Madhya Pradesh Government announces 7% D.A.

   BHOPAL: Barely a fortnight after enhancing travel facilities and extending air travel to state government employees, the Madhya Pradesh government announced another bonanza of 7% to its employees. The DA would be paid with effect from August 1, 2012.

   The decision was taken at a meeting of the state cabinet presided over by the chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan here on Tuesday. The cabinet also approved the revised allowances and facilities to government employees in the context of the recommendations of the state pay commission.

   A government spokesperson said that the cabinet cleared the pay commission's recommendations and revised house rent allowance has been sanctioned to the employees residing in various cities and towns on the basis of 2001 population. Accordingly, 10% house rent allowance (percentage of total of pay band and grade pay) will be given in cities with over 7 lakh population, 7% in cities with 3-7 lakh population, 5 % in cities with 50,000 to 3 lakh population and 3% to employees in cities with less than 50,000 population.

Clarification on the admissibility of House Rent Allowance (HRA) during the Child Care Leave (CCL) - Reg.

No. 2(9)/2012-E.II(B)
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure

New Delhi, 27th August, 2012.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- Clarification on the admissibility of House Rent Allowance (HRA) during the Child Care Leave (CCL) - Reg.

   The undersigned is directed to refer to Para 6 (a)(i) of this Ministry’s O.M. No.2(37)-E.II(B)/64 dated 27.11.1965, as amended from time to time, on regulation of House Rent Allowance during Leave which stipulates that a Government servant is entitled to draw HRA..... during total leave of all kinds not exceeding 180 days and the first 180 days of the leave if the actual duration of leave exceeds that period; but does not include terminal leave,...... It has also been stipulated, thereunder, that drawal of the allowance (HRA) during the period of leave in excess of first 180 day availed of on grounds other than medical grounds mentioned in sub-para (ii), shall be subject to furnishing of the certificate prescribed in Para 8(d) of the O.M. ibid.