Finance Ministry’s reply to Confederation Secretary General regarding grant of HRA/TA as per Census 2011

2011-CENSUS – RECLASSIFICATION OF CITIES/TOWNS GRANT OF HIGHER RATE OF HRA/TRANSPORT ALLOWANCE FINANCE MINISTRY’S REPLY TO SECRETARY GENERAL CONFEDERATION

No.9(10)/2012-E-II(B)
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure

New Delhi, 30th July 2014

To
The Secretary General,
(Shri.M.Krishnan)
Confederation of Central Govt. Employees & Workers,
1st Floor, North Avenue PO Building,
New Delhi – 110001.

Subject: Grant of HRA/Transport Allowance at enhanced rates to the Central Government employees as per Census 2011 – regarding.

Sir,
I am directed to refer to your letter Ref. No.Confdn./GENL/2014 dated 28.04.2014 on the above mentioned subject and to say that consequent on the Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner publishing the Report of Census-2011, action for re-classification of cities/towns based on Census-2011 for the purpose of grant of HRA / Transport Allowance to Central Government Employees, has already been initiated in this Department.

2. However, completion of the process is likely to take time.

Yours faithfully,
sd/-
(A.Bhattacharya)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

Source: http://confederationhq.blogspot.in/

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