7th CPC TRANSPORT ALLOWANCE

TRANSPORT ALLOWANCE

What is Transport Allowance?

Transport allowance in general could mean allowance provided for the purpose of transport.However, transport allowance under section 10(14) of Income-tax Act,1961 read with rule 2BB of Income-tax rules can be either of the following.

 

• Transport Allowance(TPA) is paid to Railway staff  to compensate the cost of commuting between place of residence and place of duty.
• it is admissible to all Railway Employees who don't have government Traveling  facilities/official vehicles.

• Allowance granted to an employee to meet his expenditure for the purpose of commuting between his place of residence and office/place of duty.
• Allowance granted to an employee working in transport business to meet his personal expenditure during his duty performed in the course of running of such transport from one place to another place provided employee is not receipt of daily allowance.

7^TH CPC TRANSPORT ALLOWANCE

Rates of Transport Allowance for all categories of Central Government Employees with effect from 01.01.2016 as per 7^th Pay Commission.

Rates of Transport Allowance
Pay Level(Grade Pay)	Higher TPTA Cities*	Other Places**
Level 9 and Above (GP 5400/- PB-2 and Above)	7200 + DA	3600 + DA
Level 3 to Level 8 (GP 2000 to GP 4800)	3600 + DA	1800 + DA
Level 1 and Level 2 (GP 1800 and GP 1900)	1350+ DA	900+DA

TPTA Cities:-*Ahmedabad(UA),Bengaluru(UA),Chennai(UA),Coimbatore(UA),Delhi(UA),Gaziabad(UA), GreaterMumbai(UA),Hydearabad(UA),Indore(UA),Jaipur(UA),Kanpur(UA),Kochi(UA),Kolkata(UA),Kozikode(UA),Lucknow(UA),Nagpur(UA),Patna(UA),Pune(UA), Surat(UA)

Other places**Central Government Employees posted at all Other Places including Faridabad, Gugaon,Gaziabad & Noida.

Note:-List of Cities/Towns eligible for Higher Rates of Transport Allowance on Re-Classification of Cities/Towns as per Census 2011(w.e.f 01.04.2015).

Officers in Pay Level 14 and higher, who are entitled to the use official car, will have the option to avail themselves of the existing facility or to draw the TPTA at the rate of Rs.15,750+DA PM. Differently abled employees will continue to be paid at double rate, subject to minimum of Rs.2250 + DA.

7th CPC LEVEL	TPTA CITIES	OTHER CITIES
Level-I (GP 1800) and Level-2 (GP 1900)
Level -1	1350 + DA	900 + DA
	3600 + DA (24200 and Above)	1800 + DA (24200 and Above)
Level-2	1350 + DA	900 + DA
	3600 + DA (24200 and Above)	1800 + DA (24200 and Above)
Level-3 (GP 2000) to Level-8 (GP 4200)
Level - 3	3600 + DA	1800 + DA
Level - 4	3600 + DA	1800 + DA
Level - 5	3600 + DA	1800 + DA
Level - 6	3600 + DA	1800 + DA
Level - 7	3600 + DA	1800 + DA
Level - 8	3600 + DA	1800 + DA
Level-9 and Above (GP 5400 PB-2 and Above)
Level-9	7200 + DA	3600 + DA
Level-10	7200 + DA	3600 + DA
Level-11	7200 + DA	3600 + DA
Level-12	7200 + DA	3600 + DA
Level-13	7200 + DA	3600 + DA

Grant of Transport Allowance at double the normal to deaf and dumb employees of Central Government.

Transport Allowance on Leave, Training, Tour and Suspension.

Admissibility of Transport Allowance during the following Circumstances:-

During Leave: - The allowance will not be admissible for the calendar month(s) wholly covered by leave.

During deputation abroad:- The allowance will not be admissible during the period of deputation abroad.

During Tour:- If an employee is absent from Headquarters / Place of Posting for full calendar month/months due to Tour, he/she will not be entitled to Transport Allowance During that / those calendar month/months. However, if the absence does not cover any calendar month(s) in full, Transport Allowance will be admissible for full month.

During training treated as duty: the allowance may be granted during such training, if no Transport Facility/Travelling Allowance /Daily Allowance is provided for attending the training institute. During Official tour in him training course, the allowance will not be admissible when the period of the tour covers the whole calendar month. Also, during training abroad, no transport will be admissible when the period of such training covers the whole calendar month.

During the inspections / survey duty:-       Members of special Parties within the city but exceeding 8 kms. From the Head Quarters or during continuous field duty either in or Outside the Headquarters: Transport allowance is given to compensate for the expenditure incurred for commuting for both to and fro between the place of duty and residence. In case when one gets Road Mileage/Daily Allowance or free transportation for field/ Inspections/Survey duty or tour for a period cover the whole calendar month.

To vacation staff: - Vacation staff entitled to Transport Allowance provided no free transport facility is given to such staff. However, the allowance shall not be admissible when such vacation spell, including all kinds of leave, covers the whole calendar month(s).

During Suspension:- As a Government employee under suspension is not required to attend office, he/she is not entitled to Transport Allowance during suspension where suspension covers full calendar month(s). This position will hold well even if suspension period is finally treated as duty. Where suspension period covers a calendar month partially, Transport Allowance payable   for that month shall be reduced proportionately.

Transport Allowance with Dearness Allowance Chart from 1^st January 2018

TA with DA Chart

Transport Allowance with Dearness Allowance (7%)
7th CPC Pay Matrix Level	Higher TPTA Cities	Other Cities
Level 1 (GP 1800) and Level 2 (GP 1900)
Level -1	1,444	963
	3,852 (24200 and Above)	1,926 (24200 and above)
Level-2	1,444	963
	3,852 (24200 and Above)	1,926 (24200 and Above)
Level-3 (GP 2000) to Level-8 (GP 4200)
Level-3	3,852	1,926
Level-4	3,852	1,926
Level-5	3,852	1,926
Level-6	3,852	1,926
Level-7	3,852	1,926
Level-8	3,852	1,926
Level-9 and Above (GP 5400 PB-2 and Above)
Level-9	7,704	3,852
Level-10	7,704	3,852
Level-11	7,704	3,852
Level-12	7,704	3,852
Level-13	7,704	3,852