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The rules of the 7th CPC HRA apply to all the central government employees. The 7th pay commission has requested a revision of the house rent allowances of central government employees. As is known, dearness allowance stands at 50% of an employee’s basic pay package. The 7th CPC’s latest request includes that if the dearness allowance exceeds 50%, then the existing HRA should be revised to 27%, 18%, and 9% for the cities categorised as X, Y, and Z.