7th Pay Commission: Air travel Entitlement                                                          

The 7th Pay Commission recommendations were cleared by the Union Cabinet last week. This means that the central government employees will start getting their revised allowances and HRA from their July salary itself.

There are many doubts about how much the HRA would be. In this context it must also be noted that air travel for central government employees from Level 6 and above is now allowed.

Air travel now allowed

There is good news for those central government employees who are in Level 6 to 8. There is Good News for those who are in Level 6 to 8, as the Travel entitlement for them so far is AC II by Train only. Now they are entitled to travel by air in Economy Class.

  

Govt overrides pay commission:

The pay panel had recommended that traveling allowance be continued without any changes. But the government decided to extend air travel allowance to government employees. The travelling allowance is rationalised to enable the Central Staffs from Level 6 to 8 to Travel by Air . The officials concerned clarified that, this Modified Travel Entitlement will be extended to LTC also.

Source: Oneindia News