HRA & Hiring

I am sharing the Latest News Updates of the Increase in the Rental Ceiling of for hiring federal Government Employees. As per the news updates, the Ministry of Housing and Works has submitted the summary to the Finance Division for approval. The Rental ceiling of hiring is for those employees who are living in 6 specified cities and performing their duties in these cities. The details are as follows:

I am writing in detail about the increase in the Rental Ceiling of House Hiring and HRA for the Government employees. The Basic question is if the Government increases the Rental Ceiling for hiring, then why not House Rent Allowance for the Government employees? While these two facilities/allowances are based on the same requirement of the employees, that is, accommodation. The details are as follows:

The Ministry of Railways has orders for No Deduction of 5% from BPS-06 and BPS-07 Time Scale Employees. The employees of BPS-01 to BPS-05 who got a higher time scale will not have to deduct the 5% charges. The details are as follows:

Government of Pakistan, Pakistan Public Works Department, Central Civil Division-III Islamabad has forwarded a letter regarding the Increase in Hiring Rates 2025 for Houses hired/owned by government employees. This letter mentions the latest updates on the revision of the Rental ceiling for hiring residential accommodation at six specified stations i.e. Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar, and Quetta. The details are as follows:

Government of Pakistan, Ministry of Housing and Works issued a Notification on 13-12-2024 in connection with Revision Hiring Rates for Office Accommodation 2024. The details are as follows: