Pawan Kumar
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Delhi High Court: The Delhi High Court has said in one of its judgments that the House Rent Allowance (HRA) in paramilitary forces should not be limited to personnel below officer level (PBOR) but should be given to all, regardless of rank. A bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Saurabh Banerjee said that the willpower of the security personnel to stay away from their families is respected by them as High Court judges and common people.
The court has directed the Center to take necessary steps within six weeks to give them the benefit of house rent allowance. The court has given this order on the petitions of Group A officers with the rank of Assistant Commandant, Deputy Commandant and Second-in-Command in the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Border Security Force (BSF).
All employees get HRA
The petitioners had challenged the office orders of the central government, which mandated grant of HRA only to below officer level personnel in the forces for maintaining their families at places other than the place of posting.
Wave of happiness among employees
There is a wave of happiness among the employees due to the decision of the court. This will benefit thousands of employees and the court has given six weeks time to the government to implement this decision.
What is HRA
HRA means in Hindi – House Rent Allowance. HRA is such an allowance that is received from the company or the government to pay the rent of the house. This allowance is taxable in the hands of the employee but HRA exemption can be taken under Section 10(13A) of the Income Tax Act.
