7th Pay Commission – Committee on Allowances submits HRA report to Government.

7th Pay Commission – Committee on Allowances submits HRA report to Government.

As per Media report on different sites,  the Committee on Allowances, headed by Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa has submitted its report on Housing Rent Allowance (HRA) to the government, reports NDTV. The submission of report further paves the way for government to implement the hike in allowances as per the revised recommendations of 7th Pay Commission. The date of allowance hike is expected to be April 1. Centre is expected to make the announcement after the five-state elections conclude on March 8.

The 7th Pay Commission had recommended that HRA should be paid at the rate of 24 per cent, 16 per cent and 8 per cent of the new Basic Pay, depending on the type of cities while unions demanded HRA at 30, 20 and 10 per cent.  While employee union believes that if the government can’t raise the HRA then it can also not decrease it. The government is expected to announce its decision post-March 8, after elections of five states are over. With this the central government will not violate the model code of conduct.

The government has divided transport allowance into two parts, one being CCA and the other one is TA. It is believed that this might be separated from DA and might be set on a fix slab.  It is being said that employee demand has been accepted  and the committee has agreed to pay HRA according to the sixth pay commission.

Ashok Lava’s committee had in October last year stated that his team was ready with its report. As per now, the central government employees are paid allowances according to the 6th Pay Commission recommendations until issuing of higher allowances notification. In October 2016, Ashok Lavasa had said, “We are ready to submit our report, whenever Finance Minister Arun Jaitley calls up”.

HRA will benefit  48 lakh employees of central government, and will also be helpful for pensioners. If the suggestions of the pay commission are approved, then the basic pay will increase along with allowances. The 7th pay commission had suggested for stopping 51 allowances and merging 37 others out of 196 allowances.

source: gconnect.in

Disbursement of Salary for the Month of February, 2017 on 27th February, 2017 Due to Nation-wide Bank Strike on 28th February, 2017.

Disbursement of Salary for the Month of February, 2017 on 27th February, 2017 Due to Nation-wide Bank Strike on 28th February, 2017.

Office Memorandum Issued by Controller General of Accounts, Ministry of Finance, New Delhi for payment of Salary on 27th February, 2017 due to Bank Strike.

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7th Pay Commission – Centre expands ambit of Panel examining CPC-related anomalies

7th Pay Commission – Centre expands ambit of Panel examining CPC-related anomalies

The Centre has expanded the ambit of a panel looking into anomalies arising out of the implementation of the 7th Pay Commission recommendations.



The work of the anomaly committee, which has representatives from both official and staff sides, is to act on representations received from the employees against the pay panel’s recommendations.



The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has modified the definition of anomaly to include “Where the official side and the staff side are of the opinion that the vertical and horizontal relativities have been disturbed as a result of the 7th Pay Commission (CPC) to give rise to anomalous situation,” as per an official order.

The inclusion of term “disturbance of vertical and horizontal relativities” (referred to as gaps in pay among various group of employees/officers working at the same level) will help in expanding the approach of the anomaly committee, a senior DoPT official said.



Now the anomaly will include cases where the official side and the staff side are of the opinion that any recommendation is in contravention of the principle or the policy enunciated by the seventh CPC itself without the Commission assigning any reason.

“It will also include cases where the maximum of the level in the pay matrix corresponding to the applicable grade pay in the pay band under the pre-revised structure is less than the amount an employee is entitled to be fixed at,” the order said.

The DoPT had in August last year asked all central government departments to set up committees to look into various pay-related anomalies arising out of the pay panel’s recommendations.



Source: gconnect

7th Pay Commission Allowances May Increase upto 30%

7th Pay Commission Allowances May Increase upto 30%