7th CPC House Rent Allowance – Finance Ministry issued orders with Classification of Cities
Implementation of the recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission relating to grant of House Rent Allowance (HRA) to Central Government employees
No.2/5/2017-E.II(B)
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
New Delhi, 7th July 2017
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Implementation of recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission relating to grant of House Rent Allowance to Central Government employees.
Consequent upon the decision taken by the Government on the recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission, the President is pleased to decide that, in modification of this Ministry’s O.M. No.2(37)-E.II(B)/64 dated 27.11.1965 as amended from time to time, O.M. No.2(13)/2008-E.II(B) dated 29.08.2008 and O.M. No.2/5/2014-E.II(B) dated 21.07.2015, the admissibility of House Rent Allowance (HRA) shall be as under:-
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Classification of Cities/Towns
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Rate of House Rent Allowance per month
as a percentage of Basic Pay only |
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X
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24 %
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Y
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16%
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Z
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8%
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3. The rates of HRA will be revised to 27%, 18% & 9% for X, Y & Z class cities respectively when Dearness Allowance (DA) crosses 25% and further revised to 30%, 20% & 10% when DA crosses 50%.
4. The term “basic pay” in the revised pay structure means the pay drawn in the prescribed pay levels in the Pay Matrix and does not include Non-Practising Allowance (NPA), Militiary Service Pay (MSP), etc or any other type of pay like special pay etc.
5. The list of cities classified as ‘X’, ‘Y’ and ‘Z’ vide DoE’s O.M. No.2/5/2014-E.II(B) dated 21.07.2015, for the purpose of grant of House Rent Allowance is enclosed as Annexure to these orders.
6. Special orders on continuance of HRA at Delhi (“X” class city) rates to Central Government employees posted at Faridabad, Ghaziabad, NOIDA and Gurgaon, at Jalandhar (“Y” class city) rates to Jalandhar Cantt., at “Y” class city rates to Shillong, Goa & Port Blair and HRA at par with Chandigarh (“Y” class city) to Panchkula, S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali) which have been allowed to continue vide Para ‘4’ of this Ministry’s O.M. No.2/5/2014-E.II(B) dated 21.07.2015 and O.M. No. 2/2/2016-E.II(B) dated 03.02.2017, shall continue till further orders.
7. All other conditions governing grant of HRA under existing orders shall continue to apply.
8. These orders shall be effective from 1st July 2017.
9. The orders will apply to all civilian employees of the Central Government. The orders will also be applicable to the civilian employees paid from the Defence Service Estimate. In respect of Armed Forces personnel and Railway employees, seperate orders will be issued by the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Railways, respectively.
10. In so far as the persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department are concerned, these orders issue in consultation with the comptroller & Auditor General of India.
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(Annie George Mathew)
Joint Secretary to the Government of India
Authority:
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Let me know about addl HRA in North Eastern region,I have posted to north east from Rajasthan,My family is in Pune ,am I entitled to get Addl HRA of Rajasthan/Pune?
What about the impact on HRA from 1-01-2016 to 1-07-2017. HRA for this period will be as per 6th pay commission or 7th Pay commission?