Transport Allowance Not Given Any Raise
For most of the allowances that were retained, the 7th CPC recommended a raise commensurate with inflation as reflected in the rates of Dearness Allowance (DA). Accordingly, fully DA-indexed allowances such as Transport Allowance were not given any raise. Allowances not indexed to DA were raised by a factor of 2.25 and the partially indexed ones by a factor of 1.5. The quantum of allowances paid as a percentage of pay was rationalised by a factor of 0.8.
Transport allowance ready reckoner
| Pay Level | Higher TPTA Cities ( pm)DA 4% |
Other Places (pm) DA 4% |
| 9 and above | 7200+288=7488 | 3600+144=3744 |
| 3 to 8 | 3600+144=3744 | 1800+72=1872 |
| 1 and 2 | 1350+54=1404 | 900+36=936 |