As the existing DA of the central government employees is 17 per cent, therefore according to the 7th Pay Commission pay matrix, TA hike for the central government employees from the month of July is not going to be applicable. According to the report in livemint.com, the TA hike is in sync with the hike in DA, however, this hike will be possible only when the DA is 25 per cent and above. Also read 7th Pay Commission news: Bad news for lakhs of central government employees as Travel Allowance may not rise from July 1It may be recalled that 4 per cent increase in DA for government employees was approved by the Union Cabinet in 2020. Some media reports claimed that the central government employees should keep in mind 7th CPC Fitment Factor of 2.57 while calculating the probable hike in monthly salary. As per the 7th Pay Commission Fitment Factor, if an employee draws a monthly basic salary of Rs 21,000 then one's monthly 7th CPC salary hike will be Rs 51,400 (Rs 20,000 x 2.57).

Source: dna April 29, 2021 21:33 UTC