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Hra For Armed Force Rule
Hra For Armed Force Rule
3(1)/201S-DCQ&C)
Government of India
Ministry of Defence
New Delhi.
Dated 11 th October, 2017.
To
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Sir,
I am directed to say that consequent on the decisions of the Government 011 the
recommendations of Seventh Central Pay Commission, the President is pleased to
decide for grant of I-IRA to Armed Forces Personnel in partial modification of MoD
letter No. 10(55)/98/D(Q&C) dated 18th November, 2008 as amended from time to
rime that the admissibility ofHRA shall be as under:
2. The list of cities/towns classified as X,Y and Z vide Ministry of Finance, Dept.
of Expenditure OM No. 2/5/2017- E.II(B) dated 7th July, 2017 for the purpose of grant
ofHRA is enclosed as Annexure to these orders.
3. The rates ofHRA will not be less thanRs. 5400/-,3600/-.& 1800/- at X, Y & Z
class cities respectively.
4. The rates ofI-lRA will be revised to 27%, 18% and 9% for X, Y & Z class cities
respectively when Dearness Allowance (DA) corsses 25 percent and further revised to
30%,20% and 10% when DA corsses 50%.
5. The term "basic pay" in the revised pay structure means the pay drawn in the
prescribed pay levels in the Pay Matrix and does not include Non-Practising
Allowance (NPA), Military Service Pay (MSP) etc. or any other type of pay like
special pay etc.
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6. Special orders on continuance of HRA at Delhi eX' class city) rates to Central
Government employees posted at Faridabad, Ghaziabad, NOIDA and Gurgaon, at
Jalandhar (' Y' class city) rates to Jalandhar Cantt. at "Y" class city rates to Shillong,
Goa & Port Blair and HRA at par with Chandigarh (,Y' class city) to Panchkula.
S.A.S. Nagar(Mohali) which have been allowed to continue vide Para '4' ofMof O.1v1.
No. 2/5/2014-D.II(B) dated 21.07.2015 and O.IVl. No. 2/2/2016-E.II(B) dated
03.02.2017, shall continue till further orders.
7. Other terms and conditions governing ERA to Armed Forces will remain
unchanged.
8. The allowances relating to CILQ. FAA and SNLQ henceforth stand abolished
as a separate allowance. Eligible employees to be governed by the newly proposed
provisions for Housing for Personnel Below Officers Rank (PBORs).
9. The revised rates of the above allowances Vi/ill be effected from I" July, 2017.
10. This issues with the concurrence of the Ministry of Defence (Finance/Works)
vide their ID No. 363/Fin/\V-IIII17 dated 10.10.2017.
Yours Faithfully,
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(Girish Chandra ~tava)
Dy. Director
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