7th Pay Commission Defence Allowances for JCO/OR
All Allowances for JCOs/OR (Junior Commissioned Officer/ Other Rank)
House Rent Allowance – Matrix for HRA to JCOs/OR
Accommodation Related: House Rent Allowances Matrix for House Rent Allowance has been introduced. The Matrix is given below:-
i. An employee with dependents, during field posting or staying in Barracks as functional requirement will be eligible for accommodation for his dependents anywhere in the country.
ii. Provided government accommodation is not available for the dependents at Selected Place of Residence.
iii. If government accommodation is available, no HRA is payable.
- Reduced HRA means rate of HRA applicable reduced by 5 percent. However, the reduced amount cannot be less than the lowest rate of HRA applicable to Class Z cities/towns. Allowance is available provided employee is required to stay in barracks as a functional requirement and government accommodation is not available for the dependents at Selected Place of Residence. If employee is staying in barracks by choice or government accommodation is available at Selected Place of Residence, no HRA is payable.
- Reduced HRA means rate of HRA applicable reduced by 5%. However, the reduced amount cannot be less than the lowest rate of HRA applicable to Class Z cities/towns. Allowance is available provided employee is required to stay in Barracks as a functional requirement. If employee is staying in Barracks by choice, no HRA is payable.
#Provided government accommodation is not available, else no HRA is payable.
Rates of House Rent Allowance: Classification of Cities and Rate
- X – 24% of Basic Pay
- Y – 16% of Basic Pay
- Z – 8% of Basic Pay
Note: HRA shall not be less than Rs 5,400 per month, Rs 3,600 per month and Rs 1,800 per month calculated @ 30% of minimum pay for X (population of 50 lakh & above), 20% for Y (5 to 50 lakh) and 10% for Z (below 5 lakh) category of cities respectively.
HRA shall be revised to 27%, 18% & 9% of Basic Pay in X, Y & Z cities when Dearness Allowance (DA) crosses 25% and further to 30%, 20% and 10% of Basic Pay in X, Y & Z cities when DA crosses 50%.
| Whether the JCO / ORs has any Dependents | Field Posting | Non-Field Posting | |
| Staying in Barracks | Not Staying in Barracks | ||
| Yes | Full HRA applicable at the Selected place of Residence of the Dependents | Reduced HRA applicable at the Selected Place of Residence of the Dependents | Full HRA applicable at that place if government accommodation not available# |
| Yes | Full HRA applicable At Class city, i.e., 10 percent of Basic Pay | Reduced HRA applicable at the place of posting@ | Full HRA applicable at that place if government accommodation not available# |
