7th PAY COMMISSION NEWS - CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES NEWS

Demand to calculate House Rent Allowance based on Census 2011 should gain prominence..! Demand to increase House Rent Allowance Must Get Stronger! House Rent Allowance to Central Government employees is now calculated on the basis of the population census of 2001. The cities and towns are classified as X, Y, and Z, based on their population. Employees in these towns are eligible for 30%, 20% and 10% House Rent Allowances respectively. Population census is conducted once every ten years. The most recent census was held in 2011. Official information and findings of the Census was sent by the registrar General & Census Commissioner to the Finance Ministry a long time ago. It is well known that the Confederation Secretary General had recently sent a letter to the Finance Ministry reiterating that the House rent Allowance must be recalculated on the basis of the new Census-2011 report.

Revision of HRA for Karnataka State Govt employees Karnataka Government has decided to revise the places and rate of House Rent Allowance to the employees working under State Government. Earlier the Government has constituted a committee as Official Pay Committee 2011, as per recommendations of the committee the places of cities and towns are classified into 4 types for the purpose of HRA with the connection of population based. Now the Government has approved to re-classify the Urban and Rural areas in the State as A, B and C categories for the purpose of HRA and the revise the rates accordingly... Population Classification Rate of HRA as % of Basic Pay 25 Lakh and above A 30% 5 Lakh and above but less than 25 Lakh B 20% Less than 5 Lakh C 10% Source: www.centralgovernmentemployeesnews.in