Transport allowance

7th Pay Commission: Maximum Transport Allowance fixed at Rs 15,750 per month, minimum at Rs 900- key facts

The central government employees are set to get monthly Transport Allowance (granted to cover the expenditure involved in commuting between place of residence and place of duty) of up to Rs 15,750 from thier July month salaries.

 

Jul 15, 2017, 12:39 PM IST

7th Pay Commission: Recommendations of AK Mathur-headed panel on allowances- In Retrospect

Key highlights of recommendations of AK Mathur-headed 7th Pay Commission on allowances.

Apr 20, 2017, 18:03 PM IST

Transport Allowance of these central government employees gets doubled

Finance Ministry has decided to double the Transport Allowance of central government employees who suffer from hearing disability, unlike earlier where only those employees who had hearing disability as well as were nonverbal or dumb, were eligible for the doubled rate of transport allowance.

Jan 20, 2017, 10:34 AM IST

Budget 2016: Salaried class expects hike in allowances

Be it tax exemption, hiking the transport allowances, increasing the rebate cap on home loans –the decision of the Finance Minister will be closely watched by one and all.

Feb 24, 2016, 12:59 PM IST

Higher rent, transport allowance in 29 cities

The salaried staff in 23 cities, notably employees of the government and state-run companies, stand to gain in terms of their house rent allowance after an upgrade of their places of stay based on Census 2011. Six cities have been upgraded for travel allowance.

May 30, 2015, 15:30 PM IST

Transport allowance exemption doubled to Rs 1,600/month

The Finance Ministry has notified the increase in transport allowance to Rs 1,600 a month from Rs 800 as announced in the Budget.

Apr 15, 2015, 21:12 PM IST