Enter your 7th CPC basic pay to see your Dearness Allowance, HRA, Transport Allowance and gross monthly salary at the current DA rate.
HRA rates shown are the post 25% July 2021 revision, applicable once DA is 50% or above, which is the case at the current 60% rate. TA also gets DA added on top of the base transport allowance.
Under the 7th Central Pay Commission, your salary is built up from a basic pay figure on the pay matrix, which replaced the old grade pay system, plus Dearness Allowance to offset inflation, House Rent Allowance based on your city's classification, and Transport Allowance. Basic pay stays fixed for the ten year life of a pay commission, while DA moves every six months to track prices.
Enter your basic pay from the 7th CPC pay matrix, confirm or adjust the DA rate, and pick your city class. The tool applies the current allowance rates to your basic pay in real time and shows Dearness Allowance, HRA and Transport Allowance as separate line items, then adds them together for your gross monthly pay before any deductions.
Dearness Allowance for central government employees on the 7th CPC stands at 60% of basic pay, effective 1 January 2026. That's up from 58% in the previous half year cycle. The next revision is due 1 July 2026, based on AICPI-IW data through May 2026.
60% of basic pay, effective 1 January 2026. It's revised every 1 January and 1 July based on AICPI-IW inflation data.
A uniform 2.57 was applied to 6th CPC basic pay to arrive at 7th CPC basic pay, raising the minimum from 7,000 rupees to 18,000 rupees.
27%, 18% or 9% of basic pay for X, Y or Z class cities respectively, applicable now that DA has crossed 50%.