How many categories are in Central Government Services?
Three Groups. The total Central government workforce has been divided into three categories such as Group A, Group B and Group C. The classification and pay scale as per the 7th pay commission is detailed in this link Classification of Posts in Central Government Services.
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 4 (GP 2400) and the basic pay Rs. 78700. 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. 78700 of pay matrix level 4 for the employees who are working in X, Y, and Z cities.
Salary Calculation for Rs. 78700 (X Class & TPTA)
Monthly Pay for CG Employees working in X Class and TPTA Cities
- Basic Pay: Rs. 78700
- Dearness Allowance (17%): Rs. 13379
- House Rent Allowance (24%): Rs. 18888*
- Transport Allowance: Rs. 3600
- DA on Transport Allowance: Rs. 612
- Gross Salary: Rs. 115179
Classified ‘X’ Cities (24% HRA): Hyderabad (UA), Delhi (UA), Ahmadabad (UA), Bangalore / Bengaluru (UA), Greater Mumbai (UA), Pune (UA), Chennai (UA), Kolkata (UA)
Salary Calculation for Rs. 78700 (Y Class & TPTA)
Monthly Pay for CG Employees working in Y Class and TPTA Cities
- Basic Pay: Rs. 78700
- Dearness Allowance (17%): Rs. 13379
- House Rent Allowance (24%): Rs. 12592*
- Transport Allowance: Rs. 3600
- DA on Transport Allowance: Rs. 612
- Gross Salary: Rs. 108883
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)
Salary Calculation for Rs. 78700 (Y Class & Other Places)
Monthly Pay for CG Employees working in Y Class and Other Cities
- Basic Pay: Rs. 78700
- Dearness Allowance (17%): Rs. 13379
- House Rent Allowance (16%): Rs. 12592*
- Transport Allowance: Rs. 1800
- DA on Transport Allowance: Rs. 306
- Gross Salary: Rs. 106777
Classified ‘Y’ Cities (16% HRA): 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. 78700 (Z Class & Other Places)
Monthly Pay for CG Employees working in Z Class and Other Cities
- Basic Pay: Rs. 78700
- Dearness Allowance (17%): Rs. 13379
- House Rent Allowance (8%): Rs. 6296*
- Transport Allowance: Rs. 1800
- DA on Transport Allowance: Rs. 306
- Gross Salary: Rs. 100481
Classified ‘Z’ Cities (8% HRA): 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]