HRA, Transport Allowance, and Dearness Allowance are payable to Central Government Employees
Various Allowances for Centeral Government Employees which are granted based on nature of work, place of posting, hirarchy of post / cadre are governed by Office Memorandums issued by Government from time time. After 7th Pay Commission reviewed all the allowances payable to Central Government Employees including Railway Employees, Civilian Defence Employees and Defence Personnel and gave its recommendations in the year 2016.
While Government implemented the recommendations of 7th Pay Commission with regard to Pay with effect from 1st January 2016, a committee was constituted by Govt as far as Allowances are concerned to study the recommendations of 7th Pay Commission. As per the report of Committee on allowances submitted to Govt in April 2017, certain allowances were revised while others were either abolished or subsumed with the prevailing allowances. Prominent Allowances / Incentives which are applicable to Central Government Employees are as follows.
- Dearness Allowance
- House Rent Allowance
- Transport Allowance
- Children Education Allowance
- Travelling Allowance while on Tour
- Deputation Allowance (Applicable to officers who are deputed to other departments)
- Fixed Medical Allowance for Pensioners.
- Higher Qualification Allowance
- Leave Travel Concession
- Leave encashment (while on duty and at the time of retirement)
- Non-Practicing Allowance
Latest updates on Allowances
Double/Additional Transport Allowance out of the 50%/35% ceiling relating to Divyangjan – Date of effect of Implementation: FinMin OM dated 16.03.2023 No.W-02/0015/2021-DPE (WC)-GL-V/2023 Government of India Ministry of Finance Department…
Plan to increase Minimum Wages across the country: Rajya Sabha QA GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1865 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2023…
Cabinet approves 4% hike of Dearness Allowance to Central Governments employees and Dearness Relief to Pensioners with effect from 01.01.2023 Ministry of Finance Cabinet approves release of an additional instalment…
Release of DA Arrears to Central Government Employees and Pensioners: Lok Sabha QA to be answered on 13.03.2023 Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure Lok Sabha Unstarred…
Admissibility of daily allowance in case of free boarding and lodging after implementation of 7th CPC recommendations F. No. FCI HQ-WRCO13(14)1/2022-WRC Food Corporation of India Headquarters New Delhi (Circular No-…
Enhancement of Fixed Medical Allowance (FMA): Reminder to the Secretary, Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare Bharatiya Pratiraksha Mazdoor Sangh (AN ALL INDIA FEDERATION OF DEFENCE WORKERS) (AN INDUSTRIAL UNIT…
Reimbursement of Children Education Allowance (CEA) to Central Government servants having Divyang Children: DOPT OM dated 17.02.2023 No. A-27012/01/2022-Estt.(AL) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department…
Dearness Allowance for Workmen and Officer Employees in banks for the months of February, March & April, 2023 under XI BPS/ 8th Joint Note dated 11.11.2020: IBA Indian Banks’ Association…
All-India Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) for the month of December, 2022 decreased by 0.2 points and stood at 132.3 points: Labour Bureau GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF…
Additional HRA on posting to North East Region is to reward the persons: High Court The Manipur High Court recently observed that the purpose and object of granting the benefit…
Extension of Night Duty Allowance to erstwhile Group ‘D’ employees working in RTS &D under DGRVS/ Army HQ: BPMS Order dated 24.01.2023 Bharatiya Pratiraksha Mazdoor Sangh (AN ALL INDIA FEDERATION…
DA @ 37.2% payable to the executives and non-unionized supervisors of Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) w.e.f. 01.01.2023 for 2017 Pay Scales No. W-02 /0039/2017-DPE (WC)-GL-1/2023 Government of India Ministry…