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)

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Checkout following links to get more information on the Recommendations of 7th Pay Commission

• Who are entitled to 7th Pay Commission additional Bunching increment ?
• 7th Pay Commission Pension for Pre-2016 Pensioners – CPAO instructions
• 7th Pay Commission Pension fixation based on Notional Pay – Procedure envisaged by Finance Ministry
• Revision of 7th Pay Commission Pension on notional pay – Confederation’s Analysis
• 7th Pay Commission Pension Fixation based on notional pay fixed in 7th Pay Commission Pay Matrix – Illustrations
• Revised 7th Pay Commission Pension fixation for Pre-2016 Pensioners and Family Pensioners – Orders issued
• Payment of arrears on ad-hoc basis of pay to Defence Forces
• 7th Pay Commission Latest News – Increase in Basic Pay meagre but expected gains out of other compensation, a solace
• 7th Pay Commission – Revision in 7th CPC report expected to be made by Empowered Committee
• 7th Pay Commission News – Who are to be benefited more in terms of higher pay ?
• 7th Pay Commission report on DA, CEA, FPA, NPA, OTA and other Allowances
• 7th Pay Commission Report on Leave Encashment of Earned Leave
• Family Planning Allowance be abolished – 7th Pay Commission
• 7th Pay Commission’s suggestions on NPS
• 7th Pay Commission Report to be processed by Empowered Committee – Finance Ministry Order
• Heads of NDC, NDA and DSSC institutions should be upgraded to Apex Scale – 7th Pay Commission
• JPA, SPA, Off-set Machine Operator, Machine Man and Electrical Supervisor to get higher grade pay – 7th CPC Recommendations
• Store Keeper (Tech) and Asst Store Keeper to get higher grade pay – 7th CPC Recommendations
• Assistant Research Officer and Senior Research Assistant of CWC to get next higher Grade Pay – 7th Pay Commission
• Comparison of Pay between Central Government Civilian and Defence Forces Officers
• Higher Grade Pay for Railway Commercial clerk, Reservation Clerk and ticket checking staff
• Assistant Station Master (ASM) to get higher grade pay and upgraded to SM – 7th CPC Recommendations
• Sub Inspectors and Inspectors of CBI to get higher grade pay – 7th CPC Recommendations
• IB ACIO-II and ACIO-I to get higher Grade Pay – 7th Pay Commission
• CGWB Technical Operator (Drilling) be given GP 1900 – 7th Pay Commission

Source: 7th Pay Commission Report