Admissibility of House Rent Allowance (HRA) in the event of non-acceptance or surrender of railway residential accommodation GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS RAILWAY BOARD NO. E (P&A)II/ 2012/ F.E. 2/4 Dated: 02.04.2019 The General Manager, All Indian Railways/PUs, NF(Con), CORE The DG/RDSO/ Lucknow, DG/ NAIRNadodara CAOs, DMW/ Patiala, WPO/ Patna, COFMOW/ NDLS, RWP/ Bela, CAO/ IROAF Sub: Admissibility of House Rent Allowance (HRA) in the event of non-acceptance or surrender of railway residential accommodation. Ref: (1)Department of Expenditures, MoF’s OM no. 2/5/2017-E.IIB dated C15.03.2019 (2)Railway Board’s letter No. E(P&A)II-87/HRA-15, dated 16.05.1988 (3)Railway Board’s letter No. E(P&A)II-95/HRA-3, dated 14.02.1996 (4)Railway Board’s letter No. E(P&A)II-99/HRA-2, dated 12.07.1999 & 16.03.2000 (5)Railway Board’s letter No. E(P&A)II-2002/HRA-4, dated 16.10.2002 & 09.05.2003 (6)Railway Board’s letter No. E(P&A)II-2010/HRA-2, dat...

CGDA   : Dispensation of conditions of applying for Government Accommodation and furnishing of ‘No Accommodation Certificate’ for admissibility of House Rent Allowance. CONTROLLER GENERAL OF DEFENCE ACCOUNTS Ulan Satar Road, Palam, Delhi Cantt-110010 No. AN/XIV/19015/Govt. Orders/2019 Date: 07.03.2019 To All PCsDA/CsDA/PCA (Fys) (Through Website) Subject:   Dispensation of conditions of applying for Government Accomodation and furnishing of ‘No Accomodation Certificate’ for admissibility of House Rent Allowance. A copy of Government of India, Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure) Office Memorandum No. 2/5/2017-E.1I (8) dated 5th March, 2019 on the above subject, which is available on the website of MoF(DoE), is forwarded herewith for your information, guidance and compliance please. No.2/5/2017-E.IIB Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure North Block, New Delhi Dated: 5th March, 2019 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject:   ...

No.2/05)2018-E.II(B) Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure North Block, New Delhi Dated: 01 February 2019, OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject:   Reimbursement of rent to Government servants during their temporary stay (upto a maximum period of six months) in State Bhavans/Guest Houses/ Departmental Guest Houses run by Central Government/State Governments /Autonomous Organizations etc. Several references are being received in this Department seeking clarification regarding applicability of instructions contained in this Departments O.M.No.2(25)/2004-E.II(B) dated 15.12.2011 to Central Government officials on their stay in State Bhavans/Guest Houses and also in cases where Central Government off and also stay in Departmental Guest Houses. 2. The matter has been considered in this Department. In supersession of the instructions contained in aforesaid O.M. dated 15.12.2011, it has been decided that tie official on their pasting to the Centre and the Centra...

Special concessions / facilities to Central Government Employees working in Kashmir valley in attached / subordinate offices or PSUs falling under the control of Central Government GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAILWAY BOARD) E(NG)II/2006/PO/NR/10 New Delhi, dated 19.02.2019 The General Manager (P) Northern Railway Baroda House, New Delhi. Sub:   Special concessions/facilities to Central Government Employees working in Kashmir valley in attached/subordinate offices or PSUs falling under the control of Central Government. Please refer to Board’s letter of even number dated 26.10.2016 enclosing therewith a copy of DoP&T’s O.M. No. 18016/1/2016-Estt(L) dated 11.08.2016 on the above subject. Vide instructions issued by DoP&T O.M. 18016/3/2018-Estt. (L) dated 08.01.2019, it has been decided to extend these special concessions for a further period of two years w.e.f. 01.01.2018. The instructions covered in the above OM will apply mutatis mutandis to Railw...

Rent and Allied Charges in Respect of Indian Army Officers GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL CONTROLLER OF ACCOUNTS (FYS) PAY TECH SECTION No.Pay/Tech-I/Misc CIRCULAR.01 Dated:12/02/2019 To ALL Branch AOs Subject:   Information regarding rent and allied charges in respect of Indian Army Officers A DO Letter has been revived from shri A.V.Rao, IDAS, PCDA, PCDA (O) Pune regarding timely closing of accounts on retrenchment/release of the Army Officers. It has been intimated that large number of debit balances are being reflected in IRLAs of the Army Officers on account of recovery of rent and allied charges after their date of retirement. As per provisions of Rule 693 & 694 of RMES, “In the case of pensioners and private individuals, rent is recoverable month;y in advance.Rent bills will be sent through the appropriate MES office direct to them for payment, either into the treasury or to the MES office concerned on or before the 5th o...

7th Pay Commission Fitment Factor and House Rent Allowance – No Change Therein is Envisaged 7th CPC Fitment and HRA – No Change Therein is Envisaged In written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on 11th December 2018 , Minister of State for Finance Shri P.Radhakrishnan said no change in 7th CPC Fitment Factor and House Rent Allowance. Increase in Pay Fitment Factor and HRA “The fitment factor for the purpose of fixation of pay in the revised pay structure based on the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission is 2.57 which is uniformly applicable to all categories of employees. As the same is based on the specific and considered recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission, no change therein is envisaged. The Government vide Resolution dated 6th July, 2017 decided that HRA shall be revised to 27%, 18% and 9% of Basic Pay in X, Y and Z cities when Dearness Allowance (DA) crosses 25% and further to 30%, 20% and 10% of Basic Pay in X,Y and Z cities when DA crosses ...

7th CPC Allowances: Abolition of Rent Free Accommodation Allowance Abolition of Rent Free Accommodation Allowance – Recommendation of 7th CPC F.No.53/2017-PAP Government of India Ministry of Communications Department of Posts (Establishment Division/P.A.P.Section) Dak Bhawan,Sansad Marg New Delhi-110001 Dated: 18July,2018 To, All Heads of Circle, Sub:   Abolition of Rent Free Accommodation Allowance – Recommendation of 7th CPC. I am directed to refer to Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs Directorate of Estates,OM.No.18018/1/2017-Pol.III dated 17th August 2017 on the subject cited above.It is to inform that the OM dated 17th August 2017 shall apply to all rent free accommodation allotted to Government employees under General Pool Residential Accommodation. SPMs and PMs are not provided rent free accommodation under General Pool Residential accommodation but under the post attached quarters system.As such the OM dated 17th August 2017 of Ministry Of Housing & Urba...

Grant of Additional House Rent Allowance to CG Employees – Finmin Order 14.8.2018 Grant of additional HRA to the civilian employees of the Central Government serving in the States of North Eastern Region, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep Islands and Ladakh No.28/1/2017-E.II(B) Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure New Delhi, dated the 14th August,2018 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject:   Grant of additional HRA to the civilian employees of the Central Government serving in the States of North Eastern Region, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep Islands and Ladakh. Consequent upon revision of rates of House Rent Allowance (HRA)/additional HRA w.e.f. 01.07.2017 vide this Department’s O.M. No.2/5/2017-E.ll(B) dated 07/07/2017 and O.M. of even number dated 19.07.2017 respectively, it has been decided to grant additional HRA at old duty station w.e.f. 01.07.2017 to all those Central Government civilian employees who have been transferred ...

Admissibility of House Rent Allowance in the event of non-acceptance or surrender of railway residential accommodation GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAILWAY BOARD) RBE No. 05/2018 New Delhi, dated : 15.01.2018 No.E(P&A)II-2017/HRA-3 The General Managers, All Indian Railways & Production Units etc. Sub : Admissibility of House Rent Allowance in the event of non-acceptance or surrender of railway residential accommodation. Ref : Board's letters No. (i) No. E(P&A)II-87/HRA-15, dated 16-5-1988, (ii) No. E (P&A)11-95/HRA-3, dated 14-2-1996, (iii)  No. E(P&A)11- 99/HRA-2, dated 12-7-1999 & 16-3-2000, (iv) No. E(P&A)II- 2002/HRA-4, dated 16-10-2002, (v) No. E(P&A)11-2002/HRA-4, dated 9 -5-2003 and, (vi) No. E(P&A)II-2010/HRA-2, dated 08-12-2010 Attention is invited to Board’s letters quoted above delegating powers to the General Managers and other Heads of Organisations directly controlling allotment of quarters to Railway Servants for sanct...

Central Civil Services (Leave) Second Amendment Rules, 2017 MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (Department of Personnel and Training) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 1st January, 2018 G.S.R.08(E).-In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 read with clause (5) of article 148 of the Constitution and after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India in relation to the persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, the President hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972, namely:- 1. (1) These rules may be called the Central Civil Services (Leave) Second Amendment Rules, 2017.-(2) They shall come into force on the dale of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules. 1972 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in rule 54, in subrule (3), the words and subject to the other conditions laid down in rule 57 being satisf...

Is the House Rent Allowance paid to Central Government employees as per the recommendations of 7th Pay Commission sufficient? If the question is to be answered at a superficial level, the answer is yes. Let us analyze things from the angle of a lower rung employee. An employee is paid HRA at the rate of 24%, 16% and 8% of his basic salary based on the city where he works. For HRA purpose, cities in India are divided into three groups, namely X, Y and Z, and HRA is paid respectively at the rate of 24%, 16% and 8% uniformly for all categories of employees. A person employed in Delhi will get 24% of his basic salary as HRA and an employee employed in Kanyakumari will get 8% of his basic salary as HRA. The minimum basic salary of a Central Government employee is Rs.18000. Accordingly, a person working in Delhi should get Rs.18000 x 24% = Rs.4320, and a person employed in Kanyakumari should get Rs.18000 x 8% = Rs.1440. But the minimum HRA applicable to all the three group of cities, namely ...

Railway : Admissibility of House Rent Allowance during Study Leave GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAILWAY BOARD) No. E(P&A)II-2017/HRA-4 New Delhi, dated 05.12.2017. The General Manager (P), Eastern Railway, Kolkata Sub : Admissibility of House Rent Allowance during Study Leave. Ref: Eastern Railway's letter No.E.77/o/Vol.VIII, dated 06.03.2017. With reference to Eastern Railway's letter under reference, it is stated that the matter has been considered in Board's office and it has been observed that on the identical issue a clarification already stands issued to Southern Railway vide Board's letter No. E(P&A)II-2002/HRA-2 dt. 19.02.2002 (copy enclosed) clarifying that the period of 120 days mentioned in Board's letter no. E(P&A)II-82/HRA-2 dated 04.02.1982 had been revised to 180 days in terms of the amendment carried out to Rule 1707 of IREC-II vide Board's letter no. E(P&A)II/89/HRA-48 dt. 07.08.1992. It was further stated in the let...

House Rent Allowance (HRA) : Report of the Committee on Allowances House Rent Allowance (HRA) (Para 8.7.3-16) Existing Provisions: HRA is paid @30, 20 and 10 percent for X class (50 Lakh & above), Y class (5 to 50 lakh) and Z class (below 5 lakh) cities respectively. At present, in the case of those drawing either NPA or MSP or both, HRA is being paid as a percentage of BP+NPA or BP+MSP or BP+NPA+MSP respectively. Recommendations of 7th CPC: It has been retained and rationalized. After applying a multiplication factor of 0.8, the rates have been revised downwards to 24 percent, 16 percent and 8 percent of the Basic Pay for X, Y and Z class cities, respectively. The rate of HRA will be revised to 27 percent, 18 percent and 9 percent when DA crosses 50 percent, and further revised to 30 percent, 20 percent and 10 percent when DA crosses 100 percent. Add-ons like NPA, MSP, etc. should not be included while working out HRA. Demands: I. National Council (Staff Side), JCM: HRA may be re...