Salary & Pay Commission Calculators

How a Central Government Employee's Retirement Gratuity Is Calculated

Retirement gratuity is a quarter of last-drawn basic pay plus DA for each completed six-month block of service, capped at 16.5 times that figure or a statutory ceiling — whichever comes first.

How Dearness Allowance Is Calculated for a Central Government Employee

Dearness Allowance is simply basic pay multiplied by the current DA rate — a single percentage the Ministry of Finance revises twice a year, applied uniformly to every central government employee regardless of post or pay level.

How House Rent Allowance Is Calculated for a Central Government Employee

HRA is basic pay times a rate that depends on both city classification and the current DA level — a rate that steps up automatically whenever DA crosses 25% or 50%, with no promotion or pay-level change required.

How the Same Retirement Salary Produces a Lump Sum and a Lifetime Pension

Feeding an identical ₹1,00,000 last-drawn salary and 33 years of service into both the gratuity and pension calculators produces a real ₹16,50,000 one-time payment alongside a real ₹50,000-a-month pension for life — two structurally different benefits from one retirement.

Why the Gross Salary Calculator's DA and HRA Figures Match the Standalone Calculators Exactly

Running the same basic pay, city class, and DA rate through the standalone DA and HRA calculators independently produces the identical ₹30,855 and ₹16,830 figures the gross salary calculator reports internally — confirming it isn't quietly using different assumptions.