Major organisations representing central government employees and pensioners are pushing for an increase in the family unit count, higher house rent allowance (HRA) and transport allowance (TPTA), and the merger of dearness allowance (DA) with basic pay in the upcoming 8 th Pay Commission. They believe that the current family unit count, DA, HRA and TPTA need to be revised by the 8 th Pay Commission, as many low-level employees in Tier I and II cities are struggling to make ends meet.
Manjeet Singh Patel, president, All India NPS Employees’ Federation (AINPSEF), says an entry-level employee gets a basic salary of Rs 18,000, HRA of Rs 5,400 (for X-category cities such as Delhi), and TPTA of Rs 2,800 (including 60% DA hike) at present.
