In this, cities with a population of more than 50 lakhs come in the ‘X’ category. Those with a population of more than 5 lakhs come in the ‘Y’ category. Cities with a population of less than 5 lakhs come in the ‘Z’ category. The minimum HRA for all the three categories will be Rs 5400, 3600 and Rs 1800.
In fact, recently the Modi government at the Center has increased the dearness allowance of central employees from 34% to 38%, so the possibility of increasing the house rent allowance has also increased. The same government employees are also from the center. Hoping to increase HRA soon. There is a possibility that it may increase by 4 percent after revision, before the HRA was increased in July last year. At present, the house rent allowance is 27 percent city wise, being given at the rate of 18 percent and 9 percent
Let us tell you that the last time HRA was increased in July 2021 and at that time DA was also increased to 28 per cent, now that the Center has approved 4 per cent increase in DA of government employees and the employees will get 38 per cent from July 1, 2022. Percentage DA is getting the benefit, so there is a possibility of increase in HRA as well, although no official statement or confirmation has been made by the government about HRA yet.
According to media reports, the HRA of the employee is determined by the category of the city. Where they work. There are 3 categories in house rent allowance. In this, cities with a population of more than 50 lakhs come in the ‘X’ category. Those with a population of more than 5 lakhs come in the ‘Y’ category. Cities with a population of less than 5 lakhs come in the ‘Z’ category. The minimum HRA for all the three categories will be Rs 5400, 3600 and Rs 1800. It is possible to increase the HRA by 3 to 4 percent for employees living or working in X category cities, 2 percent for Y category cities and 1 percent for Z category cities.
