7th central pay commission news today: Apart from dearness allowance, the biggest announcement can also be regarding Travel Allowance (TA). Now all that is waiting is for the approval of increase in dearness allowance. The Union Cabinet can approve it in the month of March.
The coming month is going to be very special for central employees. They will get all-round benefits. It is certain that dearness allowance will increase. There has been a jump of 4 percent in this. Dearness allowance of employees will reach 50 percent. But, there will be many big changes for the central government employees in the first half of the year. Expectations are very high in view of the Lok Sabha elections. Apart from dearness allowance, the biggest announcement can also be regarding Travel Allowance (TA). Now all that is waiting is for the approval of increase in dearness allowance. The Union Cabinet can approve it in the month of March. After this, there will be a jump in other allowances also.
When will there be increase in Dearness Allowance (DA)?
First of all there has to be an increase in the dearness allowance of central employees. It will get approval from the government in March 2024. AICPI index numbers from July to December 2023 have confirmed that central employees will get 50 percent dearness allowance. There has been a jump of 4 percent in dearness allowance. The current DA rate is 46 percent.
There will also be a rise in Travel Allowance (TA)
The most important thing for the employees will be travel allowance. After DA, there may also be a jump in Travel Allowance (TA). By combining travel allowance with salary pay band, the increase in DA can be even higher. Travel allowance is linked to different pay bands. In higher TPTA cities, travel allowance for Grade 1 to 2 is Rs 1800 and Rs 1900. Grade 3 to 8 gets Rs 3600 + DA. Whereas, for other places this rate is Rs 1800 + DA.
There will be revision in HRA also
A major change may also be seen in the House Rent Allowance (HRA) of employees. There will be revision in this also after DA increase in March. Actually, according to the rules, it will be revised if the dearness allowance crosses 50 percent. At present HRA is given at the rate of 27, 24, 18 percent. It is divided into categories Z, Y, X of cities. If dearness allowance will be 50 percent then HRA will also increase to 30, 27, 21 percent.
3 gifts confirmed for central employees
3 gifts for central employees will be confirmed in March 2024. First, increase in dearness allowance, second, increase in travel allowance and third, revision in HRA. It is expected that their new rates can be fixed before Holi 2024. Usually, the government announces the dearness allowance applicable from January in March. In such a situation, dearness allowance will be approved only in March 2024. There is sure to be a revision of 3 percent in the maximum category of HRA. Because, dearness allowance will be 50 percent. At the same time, there will be an increase in travel allowance according to the grade.
