House
rent allowance (HRA) in 7th CPC rates-Central Govt Employees
All central employees and pensioners eagerly expected the 7th CPC report
and its details. Because pay commission is the only opportunity for employees
to get revised pay structure and allowances.
June 29th Cabinet Approves 7th CPC report
All medias highlighted some main points like minimum pay 18000,New pay matrix
method, and House rent allowance decreased from 10%,20%,30% to 8%,16%,24%
respectively.
Employees are not fully satisfied with that news. On July 25th revised
pay rules 2016 published in the gazette notification. Employees were expected
that they will get the new salary with allowances in coming months. But govt
announced that employees will receive the only 7th CPC pay hike . Allowances
will be paid as per 6th CPC rate because govt wants to examine allowances which
7th pay commission recommended.
Most of the employees are thinking that at the time itself federations might
have been accepted the recommendations and after that negotiate with govt
authorities about minimum pay and allowances.
Employees already received salaries without 7th CPC allowances. So this
situation brings more pressure to trade unions to reach a positive settlement.
If it fails in this regard then decide to take a struggle path it might
be a conversation among employees.
6 th CPC actual implement date is 1/1/2006.But recommendations come to effect
on 1/9/2008.Central employees received arrears from 1/1/2006 without allowances
including HRA. In the same manner, all allowances including HRA not been paid
with 7th CPC revised pay. They received
HRA and other allowances in 6th CPC rate which makes a heavy loss to central
employees. They feel happy only if they are getting arrears with allowances and
also govt will receive good responses from staff side.
The NC JCM also mentioned in a letter dated 12th October to Govt of India that
all allowances to be paid from 1/1/2016.
Govt
conduct meeting on 24th and 25 th October with NC/JCM to solve the issues of
allowances and minimum pay. But It was assured by the Secretary(DoP&T)
that, the issues raised by the Staff Side(JCM) would be taken up in the
Allowance Committee meeting.
For example a govt servant basic as on 01/01/2016 is 50500.Below table shows
the difference between 6th CPC HRA and 7th CPC HRA.
6th CPC HRA
7th CPC HRA 24%
Difference
5754
12120
6366
Due to heavy loss in HRA employees are thinking about the decision which makes
the way to govt for reconsidering allowances. Almost 10 months crossed without
new HRA. No one knows the exact date of getting new HRA and other allowances
with salary. All federations and Associations have to put their maximum effort
to receive arrears with all allowances. The huge money must take rest at
employees hands only because it belongs to them.
Source:http://7thCPCnews.in/house-rent-allowance-hra-in-7th-CPC-rates-central-govt-employees/