CPSE Pay Revision 2017 – Rates of House Rent Allowance (HRA)
CPSE House Rent Allowance (HRA)
HRA is payable to the CPSE executives in line with the classification of cities and the rate as applicable for Central Government employees. Further, if at any point of time, the Government enhances the rate of HRA for the Central Government employees, the same is recommended to be made applicable to the CPSE employees.
The Committee also recommends that the rate of HRA will be revised to 27%, 18% and 9% when IDA crosses 50%, and further revised to 30%, 20% and 10% when IDA crosses 100%.
House Rent Allowance: Rate of HRA to be 24 percent, 16 percent and 8 percent of the new Basic Pay for Class X, Y and Z cities respectively.
The Commission also recommended that the rate of HRA will be revised to 27 percent, 18 percent and 9 percent respectively when DA crosses 50 percent, and further revised to 30 percent, 20 percent and 10 percent when DA crosses 100 percent.
The classification of cities and the rate of HRA shall continue to be as applicable for Central Government employees. Accordingly, the recommended HRA is as per the following:-
| CLASSIFICATION OF CITIES | RATES OF HRA |
| X-class (Population of 50 lakhs & above) | 24% of Basic Pay |
| Y-class (Population of 5 lakhs to 50 lakhs) | 16% of Basic Pay |
| Z-class (Population below 5 lakhs) | 8% of Basic Pay |
The rate of HRA will be revised to 27%, 18% and 9% when IDA crosses 50%, and further revised to 30%, 20% and 10% when IDA crosses 100%.
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