New Updated Salary Calculator with 31% DARevised HRA Rates from January 2021: IRTSA memorandum to Secretary Expenditure demanding revision of rates to 27%, 18% and 9% for X, Y & Z class cities with effect from 1st January 2021, the date on which rates of DA crossed 25% has been forwarded to Railway Ministry. [Click to read more]
House Rent Allowance or HRA is one of the major salary elements for Central Government employees. The Central Govt is providing to all Central Govt employees a certain per cent of basic salary for compensating rental house expenditure. The rates of HRA are classified into three segments. Now the percentage of HRA is revised and effective from 1st July 2021 as 9% (Z Class), 18% (Y Class) and 27% (X Class) [Click to know more]
The revised rates of HRA for Central Government employees have to be actually effective from 1st January 2021. The employee’s unions are demanding to implement the revised rates from 1st January 2021. [Click to know more]
How to calculate HRA in salary?
All organizations including government and private fixes a certain percentage of basic salary to the employees for the purpose of house rent expenses. The HRA percentage is fixed according to the classification of cities and towns. The amount of HRA is calculated as per the basic salary of an employee.
If an employee gets Rs. 49000 as basic salary means, the HRA amount will be calculated as follows:
27% of basic salary: (49000 x 27) /100 = 13230
18% of basic salary: (49000 x 18) /100 = 8820
9% of basic salary: (49000 x 9) /100 = 4410
HRA Hike for Central Government Employees
28% DA Hike Impact On The Rate of HRA for CG Employees: The Rate of House Rent Allowance (HRA) Revised to 27%, 18% and 9% for X Class, Y Class and Z Class Cities respectively with effect from 1st July 2021 – Orders issued on 18th August 2021. [View in PDF]
HRA Increase Order July 2021
The House Rent Allowance (HRA) will be revised for Central Government employees from 1st July 2021
After the Cabinet approval on DA hike by 11% from the existing rate of 17%, the new cumulative DA has been enhanced to 28% from 1st July 2021. The hike of Dearness Allowance is also impacting the rate of House Rent Allowance (HRA). As per the 7th pay commission report, the rates of HRA will be revised to 27%, 18% and 9% for X, Y & Z class cities respectively when Dearness Allowance (DA) crosses 25 per cent and further revised to 30%, 20% and 10% when DA crosses 50%. [View in detail]
Will HRA be revised to 27%, 18% and 9% from July 2021?
HRA has been revised to 27%, 18% and 9% from July 2021 for all groups of Central Government employees.
Benefits of House Rent Allowance
- A big relief on the expenditure of rented house
- If DA crosses 25% and 50%, HRA will increase!
- If the basic salary increases, HRA will increase!
New Rates of HRA from July 2021
- X Class Cities: 27 percent of Basic Pay
- Y Class Cities: 18 percent of Basic Pay
- Z Class Cities: 9 percent of Basic Pay
Check Your New Salary with New DA and HRA – Click to Calcualte
Check HRA Status as per Your Pay Matrix Level – HRA Online Calculator
7th CPC House Rent Allowance for Central Government Employees
The 6th CPC recommended 10 per cent of basic salary (Pay) for the employees working in other cities. And now the 7th pay commission recommended 8% of matrix pay for other cities. But the minimum amount of HRA is Rs. 1,800 (The minimum basic pay is Rs. 18,000 and the minimum HRA is equal to 10%).
The Government of India issued an important order regarding the rates and entitlements of House Rent Allowance for Central Government employees on 7.7.2017 as per the decision on the 7th pay commission report. The new revised rates (percentage) of HRA as per city classification with effect from 1st July 2017 as follows…
- X Class Cities: 24 percent of Basic Pay
- Y Class Cities: 16 percent of Basic Pay
- Z Class Cities: 8 percent of Basic Pay
Indian cities are classified according to the population for the purpose of House Rent Allowance (HRA) to Central Government Employees:
- X Class Cities (Above 50 Lakh Population): 24% of Basic Salary
- Y Class Cities (5 to 50 Lakh Population): 16% of Basic Salary
- Z Class Cities (Below 5 Lakh Population): 8% of Basic Salary
Minimum HRA Rs. 1,800 at the rate of 10%
The revised rates of HRA will not be less than Rs.5400 for X Class cities, Rs. 3600 for Y Class cities and Rs. 1800 for Z class cities. The below table denotes the minimum amount of HRA for pay level 1, pay level 2, and pay level 3.
HRA Calculation with minimum pay of all levels in Pay Matrix
| Pay Matrix Level | Minimum Basic Salary (Pay) | HRA 24% | HRA 16% | HRA 8% |
| Pay Level 1 | Rs. 18000 | Rs. 5400 | Rs. 3600 | Rs. 1800 |
| Pay Level 2 | Rs. 19900 | Rs. 5400 | Rs. 3600 | Rs. 1800 |
| Pay Level 3 | Rs. 21700 | Rs. 5400 | Rs. 3600 | Rs. 1800 |
More than 7 lakh employees are benefiting due to the enhancement of minimum HRA and the table shows the basic pay in the pay level of 1, pay level 2 and pay level 3.
7th Pay Commission New HRA Table
HRA for Pay Level 1
| 7th CPC Pay Matrix Level 1 (Grade Pay 1800) | ||||
| Index | Basic Pay | HRA 8% (Z Class Cities) | HRA 16% (Y Class Cities) | HRA 24% (X Class Cities) |
| 1 | Rs. 18000 | Rs. 1800 | Rs. 3600 | Rs. 5400 |
| 2 | Rs. 18500 | Rs. 1800 | Rs. 3600 | Rs. 5400 |
| 3 | Rs. 19100 | Rs. 1800 | Rs. 3600 | Rs. 5400 |
| 4 | Rs. 19700 | Rs. 1800 | Rs. 3600 | Rs. 5400 |
| 5 | Rs. 20300 | Rs. 1800 | Rs. 3600 | Rs. 5400 |
| 6 | Rs. 20900 | Rs. 1800 | Rs. 3600 | Rs. 5400 |
| 7 | Rs. 21500 | Rs. 1800 | Rs. 3600 | Rs. 5400 |
| 8 | Rs. 22100 | Rs. 1800 | Rs. 3600 | Rs. 5400 |
HRA for Pay Level 2
| 7th CPC Pay Matrix Level 2 (Grade Pay 1900) | ||||
| Index | Basic Pay | HRA 8% (Z Class Cities) | HRA 16% (Y Class Cities) | HRA 24% (X Class Cities) |
| 1 | Rs. 19900 | Rs. 1800 | Rs. 3600 | Rs. 5400 |
| 2 | Rs. 20500 | Rs. 1800 | Rs. 3600 | Rs. 5400 |
| 3 | Rs. 21100 | Rs. 1800 | Rs. 3600 | Rs. 5400 |
| 4 | Rs. 21700 | Rs. 1800 | Rs. 3600 | Rs. 5400 |
| 5 | Rs. 22400 | Rs. 1800 | Rs. 3600 | Rs. 5400 |
HRA for Pay Level 3
| 7th CPC Pay Matrix Level 3 (Grade Pay 2000) | ||||
| Index | Basic Pay | HRA 8% (Z Class Cities) | HRA 16% (Y Class Cities) | HRA 24% (X Class Cities) |
| 1 | Rs. 21700 | Rs. 1800 | Rs. 3600 | Rs. 5400 |
| 2 | Rs. 22400 | Rs. 1800 | Rs. 3600 | Rs. 5400 |
HRA will be revised to 30%, 20% & 10%
The rates of HRA will be revised to 27%, 18% and 9% for X, Y & Z class cities respectively when Dearness Allowance (DA) crosses 25 percent and further revised to 30%, 20% and 10% when DA crosses 50%.
Double HRA Rules for Central Government Employees
The House Rent Allowance is admissible with reference to the place of office or duty. And it is not referenced with the residence of the employee.
House Rent Allowance (HRA) is a compensation for expenses in connection with the rent of the residential accommodation to be hired or leased by the employee and is graded based on the level of the employee.
Also check: 7th Pay Commission Allowances PDF Download
Classification of Cities for HRA after 7th Pay Commission
Indian cities are classified as three categories (X Cities, Y Cities, and Z Cities) for the purpose of House Rent Allowance as per the population record. The ‘X’ Class and ‘Y” Class cities and towns are denoting in the below table as State-wise and the other cities are under ‘Z’ Class.
State-wise List of X Y Z Class Cities in India
List of Classification of cities for HRA in Andhra Pradesh & Telangana
List of Classified ‘X’ City (24% HRA)
- Hyderabad (UA)
List of Classified ‘Y’ Cities (16% HRA)
- Vijayawada (UA)
- Warangal (UA)
- Greater Visakahapatnam (M.Corpn.)
- Guntur (UA)
- Nellore (UA)
List of Classification of cities for HRA in Assam
List of Classified ‘Y’ City (16% HRA)
- Guwahati (UA)
List of Classification of cities for HRA in Bihar
List of Classified ‘Y’ City (16% HRA)
- Patna (UA)
List of Classification of cities for HRA in Chandigarh
List of Classified ‘Y’ Cities (16% HRA)
- Chandigarh (UA)
- S.A.S. Nagar, Mohali*
List of Classification of cities for HRA in Chhattisgarh
List of Classified ‘Y’ Cities (16% HRA)
- Durg-Bhilai Nagar (UA)
- Raipur (UA)
List of Classification of cities for HRA in Delhi
List of Classified ‘X’ Cities (24% HRA)
- Delhi(UA)
List of Classification of cities for HRA in Gujarat
List of Classified ‘X’ Cities (24% HRA)
- Ahmadabad (UA)
Classified ‘Y’ Cities (16% HRA)
- Rajkot (UA)
- Jamnagar (UA)
- Bhavnagar (UA)
- Vadodara (UA)
- Surat (UA)
List of HRA Cities in Haryana
List of Classified ‘Y’ Cities (16% HRA)
- Faridabad* (M.Corpn.)
- Gurgaon* (UA)
List of Classification of cities for HRA in Jammu & Kashmir
List of Classified ‘Y’ Cities (16% HRA)
- Srinagar (UA)
- Jammu(UA)
List of Classification of cities for HRA in Jharkhand
List of Classified ‘Y’ Cities (16% HRA)
- Jamshedpur (UA)
- Dhanbad (UA)
- Ranchi (UA)
- Bokaro Steel City (UA)
List of Classification of cities for HRA in Karnataka
List of Classified ‘X’ Cities (24% HRA)
- Bangalore / Bengaluru (UA)
List of Classified ‘Y’ Cities (16% HRA)
- Belgaum (UA)
- Hubli-Dharwad (M.Corpn.)
- Mangalore (UA)
- Mysore (UA)
- Gulbarga (UA)
List of Classification of cities for HRA in Kerala
List of Classified ‘Y’ Cities (16% HRA)
- Kozhikode (UA)
- Kochi (UA)
- Thiruvananthapuram (UA)
- Thrissur (UA)
- Malappuram (UA)
- Kannur (UA)
- Kollam (UA)
List of Classification of cities for HRA in Madhya Pradesh
List of Classified ‘Y’ Cities (16% HRA)
- Gwalior (UA)
- Indore (UA)
- Bhopal (UA)
- Jabalpur (UA)
- Ujjain (M.Corpn.)
List of Classification of cities for HRA in Maharashtra
List of Classified ‘X’ Cities (24% HRA)
- Greater Mumbai (UA)
- Pune (UA)
List of Classified ‘Y’ Cities (16% HRA)
- Amravati (M.Corpn.)
- Nagpur (UA)
- Aurangabad (UA)
- Nashik (UA)
- Bhiwandi (UA)
- Solapur (M.Corpn.)
- Kolhapur (UA)
- Vasai–Virar City (M.Corpn.)
- Malegaon (UA)
- Nanded-Vaghela (M.Corpn.)
- Sangli (UA)
List of Classification of cities for HRA in Odisha
List of Classified ‘Y’ Cities (16% HRA)
- Cuttack (UA)
- Bhubaneswar (UA)
- Raurkela (UA)
List of Classification of cities for HRA in Puducherry (Pondicherry)
Classified ‘Y’ Cities (16% HRA)
- Puducherry / Pondicherry (UA)
List of Classification of cities for HRA in Punjab
List of Classified ‘Y’ Cities (16% HRA)
- Amritsar (UA)
- Jalandhar (UA)
- Ludhiana (M.Coprn.)
List of HRA Cities in Rajasthan
List of Classified ‘Y’ Cities (16% HRA)
- Bikaner (M.Corpn.)
- Jaipur (M.Corpn.)
- Jodhpur (UA)
- Kota (M.Corpn.)
- Ajmer (UA)
List of Classification of cities for HRA in Tamil Nadu
List of Classified ‘X’ Cities (24% HRA)
- Chennai (UA)
Classified ‘Y’ Cities (16% HRA)
- Salem (UA)
- Tiruppur (UA)
- Coimbatore (UA)
- Tiruchirappalli (UA)
- Madurai (UA)
- Erode (UA)
List of Classification of cities for HRA in Uttar Pradesh
List of Classified ‘Y’ Cities (16% HRA)
- Moradabad (M.Corpn.)
- Meerut (UA)
- Ghaziabad* (UA)
- Aligarh (UA)
- Agra (UA)
- Bareilly (UA)
- Lucknow (UA)
- Kanpur (UA)
- Allahabad (UA)
- Gorakhpur (UA)
- Varanasi (UA)
- Saharanpur (M.Corpn.)
- Nodia* (CT)
- Firozabad (NPP)
- Jhansi (UA)
List of Classification of cities for HRA in Uttarakhand
List of Classified ‘Y’ Cities (16% HRA)
- Dehradun (UA)
List of Classification of cities for HRA in West Bengal
List of Classified ‘X’ Cities (24% HRA)
- Kolkata (UA)
List of Classified ‘Y’ Cities (16% HRA)
- Asansol (UA)
- Siliguri(UA)
- Durgapur (UA)
Note:
- S.A.S. Nagar, Mohali: Special sanction at par with Chandigarh
- Faridabad, Gurgaon, Ghaziabad, Noida: Base on dependency only for HRA
- Saharanpur: Classified as Y class with effect from June 2011
Which are classified Z cities in India?
Initially, the cities were classified as A B C and then categorized as X, Y, and Z. The remaining cities and towns in India which are not covered by classification as X or Y are classified as Z class cities for the purpose of HRA to Central Government employees.
Also read: HRA Finmin Order 2017 PDF Download
HRA Exemption from Income Tax
HRA Exemption Calculation and Calculator
A salaried employee can avail of the benefit of exemption from Income Tax from his HRA (House Rent Allowance). As per the Income Tax Rules 10(13A) & Rule 2A House Rent Allowance least of the following is exempt:
- Actual HRA received in their salary slip
- 40% of Salary (Basic Pay + DA) for Non-Metros
- 50% of Salary (Basic Pay + DA) for Metros (Mumbai, Calcutta, Delhi, Chennai)
- Rent paid minus 10% of salary
If an employee is living in his own house or he does not pay any rent, he is not eligible for the above-said exemption on HRA. Click to calculate your HRA with our simple calculator.
NC JCM Staff Side Suggestion on House Rent Allowance
Important Government orders regarding HRA
- House Rent Allowance (HRA) to Armed Forces Personnel – MoD Orders dt. 11.10.2017
- Finance Ministry Orders on 7th CPC House Rent Allowance – 7.7.2017
- HRA Classification of Cities – Class X, Y and Z cities
- House Rent Allowance (HRA) : Report of the Committee on Allowances
- Additional HRA for NER, A&N, Lakshadweep and Ladakh
- Admissibility of HRA during Study Leave
- HRA Enhanced Pay Scales with Profit for 3 Levels
- 7th CPC HRA Calculator as per Cabinet Decision
House Rent Allowance (HRA) Online calculator
Simple Online HRA Calculator for CG Employees after 7th CPC: Click the below link and check your HRA Amount with the percentage. How to calculate House Rent Allowance (HRA) from Basic salary?
- Step 1: Select your pay matrix level
- Step 2: Select your basic salary of your level pay hierarchy
- Step 3: Select your admissible percentage of HRA
- Click to calculate
7th CPC HRA Latest News Today
- Revised Rates (27% 18% 9%) of HRA from January 2021 in lieu of July 2021 November 3, 2021
- Y Class Classification of Cities for HRA: Orders issued August 2021 August 30, 2021
- Revised HRA Rates from January 2021 – IRTSA August 29, 2021
- HRA Revised Order 2021 PDF Download – NVS August 25, 2021
- HRA Increase Order July 2021 PDF Download August 23, 2021
- Inclusion of HRA and Transport Allowance for the purpose of calculating Overtime Allowance February 8, 2021
- Additional HRA and Other Concessions to the Employees working in Kashmir Valley October 15, 2020
- Frequently Asked Questions with Answers about House Rent Allowance (HRA) September 16, 2020
- Re-classification of cities for the purpose of grant of House Rent Allowance to Railway Employees July 23, 2020
- Classification of Cities for House Rent Allowance to CG Employees 2020 February 27, 2020
- No Accommodation Certificate (NAC) for HRA February 14, 2020
- Grant of HRA to the employees who have vacated Government Quarters in Railways and Defence September 30, 2019
- 7th Pay Commission HRA to PBOR of CAPF and Assam Rifles September 27, 2019
- Calculation of HRA – Only Pay in the Pay Matrix August 27, 2019
- 7th CPC HRA to Haryana Government Employees July 23, 2019
- 7th Pay Commission HRA – Re-classification of Cities/Towns on the basis of Census-2011 July 16, 2019
- 7th Pay Commission: Rate of House Rent Allowance June 27, 2019
- 7th Pay Commission HRA to Personnel Below Officer Rank (PBOR) June 13, 2019
- ‘No Accommodation Certificate’ by Employees to become eligible for HRA April 4, 2019
- Finmin Clarification on House Rent Allowance Dated 5.3.2019 March 5, 2019
- Rent and Allied Charges in Respect of Indian Army Officers February 21, 2019
- 7th CPC Fitment and HRA – No Change Therein is Envisaged December 20, 2018
- 7th CPC House Building Advance – Loan Migration – CGDA November 20, 2018
- 7th CPC Allowances: Abolition of Rent Free Accommodation Allowance November 9, 2018
- Additional HRA to Railway employees – RBE No.153/2018 October 11, 2018
- Grant of Additional House Rent Allowance to CG Employees – Finmin Order 14.8.2018 August 15, 2018
- Admissibility of HRA in the Event of Non-Acceptance or Surrender of Railway Residential Accommodation January 26, 2018
- House Rent Allowance (HRA) to Armed Forces Personnel – MoD Orders dt. 11.10.2017 December 20, 2017
- Admissibility of HRA during Study Leave December 14, 2017
- House Rent Allowance to Defence Personnel December 14, 2017
- HRA Income Tax Exemption Calculator for Govt Employees November 24, 2017
- Additional House Rent Allowance (HRA) for Railway Employees November 17, 2017
- House Rent Allowance (HRA) : Report of the Committee on Allowances October 24, 2017
- 7th CPC HRA – Revised Rates for TN Govt Employees October 12, 2017
- 7th CPC House Rent Allowance – Finance Ministry issued orders with Classification of Cities July 8, 2017
- Minimum HRA Calculation will benefit only few thousand employees – Confederation July 6, 2017
- 7th CPC HRA Enhanced Pay Scales with Profit for 3 Levels July 6, 2017
- Date of implementation of the allowances has created lot of anguish and serious discontentment in the CG Employees – NC JCM Secretary writes to Cabinet Secretary July 3, 2017
- 7th CPC HRA Calculator as per Cabinet Decision June 29, 2017
- Enhanced HRA benefit only 15 Slabs for lower levels June 29, 2017
- Cabinet approval on 7th CPC House Rent Allowance June 28, 2017
- Grant of House Rent Allowance (HRA) to Railway employees May 12, 2017
- Issue of Admissibility of HRA – Railway Board Orders March 17, 2017
- 7th CPC Expected HRA and Arrears Calculator 2017 March 2, 2017
- Arrears on Allowances including HRA and Transport Allowance is going to be rejected – Confederation February 17, 2017
- Grant of House Rent Allowances at Chandigarh rates to Central Government Employees Posted at S.A.S. Nagar Mohali February 6, 2017
- Admissibility of HRA in case of residing in Govt. Guest House / Transit Facility January 9, 2017
- Demonetization versus Seventh Pay Commission: Tax-paying government servants among the worst hit! January 7, 2017
- Central Staff are not yet given the full Benefit of 7th CPC Recommendation January 5, 2017
- HRA should be paid @ 35, 25 and 15% of pay – BPMS November 26, 2016
- Admissibility of House Rent Allowance in the event of non-acceptance or surrender of railway residential accommodation – NFIR November 8, 2016
- Percentage of HRA in 7th pay commission after cabinet approval June 30, 2016
- Grant of HRA at a higher rate (“B” Category) to the Central Government Servants Posted at Aizawl (Mizoram) – Court Case regarding March 16, 2016
- House Rent Paid : 80GG has also been raised to 60,000 from 24,000 March 1, 2016
- Railway Board decision on House Rent Allowance – Orders Issued February 21, 2016
- Analysis and Recommendations of 7th Pay Commission on House Rent Allowance December 17, 2015
- 7th CPC recommendations to reduce House Rent Allowance November 22, 2015
- House Rent Allowance as per Census 2011 to Railway Employees – Orders issued October 2, 2015
- Grant of 30% House Rent Allowance to employees working Umdanagar, Medchal and Gundlapochampally September 21, 2015
- 7th Pay Commission proposes to increase House Rent Allowance of Central Government employees September 14, 2015
- Revision of House Rent Allowance for CPSE employees on the basis of Census – 2011 September 11, 2015
- Re-classification of Cities/Towns for the purpose of HRA – Dopt Orders August 5, 2015
- Finance Ministry issued orders on upgradation of cities / towns on the basis of Census 2011 for the purpose of House Rent Allowance July 22, 2015
- NC JCM writes to Finance Ministry to grant 30 percent HRA for Medak (Yeddumailaram) Employees July 15, 2015
- Hike in House Rent Allowance for Bank Employees as per 2011 Census July 7, 2015
- Based on the Census of 2011 HRA and TA increased for Central Government employees June 5, 2015
- Revision of classification cities for the purpose of House Rent Allowance and Transport Allowance to Central Government employees May 31, 2015
- 43% salary increase for all categories of employees in Andhra Pradesh February 11, 2015
- Grant of HRA to CG Employees on Transfer from one station to another station – MoD orders October 22, 2014
- Retirement Age from 58 to 60 – Retirement Age hike in Andhra Pradesh June 26, 2014
- NC JCM STAFF SIDE SUGGESTION ON HOUSE RENT ALLOWANCE June 25, 2014
- Demand to calculate House Rent Allowance based on Census 2011 should gain prominence..! May 20, 2014
Additional HRA Rules and Clarification
HRA Order 2019 PDF Download
- X Y Z Classification of Cities for HRA 2020 PDF Download
- HRA order regarding No Accommodation Certificate PDF
- 7th CPC HRA for Armed Forces Personnel PDF
- 7th CPC HRA to PBOR of CAPF, Assam Rifiles and NSG PDF
- All India Services (Hosue Rent Allowance) Rules 1977 PDF
- DoE Order on 7th July 2017 on Granting of HRA to CG Employees PDF
HRA Order 2021 PDF Download
All Central Government employees and officers are expecting the order for revising the House Rent Allowance (HRA) as per the recommendations of the 7th pay commission. Following the hike of Dearness Allowance to 28% from July 2021, the rates of HRA also enhance to 9%, 18%, and 27% according to the classification of cities and towns. We expect the Department of Expenditure will issue appropriate orders soon!
7th Pay Commission HRA Table PDF Download
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Pre-Revised Rates |
Revised Rates |
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|
Level |
Basic Pay |
24% |
16% |
8% |
27% |
18% |
9% |
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1 |
18000 |
4320 |
2880 |
1440 |
4860 |
3240 |
1620 |
|
2 |
19900 |
4776 |
3184 |
1592 |
5373 |
3582 |
1791 |
|
3 |
21700 |
5208 |
3472 |
1736 |
5859 |
3906 |
1953 |
|
4 |
25500 |
6120 |
4080 |
2040 |
6885 |
4590 |
2295 |
|
5 |
29200 |
7008 |
4672 |
2336 |
7884 |
5256 |
2628 |
|
6 |
35400 |
8496 |
5664 |
2832 |
9558 |
6372 |
3186 |
|
7 |
44900 |
10776 |
7184 |
3592 |
12123 |
8082 |
4041 |
|
8 |
47600 |
11424 |
7616 |
3808 |
12852 |
8568 |
4284 |
|
9 |
53100 |
12744 |
8496 |
4248 |
14337 |
9558 |
4779 |
|
10 |
56100 |
13464 |
8976 |
4488 |
15147 |
10098 |
5049 |
Who is not entitled to HRA?
The employees who are residing in government accommodation are not an entitlement to HRA.
What is the meaning of Basic Pay?
The word of Basic Pay is used in the calculation purpose of HRA, does not include any type of pay like special pay, Non-Practicing Allowance (NPA), Military Service Pay (MSP), etc.
How is HRA calculated in the 7th Pay Commission?
House Rent Allowance is calculated after the implementation of the 7th pay commission based on two factors. One is the pay matrix level of an individual and another factor is the category of city classification.
What is the rate of HRA for central govt employees?
The House Rent Allowance will be 24% of the basic salary for the employees working in class X cities and 16% of basic salary for class Y cities and for others 8%.
What is the minimum HRA in Delhi?
The minimum amount of House Rent Allowance for Central Govt employees is Rs. 5400.
What is HRA in salary?
House Rent Allowance (HRA) is the key element in the pay structure for Government and private employees in India. The specified percentage of basic salary or consolidated amount according to the city or grade (post).
What is the classification of cities in India?
As per the 7th pay commission report, the cities and towns are classified into three segments as Class X, Class Y, and Class Z for the purpose of House Rent Allowance.
What is the minimum HRA for Govt employees?
After implementation of the 7th pay commission, the House Rent Allowance (HRA) shall not be less than Rs. 5400, Rs. 3600, Rs. 1800 for X, Y, and Z cities respectively.
Is the 'No Accommodation Certificate' necessary for HRA?
As per the Government order issued on 5.3.2019, no need to submit to dispensing the ‘No Accommodation Certificate’ for drawal of HRA.
When will release orders regarding the revision of HRA rates from July 2021?
We are expecting the Department of Expenditure will publish the orders on the revision of House Rent Allowance (HRA) from 1st July 2021 within this month.
If both husband and wife are working in a single institute under central govt, whether both will get HRA or any one of them will get ?
(1) if they have not taken official accommodation
(2) if they have taken official accommodation
If a employee transfer in z class city but his family residence in home district or Y class city. What employee claim Y class city HRA….
H.R.A. is given for the employees duty place only. If the family is resisting in Government accommodation H.R.A. will not be given to the employees.
Respected sir
I was appointed in 2021 so shall I get HRA
Why not are you got government accommodation? Sue but if you’re appointed in the month of July 2021 onwards you will get it..
if an employee posted in rural area and his services are placed in urban area , is he eligible for urban or rural HRA?
Is a person first posting in North east India eligible for Additional HRA Benefits?
can your provide the office memorandum or circular when both the husband and wife are working in Central government employee, MHA, India and when not provided with the government accommodation they will be eligible for HRA for a single one or they both will be getting full HRA while staying on rent.
O.M. dated 8-11-1988 below para 5(e) & under F.R. & S.R. Normal amount of HRA is admissible as per the entitlement subject to fulfillment of other conditions for drawal of HRA. It is in the Swamy ‘s HAND BOOK in para : Drawal of HRA when both husband and wife are Government servants and are living in hired/owned accommodation.
If an employee transferred to another city can he claim HRA of the previous place of posting for three months
HRA cannot be claimed. It will be given as per your residing in place of duty & the city range if eligible for that employee.
Is HRA payable to Govt. Employee during training in India if Govt. accommodation is provided to him during training?
No.
My employer has not revised HRA, saying that specific order has not been issued by Government. Whether any of you received enhanced HRA after enhanced DA of 28%?
Yes, the Department of Expenditure will issue specific orders on this subject. The revision of HRA rates will be effect from 1.7.2021. Wait Mr.Srinivas, you will get the higher rate of HRA with arrears.
If a class 1 employee is transferred from one place to another but his accommodation is in retention at old station so he is elligible for HRA at new station or not.
If the availing accommodation payment of HRA question does not arise.