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HRA News for Haryana Govt Employees

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HRA News for Haryana Govt Employees

7th CPC HRA to Haryana Government Employees

“Haryana Govt employees to get new HRA rates as per 7th CPC at par with Central Government employees”

The State Government of Haryana announced on Saturday to revise the rates House Rent Allowance to State Government employees as per 7th Pay Commission.

The new pattern of House Rent Allowance would be implemented with effect from 1st August, 2019.

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced a significant pay hike for nearly 3.5 lakh state government employees from next month.

All Central Government employees are getting new and revised rates of HRA as per the recommendations of 7th Pay Commission from 1st July, 2017.

The revised rates of HRA Table:

City Classification HRA Rates
‘X’ Cities 24% of Basic Pay
‘Y’ Cities 16% of Basic Pay
‘Z’ Cities 8% of Basic Pay

The rates of HRA will not be less than Rs.5400/-, 3600/- & 1800/- at X, Y & Z class cities respectively.

The rates of HRA will be revised to 27%, 18% and 9% for X, Y & Z class cities respectively when Dearness Allowance (DA) crosses 25 percent and further revised to 30%, 20% and 10% when DA crosses 50%.

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‘No Accommodation Certificate’ by Employees to become eligible for HRA

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‘No Accommodation Certificate’ by Employees to become eligible for HRA

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

The General Manager,
All Indian Railways/PUs, NF(Con), CORE
The DG/RDSO/Lucknow, DG/NAIR/Vadodara
CA0s,DMW/Patia1a, WPO/Patna, COFMOW/NDLS, RWP/Bela, CAO/IROAF

Dated: 02.04.2019

Sub: Admissibility of House Rent Allowance (HRA) in the event of non-acceptance or surrender of railway residential accommodation.

Ref:
(1) Department of Expenditures, MoFs 0M No.2/5/2017-E.IIB dated 05.03.2019
(2) Rai1way Board’s letter No.E(P&A)II-87/HRA-15, dated 16.5.1988
(3) Rai1way Board’s No.E(P&A)II-95/HRA-3, dated 14.02.1996
(4) Rai1way Board’s letter No.E(P&A)II-99/HRA-2, dated 12.07.1999 & 16.03.2000
(5) Rai1way Board’s letter No.E(P&A)II-2002/HRA-4, dated 16.10.2002 & 09.05.2003
(6) Rai1way Board’s No.E(P&A)II-2010/HRA-2, dated 08.12.2010
(7) Rai1way Board’s letter No.E(P&A)II-2017/HRA-3, dated 15.01.2018

With reference to Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance’s Office Memorandum at (I) & other Railway Board’s references above, Board (MS, FC & CRB) have approved the following:

1. For other than those Railway employees (officers and staff) for whom accommodation is specially earmarked and whose occupation of railway quarter is essential for easy accessibility during emergencies, efficient discharge of their duties, et., the condition of Applying for Government Accommodation and furnishing of ‘No Accommodation Certificate’ by Employees to become eligible for HRA may be dispensed with and Department of Expenditure. MoF’s letter under reference may be made applicable Mutatis Mutandis is for such categories of Railway employees.

2. Railway accommodation so vacated may be allotted to other employees of the same pool or other pool or Essential category employees by changing the pool, if required, by the Zonal Railway. The Quarter-allotment Authority shall promptly take necessary action in this regard.

3. Other extant instructions/guidelines issued from Board on the subject shall remain unchanged as modified from time to time.

Department of Expenditure, MoF’s letter under ref. (1) is enclosed for ready reference.

This issues with the concurrence of Associate Finance of Transformation Cell Of Railway Board.

Kindly acknowledge the receipt and ensure compliance.

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(Umesh Balonda)
Executive Director/S&T)
Transformation Cell

Source: http://www.indianrailways.gov.in

Finance Ministry Clarification on House Rent Allowance On 05th March 2019

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Finmin Clarification on House Rent Allowance On 05 March 2019

Finance Ministry issued clarification orders regarding dispensation of conditions of applying for Government Accommodation and furnishing of ‘No Accommodation Certificate’ for admissibility of House Rent Allowance.

The matter has been examined in this Department and in super session of Para 4(a) of this Department’s O.M. No.2(37)-E.II(B)/64 dated 27.11.1965 read with para 1(1) of O.M. No.11011/1/E.II(B)/75 dated 25.02.1977 and to simplify the procedure relating to grant of House Rent Allowance to Central Government Employees, the President, in consultation with Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and the Staff Side of the National Council (J.C.M), is pleased to decide that the conditions of applying Government Accommodation and furnishing of ‘No Accommodation Certificate’ by Central Government employees to become eligible for House Rent Allowance, are dispensed with for all places, in respect of General Pool Accommodation (GPRA) controlled by Directorate of Estates.

Abolition of Rent Free Accommodation Allowance – 7th CPC

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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 & Urban Affairs,Directorate of Estates, is not applicable to post attached quarters in the postal Department.

This issues with the approval of the Competent Authority.

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(K.V.Vijayakumar)
Assistant Director General (Esst)

Abolition of Rent Free Accommodation Allowance – MoHUA Orders 17.8.2018

Abolition of Rent Free Accommodation Allowance Recommendation of the Seventh Central Pay Commission

18018/1/2017-Pol.lll

Government of India
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
Directorate of Estates

New Delhi, the 17th August, 2017

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Abolition of Rent Free Accommodation Allowance Recommendation of the Seventh Central Pay Commission.

Based upon the recommendation of the Committee of Allowances formed under the aegis of the Seventh Pay Commission vide Para 7 of the Resolution No. 1-2/2016-lC dated 25th July, 2016, Government of lndia has inter alia decided that Rent Free Accommodation Allowance stands abolished with effect from lst July, 2017 vide Resolution No, 11-112016-IC dated 6th July, 2017.

2. This order shall apply to all rent free accommodations allotted to Government employees under General Pool Residential Accommodation. DDOs of all concerned Ministries and Departments are hereby advised to take necessary action at their end.

3. This issues with the approval of the competent authoring.

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(Swarnali Banerjee)
Deputy Director to the Government of India

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Grant Of Additional HRA To Railway Employees Serving In NER, AN, Lakshadweep Islands And Ladakh

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Additional HRA To Railway Employees Serving In The States Of NER, AN, Lakshadweep Islands And Ladakh

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)

RBE No.153 /2018
New Delhi, dated 09.10.2018

No.E(P&A)II-2017/HRA-9

The General Managers/CA0s,
All Indian Railways & Production Units.

Sub :- Grant of additional HRA to the Railway employees 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 Railway Board’s letter No. E(P&A)II-2017/HRA-7, dated 19.07.2017 (RBE No.71/2017) and letter of even number dated 08.11.2017 (RBE No.165/2017) respectively, it has been decided to grant additional HRA at old duty station w.e.f. 01.07.2017 to all those Railway employees who have been transferred to North Eastern Region, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep Islands and Ladakh, prior to 01.07.2017 or after 01.07.2017 and continue to remain posted there after 01.07.2017, as under:-

(i) In case of Railway employees transferred to and posted from a date prior to 01.07.2017 who leave their families behind at the old duty station, the HRA of the old duty station will be calculated on the revised pay drawn on 01.07.2017 with the percentage of rates of HRA effective on 01.07.2017 as per Railway Board’s letter No. E(P&A)I1-2017/HRA-7, dated 19.07.2017 (RBE No.71/2017).

(ii) In case of Railway employees transferred to and posted from a date on or after 01.07.2017 who leave their families behind at the old duty station, the HRA of the old duty station will be calculated on the revised pay drawn on the date of transfer with the percentage rates of HRA effective on the date of transfer.

2. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.

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(N.P.Singh)
Joint Director/Estt.(P&A),
Railway Board

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