HRA City Classification: X, Y and Z Cities
Every X and Y city for central government HRA and Transport Allowance, by state, with CGHS centres and pay today and under the 8th Pay Commission. Any place not listed is Z class (10% HRA). Checked 23 October 2026.
HRA and transport allowance depend on where your office is, not where you live.
X cities (30% HRA)
Gujarat
Haryana
Karnataka
Maharashtra
Tamil Nadu
Telangana
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal
Delhi
Y cities (20% HRA)
Andhra Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chhattisgarh
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala (Keralam)
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
- Amravati
- Nagpurhigher TA
- Aurangabad (Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar)
- Nashik
- Bhiwandi
- Solapur
- Kolhapur
- Vasai-Virar
- Malegaon
- Nanded
- Sangli
Meghalaya
Odisha
Punjab
Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu
Telangana
Uttar Pradesh
- Moradabad
- Meerut
- Aligarh
- Agra
- Bareilly
- Lucknowhigher TA
- Kanpurhigher TA
- Prayagraj (Allahabad)
- Gorakhpur
- Varanasi
- Saharanpur
- Firozabad
- Jhansi
- Mathura-Vrindavan
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Chandigarh
Jammu and Kashmir
Puducherry
Often mistaken for part of Mumbai or Delhi, but Z class unless your office has a specific Department of Expenditure sanction: Panvel, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai (Raigad side: Panvel taluka), Greater Noida.