7th Pay Commission HRA for Defence Personnel

7th Pay Commission HRA for Defence Personnel – 7th CPC Military Brochure – House Rent Allowance & Rates of House Rent

7th Pay Commission HRA for Defence Personnel Allowance – Matrix for House Rent Allce has been introduced
House Rent Allce.

Matrix for House Rent Allce has been introduced. The Matrix is given below:-

Whether the JCOs/OR has any Dependents	Field Posting	Non-Field Posting
Whether the JCOs/OR has any Dependents	Field Posting	Staying in Barracks	Not Staying in Barracks
Yes	Full HRA applicable at the Selected Place of Residence of the Dependents*	Reduced HRA applicable at the Selected Place of Residence of the Dependents**	Full HRA applicable at that place if government accommodation not available#
No	Full HRA applicable at Class Z city, i.e., 10 percent of Basic Pay	Reduced HRA applicable at the place of posting@	Full HRA applicable at that place if government accommodation not available #

An employee with dependents, during field posting or staying in Barracks as functional requirement will be eligible for accommodation for his dependents anywhere in the country.

* Provided government accommodation is not available for the dependents at Selected Place of Residence. If government accommodation is available, no HRA is payable.

** Reduced HRA means rate of HRA applicable reduced by 5 percent. However, the reduced amount cannot be less than the lowest rate of HRA applicable to Class Z cities/towns. Allowance is available provided employee is required to stay in barracks as a functional requirement and government accommodation is not available for the dependents at Selected Place of Residence. If employee is staying in barracks by choice or government accommodation is available at Selected Place of Residence, no HRA is payable. @ Reduced HRA means rate of HRA applicable reduced by 5%.

However, the reduced amount cannot be less than the lowest rate of HRA applicable to Class Z cities/towns. Allowance is available provided employee is required to stay in Barracks as a functional requirement. If employee is staying in Barracks by choice, no HRA is payable.

# Provided government accommodation is not available, else no HRA is payable.

Rates of House Rent Allce.

Classification of Cities	Rate
X	24% of Basic Pay
Y	16% of Basic Pay
Z	8% of Basic Pay

Note :-

(a) HRA shall not be less than Rs 5,400 per month, Rs 3,600 per month and Rs 1,800 per month calculated @30% of minimum pay for X (population of 50 lakh & above), 20% for Y (5 to 50 lakh) and 10% for Z (below 5 lakh) category of cities respectively.

(b) HRA shall be revised to 27%, 18% & 9% of Basic Pay in X, Y & Z cities when Dearness Allowance (DA) crosses 25% and further to 30%, 20% and 10% of Basic Pay in X, Y & Z cities when DA crosses 50%.
Download / Read 7th Pay Commission House Rent Allowance & Rates of House Rent – Brochure enclosed