Transport Allowance recommended by 7th pay Commission

Transport Allowance (TPTA) is granted to cover the expenditure involved in commuting between place of residence and place of duty. The existing rates are as under:

Employees Drawing	A1/A Class City (₹ pm)	Other Places (₹ pm)
GP 5400 and above	3200 + DA	1600 + DA
GP 4200 to GP 4800 and other employees drawing GP<4200 but pay in the pay band equivalent to ₹7440 and above	1600 + DA	800 + DA
GP<4200 and pay in the pay band below ₹7440	600 + DA	400 + DA

Transport Allowance structure recommended by 7th Pay Commission is as follows

Pay Level

Higher TPTA Cities
(₹ pm)

Other Places
(₹ pm)

9 and above

7200+DA

3600+DA

3 to 8

3600+DA

1800+DA

1 and 2

1350+DA

900+DA

The following table would be useful to equate the existing pay band / Grade pay structure with the New Pay level

Levels as per the Pay Matrix

Existing Pay Bands	Existing levels of Grade Pay	Available for*	New Levels
PB-1	1800	C	1
	1900	C	2
	2000	C,D	3
	2400	C	4
	2800	C,D	5
PB-2	3400	D	5A
	4200	C,D	6
	4600	C,D	7
	4800	C,D	8
	5400	C	9
PB-3	5400	C,D,M	10
	5700	M	10A
	6100	D	10B
	6100	M	10B
	6600	C,D,M	11
	7600	C	12
PB-4	7600	M	12
	8000	D	12A
	8400	M	12B
	8700	C	13
	8700	D	13
	8900	C	13A
	8900	D	13A
	9000	M	13B
	10000		14
HAG			15
HAG+			16
Apex			17
Cabinet Secretary, Defence Chiefs			18
*C: Civil; D: Defence; M: Military Nursing Service (MNS)