7th Pay Commission: Government increased DA and HRA, salary will increase by this much in March, check complete calculation

7th Pay Commission: Dearness Allowance (DA) for central government employees has been increased by 4%. DA of central government employees has now increased to 50 percent. Dearness Relief (DR) for Central Government pensioners has also increased from 4% to 50%. The increased DA and DR will be considered effective from January 1, 2024. This will benefit about 49.18 lakh central government employees and 67.95 lakh central government pensioners.

Dearness allowance is a part of the salary of government employees and pensioners. Therefore, when DA increases, the take-home pay of central government employees will also increase. Here is a calculation to understand how the salaries of central government employees will increase after the recent DA hike.

Salary will increase due to increase in DA by 4%

Let us take the case of a central government employee who gets a basic salary of Rs 45,700 every month. Earlier his dearness allowance was Rs 21,022 at the rate of 46 percent. With 50 percent increase in DA, his dearness allowance will increase to Rs 22,850. So he will get Rs 1,818 more. This has been arrived at by subtracting Rs 21,022 from Rs 22,850.

All these allowances will increase together

There is good news for central government employees, DA has reached 50 percent. As per the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission, when DA reaches 50%, some other allowances and parts of the salary will also increase. This will increase the salary of central government employees. These allowances include house rent allowance, children's education, special allowance for child care, hostel subsidy, transfer travel allowance, gratuity limit, daily allowance etc.

Now you will get this much HRA

It is now also recommended that when DA reaches 50%, the government has revised the HRA rates in cities X, Y and Z to 30%, 20% and 10% of basic pay respectively. House rent allowance given to employees depends on the category of that city. In which they live. HRA for X, Y and Z type cities was 27%, 18% and 9% respectively, which has been increased to 30%, 20% and 10%.

HRA increased due to 50 percent DA

Central government employees get House Rent Allowance (HRA), which depends on where they live. As per 7th Pay Commission recommendations, HRA for Class X when DA reached 25% was revised to 27%, 18% and 9% in Cities X, Y and Z as per 7th Pay Commission recommendations. Went. Of basic salary. Now after DA reaching 50 percent, the government has again amended it.

Now when DA reaches 50%, the government has increased HRA – HRA will increase by this much in salary.

Let us assume that a central government employee who gets Rs 45,700 as basic salary lives in a Y category city. Till now his HRA was Rs 8,226. Once DA reaches 50%, their HRA will increase to 20%. So now his HRA will be revised to Rs 9,140. That means now you will get Rs 914 more every month than before.