Is the HRA Paid To CG Employees As Per The Recommendations Of 7th Pay Commission Sufficient?

Is the House Rent Allowance paid to Central Government employees as per the recommendations of Seventh Pay Commission sufficient? If the question is to be answered at a superficial level, the answer is yes. Let us analyze things from the angle of a lower rung employee. An employee is paid HRA at the rate of 24%, 16% and 8% of his basic salary based on the city where he works. For HRA purpose, cities in India are divided into three groups, namely X, Y and Z, and HRA is paid respectively at the rate of 24%, 16% and 8%...