List of Classified Cities for HRA
FR & SR – Part IV
HOUSE RENT ALLOWANCE:
Based on the recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission, the earlier classification of cities has been revised viz. A-1 to “X”, A, B-1 & B-2 to “Y” and C & Unclassified to “Z”. In determining the revised classification the revised classification, the population of Urban Agglomeration area of the city has been taken into consideration.
Classification of Cities/Towns |
Rates of House Rent Allowance As a percentage of (Basic pay + |
X |
30% |
Y |
20% |
Z |
10% |
List of Cities/Towns where House Rent Allowance is Admissible to Central Government Employees
S.No |
STATES |
CITIES CLASSIFIED AS “X” |
CITIES CLASSIFIED AS “Y” |
1 |
Andhra Pradesh |
Hyderabad |
Vijawada(UA), Warangal(UA), Visakhapatnam(UA), |
2 |
Assam |
Guwahati(UA) |
|
3 |
Bihar |
Patna(UA) |
|
4 |
Chandigarh |
Chandigarh |
|
5 |
Chhattisgarh |
Durg-Bhilai Nagar(UA), Raipur(UA) |
|
6 |
Delhi |
Delhi(UA) |
|
7 |
Gujarat |
Ahmedabad(UA), Rajkot(UA), Jamnagar(UA), |
|
8 |
Haryana |
Faridabad* |
|
9 |
Jammu & |
Srinagar(UA), Jammu(UA) |
|
10 |
Jharkhand |
Jamshedpur(UA), Dhanbad(UA), Ranchi(UA) |
|
11 |
Karnataka |
Bengaluru |
Belgaum(UA), Hubli-Dharwad, Mangalore(UA), |
12 |
Kerala |
Khozhikode(UA), Kochi(UA), Thiruvanthapuram(UA) |
|
13 |
Madhya |
Gwalior(UA), Indore(UA), Bhopal(UA), |
|
14 |
Maharashtra |
Greater |
Amravati, Nagpur(UA), Aurangabad(UA), |
15 |
Orissa |
Cuttack(UA), Bhubaneswar(UA) |
|
16 |
Punjab |
Amritsar(UA), Jalandhar(UA),Ludhiana |
|
17 |
Pondicherry |
Pondicherry(UA) |
|
18 |
Rajasthan |
Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur(UA), Kota(UA) |
|
19 |
Tamil Nadu |
Chennai (UA) |
Salem(UA), Tiruppur (UA), Coimbatore(UA), |
20 |
Uttarakhand |
Dehradun(UA) |
|
21 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Moradabad, Meerut(UA), Ghaziabad*, Aligarh, |
|
22 |
West Bengal |
Kolkata(UA) |
Asansol (UA) |
* Only for the purpose of extending HRA on the basis of dependency
** With effect from 1.6.2011
NOTE
The remaining cities/towns in various States/UTs which are not covered by classification as “X” or “Y” are classified as “Z” for the purpose of HRA.
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