HRA TO CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF DGQA

No. A/99172/DGQA/ADM/RMD (CW)                                                   09th Dec 2013

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
DGQA/ADM/RMD(CW)

UPLOADING OF COURT VERDICT REGARDING PAYMENT OF HRA TO CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF DGQA

   1. Payment of HRA to DGQA Civ employees is governed SRO 1 E as amended by SRO-31. Recently, some DGQA employees obtained order from Hon’ble CAT, Kolkata Bench in their favour for payment of HRA without requirement of NAC. However Hon’ble High Court of Karnataka and Hon’ble Madhya Pradesh High Court have given judgments on the similar issue in favour of the department.

Revision of the rate of House Rent Allowance in respect of State Government employees working in Bangalore city-reg.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA

Sub:- Revision of the rate of House Rent Allowance in respect of State Government employees working in Bangalore city-reg.

Read:
           1. G.O. No. FD 18 SRP 2012, dated: 19.10.2012
           2. G.O. No. FD 9 SRP 2013, dated: 18.03.2013

PREAMBLE:-

   The Hon’ble Chief Minister in the Budget Speech 2013-14 has announced the Government’s decision to enhance the House Rent Allowance of State Government employees working in Bangalore city to 30% of their basic pay. Accordingly the following orders are issued.

GOVERNMENT ORDER NO. FD 05 SRP 2013
BANGALORE, DATED: 10th MAY 2013

   Government are pleased to order that the rate of House Rent Allowance in respect of State Government employees posted to any place within the limits of BBMP shall be revised from the existing 25% of basic pay to 30% of basic pay with effect from 01st April 2013.

   2. These orders shall be applicable to all full time Government employees who are governed by the provisions of the Karnataka Civil Services Rules and who are on time scales of pay.

   3. These orders are extended to (i) full-time employees borne on work-charged establishments of Government on time scale of pay (ii) full-time employees of the Aided educational institutions and non-teaching staff of the Universities who are on time-scale of pay and (iii) teaching staff of the Universities / Colleges who are drawing pay in the UGC/ICAR/AICTE scales of pay.

   4. The payment on account of House Rent Allowance involving fractions of 50 paise and above shall be rounded off to the next rupee and fractions of less than 50 paise shall be ignored.

By Order in the name of the
Governor of Karnataka

Sd/-
(SUNDARA RAJA GUPTHA)
Deputy Secretary to Government
Finance Department (Services-2)

Source:http://www.finance.kar.nic.in/gos/fd05srp2013.PDF

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.