7th Pay Commission latest news: The media has been buzzing with speculation that central government employees' Travel Allowance (TA) will rise from this July after the center's announcement to restore Dearness Allowance (DA) of the central government employees. As per the 7th CPC pay matrix calculation rule, TA hike won't be applicable in 7th pay commission pay matrix from July 2021 as existing DA of central government employees is 17 per cent only. Highlighting the 7th CPC pay calculation rule for central government employees’ TA Shiv Gopal Mishra, Secretary — Staff Side at National Council JCM said, "It's true that central government employees' TA rises in sync with the DA hike. The Secretary — Staff Side at National Council JCM went on to add that currently, the DA hike announcement for January to June 2021 is still expected. When the freezing of DA was announced, central government employees' DA was at 17 per cent of their basic salary.

Source: Mint April 26, 2021 06:05 UTC