professional and personal spheres . Themes ( edit ) Main article : List of In the Heat of the Night episodes The show dealt with a variety of issues , including racism , police brutality , hate crimes , drug abuse , alcoholism , rape , AIDS , misogyny , incest , child abuse , anti-Semitism , prostitution , government corruption , domestic violence , gambling , mental disorders , dysfunctional families , suicide , poverty , homophobia , and drunk driving . Season - by - season overview ( edit ) First season ( edit ) The first season of the show was filmed in Hammond , Louisiana . This locale was selected by executive producer Juanita Bartlett to represent the small southern town of Sparta , Mississippi . Actually , the producers had difficulty finding filming locations that were usable , because other , more modern structures were close enough to be picked up in the images . Eight episodes were filmed -- the two - hour pilot movie and six regular one - hour episodes . The series premiered on March 6 , 1988 , with the season finale airing May 3 , 1988 . Many conflicts arose between Juanita Bartlett and series star Carroll O'Connor over the writing of the series . At first , she allowed him to consult on the series per his contract . After the pilot , however , she ordered scripts from her writers . O'Connor described these as `` recycled material from other crime shows '' . He was disappointed in the writing , feeling that the writers were taking big - city stories and imposing them on a small town . He believed that the key to this show 's success was to express its small - town locale and characters through the stories . Scripts would be given to him marked FINAL : NO REWRITES , but O'Connor often rewrote scripts anyway . This angered the production staff members , which felt they were burning up fax machines with the changes . O'Connor described Bartlett as a very arrogant person . In the early episodes , there was an emphasis on grisly murders or other crimes , rather than the lives of the New South - era characters , for which the series later became known . Story lines included the pride of Sparta County getting her head bashed in , a man and his wife 's distant cousin having an affair , the affair of a black man who was attempting to buy Sparta 's newspaper , and a rich white woman ending up dead in the local newspaper plant after an argument between the woman and her husband . In the two - part episode `` Blind Spot '' , a rich businessman and ex-friend of Tibbs , who stole a scholarship from him in high school , has promised to bring prosperity back to Sparta . But he is caught in a game of murder and drug dealing , using one of Sparta 's richest mansions as his home base . The season closes with Scooter going with his uncle , Althea , and Virgil to discuss the possibility of having children . Anne Marie Johnson , who played Althea , summed up what it was like to film the show in the little town of Hammond . She said , `` My high school was bigger than this town '' . Second season ( edit ) Season two began airing in December 1988 due to a writers strike . The series had a new look and a new set of executive producers . On - location shooting was moved from Louisiana to Covington , Georgia . The season premiere was aired as a two - hour TV - movie , `` Do n't Look Back '' ; the plot revolved around a copycat murder of one that Gillespie had investigated 20 years earlier . It introduced two new regular characters -- Joanne St. John ( played by Lois Nettleton ) , the chief 's sometime girlfriend and owner of the local diner , `` The Magnolia Cafe '' ; and Officer Wilson Sweet ( played by Geoffrey Thorne ) , fresh out of the Police Academy . This episode also introduced the first of several new recurring characters , including Doctor ( or , `` Doc '' ) Robb , the county coroner ( played by veteran actor Dan Biggers ) . The episode `` The Creek '' saw the introduction of the first new police character and the second prominent Georgia performer to claim a regular role on the series , `` Officer Randy Goode '' ( 1988 -- 1993 ) played by Randall Franks , who was cast following the show 's move to Covington , Georgia . Plots in this season included a prominent citizen being murdered due to sexual abuse and incest in his family ; Virgil 's ex-partner and Althea 's ex-lover ( Michael Warren from Hill Street Blues ) coming to visit for a reunion that no one would ever forget ; Chief Gillespie 's having to face his own bigoted past when he arrests a close friend ( played by Ed Ames ) ( who is also the sheriff of the neighboring county ) for committing a racially motivated murder ; Bubba 's getting caught up in a murderous love triangle ; Althea 's niece `` Nicole '' visiting , and with new friend `` Bobby Skinner '' ( Bubba 's nephew ) stumbling upon criminal malfeasance in the episode `` City Mouse Country Mouse '' . Mary Crosby and Judith Chapman stir up trouble when the sisters are implicated in their father 's murder . It is truly a sibling rivalry with a murderous twist . A bitter strike leads to murder , but not all is as it seems when a new manager takes over Thail River Mill and drives the union to strike after only three months -- it is snowing in Sparta and `` Mississippi is Burning '' . During the filming of the episode `` Walkout '' , Carroll O'Connor began to experience fatigue . After being checked by the set doctor , it was discovered that he needed sextuple heart bypass surgery , due to years of heavy smoking . During the last four episodes of the season , Joe Don Baker was brought in as Tom Dugan , a replacement for Chief Gillespie , who was said to be away at a police training conference at Quantico . Dugan was appointed acting chief by Councilwoman White , but he was actually working undercover for the FBI in an attempt to stop the assassination of a civil rights preacher . The season finale titled `` Missing '' has the chief being kidnapped by two men in pig masks . Carroll O'Connor wanted the chief to be undergoing heart surgery in the story line , but the husband and wife producers came up with this story line instead . It was the final straw in a long line of complaints , and these producers were fired at the end of the season . Carroll O'Connor took over as executive producer for season three . Note : When Jeri Taylor and her husband decided to do the show , she was quoted as saying , `` I was one of those in the ' 60 's that was out marching for civil rights , '' and `` I was one of those who thought the major work had all been done . When we ( Taylor and her husband , Moessinger ) decided to do the show , we took research trips to the South , and we saw that there had been an enormous amount of change . We came back with a renewed vigor but also with the realization that there is still a lot more to be done . There is still deeply entrenched racism . And addressing that became a much larger element in our thinking about the show . '' `` What makes race relations a constant in our show is the two lead characters -- one is white and one is black , '' Moessinger said . `` Whether they are angry at each other , whether they 're happy or sad , we 're showing the interaction of two men who are trying to do the best in life . If we never put one race issue into it , if we never said one word about it , the message is there because it 's showing how people ought to interrelate , how they ought to work together , how they ought to get along . '' Third season ( edit ) In the third season , Carroll O'Connor took complete control of the show , after firing husband and wife executive producing team David Moessinger and Jeri Taylor . The third season saw a number of changes to the show . The character of Joanne St. John was eliminated to make room for councilwoman Harriet Delong . Althea grappled with the effects and aftermath of rape , after she was attacked and raped by the music teacher at Sparta High School . We learned that Parker was a Vietnam veteran . Dee Shaw joined the cast as officer Dee Sheppard . In plot lines , Parker almost crosses the line between police ethics and love when he falls for Kate Morell and her daughter J.C. ; a former boxer that used to run for the mob tries to blackmail them . The chief tries unsuccessfully to save him , telling Althea , `` The FBI wants to buy what King Baylor knows before the mob kills him and the mob wants him dead before the FBI can buy him . It 's that simple '' . Althea 's reply is `` Chief , I believe that is the coldest thing I have ever heard you say '' . There is a murder at a nursing home , and a race riot almost erupts when a white cab driver who got a black girl pregnant in The Bottoms is found dead with $1,500 missing . Gillespie and Tibbs take opposite sides in the case , creating some tense drama . Althea 's girlfriend from high school visits from Philadelphia and quickly takes an interest in Officer Sweet , but things end tragically . The chief must save a young girl from being tried as an adult after she is charged with killing her parents and hiding their bodies . In `` First Girl '' , Gillespie hires Christine Rankin , Sparta PD 's first female black officer . Her life is tragically cut short , making room for her replacement , Luanne Corbin , played by Crystal R. Fox . Luanne would remain a prominent character throughout the rest of the series , although Crystal Fox was listed in the ending credits as a guest star until season seven where she finally appeared in the opening credits . In the two - part episode , `` Citizen Trundel '' , written by O'Connor , Cynthia Deming , and William J. Royce , Harriet DeLong 's sister Natalie is murdered by her secret lover , multimillionaire V.J Trundel . The situation causes Harriet a tremendous amount of grief , not only because of Natalie 's murder , but because Gillespie and Tibbs are not able to implicate Trundel in the crime , much less charge him for it . In Part Two , it is shown that Norman Luft and Jessica Franks , two of Trundel 's most trusted employees , facilitated not only Natalie 's murder but the murder of the man they hired to kill her . Jessica is arrested , and Luft is apprehended attempting to leave Sparta by private plane with Trundel . Gillespie confronts Trundel with the knowledge that even though he has escaped a murder charge , he will still have to live with the burden of having his lover and the mother of his son , Eric Delong , murdered and having to live with the risk that Eric would one day confront him over it . Unable to bear the weight of his guilt , Trundel commits suicide by crashing the plane only minutes after taking off . This episode was of special significance to series costar Denise Nicholas . Ten years before , her real - life sister had been murdered and the culprit had never been caught . When Carroll O'Connor approached Denise about the story line , she had to write him a note explaining the situation . He offered to have her not appear in the episode but she chose to do so to bring closure for her and her family . Only Carroll O'Connor and director Leo Penn knew the truth during filming . This is the first episode in which we see Bill and Harriet 's relationship begin to gel . Howard Rollins ' drug and alcohol problems ( edit ) During the second half of season 3 , Howard Rollins took six weeks off when he entered a drug and alcohol rehab program to battle his addiction issues . The episodes he missed included King 's Ransom , Triangle , Hello in There , December Days , and An Angry Woman . MGM worked around his rehab schedule . Episodes were not necessarily aired in the order they were filmed , which explains why Tibbs was present one week and not the next . To explain his absence , he was said to be in New Orleans working for the FBI . He considered committing suicide shortly before Christmas 1989 , prompting his stay in rehab . Carroll O'Connor threatened to sue a tabloid which published a story saying that MGM and Carroll had fired Rollins for being absent from the set due to his problems . Denise Nicholas , who played Harriet Delong , said `` Carroll set the standard for loyalty . If he liked you , he really liked you and would be there for you '' ( TV Guide , July 2001 ) . Fourth season ( edit ) Cynthia Deming and William J. Royce were made story editor ( s ) . The season begins with a two - hour movie titled `` Brotherly Love '' and the birth of Virgil and Althea 's twins . William and Sarah Tibbs were welcomed into the world on September 18 , 1990 . While Althea is waiting to go into labor , Tibbs ' friend from the Philadelphia Police Force is murdered , and Tibbs heads up to the `` big city '' to clear his friend 's name , only to be framed for murder himself . It is now up to Chief Gillespie to find out the truth , clear Virgil 's name , and make it home in time for the twins ' birth . Other stories include a mild - mannered teacher being accused of child molestation , only to commit suicide due to inflammation from the press . In `` Family Matters '' , Virgil 's cousin is a suspect in a string of robberies . Virgil promises his Aunt Ruta that he wants to be a family again and that Ty will not get hurt . When the boy ends up shooting himself while fighting with Virgil for the gun used in the robberies , Ruta cuts herself off from the rest of the family . There is a Christmas clip show , a show about a bounty hunter , and a story line in which the Sparta P.D. has to save a wrongly convicted man from death row , among many other story lines . Harriet DeLong 's ex-husband Vic returns to Sparta plotting to rob his former employer in a revenge scheme . On a misty Sunday morning , three men shoot a security guard at the Lambry plant and steal a bundle of money waiting to be paid out on Monday morning . Harriet 's son Eugene tries to assist his father and almost loses his life . The case brings Bill and Harriet closer together , while it drives a wedge between Harriet and Eugene . Eugene reminds his mother that `` Aunt Natalie was killed by a white man '' , while Bill brushes off Eugene 's fool notions about him and his mama for now . Virgil , on the other hand , is not buying it and can see the relationship between Bill and Harriet developing quite nicely . The season closes with Althea close to a breakdown over the stress of Virgil 's job on the police force after he is almost killed by a stray bullet which he does not tell her about . She is worried that her children will grow up without their father . She begs him to try something different . Chief Gillespie burns up the wires to get Virgil on his way to law school , and Althea apologizes for not being more understanding as she , Virgil , and Chief Gillespie share a glass of wine together . Fifth season ( edit ) The fifth season begins with the revelation that Chief Gillespie has a daughter by the name of Lana Farren , played by Christine Elise ( formerly of Beverly Hills , 90210 ) . The chief is now good friends with her mother , Georgia Farren , played by legendary actress Stella Stevens . Georgia Farren asks Bill to help her put some of her affairs in order and to keep all of her `` boyfriends '' as well as her ex-husband away from her assets , which she intends to leave to Lana . Bill immediately puts Ted Marcus on the case to assist Lana in obtaining the property meant to be given to her by her mother . In the meantime , Georgia returns to Gulfport and is murdered . The chief takes this very personally and sets out to find her killer , Ken Farren , who evidently learns that Bill Gillespie is Lana 's real father . At the end of the episode , Lana finds out that Bill is her real father but does not want to have anything to do with him because of his nonexistence in her life for 20 years . This hurts Bill deeply , and he has a hard time dealing with it . Note : The character of Lana will not be seen again until the season six episode `` Random 's Child '' . Other story lines include a taxidermist who is obsessed with a schoolteacher , a game of high - stakes poker that ends in murder , Bubba 's finding out that Sheriff McComb 's deputy is growing pot on the side , Sweet 's finding out the truth about the murder of his grandfather in 1948 ( a story based on the life of Medgar Evers ) , and a humorous episode in which a family reunion goes awry after the father returns to collect the money he stole in a bank robbery 15 years before , only to find out that the mother has remarried and spent a good portion of the money . Once the money is located , the insurance company wants it back , but Bill and Virgil keep the money as evidence -- requiring the insurance company to sue the police department to recover the funds . In `` Moseley 's Lot '' , one brother wants the other dead after he drags two thugs from New Orleans home to Sparta . A once - promising family business is destroyed over drugs , money , and jealousy . Season 5 sees the return of Virgil 's Aunt Ruta in `` Ruta 's Awakening '' . Ruta is the only witness to a struggle that ends in the death of a young robbery suspect . Her prejudice against the police and against Virgil clouds her memory of the incident . But after visiting her son Tyrell in prison , whereupon he tells her that the shooting that left him hospitalized was not Virgil 's fault , her memory of the incident returns , and the episode ends with Virgil and Ruta happily reconciled . In `` Sanctuary '' and `` The Law on Trial '' , Sheriff McComb has Gillespie and Tibbs brought up on charges after an escaped prisoner is given sanctuary in a monastery and the two do n't arrest him when he refuses to give himself up . Althea fears that if Virgil is convicted , it will be the end of his career as a cop and will hinder his chances of being an attorney . Judge Simms presides over the case . The jury is not able to reach a verdict , and Gillespie and Tibbs are freed . Ted Marcus represents Gillespie and Tibbs in the trial , and Father DiMarco represents himself at trial . Father DiMarco 's heartfelt summation to the jury contributes to the case being dismissed . The conflict between Sheriff McComb and Chief Gillespie lingers on through several more episodes , and that conflict affects every crossover dealing with subsequent interactions between McComb 's deputies and Gillespie 's officers . It is n't until the arrival of Chief Hampton Forbes ( Carl Weathers ) that we see Sheriff McComb and Chief Gillespie as friends again . The episode and the season end with Althea and Virgil celebrating Virgil 's being able to attend law school while remaining on the payroll of the Sparta Police Department . Bill and Harriet spend the night together . Sixth season ( edit ) At the beginning of Season 6 , In the Heat of the Night moved from NBC to CBS . Originally , CBS opted to pick up the series for only a set of six two - hour movies . However , it was eventually picked up for a full 22 - episode order . The first two episodes of the season see the affair between Gillespie and DeLong intensify , only to be interrupted by a crack war involving Eugene Glendon . Eugene is Harriet DeLong 's son from her marriage to Vic Glendon , a convict who came back to Sparta to rob the mill and former workplace of his employer where a cop was murdered during the attempt to apprehend the robbers . Vic Glendon is later convicted and sent to death row at Parchman Prison . Althea Tibbs witnesses the suicide of one of her students , Garth Watkins ( played by Walton Goggins ) , causing her to suffer a near mental breakdown . Garth 's girlfriend has long broken up with him and taken to older , married men , but Garth is still obsessed with her . Garth steals the boots and gun of his girlfriend 's stepfather and travels to Pervis Lake and sits in wait for Megan Fowler ( the girlfriend ) and Lyle Ridley ( the older married man ) and fatally shoots Lyle while he and Megan are chasing each other outside the cabin that belongs to Lyle Ridley and his wife . Parker and Dee suffer the dreaded task of traveling to the Ridley residence to tell Mrs. Ridley that her husband was shot at their lake home and that he was with a 17 - year - old girl . Other highlights this season included the return of Luanne 's brother ( played by Designing Women 's Meshach Taylor ) , a faded country music singer ( played by Robert Goulet ) who ends up committing murder ; Bubba 's being stalked by an obsessed admirer ; Sweet 's being falsely accused of accepting a bribe ; and a two - part episode directed by Larry Hagman involving the white supremacy that still exists in the new South . In a two - part episode written by O'Connor and Cynthia Deming , titled `` Even Nice People '' and `` Lake Winahatchie '' , the mob , led by their real estate connection Lewis Alvin Epp , tries to force Lana off her farmland , first by trying to buy it and then by torching it so that they can build the `` Sparta South Development '' . Howard Rollins ' firing ( edit ) Rollins was fired due to health reasons plus three outstanding warrants in Rockdale County and the city of Covington , GA . He was replaced for season seven by Carl Weathers . Filming began on April 28 , 1993 . Rollins had not been seen on the set since January 1993 , when season six wrapped . Despite numerous attempts by the media to contact Rollins , who was believed to be living in New York City , only series star Carroll O'Connor was in contact with Rollins during this period . It was hoped that Rollins would get his legal and personal issues resolved and return to the series full time , both to practice law and to assist the Sparta P.D. with cases , but this was not the case . After season 6 , Anne - Marie Johnson and Geoffrey Thorne left the series . Rollins would return occasionally as a guest star , while Johnson took a starring role on Fox 's In Living Color . Thorne left to pursue a career as a novelist and screenwriter . Thorne 's character simply vanished from the series without any explanation . Seventh season ( edit ) Season 7 began with Bill Gillespie being forced out of office and former Memphis , Tennessee Police Department Inspector Hampton Forbes hired as the new police chief . After nearly three decades on the Sparta police force , Gillespie does not receive a new contract from the city council because of his open relationship with Harriet DeLong . However , Gillespie is soon appointed as the acting Sheriff of Newton County when Nathan McComb suffers a heart attack and is too ill to continue his duties . Bill 's first case as Sheriff is to solve the murder of one of the richest families in Sparta -- the Barons . Wade Hatton , played by Stacy Keach , is a lawyer from New Orleans who has returned to his native Sparta to revisit his childhood memories and romance Sarah Hallisey . The prime suspect in the case is a 16 - year - old black youth , played by Wayne Brady with an intellectual disability . Gillespie eventually solves the case with the help of Hatton , Hallisey , and Judge Cully -- much to the dissatisfaction of District Attorney Darnell , who feels the prisoner is being treated in a privileged status due to his disability . Meanwhile , Chief Forbes is escorted on a driving tour of Sparta by Bubba Skinner and Officer Covey . Forbes gets to see both the finest street in town , along which Bubba indicates that he has solved many major crimes , as well as `` The Bottoms '' . Chief Forbes soon realizes that Sparta is no different from Memphis , and he and Gillespie will need to work together to keep the town safe from the criminal elements . Howard Rollins returns in his new capacity as attorney Virgil Tibbs and assists on three of the Sparta PD 's cases after having moved into Ben Taylor 's law office . Other cases involve a friend of Bubba Skinner 's being given the AIDS virus from a lover who knew he had it , a nine - year - old little girl being killed because of a drunk driver ( Hagman - directed ) , a young inter-racial couple being stalked by a white supremacist ( Brent Lunay ) , first seen in the episode `` Odessa '' , written by Denise Nicholas . Other cases include Parker 's being accused of police brutality , and the return of Daddy Roy and Miz Rhoda . Both Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller make special guest appearances in two separate episodes . Gillespie must once again confront his racist past when a new synagogue moves into Sparta and the Rabbi detests Gillespie for being an anti-Semite back in the 1960s . This both angers and shocks Harriet . Lana Gillespie also makes one final appearance as Bill 's daughter in the Hagman - directed episode `` A Love Lost '' , in which he must protect her from a former boyfriend who is involved in a gun running scheme with someone in Sparta . In the episode `` Ches and the Grand Lady '' , Bobby Short reprises his role as the blues musician from `` Sweet , Sweet Blues '' . The episode also guest stars Jean Simmons as the dying grand dame of Sparta who also happens to be Ches 's old flame and the overbearing great - aunt of Lonnie Jamison . Another episode involves the return of Maybelle Chesboro ( played by Elizabeth Ashley ) , the ex-madam . She has returned to operate a legal phone sex business . One of her employees tries to blackmail one of Holly Colmer 's friends and ends up getting shot . Chesboro decides to give up working in the business for good , but not before visiting Gillespie and attempting to get romantic with him . Finally , in `` Dangerous Engagement '' , Gillespie and DeLong tie the knot at the same sanctuary involved in the sanctuary case from season five . Father DiMarco has since died , but the new Monk agrees to marry them . Chief Forbes serves as best man . In the meantime , a newspaper misprint makes Gillespie the target of an escaped killer from Texas whose father Sheriff McComb sent to death row . His son is now seeking revenge . The season and the TV series wraps up with the two - hour movie of the week , `` Give Me Your Life '' , starring Peter Fonda as Appfel . The story ( by O'Connor and written by Cynthia Deming & William J Royce ) is loosely based on the real - life drama unfolding in Waco , Texas with David Koresh and his followers . TV movies ( edit ) Four made - for - television movies were produced during the 1994 - 95 season . Once released on DVD , these movies combined were considered to be the eighth season of the show . The movies were : A Matter of Justice Who was Geli Bendl ? ( directed by Larry Hagman ) By Duty Bound Grow Old Along with Me Series co-star Hugh O'Connor committed suicide two months before the fourth film aired . When the film was broadcast in its original , two - hour format , a black screen was added in between the intro tag and the opening title ; it read `` In memory of Hugh O'Connor : 1962 -- 1995 '' . Writing staff ( edit ) Carroll O'Connor ( 1989 -- 95 ) as Matt Harris Mark Rodgers ( 1989 -- 90 ) David Moessinger ( 1988 -- 89 ) Jeri Taylor ( 1988 -- 89 ) Edward Deblasio ( 1989 -- 90 ) Nancy Bond ( 1988 -- 90 ) William J Royce ( 1989 -- 94 ) Cynthia Deming ( 1990 -- 94 ) Robert Bielak ( 1990 -- 91 ) Mitch Schneider ( 1990 -- 94 ) Joe Gannon ( 1991 -- 94 ) Denise Nicholas ( 1992 -- 95 ) Terri Erwin ( 1989 -- 91 ) Bill Taub ( 1991 ) Cast ( edit ) Actor Role Carroll O'Connor Starred in the lead role of William O. `` Bill '' Gillespie . Gillespie was a tough but honorable small city police chief . At first somewhat resentful of Virgil Tibbs , Gillespie would later become very close to Virgil and the rest of the Tibbs family . It should be noted that their relationship in the TV series is much less adversarial than it is in the film version . For the first six seasons he was the chief of the Sparta Police Department until he was fired by the city council at the beginning of the 7th season . He would then become interim County Sheriff after the previous Sheriff became too ill to continue his duties . Gillespie would become the permanent Sheriff by the end of the series . Chief Gillespie was a World War 2 Veteran and identified himself as serving with a colored man in the 227th Military Police ( it is assumed the 227th was a colored unit and Gillespie was the commanding officer ) . Gillespie had a penchant for wearing high - powered sidearms such as the Colt Python and later a brushed chrome Desert Eagle . Gillespie was married at one time to Anna , his Italian war bride whom he brought home from his WWII service in Italy . Anna became pregnant - both she and their son would die in childbirth . He also had an older daughter Lana , played by Christine Elise . Gillespie eventually fell in love with Harriett DeLong . Throughout the series run , O'Connor was one of the actors to appear in every episode of the series on both networks ( NBC ) and ( CBS ) , with the exception of four shows near the end of the 1988 - 89 season that he missed while recovering from open heart surgery . Howard Rollins Starred in the lead role of Virgil Tibbs . Virgil had grown up in Sparta but later moved north and became a police detective in Philadelphia , PA . He would later return to Sparta after being offered a job as chief of detectives and the rank of Captain with the city police department . At first Tibbs and Gillespie butted heads , but would soon become close friends - Gillespie even became Godfather to Virgil and Althea 's twins . Tibbs also initially clashed with Bubba early in the series , but after helping Bubba clear his name during a case where he was falsely accused of rape , they became good friends as well . Even though some city council members wanted to make him chief , Tibbs firmly rebuffed their offers , preferring to work with Gillespie . After continued legal problems , Rollins was dropped from the series in 1993 , and Tibbs was written out of the series as having left the community following his graduation from law school and becoming an attorney in private practice . Rollins would return as a guest star several times during the 7th season in his new profession , attorney at law . Alan Autry Played Virgil Lawrence `` Bubba '' Skinner . At first Bubba was something of a redneck . Intimidating and physically powerful , he was never afraid to use force when needed , but despite his rough exterior , he was a good man deep down . He was also a sort of ladies ' man around Sparta , as he always seemed to have a new girlfriend . He was known to turn female heads - including that of Althea Tibbs who refers to him as a `` hunk . '' Bubba was deeply resentful of Virgil 's presence on the police force at first , clashing with him on several occasions . He eventually became close friends with the Tibbs family , particularly after Virgil helped clear his name in a false allegation of rape . As the series progresses , Bubba is shown to be a brave and honorable man who is more complex and intelligent than people give him credit for . Through the course of the series , Bubba became more racially tolerant , referring to bigots and racists as `` knotheads . '' Bubba was also from a large family , and was shown several times during the series to be an expert shot with a rifle . When the Sparta police needed a sniper ( such as when Captain Tibbs 's wife Althea was taken hostage in the episode `` ... And then you die , '' ) it was Skinner who took the shot with a scoped rifle kept in the trunk of his squad car . Bubba carried a Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolver in his belt holster like most of the other Sparta police officers . In Season 1 , Bubba 's rank seemed to be patrolman but was never explicitly stated . By Season 2 's premiere he was a Sergeant . Eventually he rose to the rank of Captain before Gillespie left the Sparta Police . In Season 5 , it is revealed that Bubba 's first and middle initials are V.L. Bubba also always wore `` white socks '' with his uniform . Bubba usually was the one who was asked to arrest the tougher suspects due to his large size and immense strength . Anne - Marie Johnson Starred as Virgil 's wife , teacher and counselor Althea Tibbs . She starred in that role for six seasons . Althea 's life in Sparta was difficult -- she was raped at the beginning of the third season , and later suffered a mental breakdown after witnessing the suicide of one of her students . Althea did not reappear for the 7th season , and her character was written out as Althea had been separated from Virgil and moved back to Pennsylvania . Lois Nettleton Played Joanne St. John from 1988 to 1989 . She was the owner of the Magnolia Cafe , a popular eatery in Sparta ( as seen in the show 's opening ) . After it was revealed that Joanne was once a prostitute , she eventually left Sparta . David Hart Played Parker Williams . He was a very perceptive character . He genuinely loved the people of Sparta whom he had sworn to serve and protect , and he often sensed when someone was hurting . Parker knew everybody in town and was able to get through to them because of his kindness . Parker generally sat behind the dispatcher 's desk , handling the telephone and radio , although he also was assigned to patrol duty . In 1994 , he rose to the rank of Senior Sergeant . Parker was a Vietnam veteran , as explained in the episode `` My Name is Hank . '' As a comic relief , Parker always had a Mason jar of sweet tea on his desk , including when he was at the Tibbs 's house for Christmas in the episode `` Blessings . '' Parker can be seen holding his tea jar with a Christmas bow stuck on it . Christian LeBlanc Portrayed Junior Abernathy , a patrolman seen only during Season 1 . Junior was a young and inexperienced policeman who often was chastised by Detective Tibbs or Chief Gillespie for not knowing proper police procedure . However , Junior often rose to the occasion to assist in arrests or at other incidents in Sparta . Geoffrey Thorne Joined the cast as Wilson Sweet in 1988 . Aside from Tibbs , Sweet was one of the first black men to join the force . His ambition was to rise in the ranks of the Sparta police force and become Sparta 's first black Police Chief - a part which was eventually played by Carl Weathers . The character disappeared in Season 7 after Thorne left the show and was never mentioned again . Hugh O'Connor Played the role of Lonnie Jamison , an officer and senior investigator on the Sparta police force . Lonnie eventually rose to the rank of Lieutenant and Acting Chief of Detectives . Lonnie was a very capable officer and took his job seriously . He usually had a serious and straightforward personality , with a dry humor that always fit the moment , and he was an amiable and friendly person overall . One of the many facets of Lonnie 's character was fierce , never - give - up loyalty to his friends . A prime example of that loyalty occurred over several episodes as Lonnie 's friendship with Harriet DeLong 's son Eugene . Lonnie was Eugene 's track team coach at Sparta High , and it was Lonnie Jamison who was able to get through to the young man when Eugene 's father was being tried for murder , episode `` No Other Road . '' Later , in `` A Small War , '' when Eugene 's friend was killed in a drive - by at a drug pusher 's house , Lonnie tried to convince Eugene to talk about what he had witnessed . Eugene resisted , testing Lt. Jamison 's patience , but when Eugene agreed to help the police identify the shooter , it was Lonnie who drove him up to Jackson . Actually , Lonnie let Eugene drive , and they took Jamison 's Corvette . That scene was another example of Lonnie helping to get through to Eugene . Lonnie was a crack shot with a rifle and was often selected by Chief Gillespie to handle a situation requiring a long range rifle shot , as in episodes `` My Name is Hank , '' `` An Eye for An Eye , '' and `` CrackDown . '' Along with Bubba , the Sparta Police had a very lethal sniper team . Carl Weathers Joined the cast in the final season as Police Chief Hampton Forbes . He was picked to lead the department after the controversial firing of Bill Gillespie . Forbes was the first black chief of the department and a 20 - year veteran of the Memphis , TN , police department , serving in one of the four police districts in the city of Memphis . He retired from the MPD to become the new Police Chief in Sparta . Forbes became friends with Gillespie and often worked closely with him when Gillespie became county sheriff . Crystal R. Fox Played Luanne Corbin . After the first black woman to join the force , Officer Christine Rankin , died in the line of duty on her first day on the job , Corbin was recruited to take her place . Crystal was featured in the episode `` Singin ' the Blues , '' which gave her the opportunity to display her talent as a singer as well as a fine actress . Her beautiful singing voice was also featured in the episode `` Odessa , '' where she sang the Gospel song `` Jesus Savior , Pilot Me . '' Denise Nicholas Played Sparta City Council woman Harriet DeLong . Harriet 's relationship with Chief Gillespie was deeply adversarial in the beginning , and the two clashed often when she first appeared on the show . But over the course of the series , Harriet saw Gillespie 's softer , more caring side and began to think more fondly of him . By the time Denise Nicholas became a series regular , Harriet and Gillespie were becoming a couple , much to the disapproval of her son , Eugene . In the two - part episode , `` Citizen Trundel , '' Harriet 's sister , Natalie was the mistress of conniving businessman , V.J. Trundel , who later had her murdered . They had a son named Eric from their illicit affair , and Harriet eventually gained custody of him after Trundel committed suicide by deliberately crashing his private airplane after a confrontation about the murder with Gillespie . Emily Trundel , V.J. 's estranged widow , attempted to gain custody of Eric in the following season , but only succeeded in gaining visitation rights , something Harriet deeply opposed . Randall Franks Played Officer Randy Goode ( 1988 -- 1993 ) Randy Goode began his work on the series as a partner to Wilson Sweet in `` The Creek ; '' he soon began driving Chief Gillespie and Detective Tibbs around . Harvey E. Lee Jr . Played Officer Ken Covey . ( Joined the show in the sixth season . ) Mark Johnson Played Officer Luke Everett . ( Joined the show in the sixth season . ) Recurring cast ( edit ) Actor Role Maureen Dowdell Played Nurse Tracey Boggs , Bubba 's girlfriend . Also played Nurse Jill and Lydia Kinsey . Thom Gossom Jr . Ted Marcus Fran Bennett Virgil 's aunt Ruta Gibson Karen Carlson Sarah Hallisey Rugg Williams Eugene Glendon Wallace Merck Colmer Christine Elise Lana Farren - Gillespie 's daughter by Georgia Farren as the result of a long - ago love affair . They had no relationship while Lana was growing up . Adair Simon Emily Trundel Bob Penny Alvin Epp Scott Brian Higgs Randy Calhoun Wilbur Fitzgerald Dist . Atty . Gerard Darnelle Afemo Omilami Jimmy Dawes Burgess Meredith Judge Cully Stuart Culpepper Judge Henry Sims Joe Don Baker Captain Tom Dugan - A retired Mississippi Highway Patrol police captain , Dugan appeared on the last four episodes of the second season . Baker was brought in as a stand - in for Carroll O'Connor while O'Connor was recovering from open heart surgery . Dugan was placed in the department by the FBI to uncover a plot by white supremacists to assassinate a civil rights leader . Dugan was murdered by these same white supremacists at the end of the second season . Dugan 's godson , who had become involved with these people , later agreed to help the police . Ron Culbreth Sheriff Nathan McComb - the former county sheriff . Culbreth appeared on nine episodes as Sheriff McComb . In the 7th season , McComb became too ill to continue his duties , and Gillespie was appointed as acting sheriff in his place . Prior to his appearances as McComb , Culbreth also appeared on the episode Missing in another guest role . Pat Hingle Roy Eversole - Parker Williams ' step - father . Hot tempered , Eversole had a great deal of difficulty maintaining steady employment . Eversole was once a murder suspect after getting into a heated argument with a former employer , who was subsequently found dead a short time later . Tonea Stewart Virgil 's aunt Etta Kibby Dee Shaw Officer Dee Shepard Jen Harper Dr. Day Guest stars ( edit ) During the series ' 71⁄2 - season run , many familiar , unfamiliar , and longtime character actors and actresses have made guest appearances , and others were newcomers who went on to become well - known . Some of those appearing in The Heat of the Night episodes were : Ed Ames , Frances Fisher , Rod Masterson , Mel Stewart , Denzel Washington , Nana Visitor , Gail O'Grady , Peter Fonda , Don Galloway , Corbin Bernsen , Dana Barron , Marco St. John , Larry Black , Ted Lange , Mickey Jones , Mitchell Laurance , Laura Johnson , Jordan Vaughn , Martha Byrne , Walton Goggins , Maury Covington , Earl Holliman , Michael Beck , Randy Brooks , Wayne Brady , Art Evans , Nicolas Cowan , Lou Walker , Alan Arbus , Robert Goulet , Bobby Short , Iman , William Sadler , Michael Spound , Bill McKinney , Lisa Pelikan , Mark Rolston , Jennifer Bassey , Marc Macaulay , Jean Simmons , Thomas Jefferson Bird , Vanessa Bell Calloway , J.D. Hall , John Davis Chandler , George C. Scott , Joe Senaca , Stephen Root , Bruce Kirby , Lisa Rieffel , Marla Gibbs , Ernest Lee Thomas , Ken Marshall , Laurence Fishburne , Josh Lucas ( as Joshua Lucas ) , Ted Manson , Mariska Hargitay , Jason Beghe , Meshach Taylor , Francesco Quinn , Jeffrey Buckner Ford , Gary Anthony Williams , Richard McKenzie , Fred Thompson , Craig Shoemaker , Stephen Nichols , Stacy Keach , Mitchell Anderson , James Best , Sonny Shroyer , Michael Warren , Byron Cherry , Whitman Mayo , Ken Curtis , Louise Fletcher , Victor French , among many others . Future Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman stars , Helene Udy , William Shockley and Chad Allen made guest appearances . Future Desperate Housewives star Doug Savant and veteran actor Kevin McCarthy also made their guest appearances on the two - part pilot episode , as well as O.J. Simpson , who made a cameo appearance . Broadcast history and ratings ( edit ) The series debuted as a midseason replacement for the short - lived NBC series J.J. Starbuck , premiering on March 6 , 1988 . The series ran on the network until May 19 , 1992 , then was shown on CBS until its finale after an eighth season , on May 16 , 1995 . Season Time Rank Rating Viewers 1987 -- 88 Tuesday at 9 : 00 - 10 : 00 PM on NBC 19 17.0 15,639,200 1988 -- 89 18 17.3 15,564,900 1989 -- 90 19 16.9 13,871,900 1990 -- 91 21 14.9 ( tied with Major Dad ) N / A 1991 -- 92 Tuesday at 9 : 00 - 10 : 00 PM on NBC ( October 1 , 1991 - January 7 , 1992 ) Tuesday at 8 : 00 - 9 : 00 PM on NBC ( January 14 - May 19 , 1992 ) 30 13.1 ( tied with The Golden Girls ) N / A 1992 -- 93 Wednesday at 9 : 00 - 10 : 00 PM on CBS 46 N / A 10,630,000 1993 -- 94 Thursday at 8 : 00 - 9 : 00 PM on CBS ( September 16 , 1993 - January 6 , 1994 ) Wednesday at 9 : 00 - 10 : 00 PM on CBS ( January 12 - May 11 , 1994 ) N / A N / A N / A DVD releases ( edit ) On August 30 , 2012 , TGG Direct released the first season on DVD in Region 1 for the very first time . The eighth and final season was released on June 11 , 2013 . On October 23 , 2012 , TGG Direct released an 8 - disc best - of set entitled In the Heat of the Night - 24hr Television Marathon . TGG Direct released seasons 4 and 5 onto DVD on December 10 , 2013 . However , due to licensing issues , the following episodes are missing from the box set : Brotherly Love , Shine On Sparta Moon , Sweet , Sweet Blues , Sanctuary , Law On Trial . TGG Direct released seasons 2 & 3 in a single boxed set onto DVD on March 11 , 2014 . However , due to clearance issues , the following episodes are excluded from Season 2 and Season 3 Season 2 Excluded Episodes : The Family Secret , The Hammer and the Glove , A Trip Upstate , Intruders , Sister Sister , Walkout Season 3 Excluded Episodes : Fairest of Them All , Crackdown , Anniversary , My Name is Hank , King 's Ransom , A Loss of Innocence , Home is Where the Heart Is , Indiscretions , Citizen Trundel Part 1 and Part 2 TGG Direct also released seasons 6 and 7 in individual boxed sets onto DVD on March 11 , 2014 . However , due to clearance issues , the following episode is excluded from Season 6 : Random 's Child and the following episodes are excluded from Season 7 : Singin ' The Blues , Every Man 's Family , Maybelle Returns , Ches and the Grand Lady , Dangerous Engagement . Locations ( edit ) The television series also took place in a fictionalized version of Sparta , Mississippi . While there is a real Sparta , the version of Sparta shown on television is very different from the real town . For example , the TV Sparta is situated along Interstate 20 , while the real town is nowhere near any interstate . During the first season , Hammond , Louisiana was the site of the show 's production . In the second season , the show was moved to Georgia , to an area east of Atlanta and it remained there for the rest of its run . The principal area of Sparta was in fact downtown Covington , Georgia . Rural scenes were filmed in a wide surrounding area , in the Georgia counties of Newton ( where Covington is located ) , Rockdale , Walton , Morgan , and Jasper . Decatur in Dekalb County was used as a stand - in for an episode as the Mississippi Capital city of Jackson , and Atlanta itself was used in one episode , in which Bubba worked on a case there . In fact , during the series ' run , many of the cast members had homes in the area and were often spotted in local restaurants and retail stores . The cast members would also go around to local schools to speak to students . Soundtrack ( edit ) The theme song , `` In the Heat of the Night , '' was recorded by Quincy Jones , and is usually paired with `` They Call Me Mr. Tibbs '' on albums . Bill Champlin of the band Chicago sang the opening theme song for the television series . Randall Franks and Alan Autry co-produced the cast CD `` Christmas Time 's A Comin ' '' for Sonlite and MGM / UA featuring the entire cast and a host of music stars and it was released Christmas 1991 and 1992 and was among the top holiday recordings of those years around the South and Midwest . References ( edit ) ^ Jump up to : `` In the Heat of the Night '' . Archive of American Television . ^ Jump up to : Hill , Michael E. ( December 11 , 1988 ) . `` Carroll O'Connor Putting The Heat To ' The Night ' '' . The Washington Post . Jump up ^ Weinstein , Steve ( February 15 , 1989 ) . `` ' In the Heat of the Night ' Sends a Message : Popular NBC Series Gives Positive Role Model of Race Relations , Says Producer '' . Los Angeles Times . Jump up ^ Park , Jeannie ; Armstrong , Lois ( May 7 , 1990 ) . `` In the Heat of the Night 's Eerie Parallels to Her Sister 's Murder Allow Actress Denise Nicholas to Finally Conquer Her Grief '' . People . ^ Jump up to : `` O'Connor to Sue Tabloid for Rollins Story '' . Los Angeles Times . December 20 , 1989 . Jump up ^ Kloer , Phil ( May 6 , 1993 ) . `` Howard Rollins In Seclusion , His Acting Career In Jeopardy '' . Orlando Sentinel . ^ Jump up to : `` In The Heat of the Night Complete Season 8 ( The Final Season ) '' . Amazon.com . Retrieved March 18 , 2015 . Jump up ^ `` In the Heat of the Night : The First Season '' . Jump up ^ In the Heat of the Night DVD news : Announcement for In the Heat of the Night - 24 Hour Television Marathon TVShowsOnDVD.com Jump up ^ Amazon.com : In The Heat of the Night Season 4 : Carrol O'Connor , Alan Autry , David Hart , Hugh O'Connor , Howard E. Rollins Jr. , Geoffrey Thorne : Movies & TV Jump up ^ Amazon.com : In The Heat of The Night Season 5 : Carrol O'Connor , Alan Autry , David Hart , Hugh O'Connor , Howard E. Rollins Jr. , Geoffrey Thorne : Movies & TV External links ( edit ) In the Heat of the Night on IMDb Crystal Reel Award ( hide ) Virgil Tibbs Novel In the Heat of the Night by John Ball Films In the Heat of the Night They Call Me Mister Tibbs ! 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It 's the End of the World as We Know It ( and I Feel Fine ) - wikipedia It 's the End of the World as We Know It ( and I Feel Fine ) Jump to : navigation , search `` It 's the End of the World as We Know It '' redirects here . For the Steve Aoki extended play , see It 's the End of the World as We Know It ( EP ) . `` It 's the End of the World as We Know It ( And I Feel Fine ) '' Cover of the USA 7 '' release Single by R.E.M. from the album Document B - side `` Last Date '' Released November 16 , 1987 ( 1987 - 11 - 16 ) Format 7 '' 12 `` ) cassette CD Recorded Studio Sound Emporium , Nashville , Tennessee Genre Alternative rock folk rock post-punk Length 4 : 07 ( album version ) 3 : 29 ( single version ) Label I.R.S. Songwriter ( s ) Bill Berry Peter Buck Mike Mills Michael Stipe Producer ( s ) Scott Litt R.E.M. R.E.M. singles chronology `` The One I Love '' ( 1987 ) `` It 's the End of the World as We Know It ( And I Feel Fine ) '' ( 1987 ) `` Finest Worksong '' ( 1988 ) `` The One I Love '' ( 1987 ) `` It 's the End of the World as We Know It ( And I Feel Fine ) '' ( 1987 ) `` Finest Worksong '' ( 1988 ) `` Radio Song '' ( 1991 ) String Module Error : Match not found1991 `` It 's the End of the World as We Know It ( And I Feel Fine ) '' ( 1991 ) String Module Error : Match not found1991 `` Drive '' ( 1992 ) String Module Error : Match not found1992 `` It 's the End of the World as We Know It ( And I Feel Fine ) '' is a song by American rock band R.E.M. , which first appeared on their 1987 album Document . It was released as a single in November 1987 , reaching No. 69 in the US Billboard Hot 100 and later reaching No. 39 on the UK Singles Chart on its re-release in December 1991 . The song originated from a previously unreleased song called `` PSA '' ( `` Public Service Announcement '' ) ; the two are very similar in melody and tempo . `` PSA '' was itself later reworked and released as a single in 2003 , under the title `` Bad Day '' . In an interview with Guitar World magazine published in November 1996 , R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck agreed that `` End of the World '' was in the tradition of Bob Dylan 's `` Subterranean Homesick Blues '' . Contents ( hide ) 1 Lyrics 2 Chart performance 3 Music video 4 Track listing 4.1 Initial release 4.2 Re-issue 5 Personnel 6 Charts 7 Cover versions 8 See also 9 References Lyrics ( edit ) The track is known for its quick flying , seemingly stream of consciousness rant with a number of diverse references , such as a quartet of individuals with the initials `` L.B. '' : Leonard Bernstein , Leonid Brezhnev , Lenny Bruce , and Lester Bangs . In a 1990s interview with Musician magazine , R.E.M. 's lead singer Michael Stipe claimed that the `` L.B. '' references came from a dream he had in which he found himself at a party surrounded by famous people who all shared those initials . `` The words come from everywhere . '' Stipe explained to Q Magazine in 1992 . `` I 'm extremely aware of everything around me , whether I am in a sleeping state , awake , dream - state or just in day to day life , so that ended up in the song along with a lot of stuff I 'd seen when I was flipping TV channels . It 's a collection of streams of consciousness . '' The song was included on the 2001 Clear Channel memorandum of songs thought to be `` lyrically questionable '' after the September 11 terrorist attacks . Chart performance ( edit ) The song was played repeatedly for a 24 - hour period ( with brief promos interspersed ) to introduce the new format for WENZ 107.9 FM `` The End '' , a radio station in Cleveland , Ohio in 1992 . When the station underwent a new format change in 1996 , they again played the song in 24 - hour loop . There was a documentary film made about the station entitled The End of the World As We Knew It , released in 2009 which featured many of the former staffers and jocks . The song was featured in several satirical videos on YouTube , in connection with the prediction of radio pastor Harold Camping of Family Radio , that the world would end on May 21 , 2011 . Also , before the supposed Mayan apocalypse on December 21 , 2012 , sales for the song jumped from 3,000 to 19,000 copies for the week . Alternative radio station CFEX - FM in Calgary , Canada stunted by playing the song all day on December 21 , 2012 , interspersed with `` Get to Know a Mayan '' and `` Apocalypse Survival Tips '' segments . Music video ( edit ) The music video was directed by James Herbert , who worked with the band on several other videos in the late 1980s . It depicts a young skateboarder , Noah Ray , in a cluttered room of an abandoned , half - collapsed farmhouse . As he rummages through the junk , which includes several band pictures and flyers , he shows off various toys and items to the camera and plays with a dog that wanders into the house . As the video ends , he removes his shirt and starts performing skateboard tricks while still inside the room . Track listing ( edit ) Initial release ( edit ) `` 7 : IRS IRM 145 ( UK ) : `` It 's the End of the World as We Know It ( And I Feel Fine ) '' -- 4 : 04 `` This One Goes Out '' ( live acoustic version of `` The One I Love '' ) -- 4 : 19 `` 7 : IRS IRS - 53220 ( US ) ; cassette : IRS IRSC - 53220 : `` It 's the End of the World as We Know It ( And I Feel Fine ) '' -- 4 : 04 `` Last Date '' ( Floyd Cramer cover ) -- 2 : 13 `` 12 : IRS IRMT 145 : `` It 's the End of the World as We Know It ( And I Feel Fine ) '' -- 4 : 04 `` This One Goes Out '' ( live acoustic version of `` The One I Love '' ) -- 4 : 19 `` Maps and Legends '' ( live acoustic ) `` 12 Promo : IRS 7363 ( US ) : `` It 's the End of the World as We Know It ( And I Feel Fine ) '' -- 4 : 04 `` Disturbance at the Heron House ( Live from cassette 5.24. 87 McCabes Guitar Shop ) '' -- 3 : 41 Re-issue ( edit ) CD : IRS DIRMT 180 : `` It 's the End of the World as We Know It ( And I Feel Fine ) '' -- 4 : 04 `` Radio Free Europe '' -- 4 : 03 `` The One I Love '' ( Live Acoustic ) -- 4 : 19 CD : IRS DIRMX 180 : `` It 's the End of the World as We Know It ( And I Feel Fine ) '' -- 4 : 04 `` Radio Free Europe '' ( Hib - Tone version ) -- 3 : 46 `` White Tornado '' -- 1 : 59 `` Last Date '' -- 2 : 13 `` 7 : IRS IRM 180 ; cassette : IRS DIRMC 180 : `` It 's the End of the World as We Know It ( And I Feel Fine ) '' -- 4 : 04 `` Radio Free Europe '' -- 4 : 03 Personnel ( edit ) R.E.M. Bill Berry -- drums , backing vocals Peter Buck -- guitar Mike Mills -- bass guitar , backing vocals Michael Stipe -- lead vocals Charts ( edit ) Chart ( 1987 / 1991 ) Peak position Irish Singles Chart 22 UK Singles Chart 39 US Billboard Hot 100 69 US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 16 -- The single originally reached No. 87 in the UK . It reached No. 39 in 1991 upon re-release . -- Only charted in 1991 after the song 's re-release . Cover versions ( edit ) The cast of SMTV Live sang a variation of the song in the final episode on December 27 , 2003 . Vic Chesnutt , who was `` discovered '' by R.E.M. 's Michael Stipe , recorded a very loose cover of the song for the 1992 R.E.M. tribute album Surprise Your Pig . Newfoundland folk - rockers Great Big Sea covered the song on their 1997 album Play under the title `` End of the World '' . Their version is a minute and a half shorter than R.E.M. 's , yet still contains all the verses ( the faster time is achieved primarily by their increasing the tempo ) . It peaked at # 24 on the Canadian Singles Chart on the week of April 6 , 1998 . DC Talk covered the song on their 1997 live album , Welcome to the Freak Show . The Suicide Machines covered the song for their 2001 release Steal This Record . American actress America Ferrera covered the song during episode `` Blackout ! '' of ABC television series Ugly Betty . On May 21 , 2011 , in preparation for the apparent 2011 end times prediction , the song was covered by Matt Nathanson , Sugarland , and Little Big Town in Holmdel , New Jersey , and Bon Jovi did a separate cover in Milwaukee , Wisconsin . Orange County ska punk band Starpool released a cover of the song as a digital download on December 21 , 2012 . In 2011 , Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional covered this song on his album Covered In The Flood . Peter Buffett covered the song and released it on December 21 , 2012 . Italian rocker and songwriter Ligabue covered the song and released it on his 4th album `` A che ora è la fine del mondo ? '' ( 1994 ) See also ( edit ) `` The End of Serialization as We Know It '' References ( edit ) Jump up ^ The Los Angeles Times : 20 Essential R.E.M. Songs Retrieved 5 October 2015 Jump up ^ `` R.E.M. HQ : Albums '' . Remhq.com . Archived from the original on 5 February 2012 . Retrieved 7 November 2014 . Jump up ^ `` YuppiePunk '' Podcast # 8 : List Songs `` . Yuppiepunk.org . Archived from the original on February 1 , 2014 . Retrieved 1 February 2014 . Jump up ^ Ventre , Michael ( 2005 - 10 - 29 ) . `` Turn up the volume and cast your vote : Songs to inspire you for Election Day 2004 '' . MSNBC . Archived from the original on 2004 - 11 - 04 . Retrieved 2006 - 09 - 01 . Jump up ^ `` IT 'S THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT ( AND I FEEL FINE ) by R.E.M. '' Songfacts.com . Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 20 . Jump up ^ Wendt , Michael ( 2008 - 06 - 14 ) , The End of the World as We Knew It , retrieved 2016 - 03 - 12 Jump up ^ Olszewski , Mike ( 2003 - 01 - 01 ) . Radio Daze : Stories from the Front in Cleveland 's FM Air Wars . Kent State University Press . ISBN 978 - 0 - 87338 - 773 - 6 . Jump up ^ `` Doomsday facts '' . tribunedigital - chicagotribune . Retrieved 2016 - 03 - 12 . Jump up ^ `` Non-Apocalypse Spurs Sales ( Up 612 % ) , Airplay Gains For R.E.M. 's ' End Of The World ' '' . Billboard . Retrieved 7 November 2014 . Jump up ^ `` Calgary Radio Station X92. 9 Plays ' It 's The End Of The World ' By R.E.M. All Day To Mark Mayan Calendar '' . Huffington Post . AOL . Retrieved 14 July 2016 . Jump up ^ Thompson , Jim . `` Video takes local kid 's life for a turn '' . Online Athens : REM in the hall . Athens Banner - Herald . Archived from the original on 16 January 2010 . Retrieved 16 January 2010 . Jump up ^ `` Item Display -- RPM -- Library and Archives Canada '' . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . Retrieved 7 November 2014 . Jump up ^ Ableson , Jon . `` Chris Carrabba To Release `` Covered In The Flood '' Solo Album `` . Alter The Press ! . Retrieved 17 June 2013 . Jump up ^ `` BuffettNews.com View topic -- Buffett Covers R.E.M. '' Buffettnews.com . Retrieved 7 November 2014 . R.E.M. Bill Berry Peter Buck Mike Mills Michael Stipe ( Bertis Downs IV Jefferson Holt ) Nathan December Buren Fowler Peter Holsapple Barrett Martin Scott McCaughey Bill Rieflin Ken Stringfellow Joey Waronker Studio albums Murmur Reckoning Fables of the Reconstruction Lifes Rich Pageant Document Green Out of Time Automatic for the People Monster New Adventures in Hi - Fi Up Reveal Around the Sun Accelerate Collapse into Now Compilations Dead Letter Office Eponymous The Best of R.E.M. The Automatic Box Singles Collected In the Attic In Time iTunes Originals And I Feel Fine Part Lies , Part Heart , Part Truth , Part Garbage 1982 -- 2011 Complete Rarities : I.R.S. 1982 -- 1987 Complete Rarities : Warner Bros. 1988 -- 2011 7IN -- 83 -- 88 EPs Chronic Town Not Bad for No Tour Vancouver Rehearsal Tapes Live from London Reckoning Songs from The Olympia Other albums Man on the Moon r.e.m. IX R.E.M. Live Live at The Olympia Unplugged : The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions Singles `` Radio Free Europe '' `` Talk About the Passion '' `` So . Central Rain ( I 'm Sorry ) '' `` ( Do n't Go Back To ) Rockville '' `` Cant Get There from Here '' `` Driver 8 '' `` Wendell Gee '' `` Fall on Me '' `` Superman '' `` The One I Love '' `` It 's the End of the World as We Know It ( And I Feel Fine ) '' `` Finest Worksong '' `` Orange Crush '' `` Stand '' `` Pop Song 89 '' `` Get Up '' `` Losing My Religion '' `` Shiny Happy People '' `` Near Wild Heaven '' `` Radio Song '' `` Drive '' `` Man on the Moon '' `` The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite '' `` Everybody Hurts '' `` Nightswimming '' `` Find the River '' `` What 's the Frequency , Kenneth ? 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Pay Commission - Wikipedia Pay Commission Jump to : navigation , search Pay Commission is set up by Government of India , and gives its recommendations regarding changes in salary structure of its employees . Since India 's Independence , seven pay commissions have been set up on a regular basis to review and make recommendations on the work and pay structure of all civil and military divisions of the Government of India . Headquartered in Delhi , the Commission is given 18 months from date of its constitution to make its recommendations . Contents ( hide ) 1 First Pay Commission 2 Second Pay Commission 3 Third Pay Commission 3.1 Third Pay Commission and the Armed forces 4 Fourth Pay Commission 4.1 Fourth Pay Commission and the Armed forces 5 Fifth Pay Commission 5.1 Financial Impact of Fifth pay commission 5.2 Other recommendations 5.3 Criticisms by World Bank 5.4 Fifth Pay Commission and the Armed forces 5.4. 1 Terms of Reference 5.4. 2 Lateral Transfer 6 Sixth Pay Commission 7 Seventh Pay Commission 7.1 Composition 7.2 SC constitute a new Pay commission for trial court judges 7.3 Seventh Pay Commission and the Armed forces 8 See also 9 References 10 External links First pay Commission ( edit ) The first pay commission was established on January , 1946 and it submitted its report in May , 1947 to the interim government of India . It was under the chairmanship of Srinivasa Varadachariar . The mandate of 1st ( nine members ) was to examining and recommending emolument structure of Civilian employees . Post War Pay Committee for the armed Forces Armed forces emoluments structure was determined not by the 1st Central Pay Commission ( CPC ) but by a Departmental Committee which had service members . The task of this committee was to make recommendations `` in the structure of emoluments and benefits of service personnel in the light of the recommendations made by the pay commission for civilian employees '' . The First Pay Committee , set up after the 1st pay Commission , was called `` The Post War Pay Committee for the armed Forces '' . The New Pay Code effective from 1 July 1947 was based on the recommendations of this Committee . The pensionary benefits were examined by separate committee called `` Armed Forces Pension Revision Committee ( 1949 -- 50 ) '' . Second pay Commission ( edit ) The second pay commission was set up in August 1957 , 10 years after independence and it gave its report after two years . The recommendations of the second pay commission had a financial impact of ₹ 39.6 crore . The chairman of the second pay commission was Jagannath Das. The second pay commission reiterated the principle on which the salaries have to be determined . It stated that the pay structure and the working conditions of the government employee should be crafted in a way so as to ensure efficient functioning of the system by recruiting persons with a minimum qualification . Raghuramiah Committee The Departmental Pay Committee , set up after the 2nd pay Commission , was called , the Raghuramiah Committee ( 1960 ) , which had service representatives . It examined armed forces emoluments and made recommendations . Third pay Commission ( edit ) The third pay commission set up in April 1970 gave its report in March 1973 i.e. it took almost 3 years to submit the report , and created proposals that cost the government ₹ 144 crore . The chairman was Raghubir Dayal . The third pay commission ( 3CPC ) added three very important concepts of inclusiveness , comprehensibility , and adequacy for pay structure to be sound in nature . The third pay commission went beyond the idea of minimum subsistence that was adopted by the first pay commission . The commission report says that the true test which the government should adopt is to know whether the services are attractive and it retains the people it needs and if these persons are satisfied by that they are getting paid . Third pay Commission and the armed forces ( edit ) The 3CPC was the first Pay Commission without military member . Its `` Terms of Reference '' however included `` examination of the structure of emoluments , the retirement benefits and terms and conditions of the Defence Forces personnel '' . The Commission , established ' relativity ' of Defence Forces officers and Indian Police Service ( IPS ) officers , whose wages till for similar years of service were less than that of Armed Forces officers with similar years of service , noted that `` the relativity '' with IPS was `` only a working method of devising scales of pay for the service officers which did not mean that the functional role of the two services were similar '' . The Commission , ambiguously `` qualified this statement by mentioning that the job profile of IPS officers was the closest civilian analogue vis - à - vis infantry officers and that ' a working relationship did exist between the two organizations ' '' . While establishing some sort of parity , and relativity with IPS , the Commission , without an explanation , noted `` that the pay structure of the Indian Administrative Service with its long pay scales was particularly unsuitable for service officers '' , even though the pay structures of armed forces and Indian Civil Service had been , as a matter of established practice , at par . It controversially recommended that military pension be de-linked from military service conditions to conform to civil pensions . On the basis of the 3 CPC recommendations Indira Gandhi , Prime Minister in the Indian National Congress ( INC ) government , took an `` ex-parte '' decision and terminated One Rank , One Pension ( OROP ) , the basis of military pensions till then . In 1973 , the Government , implemented the following changes in pension and service conditions of the Armed Forces : ( 1 ) Increased the pension of civilians , who retired at 58 , by 20 percent , from 30 to 50 percent ; ( 2 ) reduced the pension of soldier , Non Commissioned Officers ( NCOs ) , and Junior commissioned Officers ( JCOs ) , by 20 percent , from 70 to 50 percent of basic pay , with the caveat that for full pension the minimum service was 33 years ; ( 3 ) an exception was made for the armed forces , the mandatory service for full pension was reduced to 25 year . But as soldiers in 1973 retired after 15 years service , at the age of 33 - 36 , they got less than 30 percent of the pay as pension ; ( 4 ) soldiers pension was thus decreased not by 20 percent but 40 percent from 70 to 30 percent . The government in addition to down grading military pensions down graded the status of soldier by equating `` infantry soldier with less than three years ' service '' with a `` semi-skilled / unskilled labour '' . These decisions were based on the recommendation , and endorsement of KB Lall , Defence Secretary . The decision was announced two months after Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw , the victor of the 1971 war , retired from service . The reason for depressing the armed Forces pensions given by the government was to ensure ' equivalence ' of Armed Forces pensions with civilians . The reduction in armed Forces pension , and down grading its status immediately following the decisive Bangladesh war , was , not unexpectedly , unpopular with the armed Forces , and has since become a cause of persistent grievance , and distrust . Conflating civil and military pensions , and reduction of Armed forces Pension , by the Indira Gandhi Government , has been invoked to rally Armed Forces Veterans , most recently during the OROP protests . Fourth pay Commission ( edit ) Constituted in June 1983 , its report was given in three phases within four years and the financial burden to the government was ₹ 1282 crore . This commission has been set up on dated 18.3. 1987 , Gazette of India ( Extra ordinary ) Notification No 91 dated 18.3. 1987 , The chairman of fourth pay commission was PN Singhal . Fourth pay Commission and the armed forces ( edit ) Indian National Congress ( I ) Government , headed by Rajiv Gandhi , in the wake of the 4th CPC to implemented concept of ' Rank Pay ' for armed forces officer . Rank Pay affected all officers ranks from second lieutenant to brigadier in the army , and equivalent ranks in the Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy . The ' rank pay ' , which varied from 200 to 1200 , was not an additional pay , but amount deducted from their pay grade . This ended long established err Military Indian Police service equations . Police Officers , and officers from other AIS officers , with 14 years of service , who were formerly in the same pay grade as majors , with 14 years service , were equated to Brigadiers , on the basis of the new pay grades . Maj General Satbir Singh an expert on Police - military rank structures and pay grades , called rank pay , `` rarest of rare fraud , perjury and Injustice to the defence forces '' . He explained , `` How could it be allowed that the first military rank of Second Lieutenant along with two promotional ranks of Lieutenant and Captain were all clubbed with the first civilian rank ? '' . Similarly at the level of major `` rank pay ' had the effect of promoting civilian pay grades equal to major till the 3 CPC , to that of Colonels . '' The rank pay became an issue of considerable resentment in the armed forces , and cause of general distrust of the pay commissions , and the Congress I Government . Eventually , Maj AK Dhanapalan , a retired major , litigates ' rank Pay ' . After protracted legal struggle high court , despite many appeals , in a landmark decision declares the ' rank pay ' concept illegal . In its judgment the SC notes that the ' rank pay ' was wrongly deducted from basic pay and ordered re-fixation of pay `` with effect from '' and not `` as on '' 1 January 1986 . Fifth pay Commission ( edit ) The notification for setting up the Fifth CPC was issued on 9 April 1994 , but started functioning only on 2 May 1994 , with the assumption of charge by the Member Secretary . The chairman of fifth pay commission was Justice S. Ratnavel Pandian . the members were : Suresh Tendulkar , Professor Delhi school of Economics ; and M.K Kaw , Indian Administrative Service . In comparison , First CPC had nine members including military members , the second had six members including a military member , the 3 CPC and 4 CPC had five , but no military member . The fifth had three members , but no military member . The first had no member secretary , just a secretary . After the 1 CPC all pay commissions have had a member secretary , and invariably from the IAS . The 5 CPC report , a massive tome , had nine part in 172 chapters . It took three years with a sanctioned staff 107 , which ballooned to 141 , to prepare the report . By way of comparison , 4 CPC took 209 bureaucrat Accounts Service , Indian Revenue Service , Indian Economic Service , Central Secretariat Service , Border Security Force , Geological Survey of India , Central Public Works Department and National Informatics Centre . It cost ₹ 17,000 crore . Part VI of report dealt with pensions and retirement benefits for civilian ; Part VII dealt with pay scales and allowances of Armed Forces personnel . Part IX is the concluding part of the Report . Financial impact of Fifth pay Commission ( edit ) With the implementation of the Fifth Pay commission a huge burden was taken up by the central government . It declared hike in salary of about 3.3 million central government employees . Further , it also insisted on pay revision at the state government level . The Fifth pay commission disturbed the financial situation of both the Central and the State Governments and led to a hue and cry after its implementation . The Central government 's wage bill before the implementation of the commission 's recommendations was 218.85 billion in 1996 - 1997 which also included pension dues , and by 1999 it shot up by about 99 % and the burden on the exchequer was about to ₹ 43,568 crore in 1999 - 2000 . With regard to the state government the bill went up by 74 % . The state governments which paid about Rs 515.48 billion in 1997 as salaries , had to pay Rs 898.13 billion in 1999 as salaries . This clearly indicates the burden on the state and the central government . Many economists say that about 90 % of the revenue of the state went in as salaries . 13 states of India were not in a position to pay salaries to its employees due to the hike and hence the central government 's help was sought . Other recommendations ( edit ) One of its recommendations was to slash government workforce by about 30 % . It also recommended to reduce the number of pay scale from 51 to 34 and to not recruit to about 3 , 50,000 vacant position in the government . None of these recommendations were implemented . Criticisms by World Bank ( edit ) The World Bank criticized the Fifth Pay Commission , stating that the Fifth Pay Commission is the ' single largest adverse shock ' to the public finance of the nation . It also said that the number of employees of the government was ' not unduly ' large , but there was a ' pronounced imbalance ' in the skills . It noted that about 93 % of the employees were of 3rd or 4th grade . Fifth pay Commission and the armed forces ( edit ) Terms of Reference ( edit ) The 4CPC , for unknown reasons , had no separate TORs for the Armed Forces . The 5 CPC , however , for the first time was asked to examine the terms and conditions of the Armed Forces , and make suggestions for what is `` considered desirable and feasible '' . Thus , the pay commission noted ambiguously that `` even their recommendations with regard to changes in the structure of emoluments including death cum gratuity in respect of Armed Forces Personnel had to be made with due regard to the terms and conditions of their service '' Lateral transfer ( edit ) The 5 CPC , in its report submitted in January 1997 , recommended increase in posts for Armed Forces personnel in Group C and D in Central Armed Police Forces ( CAPFs ) from 10 to 25percent . For Short Service Commissioned Officers , on completion of their military service , 5 CPC recommended earmarking 25 percent officer 's post in the CAPFs . These recommendationsby the pay Commission were intended to reduce the defence pension bill ; save on training and recruitment costs ; provide trained manpower to government departments ; and provide soldiers a second career after their term of military engagement . These recommendations of the Pay Commission were , however , mostly ignored by the Janata Dal ( United Front ) , and BJP Government of Atal Bihari Vajpayee that followed . Mulayam Singh Yadav , Defence Minister ( 1 June 1996 -- 19 March 1998 ) , Indrajit Gupta ( Communist Party of India - United Front ) , Home Minister ( 29 June 1996 -- 19 March 1998 ) , and LK Advani ( BJP ) , Home Minister ( 19 March 1998 -- 22 May 2004 ) did little to implement these recommendations . The problem festered , and the pension bill ballooned . Sixth pay Commission ( edit ) Main article : Sixth Central Pay Commission In July 2006 , the Cabinet approved setting up of the sixth pay commission . This commission has been set up under Justice B.N. Srikrishna with a timeframe of 18 months . The cost of hikes in salaries is anticipated to be about ₹ 20,000 crore for a total of 5.5 million government employees as per media speculation on the 6th Pay Commission , the report of which is expected to be handed over in late March / early April 2008 . The employees had threatened to go on a nationwide strike if the government failed to hike their salaries . Reasons for the demand of hikes include rising inflation and rising pay in the private sector due to the forces of Globalization . The Class 1 officers in India are grossly underpaid with an IAS officer with 25 years of work experience earning just Rs. 55,000 as his take home pay . Pay arrears are due from January 2006 till September 2008 . Almost all the Government employees received 40 % of the pay arrears in 2008 and balance 60 % arrears ( as promised by Government ) has also been credited in Government employees account in 2009 . The Sixth Pay Commission mainly focused on removing ambiguity in respect of various pay scales and mainly focused on reducing number of pay scales and bring the idea of pay bands . It recommended for removal of Group - D cadre . Seventh pay Commission ( edit ) 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 . Composition ( edit ) Name Designation Role in Commission Ashok Kumar Mathur Retired Judge , Supreme Court and Retired Chairman , Armed Forces Tribunal Chairman Vivek Rae Retd . Secretary , Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Member ( Full Time ) Dr. Rathin Roy Director , NIPFP Member ( Part Time ) Meena Agarwal OSD , Department of Expenditure , Ministry of Finance Secretary In May 2014 , a group of retired government officials , challenged the inclusion of a senior IAS officer in the three member 7th Pay Commission , in the Delhi High Court . They alleged that this would lead an inherent bias in the commission 's recommendations towards IAS officers . On 9 November 2017 , the government raised the maximum amount that a central government employee can borrow from the government to Rs 25 lakh for new construction / purchase of new house / flat Earlier this limit was only Rs 7.50 lakh . This move is going to benefit about 50 lakh central government employees all over India . The employee can borrow up to 34 months of the basic pay to a maximum of Rs 25 lakh , or cost of the house / flat , or the amount according to repaying capacity , whichever is the least . If both spouses are central government employees , they can take Housing Building Advance ( HBA ) either jointly , or separately . Also , the rate of Interest on HBA will be only 8.50 % at simple interest . SC constitute a new pay Commission for trial court judges ( edit ) The chief justice and other supreme court and high court judges got a threefold salary hike in the sixth pay commission however the trial court judges were paid low and a bench comprising Chief Justice KG Balakrishnan and Justices P Sathasivam and JM Panchal constituted a new pay commission for the trial court judges headed by retired Madras High Court judge , Justice E Padmanabhan for recommendation of revision of about 14000 trial court judges . This order from the SC came because of a petition filed by All India Judges Association , which stated that the first judicial commission which was headed by Justice Jagannatha Shetty said that there should be an upward revision of salaries of lower court judges in proportion to the hike to the judges of high court and Supreme Court . It also sought direction from the court to the centre for setting up a committee `` forthwith appoint a committee of one or more persons to look into the matter '' relating the salary of officers in the lower judiciary . On 19 November 2015 , the 7th Central Pay Commission recommended 23.55 % hike in pay and allowances which will be implemented from 1 January 2016 . The full report is available on the website of Ministry of Finance , Government of India The Union Cabinet approves 7th Pay panel recommendations on 29 June 2016 . The recommendations will be effected from 1 January 2016 with arrears to be paid in the financial year 2016 - 17 itself unlike previously , when arrears were paid in the following financial year . Also this time , employees will had to wait only 6 months for the CPC 's recommendations to be implemented as compared to 19 months for the 5th CPC and 32 months for the 6th except for autonomous organizations like CSIR , ICAR , ICMR etc. under various ministries . Seventh pay Commission and the armed forces ( edit ) Main article : 7th Central Pay Commission ( CPC ) and Defence Forces The recommendation of the 7CPC affecting the armed forces are a cause of profound unease and resentment in the Armed Forces , especially , 7CPC recommendation on separate ' Pay Matrices ' , and allowance system for the armed forces and defence civilians , and police , and other civil servants . While 7CPC provides for mandated timescale promotions to from Defence civilians from audit and account services , police , and other officers at regular intervals of 4 , 9 , 13 , 14 , and 16 years of service ; it does not do so armed forces officers . The orders implemented by the government on the basis of 7 CPC recommendation , despite armed forces advise and concerns , make time scale police officers and defence civilians , with lesser service and experience , senior to armed forces officers , and potentially in command of armed forces officers of equal or more seniority . For instance , Wing Commanders of the Air Force , commander of the navy , and Lt colonel of the army , with 13 years of service , according to MOD implementation tables , will be subordinate in ' level ' , rank , pay scale , and organizational hierarchy than police officers , auditors , accountants , with equal or even lesser service. MOD implementation order has created an invidious situation for armed forces officers when serving alongside defence civilians and police officer . According to the MOD orders a police officer and Defence Accounts officer with 14 years service will be at higher level than the naval officer in command of INS Vikramaditya , India 's Aircraft carrier , a highly selective rank and appointment , with some 20 years of service . In March 2016 , eighteen former heads of the Armed forces , including General Ved Prakash Malik , former Chief of Army Staff , and Admiral Arun Prakash , former Chief of naval staff , send a joint letter to Narendra Modi , the Prime Minister conveying their distress and alarm on the flawed approach and contentious recommendations of the 7CPC . The representations by former Chiefs , and the Chiefs of Staff , to the MOD , the PM , other bureaucratic bodies reviewing the 7CPC recommendations , are in vain . On 25 July 2016 , without addressing or taking into account the key concerns of the armed forces , the Government issued instructions implementing 7CPC 's `` general recommendations on pay without any material alteration '' including separate `` Pay Matrices '' ( for civilians ) and the armed forces . See also ( edit ) One Rank , One Pension Rank Pay 7th Central Pay Commission ( CPC ) and Defence Forces Special Duty Allowance ( SDA ) References ( edit ) ^ Jump up to : `` About us '' . Pay Commission . Retrieved 17 September 2014 . Jump up ^ http://www.erewise.com/current-affairs/government-constitutes-7th-pay-commission_art52f32b586c364.html#.VUBNQCGqqko ^ Jump up to : 1 ( April 1973 ) . `` Vol III , 3rd Central Pay Commission Report Report '' ( Report , pdf ) . New Delhi . Retrieved 6 October 2016 . Jump up ^ `` Report of Seventh Central Pay Commission '' ( PDF ) . New Delhi : Government of India . 19 November 2015 . Archived from the original ( p 899 ) on 20 November 2015 . 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