E-CoS News
The meeting, which is scheduled to take place this evening is likely to focus on recommendations of the Lavasa Panel.
The Narendra Modi Cabinet is likely to put an end to year-long wait of central government employees for allowances including HRA by taking final call on the proposal in its next meeting next week.
If the government retains the exiting HRA rates (as per 6th Pay Commission) then the HRA component of central government employees will increase ranging between 157 percent and 178 percent.
As far as House Rent Allowance (HRA) is concerned, the central government employees may suffer a monthly loss of up to Rs 15,000, if the government accepts the bare recommendations of AK Mathur panel on allowances.
Government will start disbursing revised allowances including house rent (HRA) allowance under 7th Pay Commission from July.
The Empowered Committee of Secretaries (E-CoS) last Friday placed its final report on allowance before the Cabinet,
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If the Union Cabinet retains the exiting House Rent Allowance rates (as per 6th Pay Commission) then the HRA component of central government employees will increase ranging between 157 percent and 178 percent.
The E-CoS has supported the view of AK Mathur Panel, keeping the HRA rate at 24 percent, 16 percent and 8 percent of the Basic Pay for Class X, Y and Z cities respectively.
Reports are pouring that the Empowered Committee of Secretaries is ready to submit its report on allowances to the Cabinet.
The Empowered Committee of Secretaries (E-CoS) will screen the suggestions of the Ashok Lavasa committee report before they send it to the Cabinet for approval.
The Empowered Committee of Secretaries (E-CoS) set up to screen the Lavasa panel recommendations on allowances will finalised its final draft report today which will then later be placed before the Union Cabinet on Wednesday (June 1).
As far as HRA is concerned, the central government employees are currently suffering a maximum monthly loss of Rs 33,000, due to non implementaion of revised allowances under the Seventh Pay Commission.
The 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 122 percent for them soon.
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