7th Pay Commission
Fitment Factor and House Rent Allowance – No Change Therein is Envisaged
In
wirtten reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on 11th December 2018 , Minister of
State for Finance Shri P.Radhakrishnan said no change in 7th CPC Fitment Factor
and House Rent Allowance.
Increase in Pay Fitment Factor and
HRA
“The
fitment factor for the purpose of fixation of pay in the revised pay structure
based on the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission is 2.57 which is
uniformly applicable to all categories of employees. As the same is based on
the specific and considered recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission,
no change therein is envisaged.
The
Government vide Resolution dated 6th July, 2017 decided that HRA shall be
revised to 27%, 18% and 9% of Basic Pay in X, Y and Z cities when Dearness
Allowance (DA) crosses 25% and further to 30%, 20% and 10% of Basic Pay in X,Y
and Z cities when DA crosses 50%.”
Current Rates of House Rent Allowance for CG
Employees
7TH CPC HRA RATES W.E.F. 1.7.2017
|
|
City Classification
|
HRA Rates
|
‘X’ Cities
|
24% of Basic Pay
|
‘Y’ Cities
|
16% of Basic Pay
|
‘Z’ Cities
|
8% of Basic Pay
|
7th Pay Commission HRA and Transport
Allowance
Cabinet approval on 7th CPC House
Rent Allowance (28.6.2017): HRA is currently paid @ 30% for X (population of 50
lakh & above), 20% for Y (5 to 50 lakh) and 10% for Z (below 5 lakh)
category of cities. 7th CPC has recommended reduction in the existing rates to
24% for X, 16% for Y and 8% for Z category of cities.
No comments:
Post a Comment