HRA could be hiked : NJCA convenor Shiv Gopal Mishra

The Union Cabinet could take up proposals on 7th pay commission allowances (including HRA) next week, Shiv Gopal Mishra, the convenor of National Joint Council of Action (NJCA), told. The employee union leader also said that there is a possibility of higher HRA or house rent allowance than that recommended by the 7th pay commission. HRA accounts for bulk of the total allowances. The Union Cabinet on Wednesday did not take up proposals related to 7th pay commission allowances, including HRA, as it was not part of the meeting's agenda, sources told NDTV. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is on an official visit to South Korea. National Joint Council of Action (NJCA) is a joint body of unions representing central government employees.

Nearly 50 lakh central government employees could get revised allowances under 7th pay commission award, including HRA or house rent allowance, from July, Financial Express reported last week. The report, citing sources, also said that the Cabinet may decide on 7th pay commission allowances this month. The report also said that the government may approve higher HRA than recommended by the seventh pay commission.

The Ashok Lavasa committee, which examined the 7th pay commission's recommendations on allowances, submitted its report to the finance minister on April 27. An Empowered Committee of Secretaries was set up to screen the report and firm up proposals for the Cabinet.

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