7th Pay Commission: 30% HRA for government employees?
Nearly 50 lakh central government employees are waiting for the government to take action on Finance Secretary-led Committee on Allowances' report on House Rent Allowance (HRA), Dearness Allowance (DA), Transport Allowance (TA), etc under the 7th Pay Commission recommendations.
7th Pay Commission recommendations for central government employees are still not fully implemented as final decision on allowances is still stuck. Finance Secretary-led Committee on Allowances hass submitted its report on House Rent Allowance (HRA), Dearness Allowance (DA), Transport Allowance (TA), etc under the 7th Pay Commission recommendations.
OneIndia reported, "The Empowered Committee of Secretaries that will take a final call on proposals on the HRA and allowances as per the 7th Pay Commission. The final draft on the proposals submitted by Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa led panel will finalised today. Following another meeting on June 1, the same would be submitted to the Union Cabinet for final approval."
Central government employees' union has been asking for house rent allowances in the range of 30%, 20% and 10% of their basic salary. as against proposed HRA in the range of 24%, 16% and 8%.
In June 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government approved 14% pay hike for central government employees and pensioners under the 7th Pay Commission recommendations.
The Commission had also suggested subsuming most of the allowances under one heading.
However, the government referred this to a committee and approved only the pay hike a year ago.
The final draft of the allowances report like House Rent Allowance, Dearness Allowance, etc will be readied on May 29, 2017 will also be part of the June 1, 2017 discussions.
This report will then seek final approval of the Cabinet headed by PM Modi.
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