7th CPC Allowances for Central Govt Employees, Railway Employees and Armed Forces Personnel
‘Allowance‘ is the primary salary element for Central Government employees. The particular three allowances are common for all groups of Central government employees. 1. Dearness Allowance, 2. Transport Allowance and 3. House Rent Allowance. The other allowances are applicable only to particular employees and officers. The 7th Pay Commission has recommended 196 allowances on its report.
7th CPC Allowances Gazette Notification Order PDF Download
Recently the Dearness Allowance increased to 28% from July 2021 for Central Government employees and pensioners. It seems this DA hike will impact the rates of various allowances as per recommendations of the 7th pay commission! The Central Government constituted a review committee on allowances in July 2016. The committee submitted its report in April 2017 and the same was implemented from July 2017. The 7th CPC recommended that the particular allowances will be hiked after DA crosses the mark of 25% & 50%. We are listing here all the allowances to be hiked with effect from 1st July 2021.
House Rent Allowance New Rates 27%, 18% & 9%
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Briefcase Allowance – The allowance will be hiked by 25% after DA crosses 50% [Click to view more]
Conveyance Allowance – The allowance will increase by 25% each time DA rises by 50% [Click to view more]
Detachment Allowance – The amount of allowance will increase by 25% each time DA rises by 50% [Click to view more]
List of All 196 Allowances Recommended by 7th Pay Commission as per Gazette Notification
7th CPC Dearness Allowance
Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) both are the same. Dearness allowance and Dearness relief are being granted to existing employees and retired employees respectively. Dearness allowance is calculated on the basis of current basic pay of Government employees and the dearness relief is calculated on the basis of basic pension of Government pensioners. [Click to read more]
7th CPC House Rent Allowance
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. [Click to read more]
7th CPC Transport Allowance
Transport allowance is given to all employees working in Central Govt services for the expenditure on travel from residence to office and back. Employees are using various modes of travel to come to the workplace and return. [Click to read more]
7th CPC Briefcase Allowance
The reimbursement will be limited to the above mentioned ceiling limits subject to submission of proper invoice or bills with GST number, Book number and invoice number of the trader. [Click to read more]
7th CPC Conveyance Allowance
Conveyance Allowance is paid to Doctors for visits to hospitals and dispensaries outside normal duty hours as well as for making domiciliary visits. It is also paid to those employees who maintain their own Motor Car, Scooters, Motor Cycle, Moped and have to undertake frequent journeys on official business in their conveyance. [Click to read more]
7th Pay Commission Library Allowance
Library Allowance is granted to teachers in various ministries, who are assigned to library duties. [Click to read more]
List of 7th CPC Allowances PDF
You can download the 7th Pay Commission compiled a comprehensive list of 196 Allowances in its report. The detailed list of allowances available in the PDF format. Click to download the 7th Allowances PDF.
Committee on Allowances Report 2017
The Government of India, vide OM No.1/2016-IC dated 23rd July 2016 constituted a committee under the Chairmanship of Finance Secretary & Secretary (Expenditure) as Chairman, Secretaries of Home Affairs, Defence, Health & Family Welfare, Personnel & Training, Posts and Chairman, Railway Board as Members to examine the recommendations of the 7th CPC on Allowances. [Click to view the detailed report in pdf format]
7th CPC List of 196 Allowances
List of 7th Pay Commission Allowances in India
7th CPC Accident Allowance
- 7th CPC Report: Not included in the report.
- Allowance Committee Report: Rates to be decided through bi-lateral discussion between Railway Board and Federations. To be notified with the concurrence of Ministry of Finance
7th CPC Acting Allowance
- 7th CPC Report: Abolished as a separate allowance. Eligible employees to be governed by the newly proposed “Additional Post Allowance.”
- Committee Allowance Report: Accepted
- New Rates: Click Here
7th CPC Aeronautical Allowance
- 7th CPC Report: Retained. Enhanced by 50%
- Committee Allowance Report: Accepted
- New Rates: Click Here
Air Despatch Pay
Air Steward Allowance
Air Worthiness Certificate Allowance
Allowance in Lieu of Kilometer age (ALK)
Allowance in Lieu of Running Room Facilities
Annual Allowance
Antarctica Allowance
- Assisting Cashier Allowance
- Accounts Stock Verifiers (ASV) Allowance
7th Pay Allowances List (Starting with ‘B’)
- Bad Climate Allowance
- Bhutan Compensatory Allowance
- Boiler Watch Keeping Allowance
- Book Allowance
- Breach of Rest Allowance
- Breakdown Allowance
- Briefcase Allowance
7th Pay Allowances List (Starting with ‘C’)
- Camp Allowance
- Canteen Allowance
- Care taking Allowance
- Cash Handling Allowance
- Handling and Treasury Allowance
- Children Education Allowance (CEA)
- CI Ops Allowance
- Classification Allowance
- Clothing Allowance
- Coal Pilot Allowance
- Command Battalion for Resolute Action (COBRA) Allowance
- Command Allowance
- Commando Allowance
- Commercial Allowance
- Compensation in Lieu of Quarters (CILQ)
- Compensatory (Construction or Survey) Allowance
- Composite Personal Maintenance Allowance (CPMA)
- Condiment Allowance
- Constant Attendance Allowance
- Conveyance Allowance
- Cooking Allowance
- Cost of Living Allowance
- Court Allowance
- Cycle Allowance
7th Pay Allowances List (Starting with ‘D’)
- Daily Allowance
- Daily Allowance on Foreign Travel
- Dearness Allowance (DA)
- Deputation (Duty) Allowance for Civilians
- Deputation (Duty) Allowance for Defence Personnel
- Desk Allowance
- Detachment Allowance
- Diet Allowance
- Dual Charge Allowance
7th Pay Allowances List (Starting with ‘E’)
- Educational Concession
- Electricity Allowance
- Entertainment Allowance for Cabinet Secretary
- Entertainment Allowance in Indian Railways
- Extra Duty Allowance
7th Pay Allowances List (Starting with ‘E’)
- Family Accommodation Allowance (FAA)
- Family HRA Allowance
- Family Planning Allowance
- Field Area Allowance
- Fixed Medical Allowance (FMA)
- Fixed Monetary Compensation
- Flag Station Allowance
- Flight Charge Certificate Allowance
- Flying Allowance
- Flying Squad Allowance
- Free Fall Jump Instructor Allowance
- Funeral Allowance
7th Pay Allowances List (Starting with ‘G’)
- Ghat Allowance
- Good Service/Good Conduct/Badge Pay
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7th Pay Allowances List (Starting with ‘H’)
- Hair cutting Allowance
- Handicapped Allowance
- Hard Area Allowance
- Hair dying Money
- Headquarters Allowance
- Health and Malaria Allowance
- High Altitude Allowance
- Higher Proficiency Allowance
- Higher Qualification Incentive for Civilians
- Holiday Compensatory Allowance
- Holiday Monetary Compensation
- Hospital Patient Care Allowance (HPCA)/Patient
- HPCA and PCA
- House Rent Allowance (HRA)
- Hutting Allowance
- Hydrographic Survey Allowance
7th Pay Allowances List (Starting with ‘I&J’)
- Initial Equipment Allowance
- Instructional Allowance
- Internet Allowance
- Investigation Allowance
- Island Special Duty Allowance
- Judge Advocate General Department Examination Award
7th Pay Allowances List (Starting with ‘K’)
- Kilometraage Allowance (KMA)
- Kit Maintenance Allowance
7th Pay Allowances List (Starting with ‘L’)
- Language Allowance
- Language Award
- Language Reward and Allowance
- Launch Campaign Allowance
- Leave Travel Concession (LTC)
- Library Allowance
7th Pay Allowances List (Starting with ‘M’)
- MARCOS and Chariot Allowance
- Medal Allowance
- Messing National Holiday Allowance
- Metropolitan Allowance
- Mileage Allowance for journeys by road
- Mobile Phone Allowance
- Monetary Allowance attached to Gallantry Awards
7th Pay Allowances List (Starting with ‘N’)
- National Holiday Allowance
- Newspaper Allowance
- Night Duty Allowance
- Night Patrolling Allowance
- Non-Practicing Allowance (NPA)
- Nuclear Research Plant Support Allowance
- Nursing Allowance
7th Pay Allowances List (Starting with ‘O’)
- Official Hospitality Grant in Defence forces
- Officiating Allowance
- Operation Theatre Allowance
- Orderly Allowance
- Organization Special Pay
- Out of Pocket Allowance
- Outfit Allowance
- Outstation (Detention) Allowance
- Outstation (Relieving) Allowance
- Out-turn Allowance
- Overtime Allowance (OTA) [Click to know more]
7th Pay Allowances List (Starting with ‘P’)
- Para Allowances
- Para Jump Instructor Allowance
- Parliament Assistant Allowance
- PCO Allowance
- Post Graduate Allowance
- Professional Update Allowance
- Project Allowance
7th Pay Allowances List (Starting with ‘Q’)
- Qualification Allowance
- Qualification Allowance
- Qualification Pay
7th Pay Allowances List (Starting with ‘R’)
- Rajbhasha Allowance
- Rajdhani Allowance
- Ration Money Allowance
- Refreshment Allowance
- Rent Free Accommodation
- Reward for Meritorious Service
- Risk Allowance
- Robe Allowance
- Robe Maintenance Allowance
7th Pay Allowances List (Starting with ‘S’)
- Savings Bank Allowance
- Sea Going Allowance
- Secret Allowance
- Shoe Allowance
- Shorthand Allowance
- Shunting Allowance
- Siachen Allowance
- Single in Lieu of Quarters (SNLQ)
- Soap Toilet Allowance
- Space Technology Allowance
- Special Allowance for Child Care for Women with Disabilities
- Special Allowance to Chief Safety Officers / Safety Officers
- Special Appointment Allowance
- Special Compensatory (Hill Area) Allowance
- Special Compensatory (Remote Locality) Allowance (SCRLA)
- Special Department of Telecom (DOT) Pay
- Special Duty Allowance
- Special Forces Allowance
- Special Incident/Investigation/Security Allowance
- Special Security Allowance (SSA)
- Special Level Crossing (LC) Gate Allowance
- Special National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) Pay
- Special Running Staff Allowance
- Special Scientists’ Pay
- Specialist Allowance
- Spectacle Allowance
- Split Duty Allowance
- Study Allowance
- Submarine Allowance
- Submarine Duty Allowance
- Submarine Technical Allowance
- Subsistence Allowance
- Sumptuary Allowance in Training Establishments
- Sumptuary Allowance to Judicial Officers in
- Sunderban Allowance
7th Pay Allowances List (Starting with ‘T’)
- TA Bounty
- Territorial Army Allowance.
- TA for Retiring Employees
- TA on Transfer
- Technical Allowance
- Technical Allowance (Tier – II) to continue beyond 31.03.2018 only after review of courses.
- Tenure Allowance
- Test Pilot and Flight Test Engineer Allowance
- Training Allowance
- Training Stipend
- Transport Allowance (TPTA)
- Travelling Allowance
- Treasury Allowance
- Tribal Area Allowance
- Trip Allowance
7th Pay Allowances List (Starting with ‘U & V’)
- Uniform Allowance
- Vigilance Allowance
7th Pay Allowances List (Starting with ‘W’)
- Waiting Duty Allowance
- Washing Allowance
New Allowances for Railways
(i) Special Train Controller’s Allowance, and
(ii) Risk and Hardship Allowance for Track Maintainers
New Allowance for Firefighting Staff:
(i) Risk and Hardship Allowance for Firefighting staff of Central Government & UTs (i) Special Train Controller’s Allowance -to be paid @ Rs. 5,000 per month to Section Controllers and Dy. Chief Controllers
(ii) Track Maintainers – I, II, III and IV of
Indian Railways to be granted Risk and Hardship Allowance as per cell R3H2 (Rs. 2700 for Level 8 and below and Rs. 3400 for Level 9 and above) of Risk and Hardship Matrix
New Allowance for Fire-fighting Staff
(i) Risk and Hardship Allowance as per cell R2H3 (Rs. 2700 for Level 8 and below and Rs. 3400 for Level 9 and above) of Risk and Hardship Matrix Accepted
7th CPC Night Duty Allowance Order PDF
Apart from basic pay, number of allowances paid to Central Government employees, either as a percentage of the Basic Pay or as a specified amount. For example, Night Duty Allowance is eligible for Industrial employees only. Some allowances eligible for some category of employees only.

Also Check: Central Government Pay Matrix Table 2022 PDF
I agree with the decisions made by CPC
Deputation allowance with spl security allowance to a deputationiist in DG security is admissible or not?
SPECIAL PAY FOR SAS PASSED CANDIDATE
Sir
What have considered govt about dress allowance and anomalies of msp. Sainik was happier in 6th pay commission than 7th pay commission.
RISK AND HARD DUTY ALLOWANCE ENHANCED TO GOVT DUE TO VARIOUS CALAMITY OF ALL OVER IN INDIA PARAMILITARY FORCE HAS DEPLOYED IN ALL OVER IN INDIA ON BORDER INDIA PAK, INDIA BENGLADESH, CHINA BHUTTAN NEPAL.
special appointment allowance renamed now extra work allowance applicable to whom. previous related details required.
acting allowance – what is this ? now renamed. applicable to whom
What about Rum and Cigrate allowance given to JCO/OR. Is any clerification here?
please inform correct rupees for special pay to the typist.
Sir
With due respect to state that the defence forces are still not in the position to give benefits of 7th pay commission to it’s veterans. Really ashamed on this. I don’t know how much time they need to settle it down. Already one and half years passed.
I am working as CLI.I am getting₹ 400 personal pay allowance from jan 2014. This allowance continue or not ?
if an kvs empioyee drawing family pianning allowance since april 2004. its continew in 7th cpc. reply please.
Special pay or special increment for national and international sport for securing medal.
All para medical allowances patients care allowance which not mention
govt has assured medical assistance to central govt employees from rs 500 to rs 100, whether it is payable from 01/01/2017 or from july2017? if it is from 01/01/2016, whether arrear will paid ?
i am a retired central govt employee.
If an employee drawing family planning allowance since March 1987,whether fpa will be discontinued in 7th pay commission?
Reply please.
I agree with the decisions made by CPC.
Why family planning allowance be abolished. This is injustice to those ladies who were encouraged by the earlier incentive related sterilization procedure.. Can our PM revert the irreversible procedure of tubectomy?
No benefit to GE
Family planning allowances may restored with conditions applicable for one child.
What will be the SDA rate in percentage as per 7 CPC?
Hard duty allowance for railway track maintener approve?
They should have included medical allowance for all staff. Now only those who claim medical reimbursement are benefitted. Lot of paper work and running around hospitals which is not possible by many. Hence medical allowance would have solved the problem. Reimbursement in inpatient cases only.
Over time allowance (ota) is abolished as shown in the table . That means from July ,2017 there will be no overtime duty. Now my question is that will there be any other allowance replacing ota or no?
I THINK NDA GOVERNMENT AGAINST FAMILY PLANNING THAT’S WHY THEY ABOLISHED FPA.PRIME MINISTER SHOULD LOOK INTO THE MATTER AND RETAINED THE FPA.
So No. 185 Training allowance should be abolished. Because in the battalion formation the security duty is more harder than Instructor duty. Everyone like to perform Instructor duty. Instructor duty are full save lives with their families. Instructor course are conducting every year and they may be obtained opportunity to perform instructor duty for getting at least 3-4 years save and peaceful life from Border /Security duty. Right to equality of Indian constitution. JAI HIND
How much Traveling Allowance is fixed in 7th Pay instead of existing 800/-
How can the government reduces HRA from 30% instead increasing in 7th cpc, all years putting service and waiting for 7cpc results deceiving the dreams of central govt. servents.
ramesh babu
The govt. has totally neglected the paramilitary forces of the country. .Even, a very meagre amount of allowance being paid to gallantry awardees for facing grave risks of life against the enemy,has not been revised. Will the HM, FM & the PM relook in to the pay & allowances of CPO’S
Not only against family planning. They are against all types of planning. Note that they abolished planning commission.
I think family planning should be well motivated and much attractive so that biggest problem which we are facing is population blast can be stopped some where.
I think NDA Government is totally in against of Family Planning in India, so they abolished Family Planning Allowance. Very good decision.