7th pay panel News
The central government employees are likely to get maximum monthly hike in house rent allowance (HRA) by up to Rs 48,000 from June.
The Empowered Committee of Secretaries (E-CoS) set up to screen the 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC) recommendations on allowances is likely to firm up the proposal in next 15 days for approval of the Cabinet.
If the government accepts the bare recommendations of A K Mathur-led 7th Pay Commission then the HRA component of central government employees will increase ranging between 106 percent and 122 percent.
The committee on allowances has reportedly given its view in favour of AK Mathur-led 7th Pay Commission recommendation, regarding decrease in house rent allowance (HRA) by 2-6 percent depending on type of cities.
Read here the full statement of Finance Ministry after submission of Lavasa panel report on allowances to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
While recommendations of the CPC on pay and pension were implemented with the approval of the Cabinet, allowances continued to be paid at old rates.
The 10-month long wait of central government employees and pensioners for allowances is about to end as the Narendra Modi government is expected to announce a maximum HRA hike of up to 178 percent for them soon.
A high-level committee headed by the Finance Secretary submitted today its report on allowances to 47 lakh government employees to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
The committee on allowances headed by Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa is likely to recommend a maximum hike of 178 percent in house rent allowance by retaining HRA rate for Class X, Y and Z cities and towns at 30 percent, 20 percent and 10 percent of basic pay respectively.
The 7th Pay Commission has recommended doing away with 53 of the 196 allowances and merging a few others.
At the highest level of the pay scale, the Cabinet Secretary and officers of the same rank have a new basic pay of Rs 2.5 lakh per month, for which the HRA would be Rs 60,000, meaning a hike of 122 percent.
Check out the complete list of allowances, recommended for abolition or continuation by the AK Mathur-headed 7th Pay Commission.
Key highlights of recommendations of AK Mathur-headed 7th Pay Commission on allowances.
Know how the report on HRA and other allowances may affect salaries of central government employees and pensioners.
A high-level committee headed by finance secretary Ashok Lavasa is likely to submit its final report on HRA and other allowances to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley this week.
The final recommendations on allowances will benefit over 47 lakh central government employees and 53 lakh pensioners.
A high-level committee headed by finance secretary Ashok Lavasa is likely to submit its final report on HRA and ther allowances to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley next week.
If all goes on the expected lines, the high-level committee on 7th Pay Commission will submit its final report on payment of allowances to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley this week.
The Panel which was formed to study and submit its report in allowances recommended by the 7th Pay Commission is yet to come to a decision.
With the second part of the Budget session kicking off from Thursday, expectations are widely rising that Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will make key announcements on allowances.
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