Allowance‘ is the primary salary element for Central Government employees. The particular three allowances are common for all groups of Central government employees. 1. Dearness Allowance, 2. Transport Allowance and 3. House Rent Allowance. The other allowances are applicable only to particular employees and officers. The 7th Pay Commission has recommended 196 allowances on its report.
7th CPC Allowances Gazette Notification Order PDF Download
Recently the Dearness Allowance increased to 28% from July 2021 for Central Government employees and pensioners. It seems this DA hike will impact the rates of various allowances as per recommendations of the 7th pay commission! The Central Government constituted a review committee on allowances in July 2016. The committee submitted its report in April 2017 and the same was implemented in July 2017. The 7th CPC recommended that the particular allowances will be hiked after DA crosses the mark of 25% & 50%. We are listing here all the allowances to be hiked with effect from 1st July 2021.
House Rent Allowance – Rates of 27%, 18% & 9% to be revised when DA reaches 25%
Briefcase Allowance – The allowance will be hiked by 25% after DA crosses 50%
Conveyance Allowance – The allowance will increase by 25% each time DA rises by 50%
Detachment Allowance – The amount of allowance will increase by 25% each time DA rises by 50%
7th CPC Dearness Allowance
Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) both are the same. Dearness allowance and Dearness relief are being granted to existing employees and retired employees respectively. Dearness allowance is calculated on the basis of the current basic pay of Government employees and the dearness relief is calculated on the basis of the basic pension of Government pensioners.
7th CPC House Rent Allowance
The Rate of House Rent Allowance (HRA) was Revised to 27%, 18% and 9% for X Class, Y Class and Z Class Cities respectively with effect from 1st July 2021 – Orders issued on 18th August 2021.
7th CPC Transport Allowance
Transport allowance is given to all employees working in Central Govt services for the expenditure on travel from residence to office and back. Employees are using various modes of travel to come to the workplace and return.
7th CPC Briefcase Allowance
The reimbursement will be limited to the above-mentioned ceiling limits subject to the submission of proper invoices or bills with the GST number, Book number and invoice number of the trader.
7th CPC Conveyance Allowance
Conveyance Allowance is paid to Doctors for visits to hospitals and dispensaries outside normal duty hours as well as for making domiciliary visits. It is also paid to those employees who maintain their own Motor Car, Scooters, Motor Cycle, Moped and have to undertake frequent journeys on official business in their conveyance.
7th Pay Commission Library Allowance
Library Allowance is granted to teachers in various ministries, who are assigned to library duties.
List of 7th CPC Allowances PDF
You can download the 7th Pay Commission compiled a comprehensive list of 196 Allowances in its report. The detailed list of allowances is available in PDF format. Click to download the 7th Allowances PDF.
Committee on Allowances Report 2017
The Government of India, vide OM No.1/2016-IC dated 23rd July 2016 constituted a committee under the Chairmanship of Finance Secretary & Secretary (Expenditure) as Chairman, Secretaries of Home Affairs, Defence, Health & Family Welfare, Personnel & Training, Posts and Chairman, Railway Board as Members to examine the recommendations of the 7th CPC on Allowances.
7th CPC List of 196 Allowances
7th Pay Allowances List (A – Series)
| 7th Pay Commission Accident Allowance |
| 7th Pay Commission Acting Allowance |
| 7th Pay Commission Aeronautical Allowance |
| 7th Pay Commission Air Despatch Pay |
| 7th Pay Commission Air Steward Allowance |
| 7th Pay Commission Air Worthiness Certificate Allowance |
| 7th Pay Commission Allowance in Lieu of Kilometer age (ALK) |
| 7th Pay Commission Allowance in Lieu of Running Room Facilities |
| 7th Pay Commission Annual Allowance |
| 7th Pay Commission Antarctica Allowance |
| 7th Pay Commission Assisting Cashier Allowance |
| 7th Pay Commission Accounts Stock Verifiers (ASV) Allowance |
- 7th Pay Commission Bad Climate Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Bhutan Compensatory Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Boiler Watch Keeping Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Book Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Breach of Rest Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Breakdown Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Briefcase Allowance
7th Pay Allowances List (C – Series)
- 7th Pay Commission Camp Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Canteen Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Caretaking Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Cash Handling Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Handling and Treasury Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Children Education Allowance (CEA)
- 7th Pay Commission CI Ops Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Classification Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Clothing Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Coal Pilot Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Command Battalion for Resolute Action (COBRA) Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Command Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Commando Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Commercial Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Compensation in Lieu of Quarters (CILQ)
- 7th Pay Commission Compensatory (Construction or Survey) Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Composite Personal Maintenance Allowance (CPMA)
- 7th Pay Commission Condiment Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Constant Attendance Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Conveyance Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Cooking Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Cost of Living Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Court Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Cycle Allowance
7th Pay Allowances List (D – Series)
- 7th Pay Commission Daily Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Daily Allowance on Foreign Travel
- 7th Pay Commission Dearness Allowance (DA)
- 7th Pay Commission Deputation (Duty) Allowance for Civilians
- 7th Pay Commission Deputation (Duty) Allowance for Defence Personnel
- 7th Pay Commission Desk Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Detachment Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Diet Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Dual Charge Allowance
7th Pay Allowances List (E – Series)
- 7th Pay Commission Educational Concession
- 7th Pay Commission Electricity Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Entertainment Allowance for Cabinet Secretary
- 7th Pay Commission Entertainment Allowance in Indian Railways
- 7th Pay Commission Extra Duty Allowance
7th Pay Allowances List (F – Series)
- 7th Pay Commission Family Accommodation Allowance (FAA)
- 7th Pay Commission Family HRA Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Family Planning Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Field Area Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Fixed Medical Allowance (FMA)
- 7th Pay Commission Fixed Monetary Compensation
- 7th Pay Commission Flag Station Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Flight Charge Certificate Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Flying Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Flying Squad Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Free Fall Jump Instructor Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Funeral Allowance
7th Pay Allowances List (G – Series)
- 7th Pay Commission Ghat Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Good Service/Good Conduct/Badge Pay
7th Pay Allowances List (H – Series)
- 7th Pay Commission Haircutting Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Handicapped Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Hard Area Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Hair dying Money
- 7th Pay Commission Headquarters Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Health and Malaria Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission High Altitude Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Higher Proficiency Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Higher Qualification Incentive for Civilians
- 7th Pay Commission Holiday Compensatory Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Holiday Monetary Compensation
- 7th Pay Commission Hospital Patient Care Allowance (HPCA)/Patient
- 7th Pay Commission HPCA and PCA
- 7th Pay Commission House Rent Allowance (HRA)
- 7th Pay Commission Hutting Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Hydrographic Survey Allowance
7th Pay Allowances List (I & J – Series)
- 7th Pay Commission Initial Equipment Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Instructional Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Internet Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Investigation Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Island Special Duty Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Judge Advocate General Department Examination Award
7th Pay Allowances List (K – Series)
- 7th Pay Commission Kilometraage Allowance (KMA)
- 7th Pay Commission Kit Maintenance Allowance
7th Pay Allowances List (L – Series)
- 7th Pay Commission Language Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Language Award
- 7th Pay Commission Language Reward and Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Launch Campaign Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Leave Travel Concession (LTC)
- 7th Pay Commission Library Allowance
7th Pay Allowances List (M – Series)
- 7th Pay Commission MARCOS and Chariot Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Medal Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Messing National Holiday Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Metropolitan Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Mileage Allowance for journeys by road
- 7th Pay Commission Mobile Phone Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Monetary Allowance attached to Gallantry Awards
7th Pay Allowances List (N – Series)
- 7th Pay Commission National Holiday Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Newspaper Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Night Duty Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Night Patrolling Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Non-Practicing Allowance (NPA)
- 7th Pay Commission Nuclear Research Plant Support Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Nursing Allowance
7th Pay Allowances List (O – Series)
- 7th Pay Commission Official Hospitality Grant in Defence forces
- 7th Pay Commission Officiating Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Operation Theatre Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Orderly Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Organization Special Pay
- 7th Pay Commission Out of Pocket Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Outfit Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Outstation (Detention) Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Outstation (Relieving) Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Out-turn Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Overtime Allowance (OTA)
7th Pay Allowances List (P – Series)
- 7th Pay Commission Para Allowances
- 7th Pay Commission Para Jump Instructor Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Parliament Assistant Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission PCO Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Post Graduate Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Professional Update Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Project Allowance
7th Pay Allowances List (Q – Series)
- 7th Pay Commission Qualification Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Qualification Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Qualification Pay
7th Pay Allowances List (R – Series)
- 7th Pay Commission Rajbhasha Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Rajdhani Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Ration Money Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Refreshment Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Rent Free Accommodation
- 7th Pay Commission Reward for Meritorious Service
- 7th Pay Commission Risk Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Robe Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Robe Maintenance Allowance
7th Pay Commission Allowances Calculator
7th Pay Allowances List (S – Series)
- 7th Pay Commission Savings Bank Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Sea Going Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Secret Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Shoe Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Shorthand Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Shunting Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Siachen Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Single in Lieu of Quarters (SNLQ)
- 7th Pay Commission Soap Toilet Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Space Technology Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Special Allowance for Child Care for Women with Disabilities
- 7th Pay Commission Special Allowance to Chief Safety Officers / Safety Officers
- 7th Pay Commission Special Appointment Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Special Compensatory (Hill Area) Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Special Compensatory (Remote Locality) Allowance (SCRLA)
- 7th Pay Commission Special Department of Telecom (DOT) Pay
- 7th Pay Commission Special Duty Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Special Forces Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Special Incident/Investigation/Security Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Special Security Allowance (SSA)
- 7th Pay Commission Special Level Crossing (LC) Gate Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Special National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) Pay
- 7th Pay Commission Special Running Staff Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Special Scientists’ Pay
- 7th Pay Commission Specialist Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Spectacle Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Split Duty Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Study Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Submarine Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Submarine Duty Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Submarine Technical Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Subsistence Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Sumptuary Allowance in Training Establishments
- 7th Pay Commission Sumptuary Allowance to Judicial Officers in
- 7th Pay Commission Sunderban Allowance
7th Pay Allowances List (T – Series)
- 7th Pay Commission TA Bounty
- 7th Pay Commission Territorial Army Allowance.
- 7th Pay Commission TA for Retiring Employees
- 7th Pay Commission TA on Transfer
- 7th Pay Commission Technical Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Technical Allowance (Tier-II) to continue beyond 31.03.2018 only after reviewing of courses.
- 7th Pay Commission Tenure Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Test Pilot and Flight Test Engineer Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Training Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Training Stipend
- 7th Pay Commission Transport Allowance (TPTA)
- 7th Pay Commission Travelling Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Treasury Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Tribal Area Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Trip Allowance
7th Pay Allowances List (U & V – Series)
- 7th Pay Commission Uniform Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Vigilance Allowance
7th Pay Allowances List (W – Series)
- 7th Pay Commission Waiting Duty Allowance
- 7th Pay Commission Washing Allowance
New Allowances for Railways
(i) Special Train Controller’s Allowance, and
(ii) Risk and Hardship Allowance for Track Maintainers
New Allowance for Firefighting Staff:
(i) Risk and Hardship Allowance for Firefighting staff of Central Government & UTs (i) Special Train Controller’s Allowance -to be paid @ Rs. 5,000 per month to Section Controllers and Dy. Chief Controllers
(ii) Track Maintainers – I, II, III and IV of
Indian Railways to be granted Risk and Hardship Allowance as per cell R3H2 (Rs. 2700 for Level 8 and below and Rs. 3400 for Level 9 and above) of Risk and Hardship Matrix
New Allowance for Fire-fighting Staff
(i) Risk and Hardship Allowance as per cell R2H3 (Rs. 2700 for Level 8 and below and Rs. 3400 for Level 9 and above) of Risk and Hardship Matrix Accepted
- Categories of Allowances reported by 7th CPC
- Categories of Allowances reported by 7th CPC
7th CPC Night Duty Allowance Order PDF
Apart from basic pay, a number of allowances are paid to Central Government employees, either as a percentage of the Basic Pay or as a specified amount. For example, Night Duty Allowance is eligible for Industrial employees only. Some allowances are eligible for some categories of employees only.