Tamil Nadu 7th Pay Commission – Revision of Pay and Allowances – Revision of Rates of House Rent Allowance and City Compensatory Allowance
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Government of Tamil Nadu
2017
MANUSCRIPT SERIES
FINANCE [Pay Cell] DEPARTMENT
G.O.Ms.No.305, Dated 13th October 2017.
(Heyvilambi, Puratasi-27, Thiruvalluvar Aandu 2048)
ABSTRACT
OFFICIAL COMMITTEE, 2017 – Recommendations of the Official Committee,2017 on revision of pay and allowances – Revision of Rates of House Rent Allowance and City Compensatory Allowance – Orders – Issued.
Read the following:-
1. G.O.Ms.No.40, Finance (Pay Cell) Department, dated: 22-02-2017.
2. G.O.Ms.No.189, Finance (Pay Cell) Department, dated 27-06-2017.
3. G.O.Ms.No.303, Finance (Pay Cell) Department, dated:11-10-2017.
ORDER:
The Official Committee, 2017 constituted to examine revision of pay and allowances has inter-alia made recommendations regarding revision of House Rent Allowance and City Compensatory Allowance by retaining the existing slab rates suitably modifying the existing pay ranges based on the revised level pay and also based on the upgradation and reclassification of certain cities / towns.
2. The Government has carefully examined the recommendations of the Official Committee, 2017 and has decided to accept them. Accordingly, Government issue the following orders:-
(A) REVISED RATE OF HOUSE RENT ALLOWANCE
3. The revised rates of House Rent Allowance to employees in different pay ranges in the revised pay structure and different grades of cities and towns shall be as follows:-
|
Sl.No |
Revised Pay Range ( Pay Level in Pay Matrix) (Rupees per mensem) |
Amount of House Rent Allowance (Rupees Per Mensem) |
||||
|
Grade I (a) |
Grade I (b) |
Grade II |
Grade III |
Grade IV |
||
|
1 |
Upto – 13600 |
1300 |
700 |
600 |
400 |
250 |
|
2 |
13601 -17200 |
1500 |
1000 |
700 |
450 |
300 |
|
3 |
17201 – 21000 |
1800 |
1200 |
800 |
500 |
350 |
|
4 |
21001 – 23900 |
2100 |
1400 |
1000 |
700 |
400 |
|
5 |
23901 – 27200 |
2600 |
1700 |
1200 |
800 |
400 |
|
6 |
27201 – 30600 |
3100 |
2000 |
1500 |
1000 |
450 |
|
7 |
30601 – 35400 |
3600 |
2300 |
1700 |
1200 |
500 |
|
8 |
35401 – 37300 |
4200 |
2600 |
1800 |
1500 |
550 |
|
9 |
37301 – 41100 |
4700 |
3000 |
2300 |
1700 |
600 |
|
10 |
41101 – 44500 |
5200 |
3300 |
2600 |
1900 |
650 |
|
11 |
44501 – 50200 |
5700 |
3600 |
2900 |
2000 |
650 |
|
12 |
50201 – 51600 |
6200 |
3800 |
3100 |
2200 |
700 |
|
13 |
51601 – 54000 |
6800 |
4100 |
3200 |
2200 |
750 |
|
14 |
54001 – 55500 |
7300 |
4300 |
3200 |
2200 |
800 |
|
15 |
55501 – 56900 |
7500 |
4300 |
3200 |
2200 |
850 |
|
16 |
56901 – 64200 |
7800 |
4300 |
3200 |
2200 |
850 |
|
17 |
64201 and above |
8300 |
4300 |
3200 |
2200 |
850 |
REVISED RATES OF HOUSE RENT ALLOWANCE IN LIEU OF FREE QUARTERS
4. (1) Higher rates of House Rent Allowance are admissible to employees entitled for rent free quarters but not provided with quarters. The revised rates of House Rent Allowance in lieu of rent free quarters shall be as follows:-
|
SI. No |
Revised Pay Range (Pay level in pay Matrix ) (Rupees per mensem) |
Amount of House Rent Allowance (Rupees per mensem) |
||||
|
Grade I(a) |
Grade I(b) |
Grade II |
Grade -III |
Grade iV |
||
|
1 |
Upto – 13600 |
1700 |
1100 |
900 |
600 |
400 |
|
2 |
13601 – 17200 |
1900 |
1300 |
1100 |
700 |
450 |
|
3 |
17201 – 21000 |
1900 |
1600 |
1200 |
700 |
500 |
|
4 |
21001 – 23900 |
2500 |
1800 |
1400 |
900 |
550 |
|
5 |
23901 – 27200 |
3000 |
2100 |
1600 |
1100 |
600 |
|
6 |
27201 – 30600 |
3500 |
2400 |
1800 |
1200 |
650 |
|
7 |
30601 – 35400 |
4100 |
2400 |
2100 |
1500 |
650 |
|
8 |
35401 – 37300 |
4600 |
3000 |
2400 |
1700 |
700 |
|
9 |
37301 – 41100 |
5100 |
3400 |
2700 |
1900 |
750 |
|
10 |
41101 – 44500 |
5600 |
3700 |
2900 |
2100 |
800 |
|
11 |
44501 – 50200 |
6100 |
3900 |
3200 |
2200 |
850 |
|
12 |
50201 – 51600 |
6700 |
4200 |
3500 |
2400 |
900 |
|
13 |
51601 – 54000 |
7100 |
4500 |
3600 |
2400 |
900 |
|
14 |
54001 – 55500 |
7700 |
4700 |
3600 |
2400 |
950 |
|
15 |
55501 – 56900 |
8000 |
4700 |
3600 |
2400 |
1000 |
|
16 |
56901 – 64200 |
8200 |
4700 |
3600 |
2400 |
1000 |
|
17 |
64201 and above |
8200 |
4700 |
3600 |
2400 |
1000 |
(2) The revised rates of House Rent Allowance in lieu of rent free quarters shall apply to all employees who are eligible for rent free quarters.
RECLASSIFICATION OF CITIES/TOWNS:
5. The present prevailing different grades shall be retained and some cities/towns shall be upgraded and reclassified for the eligibility of House Rent Allowance in different grades as detailed below:
|
Grades |
Existing Classification |
Revised Classification |
|
Grade-I (a) |
Chennai City and places around the City at a distance not exceeding 32 Kms from City limits. If the radius of 32 Kms. falls within a part of a Panchayat Union, the entire Panchayat Union shall be taken for the purpose of giving House Rent Allowance (HRA) as admissible to Grade-I(a) place. |
– No Change – |
|
Grade-I (b) |
Cities of Coimbatore and Madurai and places around them at a distance not exceeding 16 Kms from the city limits. If the radius of 16 Kms. falls within a part of a Panchayat Union, the entire Panchayat Union shall be taken for the purpose of giving House Rent Allowance (HRA) as admissible to Grade-I(b) place. |
Cities of Coimbatore (UA), Madurai (UA), Salem (UA), Tiruppur (UA), Tiruchirappalli (UA), Erode (UA) and places around them at a distance not exceeding 16 Kms. from the city limits and if the radius of 16 Kms. falls within a part of a Panchayat Union, the entire Panchayat Union shall be taken for the purpose of giving House Rent Allowance (HRA) as admissible to Grade-I(b) place. |
|
Grade-II |
Places classified as Grade-‘C’ by Government of India and places around 8 Kms from town limits. If the radius of 8 Kms. falls within a part of a Panchayat Union, the entire Panchayat Union shall be taken for the purpose of giving House Rent Allowance (HRA) as admissible to Grade-II place. |
Places classified as Grade-‘C’ by Government of India in 2004 [List of places classified as Grade-C is appended to this table], all other Municipal Corporations and Special Grade Municipalities and places around 8 Kms from town limits. If the radius of 8 Kms. falls within a part of a Panchayat Union, the entire Panchayat Union shall be taken for the purpose of giving House Rent Allowance (HRA) as admissible to Grade-II place. |
|
Grade-III |
Places in Grade-III [Second TN Pay Commission, 1971] |
All other Municipalities (except Special Grade) and Taluk Headquarters irrespective of local body status. |
|
Grade-IV |
Unclassified Places [wef 1-4-1993] Employees working in the unclassified places who were hitherto entitled to a flat rate of Rs.20/- per mensum be paid HRA at the rates specified in lieu of Rural Service Incentive Allowance. They are therefore not entitled for RSIA on switching over to HRA. |
Unclassified Places. |
List of places classified as Grade-C by Government of India:
Ambur, Arakkonam, Arani, Aruppukkottai, Attur / Bhavani (UA), Bodinayakkanur / Chengalpattu, Chidambaram (UA), Coonoor (UA), Cuddalore / Dharapuram, Dharmapuri, Dindigul / Erode (UA) / Gobi-chettipalayam, Gudiyattam (UA) / Hosur / Kadaiyanallur, Kambam,Kanchipuram (UA), Karaikkudi (UA), Karur (UA), Kovilpatti, Krishnagiri,Kumbakonam (UA) / Mannargudi, Mayiladuthurai, Mettuppalaiyam,Mettur / Nagappattinam (UA), Nagercoil, Namakkal, Neyveli (UA) /Palani (UA), Panruti, Paramakkudi, Pattukkottai, Pollachi (UA), Pudukkottai,Puliyangudi / Rajapalayam, Ramanathapuram / Sankarankoil,Sivakasi (UA), Srivilliputtur / Theni-Allinagaram, Tenkasi, Thanjavur,Thiruvarur, Tindivanam, Tiruchengode, Tirunelveli (UA), Tiruppattur,Tiruppur (UA), Tiruvannamalai, Thoothukkudi (UA) / Udhagamandalam,Udumalaippettai / Valparai, Vanyambadi (UA), Vellore (UA), Villupuram, Virudhunagar, Virudhachalam.
RECOVERY OF RENT FOR OCCUPYING GOVERNMENT QUARTERS
6. (1) The Government also direct that in respect of employees in the Level-5 and below in the pay matrix and the employees who are entitled to the facility of rent free accommodation, no rent recovery shall be made as hitherto for occupying quarters provided by Government or its agencies. For others, the revised rent recovery shall be as indicated below:-
|
Sl.No |
Revised Pay Range [Rupees per mensem] |
Recovery of Rent (Percentage per mensem) |
|||
|
Grade-I(a) and Grade-I(b) |
Grade-II |
Grade-III |
Grade-IV |
||
|
1 |
18201 – 26200 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
26201 – 48700 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
|
3 |
48701 and above |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
(2) The revised rent recovery shall take effect from 1st October, 2017.The rent recovery already made at old rates with effect from 1-1-2016 to 30-9-2017 needs no revision even after the re-fixation of pay in the revised pay structure.
(3) The Government also direct that the Government employees occupying houses provided by Accommodation Controller and who pay rent above the rate of rent prescribed for occupying Government quarters be allowed such amount in excess of the rent prescribed for occupation of Government quarters as House Rent Allowance subject to the maximum limit of House Rent Allowance eligible to them.
(B) REVISED RATE OF CITY COMPENSATORY ALLOWANCE
7. The cities of Tiruppur and Erode, which was classified as ‘Y’ by Government of India for the purpose of House Rent Allowance shall also be included for City Compensatory Allowance. Accordingly, revised rates of City Compensatory Allowance (CCA) for employees in different pay ranges in the revised pay structures shall be as follows:
|
Sl. No. |
Revised Pay Range (Pay Level in the Pay Matrix) [Rupees per mensem] |
Amount of City Compensatory Allowance (Rupees per mensem) |
|
|
Chennai city and areas around the city at a distance not exceeding 32 Kms. from the city limits. |
Cities of Coimbatore, Madurai, Salem, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Tiruppurand Erode and areas around them at a distance not exceeding 16 Kms. from the city limits.
|
||
|
1 |
Below 20600 |
360 |
180 |
|
2 |
20601 – 30800 |
500 |
260 |
|
3 |
30801 – 41100 |
800 |
400 |
|
4 |
41101 and above |
1200 |
720 |
8. The revised rates of House Rent Allowance and City Compensatory Allowance shall take effect from 1st October, 2017.
9. These orders shall apply to the Government employees and teachers including employees of local bodies and also to the teachers and employees in aided educational institutions.
10. Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Special Pay and Allowances Rules will be notified separately.
(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)
K.SHANMUGAM
ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT