7th Pay Commission: Latest news on revised salary a nd HRA calculation
Union Cabinet notified slightly modified recommendations from the 7th Pay Commission over pay and allowannces like House Rent Allowance (HRA) and Deanress Allowanes (DA) for nearly 50 lakh central government employees. Floor for HRA has been set at Rs 5,400 per month for X cities, Rs 3,600 per month for Y cities and Rs 1,800 per month for Z cities.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Cabinet accepted recommendations after slight modification and said that House Rent Allowance (HRA) will now be paid at a rate of 24% of the new basic pay for cities with populations of 5 lakh and above (X), 16% for cities with populations of 0.5-5 lakh (Y) and 10% for cities with populations below 0.5 lakh (Z).
The HRA rates earlier were 30%, 24% and 18%, respectively, payable on the old basic salary.
For DA, 7th Pay Commission recommended that HRA rates be revised upward in two phases, to 27%, 18% and 9%, respectively, when the DA crosses 50%, and to 30%, 20% and 10%, respectively, when the DA crosses 100%. However, government decided that DA will be revised upward when the it crosses 25% and 50%, respectively.
The government said that the increased allowances like House Rent Allowance (HRA), Dearness Allowance (DA), etc will be applicable from July 1, 2017 and will cost the national exchequer Rs 30,000 crore. This is slightly more than what was projected by the 7th Pay Commission.
The Commitee on Allowances under Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa made its recommendations to the cabinet earlier this year and said that HRA should be paid between 25-27%. This was higher than the HRA recommended by 7th Pay Commission, at 24%, 16% and 8%, respectively.
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