I am here sharing the List of Special Stations / Big Cities for TA/DA & HRA. This list is very useful for the calculation of Daily Allowances as well as granting House Rent Allowance to the employees. The details are as under:

A List of Special Stations / Big Cities for TA/DA & House Rent Allowance

In most of these cities, the Federal Government employees also get House Rent Allowance @ 45% of the initial of Basic Pay Scales 2018 plus a 50% increase HRA in 2017. While in other cities, the Federal Government employees are getting 30% HRA of the Basic Pay Scales 2017 plus a 50% increase.

Special Stations Capital City

Islamabad

Special Stations in Sindh

Hyderabad

Karachi

Sukkur

Special Stations in Punjab

Bahawalpur

DG Khan

Multan

Sargodha

Sialkot

Lahore

Gujranwala

Rawalpindi

Faisalabad

Special Stations in Khyber Pakhtunkhawa

Peshawar

Northern Areas

Special Stations in AJ&K

Muzaffarabad

Mirpur AJ&K

Rawalkot

Federal Government declared Rawalakot and Mirpur as Big cities with effect from 1^st July 2017.

Special Stations in Balochistan

Gawadar

Quetta

All other cities except the above-mentioned cities are ordinary cities. In Northern Areas, the employees get Special Rates of Daily Allowance however the employees in these areas get 30% House Rent Allowance plus a 50% increase in HRA in 2017.

Difference of Daily Allowance in Special Cities and Ordinary Cities

In Special cities, the employees get special city rates of daily allowance while in other cities the employees get ordinary rates of Daily Allowance. The government revised the daily allowance rates in 2017 after that there occurred no revision in DA rates. The chart of rate of Special Rates and Ordinary Rates of Daily Allowance is as under: