House Rent Allowance (HRA) to Armed Forces Personnel – MoD Orders dt. 11.10.2017
Implementation of 7th CPC Recommendations for grant of House Rent Allowance (HRA) to Armed Forces Personnel
No.3(1)/2015-D(Q&C)
Government of India
Ministry of Defence
New Delhi,
Dated 11th October, 2017
To
The Chief of the Army Staff
The Chief of the Naval Staff
The Chief of the Air Staff
Subject: Implementation of 7th CPC Recommendations for grant of House Rent Allowance (HRA) to Armed Forces Personnel.
Sir,
I am directed to say that consequent on the decisions of the Government on the recommendations of Seventh Central Pay Commission, the President is pleased to decide for grant of HRA to Armed Forces Personnel in partial modification of MoD letter No.10(55)/98/D(Q&C) dated 18th November, 2008 as amended from time to time that the admissibility of HRA shall be as under:
| Classification of
Cities/Towns |
Rate of House Rent Allowance per month as a percentage of Basic Pay only |
|
X |
24% |
|
Y |
16% |
| Z |
8% |
2. The list of cities/towns classified as X, Y and Z vide Ministry of Finance, Dept. of Expenditure OM No.2/5/2017- E.II(B) dated 7th July, 2017 for the purpose of grant
of HRA is enclosed as Annexure to these orders.
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3. The rates of HRA will not be less than Rs.5400/-, 3600/- & 1800/- at X, Y & Z class cities respectively.
4. The rates of HRA will be revised to 27%, 18% and 9% for X, Y & Z class cities respectively when Dearness Allowance (DA) corsses 25 percent and further revised to 30%, 20% and 10% when DA corsses 50%.
5. 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), Military Service Pay (MSP) etc. or any other type of pay like special pay etc..
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 MoF O.M. No.2/5/2014-D.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. Other terms and conditions governing ERA to Armed Forces will remain unchanged.
8. The allowances relating to CILQ. FAA and SNLQ henceforth stand abolished as a separate allowance. Eligible employees to be governed by the newly proposed provisions for Housing for Personnel Below Officers Rank (PBORs).
9. The revised rates of the above allowances will be effected from 1st July, 2017.
10. This issues with the concurrence of the Ministry of Defence (Finance/Works) vide their ID No.363/Fin/W-II/17 dated 10.10.2017.
Yours Faithfully,
sd/-
(Girish Chandra Srivastava)
Dy. Director
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Sir m Indian army m hu .i m unmarried. Kya m Delhi m apne parent ko sath rakh sakta hu .or HRA 27 percent claim kar sakta hu
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Myself is serving defence personal married and below 25years of age and posted at field unit and I have not registered for married accommodation since my family is residing some other places due to some other requirements. Can I claim hra?
Sir
I am posted in Delhi and occupied govt single accommodation and my residential address is Bihar Buxar as per record . How many % of HRA I will receive.
Pl reply.
hi sir,
i want to ask you, if employ on ctc (cost to company) then he will eligible for HRA or company yearly bonus or not.
My family residing in village other town but I am serving in pune then how much % of HRA. to grant me
Sir
It is submitted that presently I am serving in Border Security Force and deployed at Gokulnagar Tripura. Gokulnagar nagar fall under z city and my children and parents are residing in my own house in Lucknow UP which fall under Y city. Request intimate me whether I am entitled to claim HRA of residence city i.e. Lucknow UP. Thanking you sir
Sir mai record se delhi me att hu kya mujhe delhi ka hra milega ya nhi.
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No. Upto serving periods to government.
agar meri age under 25 hain to aur family ke saath rehta hu to muje HRA milega
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Hav SARJEET Singh my family leaving in delhi but I am serving in peace stn
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