7th CPC House Rent Allowance
7th Pay Commission recommends that HRA should be rationalized to 24 percent, 16 percent and 8 percent of the Basic Pay for Class X, Y and Z cities respectively
Based on the 7th CPC recommendation, Ministry of Finance released the Office Memorandum No.2/5/2017-E.II(B) on 7th July, 2017 for implementation of 7th CPC House Rent Allowance.
HRA Rates :
| CLASSIFICATION OF CITIES/TOWNS | RATE OF HOUSE RENT ALLOWANCE PER MONTH AS A PERCENTAGE OF BASIC PAY ONLY |
|---|---|
| X | 24% |
| Y | 16% |
| Z | 8% |
Also Read: House Rent Allowance to Central Government employees: Compendium of Instructions
Important Points to be noted in the O.M
- The rates of HRA will not be less than Rs.5400/-, 3600/- & 1800/- at X, Y & Z class cities respectively.
- The rates of HRA will be revised to 27% 18% & 9% for X, Y & Z class cities respectively when Dearness Allowance (DA) crosses 25% and further revised to 30%, 20% & 10% when DA crosses 50%.
- Allowance shall be effective from 1st July, 2017
- The HRA will also be applicable to the civilian employees paid from the Defence Services Estimates, Armed Forces personnel and Railway employees
7th HRA Calculator – Click here
LIST OF CITIES/TOWNS CLASSIFIED FOR GRANT OF
HOUSE RENT ALLOWANCE TO CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
| S.NO | STATES/ UNION TERRITORIES | CITIES CLASSIFIED AS “X” | CITIES CLASSIFIED AS “Y” |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLAND | – | – |
| 2 | ANDHRA PRADESH / TELANGANA | Hyderabad (UA) | Vijayawada (UA), Warangal (UA), Greater Visakhapatnam (M.Corpn.), Guntur (UA), Nellore (UA) |
| 3 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | – | – |
| 4 | ASSAM | – | Guwahati (UA) |
| 5 | BIHAR | – | Patna (UA) |
| 6 | CHANDIGARH | – | Chandigarh (UA) |
| 7 | CHHATTISGARH | – | Durg-Bhilai Nagar (UA), Raipur (UA) |
| 8 | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI | – | – |
| 9 | DAMAN & DIU | – | – |
| 10 | DELHI | Delhi (UA) | – |
| 11 | GOA | – | – |
| 12 | GUJARAT | Ahmadabad (UA) | Rajkot (UA), Jamnagar (UA), Bhavnagar (UA), Vadodara (UA), Surat (UA) |
| 13 | HARYANA | – | Faridabad* (M.Corpn.), Guraon* (UA) |
| 14 | HIMACHAL PRADESH | – | – |
| 15 | JAMMU & KASHMIR | – | Srinagar (UA), Jammu (UA) |
| 16 | JHARKHAND | – | Jamshedpur (UA), Dhanbad (UA), Ranchl (UA), Bokaro Steel City (UA) |
| 17 | KARNATAKA | Bengalore/Bengaluru(UA) | Belgaum (UA), Hubli-Dharwad (M.Corpn.), Mangalore (UA), Mysore UA), Gulbarga (UA) |
| 18 | KERALA | – | Kozhikode (UA), Kochi (UA), Thlruvanathapuram (UA), Thrlssur (UA), Malappuram(UA), Kannur (UA), Kollam (UA) |
| 19 | LAKSHADWEEP | – | – |
| 20 | MADHYA PRADESH | – | Gwalior (UA), Indore (UA), Bhopal (UA), Jabalpur (UA), Ujjain (M. Corpn) |
| 21 | MAHARASHTRA | Greater Mumbai(UA), Pune (UA) | Amravati (M.Corpn.), Nagpur(UA), Aurangabad (UA), Nashik(UA), Bhiwandi (UA), Solapur (M.Corpn.), Koihapur (UA), Vasai-Virar City (M. Corpn.), Malegaon (UA), Nanded-Waghala (M. Corpn.), Sangli (UA) |
| 22 | MANIPUR | – | – |
| 23 | MEGHALAYA | – | – |
| 24 | MIZORAM | – | – |
| 25 | NAGALAND | – | – |
| 26 | ODISHA | – | Cuttack (UA), Bhubaneswar(UA), Raurkela UA) |
| 27 | PUDUCHERRY(PONDICHERRY) | – | Puducherry/Pondicherry (UA) |
| 28 | PUNJAB | – | Amritsar (UA), Jalandhar (UA), Ludhiana (M. Corpn.) |
| 29 | RAJASTHAN | – | Bikaner(M.Corpn.), Jaipur (M.Corpn.), Jodhpur(UA), Kota(M.Corpn.),Ajmer( UA) |
| 30 | SIKKIM | – | – |
| 31 | TAMIL NADU | Chennai (UA) | Salem (UA), Tiruppur (UA), Coimbatore (UA), Tiruchirappalli(UA), Madurai UA), Erode UA |
| 32 | TRIPURA | – | – |
| 33 | UTTAR PRADESH | – | 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.), Noida (CT), Firozabad (NPP), Jhansi(UA) |
| 34 | UTTARAKHAND | – | Dehradun (UA) |
| 35 | WEST BENGAL | Kolkata (UA) | Asansol (UA), Siliguri (UA), Durgapur (UA) |
Latest HRA Related Orders
[catlist id=73]
I retired on 31st July 2017 all my dues were calculated as per 6th Pay.I got all my dues only after writing to pensioners grievance cell in the month of December 2017 along with pension after 5 months . On blank form I was asked to sign without date by one clerk Mr Naresh from ACAO unit,Custom House ,Mormugao who at that time looked after the Pension work even though he was promoted as Examiner. As per rule are the con cerned Customs Department in Mormugao ,Vasco ,Goa not to pay any amount of interest for the delay and keeping me waiting for Five to Six months without monthly pension being a Cancer patient ,although the State Bank of India showed the pension paid every month which is wrong. Now we are not getting any benefit of 7th Pay as. Calculation was done as of 6th Pay . I request clarification from ministry and audit unit New Delhi . My email will not be published but my name is mentioned in this comment box and they come to know as only I have retired on that date.