Tuesday, April 21, 2015

TS PRC GO MS No 46- Sanction of Additional HRA in lieu of Rent Free Quarters in RPS-2015

TS PRC RPS-2015 GO MS No 46 ALLOWANCES – Recommendation of Tenth Pay Revision C ommission - Sanction of Additional House Rent Allowance in lieu of Rent Fr ee Quarters in Revised Pay Scales, 20 15 - Orders - Issued.


  1. In the Government Order first read above, based on the recommendation of Ninth Pay Revision Commission (2010), Government ordered that Additional House Rent Allowance shall be payable at 8% of the ba sic pay of the employee under the Revised Pay Scales, 2010, subject to a maximum of Rs.1,000/- per month in caseswhere rent free accommodation could not be provided by the Government to the employees holding the posts to which rent free accommodation s hall be provided by Government as per rules.
  2. In the Government Order second read above, ba sed on the recommendations of Tenth Pay Revision Commission, orders were issued implementing the Revised Pay Scales, 2015 to the State Government Employees.
  3. Among others, the Tenth Pay Revision Commission has recommended to continue to pay the Additional House Rent Allowance at 8% of the basic pay subject to a maximum of Rs.2,000/- per month.
  4. Government have decided to accept the recommendation of Tenth Pay Revision Commission and hereby order that Additional House Rent Allowance shall be payable at 8% of the basic pay of the employee under the Revised Pay Scales, 2015, subject to a maximum of Rs.2000/- per month in cas es where rent free accommodation c ould not be provided by the Government to the employees holding the posts to which rent free accommodation shall be provided by Government as per rules.
  5. The list of Government servants entitled to rent free accommodation is shown in the Annexure to this Order and no other Government servant is eligible to claim this allowance except those specified in the Annexure.
  6. The above benefit of enhancement in para 4 is not available for those employees eligible for Additional H.R.A. and who opt to continue to draw pay in Revised Pay Scales, 2010 or Revised U.G.C. Pay Scales, 2006. They shall continue to draw Additional H.R.A. as per G.O. first read above.
  7. These orders shall come into force with effect from01.04.2015.
  8. Necessary Amendments to Telangana Public Employment (House Rent Allowance) Rules, 1988 and Manual of Special Pays and Allowances shall be issued in due course.
  9. Click Here to Download TS PRC GO MS 46-Additional HRA in lieu of  Rent Free Quarters