7th Pay Commission: Central employees are going to get a big gift in the new year. There is a possibility of a huge increase in salary. Talks of increasing HRA and basic salary are coming to the fore.
7th Pay Commission: The central government is going to give gifts to its employees on the new year. The government had increased Dearness Allowance (DA) and TA along with Diwali bonus this month. Now once again there is talk of increasing one more allowance. There are speculations that central employees can get its benefit from the month of January. According to the reports coming in the media, the House Rent Allowance (HRA) given to the employees can be increased. Due to this, there will be a bumper increase in the salary of the employees. The Finance Ministry has started considering the demand for implementation of House Rent Allowance (HRA) of more than 11.56 lakh employees in this regard.
The ministry has sent the proposal to the Railway Board. After getting this proposal approved from there, the employees will get House Rent Allowance (HRA) from January 2021. After this the salary of the employees will increase significantly. Let us tell you, Indian Railway Technical Supervisors Association (IRTSA) and National Federation of Railwaymen (NFIR) have demanded to implement HRA from January 1, 2021.
HRA is different in different cities
House Rent Allowance (HRA) is given according to the city. Cities are divided into X, Y and Z categories, employees who fall under X category will now get more than Rs 5400 per month HRA. At the same time, HRA will be paid to the Y category person at the rate of Rs 3600 per month and then the Z category person at the rate of Rs 1800 per month. Cities with a population of more than 50 lakhs come in the X category. Employees of these cities will get 27 percent HRA. At the same time, 18 percent will be given in Y category cities and 9 percent will be given in Z category.
There will be an increase in the basic salary of the employees!
Central employees are going to get many gifts in the new year. Employees of some departments are to be promoted at the end of December this year, so their increased salary will come in January 2022. Similarly, the central government can increase the fitment factor before the budget to be presented next year. Increasing the fitment factor will increase the basic salary of the employees.
