What is the current DA Rate for Govt Employees?
The current Dearness Allowance (DA) rate for Central Government employees is 17%.
The calculation of the total salary of Central Government employees is based on the classification of posts (Group A, Group B, and Group C) and also based on place of work (Office location).
Calculation of monthly gross pay for Central Government employees of pay matrix level 2 (GP 1900) and the basic pay Rs. 19900. The below calculation table indicates the salary package of the employees working in various cities in India.
The Indian cities are classified into three segments for the purpose of House Rent Allowance. And the cities and towns are classified into two categories for the purpose of Transport allowance. We have given four types of tables for the basic pay Rs. 19900 of pay matrix level 2 for the employees who are working in X, Y, and Z cities.
Salary Calculation for Rs. 19900 (X Class & TPTA)
Monthly Pay for CG Employees working in X Class and TPTA Cities
- Basic Pay: Rs. 19900
- Dearness Allowance (28%): Rs. 5572
- House Rent Allowance (27%): Rs. 5400*
- Transport Allowance: Rs. 1350
- DA on Transport Allowance: Rs. 378
- Gross Salary: Rs. 32600
Classified ‘X’ Cities: Hyderabad (UA), Delhi (UA), Ahmadabad (UA), Bangalore / Bengaluru (UA), Greater Mumbai (UA), Pune (UA), Chennai (UA), Kolkata (UA)
Salary Calculation for Rs. 19900 (Y Class & TPTA)
Monthly Pay for CG Employees working in Y Class and TPTA Cities
- Basic Pay: Rs. 19900
- Dearness Allowance (28%): Rs. 5572
- House Rent Allowance (18%): Rs. 3600*
- Transport Allowance: Rs. 1350
- DA on Transport Allowance: Rs. 378
- Gross Salary: Rs. 30800
Classified under Higher TPTA Cities: 1. Ahmedabad (UA), 2. Bengaluru (UA), 3. Chennai (UA), 4. Coimbatore (UA), 5. Delhi (UA), 6. Ghaziabad (UA), 7. Greater Mumbai (UA), 8. Hyderabad (UA), 9. Indore (UA), 10. Jaipur (UA), 11. Kanpur (UA), 12. Kochi (UA), 13. Kolkata (UA), 14. Kozhikode (UA), 15. Lucknow (UA), 16. Nagpur (UA), 17. Patna (UA), 18. Pune (UA), 19. Surat (UA)
Also Check: Expected DA Calculator from July 2022
Salary Calculation for Rs. 19900 (Y Class & Other Places)
Monthly Pay for CG Employees working in Y Class and Other Cities
- Basic Pay: Rs. 19900
- Dearness Allowance (28%): Rs. 5572
- House Rent Allowance (18%): Rs. 3600*
- Transport Allowance: Rs. 900
- DA on Transport Allowance: Rs. 252
- Gross Salary: Rs. 30224
Classified ‘Y’ Cities: Vijayawada (UA), Warangal (UA), Greater Visakhapatnam (M.Corpn.), Guntur (UA), Nellore (UA), Guwahati (UA), Patna (UA), Chandigarh (UA), S.A.S. Nagar, Mohali*, Durg-Bhilai Nagar (UA), Raipur (UA), Rajkot (UA), Jamnagar (UA), Bhavnagar (UA), Vadodara (UA), Surat (UA), Faridabad* (M.Corpn.), Gurgaon* (UA), Srinagar (UA), Jammu(UA), Jamshedpur (UA), Dhanbad (UA), Ranchi (UA), Bokaro Steel City (UA), Belgaum (UA), Hubli-Dharwad (M.Corpn.), Mangalore (UA), Mysore (UA), Gulbarga (UA), Kozhikode (UA), Kochi (UA), Thiruvananthapuram (UA), Thrissur, (UA), Malappuram (UA), Kannur (UA), Kollam (UA), Gwalior (UA), Indore (UA), Bhopal (UA), Jabalpur (UA), Ujjain (M.Corpn.), 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), Cuttack (UA), Bhubaneswar (UA), Raurkela (UA), Puducherry / Pondicherry (UA), Amritsar (UA), Jalandhar (UA), Ludhiana (M.Coprn.), Bikaner (M.Corpn.), Jaipur (M.Corpn.), Jodhpur (UA), Kota (M.Corpn.), Ajmer (UA), Salem (UA), Tiruppur (UA), Coimbatore (UA), Tiruchirappalli (UA), Madurai (UA), Erode (UA), 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), Dehradun (UA), Asansol (UA), Siliguri(UA), Durgapur (UA)
Salary Calculation for Rs. 19900 (Z Class & Other Places)
Monthly Pay for CG Employees working in Z Class and Other Cities
- Basic Pay: Rs. 19900
- Dearness Allowance (28%): Rs. 5572
- House Rent Allowance (9%): Rs. 1800*
- Transport Allowance: Rs. 900
- DA on Transport Allowance: Rs. 252
- Gross Salary: Rs. 28424
Classified ‘Z’ Cities: Which are not covered by classification as X or Y cities or towns, which are all classified as Z class.
Other Places or Other Cities: All cities and towns other than TPTA Cities (including Faridabad, Gurgaon, Ghaziabad & Noida).
*Minimum HRA of Rs. 5400, Rs. 3600 and Rs. 1800 for Class A, B, and C respectively. [Click to view in detail]
Also Check: Central Government Pay Matrix Table 2022 PDF
