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7th Pay Commission: Full and final list of allowances, a ready reckoner
The pay panel had recommended that several allowances should be abolished.
The Government published in the Gazette of India the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission. The government further said that the revised allowances and HRA would be paid to central government employees from July 1 2017.
The pay panel had recommended that several allowances should be abolished. Many were retained by the government while some of the recommendations were accepted. Here below is the full and final list of allowances recommended by the 7th Pay Commission as per the government's Gazette notification of July 6 2017.
Full and final list of allowances:
Here below are the full and final list of allowances as per the government's Gazette notification of July 6 2017.
No | Name of the Allowance |
Recommendations of the 7th CPC |
Modifications accepted by the Government | |||||||||
1 | Accident Allowance | Not included in the report. |
Rates
to
be
decided
through
bi-lateral
discussion
between
Railway
Board
and
Federations
and
to
be
notified
with
the
concurrence of Ministry of Finance | |||||||||
2 | Acting Allowance | Abolished as a separate allowance. Eligible employees to be governed by the newly proposed “Additional Post Allowance.” | Accepted | |||||||||
3 | Aeronautical Allowance | Retained. Enhanced by 50%. | Accepted | |||||||||
4 | Air Despatch Pay | Abolished. | Accepted | |||||||||
5 | Air Steward Allowance | Abolished. | Accepted | |||||||||
6 | Air Worthiness Certificate Allowance | Retained. Enhanced by 50%. | Accepted | |||||||||
7 | Allowance in Lieu of Kilometreage (ALK) | Not included in the report. |
Rates
to
be
decided
through
bi-lateral
discussion
between
Railway
Board
and
Federations
and
to
be
notified
with
the
concurrence of Ministry of Finance | |||||||||
8 | Allowance in Lieu of Running Room Facilities | Not included in the report. |
Rates
to
be
decided
through
bi-lateral
discussion
between
Railway
Board
and
Federations
and
to
be
notified
with
the
concurrence of Ministry of Finance | |||||||||
9 | Annual Allowance | Retained. Enhanced by 50%. Extended to some more categories. | Accepted | |||||||||
10. | Antarctica Allowance |
Retained.Rationalised.
To
be
paid
at
₹31500
for
Level
9
and
above
and
₹21000
for
Level
8
and
below
as
per
Cell
RH-Max
of
the
newly proposed Risk and Hardship Matrix |
To
be
kept
out
of
Risk
and
Hardship
Matrix
and
to be paid on per day basis.Rates revised from ₹1125 per day to ₹1500 per day and from ₹1688 per day to ₹2000 per day in Summer and Winter respectively.Team Leader to get 10% extra @ ₹1650 per day and ₹2200 per day in Summer and Winter respectively | |||||||||
11 | Assisting Cashier Allowance | Abolished. | Accepted | |||||||||
12 | Accounts Stock Verifiers (ASV) Allowance | Abolished. | Accepted | |||||||||
13 | Bad Climate Allowance | Abolished as a separate allowance. Subsumed in Tough Location Allowance-III. To be paid as per Cell R3H3 of the newly proposed Risk and Hardship Matrix. | Accepted | |||||||||
14 | Bhutan Compensatory Allowance | Retained. Status Quo to be maintained. | Accepted | |||||||||
15 | Boiler Watch Keeping Allowance | Retained. Rationalised. To be paid as per Cell R3H1 of the newly proposed Risk and Hardship Matrix. | Accepted | |||||||||
16 | Book Allowance | Retained. Status Quo to be maintained | Accepted | |||||||||
17 | Breach of Rest Allowance | Not included in the report. |
Rates
to
be
decided
through
bi-lateral
discussion
between
Railway
Board
and
Federations
and
to
be
notified
with
the
concurrence of Ministry of Finance | |||||||||
18. | Breakdown Allowance | Abolished | Retained. Existing Rates multiplied by 2.25. Rates revised from ₹120 – ₹300 per month to ₹270 – ₹675 per month | |||||||||
19 | Briefcase Allowance | Retained. Status Quo to be maintained. | Accepted | |||||||||
20 | Camp Allowance | Abolished as a separate allowance. Subsumed in the newly proposed Territorial Army Allowance. | Accepted | |||||||||
21 | Canteen Allowance | Retained. Enhanced by 50%. | Accepted | |||||||||
22 | Caretaking Allowance | Abolished as a separate allowance. Eligible employees to be governed by the newly proposed “Extra Work Allowance” | Accepted | |||||||||
23. | Cash Handling Allowance | Abolished |
Subsumed
in
Cash
Handling
and
Treasury
Allowance
and
rates
revised
as
under:
(in
₹,
per
month)
| |||||||||
24 | Children Education Allowance (CEA) | Retained. Procedure of payment simplified. | Accepted. | |||||||||
25 | CI Ops Allowance Retained. | Rationalized. | Accepted | |||||||||
26 | Classification Allowance | Retained. Enhanced by 50%. | Accepted | |||||||||
27 | Clothing Allowance | Abolished as a separate allowance. Subsumed in the newly proposed Dress Allowance. | Accepted. | |||||||||
28. | Coal Pilot Allowance | Abolished | Retained.Existing rates multiplied by 2.25.Rates revised from ₹45 per trip to ₹102 for first trip and from ₹15 per trip to ₹34 for every subsequent trip. | |||||||||
29 |
Command
Battalion
for
Resolute
Action
(COBRA) Allowance | Retained. Rationalised. To be paid as per Cell R1H1 of the newly proposed Risk and Hardship Matrix. | Accepted | |||||||||
30 | Command Allowance | Abolished | Accepted | |||||||||
31 | Commando Allowance | Abolished | Accepted | |||||||||
32 | Commercial Allowance | Abolished | Accepted | |||||||||
33 | Compensation in Lieu of Quarters (CILQ) | Abolished as a separate allowance. Eligible employees to be governed by the newly proposed provisions for Housing for Persons Below Officers Rank (PBORs). | Accepted | |||||||||
34 | Compensatory (Construction or Survey) Allowance | Retained. Rationalised. To be paid as per Cell R3H2 of the newly proposed Risk and Hardship Matrix. | Accepted | |||||||||
35 | Composite Personal Maintenance Allowance (CPMA) | Retained. Rationalised. Enhanced by 50%. Extended to some more categories. | Accepted | |||||||||
36 | Condiment Allowance | Abolished. | Accepted | |||||||||
37 | Constant Attendance Allowance | Retained. Enhanced by 50%. | Accepted | |||||||||
38 | Conveyance Allowance | Retained. Status Quo to be maintained. | Accepted | |||||||||
39 | Cooking Allowance | Retained. Rationalised. To be paid as per Cell R3H3 of the newly proposed Risk and Hardship Matrix. | Accepted | |||||||||
40 | Cost of Living Allowance | Retained. Status Quo to be maintained. | Accepted | |||||||||
41 | Court Allowance | Abolished. | Accepted | |||||||||
42. | Cycle Allowance | Abolished | Retained.Existing rates of ₹90 per month doubled to ₹180 per month for Department of Posts and Railways.To be retained in other Ministries/Departments where there is functional justification for any particular category of staff with the approval of Department of Expenditure. | |||||||||
43 | Daily Allowance |
Retained.
Rationalized.All
provisions
will
apply
to
Railways
personnel also. |
Travelling
Charges
for
Level
-12
–
13
revised
from
'Non-AC
Taxi
charges
up
to
50
km
to
'AC
taxi
charges
upto
50
Kms.’
and for level 14 and above to be revised from 'AC Taxi charges up to 50 km’ to 'AC taxi charges as per actual expenditure commensurate with official engagements’.Existing system of Daily allowance in the Ministry of Railways to continue. | |||||||||
44 | Daily Allowance on Foreign Trave | Retained. Status Quo to be maintained. | Accepted | |||||||||
45 | Dearness Allowance (DA) | Retained. Status Quo to be maintained. | Not within the purview of the Committee. | |||||||||
46 | Deputation (Duty) Allowance for Civilians | Retained. Ceilings enhanced by 2.25. | Accepted | |||||||||
47 | Deputation (Duty) Allowance for Defence Personnel | Retained. Ceilings enhanced by 2.25. | Accepted | |||||||||
48 | Desk Allowance | Abolished. | Accepted | |||||||||
49 | Detachment Allowance | Retained. Rationalized. Enhanced by 50%. | Accepted | |||||||||
50 | Diet Allowance | Abolished. | Accepted | |||||||||
51 |
Diving
Allowance,
Dip
Money
and
Attendant Allowance | Retained. Enhanced by 50%. | Accepted | |||||||||
52 | Dual Charge Allowance | Abolished as a separate allowance. Eligible employees to be governed by the newly proposed “Additional Post Allowance” | Accepted | |||||||||
53 | Educational Concession | Retained. Rationalized. Extended to some more categories. | Accepted | |||||||||
54 | Electricity Allowance | Abolished. | Accepted | |||||||||
55 | Entertainment Allowance for Cabinet Secretary | Abolished. | Accepted | |||||||||
56 | Entertainment Allowance in Indian Railways | Abolished. | Accepted | |||||||||
57 | Extra Duty Allowance | Abolished as a separate allowance. Eligible employees to be governed by the newly proposed “Extra Work Allowance”. | Accepted | |||||||||
58 | Family Accommodation Allowance (FAA) |
Abolished
as
a
separate
allowance.
Eligible
employees
to
be
governed
by
the
newly
proposed
provisions
for
Housing
for PBORs. | Accepted | |||||||||
59 | Family HRA Allowance | Retained. Status Quo to be maintained. | Accepted | |||||||||
60 | Family Planning Allowance | Abolished. | Accepted | |||||||||
61 | Field Area Allowance | Retained. Rationalized. | Accepted | |||||||||
62 | Fixed Medical Allowance (FMA) | Retained. Status Quo to be maintained. |
Existing
rate
of
500
per
month
revised
to
1000 per month. | |||||||||
63. | Fixed Monetary Compensation | Abolished as a separate allowance. Eligible employees to be governed by the newly proposed “Additional Post Allowance” | Not to be subsumed and retained as a separate allowance.Existing rates multiplied by 2.25.Rates revised from ₹50 to ₹115 for full beat and from ₹24 to ₹54 for sharing a beat. | |||||||||
64 | Flag Station Allowance | Abolished as a separate allowance. | Eligible employees to be governed by the newly proposed “Extra Work Allowance”. Accepted | |||||||||
65 | Flight Charge Certificate Allowance | Abolished as a separate allowance. Eligible employees to be governed by the newly proposed “Extra Work Allowance”. | Accepted | |||||||||
66 | Flying Allowance | Retained. Rationalised. To be paid as per Cell R1H1 of the newly proposed Risk and Hardship Matrix. | Accepted | |||||||||
67 | Flying Squad Allowance | Abolished. | Accepted | |||||||||
68 | Free Fall Jump Instructor Allowance | Retained. Rationalised. To be paid as per Cell R2H2 of the newly proposed Risk and Hardship Matrix. | Accepted | |||||||||
69. | Funeral Allowance | Abolished | Retained with change in nomenclature as 'Funeral Expense’.Existing rate multiplied by 1.5.Rates revised from ₹6000 to ₹9000. | |||||||||
70 | Ghat Allowance | Not included in the report. |
Rates
to
be
decided
through
bi-lateral
discussion between Railway Board and Federations and to be notified with the concurrence of Ministry of Finance | |||||||||
71 | Good Service/Good Conduct/Badge Pay | Retained. Enhanced by a factor of 2.25. | Accepted | |||||||||
72 | Hair cutting Allowance | Abolished as a separate allowance. Subsumed in Composite Personal Maintenance Allowance. | Accepted | |||||||||
73 | Handicapped Allowance | Abolished. | Accepted | |||||||||
74 | Hard Area Allowance | Retained. Rationalized by a factor of 0.8. | Accepted | |||||||||
75 | Har dying Money | Retained. Rationalised. Full Rate to be paid as per Cell R3H3 of the newly proposed Risk and Hardship Matrix. | Accepted | |||||||||
76 | Headquarters Allowance | Abolished. | Accepted | |||||||||
77 | Health and Malaria Allowance | Retained. Rationalised. To be paid as per Cell R3H3 of the newly proposed Risk and Hardship Matrix. | Accepted | |||||||||
78 | High Altitude Allowance | Retained. Rationalized. | Accepted | |||||||||
79 | Higher Proficiency Allowance | Abolished as a separate allowance. Eligible employees to be governed by Language Award or Higher Qualification Incentive for Civilians. | Accepted | |||||||||
80 | Higher Qualification Incentive for Civilians | Retained. Rationalized. | Accepted | |||||||||
81. | Holiday Compensatory Allowance | Abolished as a separate allowance. Eligible employees to be governed by National Holiday Allowance |
Not
to
be
subsumed
and
retained
as
a
separate
allowance.
Existing
system
to
continue
in
Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Research and Analysis Wing (RAW). | |||||||||
82 | Holiday Monetary Compensation | Retained. Rationalized. | Accepted | |||||||||
83. |
Hospital
Patient
Care
Allowance
(HPCA)/Patient Care Allowance (PCA) |
Retained.
Rationalised.
To
be
paid
as
per
Cell R1H3 of the newly proposed Risk and Hardship Matrix.HPCA and PCA are admissible to ministerial staff as well on the premise that the entire hospital area carries the risk of communicable diseases. This practice should be stopped and HPCA/PCA should be admissible to only those employees who come in continuous and routine contact with the patients. |
Ministerial
Staff
to
continue
to
get
HPCA/PCA
as per R1H3 (₹4100 for level 8 and below and ₹5300 for level 9 and above) of Risk and Hardship Matrix | |||||||||
84. | House Rent Allowance (HRA) | Retained. Rationalized by a factor of 0.8. |
The
recommendations
of
the
7th
CPC
is
accepted
with
the
following
modifications:
(i)
HRA
shall
not
be
less
than
₹5,400
per
month,
₹3,600
per
month
and
₹1,800
per
month
calculated
@30%
of
minimum
pay
for
X
(population
of
50
lakh
&
above),
20%
for
Y
(5
to
50
lakh)
and
10%
for
Z
(below
5
lakh)
category
of
cities.
(ii)
HRA
shall
be
revised
to
27%,
18%
and
9%
of
Basic
Pay
in
X,Y
and
Z
cities
when
Dearness
Allowance
(DA)
crosses
25%
and
further
to
30%,
20%
and
10%
of
Basic
Pay
in
X,
Y
and
Z
cities
when
DA
crosses 50%. | |||||||||
85 | Hutting Allowance | Abolished. | Accepted | |||||||||
86 | Hydrographic Survey Allowance | Retained. Rationalized. | Accepted | |||||||||
87 | Initial Equipment Allowance | Abolished as a separate allowance. Subsumed in the newly proposed Dress Allowance. | Accepted | |||||||||
88 | Instructional Allowance | Abolished as a separate allowance. Eligible employees to be governed by Training Allowance. | Accepted | |||||||||
89 | Internet Allowance | Retained.Rationalized. | Accepted | |||||||||
90 | Investigation Allowance | Abolished. | Accepted | |||||||||
91 | Island Special Duty Allowance | Retained. Rationalized by a factor of 0.8. | Accepted | |||||||||
92 |
Judge
Advocate
General
Department
Examination Award | Abolished as a separate allowance. Eligible employees to be governed by the newly proposed Higher Qualification Incentive for Defence Personnel. | Accepted | |||||||||
93 | Kilometreage Allowance (KMA) | Not included in the report. | Rates to be decided through bi-lateral discussion between Railway Board and Federations and to be notified with the concurrence of Ministry of Finance. | |||||||||
94. | Kit Maintenance Allowance | Abolished as a separate allowance. Subsumed in the newly proposed Dress Allowance. | Subsumed in Dress Allowance for Special Protection Group (SPG) and factored in for determining the revised rates of Dress Allowance for SPG. | |||||||||
95 | Language Allowance | Retained. Enhanced by 50%. | Accepted | |||||||||
96 | Language Award | Retained.Enhanced by 50%. | Accepted | |||||||||
97 | Language Reward and Allowance | Abolished. | Accepted | |||||||||
98. | Launch Campaign Allowance | Abolished. | Retained. Existing rate multiplied by 1.5. Rates revised from ₹7500 per annum to ₹11250 per annum. | |||||||||
99 | Leave Travel Concession (LTC) |
Retained.
Rationalized.One
additional
free
railway
warrant
should
be
extended
to
all
personnel
of
Central
Armed
Police
Force
(CAPFs)
and
the Indian Coast Guard mutatis mutandis. |
The
recommendations
of
the
7th
CPC
on
LTC
are
accepted
without
any
change.
However,
keeping
in
view
the
fact
that
Indian Navy personnel are not deployed for Field Duties, additional free Railway Warrant to Indian Coast Guard shall not be granted. | |||||||||
100 | Library Allowance | Abolished as a separate allowance. Eligible employees to be governed by the newly proposed “Extra Work Allowance”. | Accepted | |||||||||
101 | MARCOS and Chariot Allowance |
Retained.Rationalised.
To
be
paid
as
per
Cell R1H1 of the newly proposed Risk and Hardship Matrix. | Accepted | |||||||||
102 | Medal Allowance | Retained. | Accepted | |||||||||
103 | Messing National Holiday Allowance |
Retained
for
“floating
staff”
under
Fishery Survey of India, and enhanced by 50%. Abolished for Nursing Staff. | Accepted | |||||||||
104 | Metropolitan Allowance | Abolished. | Accepted | |||||||||
105 | Mileage Allowance for journeys by road | Retained. | Accepted | |||||||||
106 | Mobile Phone Allowance | Retained. Rationalized. | Accepted | |||||||||
107 | Monetary Allowance attached to Gallantry Awards | Retained. Status Quo to be maintained. | Accepted | |||||||||
108 | National Holiday Allowance | Retained.Enhanced by 50% | Accepted | |||||||||
109 | Newspaper Allowance | Retained. Rationalized. | Accepted | |||||||||
110 | Night Duty Allowance | Retained. Rationalized. | Accepted | |||||||||
111 | Night Patrolling Allowance | Abolished. | Accepted. | |||||||||
112 | Non-Practicing Allowance (NPA) | Retained. Rationalized by a factor of 0.8. | Accepted | |||||||||
113 | Nuclear Research Plant Support Allowance | Retained. Enhanced by 50%. | Accepted | |||||||||
114. | Nursing Allowance | Retained. Rationalized. | Existing rates multiplied by 1.5.Rates revised from ₹4800 per month to ₹7200 per month. | |||||||||
115. | Official Hospitality Grant in Defence forces | Abolished | Accepted | |||||||||
116 | Officiating Allowance | Not included in the report |
Rates
to
be
decided
through
bi-lateral
discussion
between
Railway
Board
and
Federations
and
to
be
notified
with
the
concurrence of Ministry of Finance | |||||||||
117 | Operation Theatre Allowance | Abolished | Retained. Existing rate multiplied by 1.5. Rates revised from ₹360 per month to ₹540 per month. | |||||||||
118 | Orderly Allowance | Retained. Status Quo to be maintained. | Accepted | |||||||||
119 | Organization Special Pay | Abolished. | Accepted | |||||||||
120 | Out of Pocket Allowance | Abolished as a separate allowance. Eligible employees to be governed by Daily Allowance on Foreign Travel. | Accepted | |||||||||
121 | Outfit Allowance | Abolished as a separate allowance. Subsumed in the newly proposed Dress Allowance. | Accepted. | |||||||||
122 | Outstation (Detention) Allowance | Not included in the report. |
Rates
to
be
decided
through
bi-lateral
discussion
between
Railway
Board
and
Federations
and
to
be
notified
with
the
concurrence of Ministry of Finance. | |||||||||
123 | Outstation (Relieving) Allowance | Not included in the report. |
Rates
to
be
decided
through
bi-lateral
discussion
between
Railway
Board
and
Federations
and
to
be
notified
with
the
concurrence of Ministry of Finance. | |||||||||
124 | Out-turn Allowance | Abolished. | Accepted | |||||||||
125. | Overtime Allowance (OTA) |
Abolished
except
for
operational
staff
and industrial employees governed by statutory provisions. | Ministries/Departments to prepare a list of those staff coming under the category of 'operational staff’. Rates of Overtime Allowance not to be revised upwards. | |||||||||
126 | Para Allowances | Retained. Rationalised. To be paid as per Cell R2H2 of the newly proposed Risk and Hardship Matrix. | Accepted | |||||||||
127 | Para Jump Instructor Allowance |
Retained
Rationalised.
To
be
paid
as
per
Cell R2H2 of the newly proposed Risk and Hardship Matrix. | Accepted | |||||||||
128 | Parliament Assistant Allowance | Retained. Enhanced by 50%. | Accepted | |||||||||
129 | PCO Allowance | Retained. Rationalized. | Accepted | |||||||||
130 | Post Graduate Allowance | Retained. Enhanced by 50%. | Accepted | |||||||||
131. | Professional Update Allowance | Retained. Enhanced by 50%. Extended to some more categories | This allowance to continue to be paid to non-gazetted staff of Department of Atomic Energy (DAE). Existing rate multiplied by 1.5. Rates revised from ₹7500 per annum to ₹11250 per annum | |||||||||
132 | Project Allowance |
Retained.Rationalised.
To
be
paid
as
per
Cell R3H2 of the newly proposed Risk and Hardship Matrix. | Accepted | |||||||||
133 | Qualification Allowance | Retained. Enhanced by 50%. Extended to some more categories. | Accepted | |||||||||
134 | Qualification Allowance | Abolished as a separate allowance. Eligible employees to be governed by the newly proposed Higher Qualification Incentive for Defence Personnel. Retained. Enhanced by 50%. Extended to some more categories. AcceptedTier-II of the Technical Allowance as well as the Qualification Grant will be merged into Higher Qualification Incentive for Defence Personnel | 7 th CPC recommendations accepted with the modifications that-(i) this will not include Tier – II courses, and (ii) courses will be reviewed by associating experts, including outside professionals and academicians by 31.12.2017. | |||||||||
135 | Qualification Pay | Retained. Enhanced by a factor of 2.25. | Accepted | |||||||||
136 | Rajbhasha Allowance | Abolished as a separate allowance. Eligible employees to be governed by the newly proposed “Extra Work Allowance” | Accepted | |||||||||
137 | Rajdhani Allowance | Abolished | Accepted | |||||||||
138 | Ration Money Allowance |
Retained.
Rationalised.Provision
of
free
rations
and
the
grant
of
Ration
Money
Allowance
to
officers
of
Defence
forces
posted
in
peace
areas
should
be withdrawn | Provision of free ration for officers of Defence Forces shall be discontinued in peace areas. RMA shall continue to be paid to officers of Defence Forces posted in peace areas. The cash shall be credited directly into the bank accounts of officers.. | |||||||||
139 | Refreshment Allowance | Retained. Enhanced by a factor of 2.25. | Accepted | |||||||||
140 | Rent Free Accommodation | Abolished. | Accepted | |||||||||
141 | Reward for Meritorious Service | Retained. Enhanced by a factor of 2.25. | Accepted | |||||||||
142 | Risk Allowance | Abolished | Retained. Existing rate multiplied by 2.25. Rates revised from ₹60 per month to ₹135 per month. | |||||||||
143 | Robe Allowance | Abolished as a separate allowance. Subsumed in the newly proposed Dress Allowance | . Accepted | |||||||||
144 | Robe Maintenance Allowance | Abolished as a separate allowance. Subsumed in the newly proposed Dress Allowance. | Accepted | |||||||||
145 | Savings Bank Allowance | Abolished. | Accepted | |||||||||
146 | Sea Going Allowance | Retained. Rationalised. To be paid as per Cell R2H2 of the newly proposed Risk and Hardship Matrix. | Accepted | |||||||||
147 | Secret Allowance | Abolished. | Accepted | |||||||||
148 | Shoe Allowance | Abolished as a separate allowance. Subsumed in the newly proposed Dress Allowance. | Accepted | |||||||||
149 | Shorthand Allowance | Abolished. | Accepted | |||||||||
150 | Shunting Allowance | Not included in the report. |
Rates
to
be
decided
through
bi-lateral
discussion
between
Railway
Board
and
Federations
and
to
be
notified
with
the
concurrence of Ministry of Finance | |||||||||
151. | Siachen Allowance |
Retained.Rationalised.
To
be
paid
at
₹31500
for
Level
9
and
above
and
₹21000
for
Level
8
and
below
as
per
Cell
RH-Max
of
the newly proposed Risk and Hardship Matrix. | Rates revised from:₹31500 to ₹42500 per month for Level 9 and above, and ₹21000 per month to ₹30000 per month for Level 8 and below | |||||||||
152 | Single in Lieu of Quarters (SNLQ) | Abolished as a separate allowance. Eligible employees to be governed by the newly proposed provisions for Housing for PBORs. | Accepted | |||||||||
153 | Soap Toilet Allowance | Abolished as a separate allowance. Subsumed in Composite Personal Maintenance Allowance. | Accepted | |||||||||
154. | Space Technology Allowance | Abolished. | Retained.Existing rate to be multiplied by 1.5. Rates revised from ₹7500 per annum to ₹11250 per annum. | |||||||||
155 | Special Allowance for Child Care for Women with Disabilities | Retained. Enhanced by 100%. | Accepted | |||||||||
156 |
Special
Allowance
to
Chief
Safety
Officers/Safety Officers | Retained.Rationalized by a factor of 0.8. | Accepted | |||||||||
157. | Special Appointment Allowance |
Abolished
as
a
separate
allowance.Eligible
employees
to
be
governed
by
the
newly
proposed
“Extra
Work
Allowance”.
Granted
to
CAPF
Personnel
holding
special appointments |
To
include
Assistant
Sub
Inspector
(Radio
Mechanic),
Assistant
Sub
Inspector
(Radio
Operator)
and
Sub
Inspector
(Radio
Mechanic)
in
the
list
eligible
for
Extra
Work
Allowance
@2%
of
Basic
Pay
per month with the conditions recommended by the 7th CPC. | |||||||||
158 | Special Compensatory (Hill Area) Allowance | Abolished. | Accepted | |||||||||
159 |
Special
Compensatory
(Remote
Locality)
Allowance (SCRLA) | Abolished as a separate allowance. Eligible employees to be governed by the newly proposed Tough Location Allowance (TLA) – I, II or III.Tough Location Allowance will not be admissible along with Special Duty Allowance. | 7th CPC recommendations that Tough Location Allowance (TLA) will not be admissible along with Special Duty Allowance (SDA) accepted subject to condition that employees be given the additional option to avail of the benefit of Special Compensatory (Remote Locality) Allowance (SCRLA) at pre-revised rates under the 6th CPC regime along with SDA at revised rates of 7th CPC | |||||||||
160 | Special Department of Telecom (DOT) Pay | Abolished. | Accepted | |||||||||
161. | Special Duty Allowance | Retained. Rationalized by a factor of 0.8.SDA for AIS officers should be paid at the rate of 30 per cent of Basic Pay and for other civilian employees at the rate of 10 per cent of Basic Pay. |
As
per
DoPT’s
OM
No.
14017/4/2005-AIS
(II)
dated 10th February, 2009, 'Special Allowance for Officers belonging to North – East Cadres of All India Service (AIS) officers’ is granted @25%. Special Duty Allowance (SDA) is granted @12.5%. Rationalized by a factor of 0.8. Both these allowances namely 'Special Allowance for Officers belonging to North – East Cadres of AIS’ and Special Duty Allowance (SDA shall continue to be paid separately as at present at the revised rates of 20% and 10% respectively. | |||||||||
162 | Special Forces Allowance |
Retained.Rationalised.
To
be
paid
as
per
Cell R1H1 of the newly proposed Risk and Hardship Matrix. | Accepted | |||||||||
163. | Special Incident/Investigation/Security Allowance | Retained. Rationalized by a factor of 0.8.Department of Revenue should assess the risk profile of the officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) at various levels and thereafter make a case to Ministry of Finance for grant of Risk and Hardship Allowance, if any, as per appropriate cell. |
Special
Security
Allowance
(SSA)
for
Special
Protection
Group
(SPG)
to
be
revised
from
40%
to
55%
of
Basic
Pay
for
operational
duties
and
from
20%
to
27.5%
of
Basic
Pay
for
non
–
operational
duties.
National
Technical
Research
Organisation
(NTRO)
employees
to
be
granted
this
allowance
@20%
of
Basic
Pay.
This
allowance
was
granted
to
Enforcement
Directorate
as
an
ad
–
hoc
measure
with
the
approval
of
Department
of Expenditure pending recommendations of the 7th CPC. Accordingly, this allowance to be withdrawn from ED with effect from 01.07.2017. As per recommendations of the 7th CPC, D/o Revenue to examine proposal for Risk & Hardship allowance for ED to make a case to Ministry of Finance for granting Risk & Hardship based allowance to ED officials, if any. | |||||||||
164 | Special Level Crossing (LC) Gate Allowance | Retained. Rationalised. To be paid as per Cell R3H3 of the newly proposed Risk and Hardship Matrix. | Accepted | |||||||||
165 | Special National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) Pay | Abolished. | Accepted | |||||||||
166. | Special Running Staff Allowance | Retained. Extended to some more categories. |
Name
of
the
allowance
to
continue
as
'Additional Allowance’. | |||||||||
167 | Special Scientists’ Pay | Abolished | Accepted | |||||||||
168 | Specialist Allowance | Retained. Enhanced by 50%. | Accepted | |||||||||
169 | Spectacle Allowance | Abolished. | Accepted | |||||||||
170 | Split Duty Allowance | Retained. | Enhanced by 50%. Accepted | |||||||||
171 | Study Allowance | Abolished. | Accepted | |||||||||
172 | Submarine Allowance |
Retained.Rationalised.
To
be
paid
as
per
Cell R1H1 of the newly proposed Risk and Hardship Matrix. | Accepted | |||||||||
173 | Submarine Duty Allowance | Retained. Rationalised. To be paid as per Cell R3H1 of the newly proposed Risk and Hardship Matrix, on a pro-rata basis. | Accepted | |||||||||
174 | Submarine Technical Allowance | Retained. Rationalised. To be paid as per Cell R3H3 of the newly proposed Risk and Hardship Matrix. Extended to some more categories | . Accepted | |||||||||
175 | Subsistence Allowance | Retained. Status Quo to be maintained. | Accepted | |||||||||
176 | Sumptuary Allowance in Training Establishments | Abolished. | Accepted | |||||||||
177 |
Sumptuary
Allowance
to
Judicial
Officers
in Supreme Court Registry | Abolished. | Accepted | |||||||||
178 | Sunderban Allowance |
Abolished
as
a
separate
allowance.
Subsumed
in Tough Location Allowance-III. To be paid as per Cell R3H3 of the newly proposed Risk and Hardship Matrix. | Accepted | |||||||||
179 | TA Bounty | Abolished as a separate allowance. Subsumed in the newly proposed Territorial Army Allowance. | Accepted | |||||||||
180 | TA for Retiring Employees | Retained. Rationalized. | Accepted | |||||||||
181 | TA on Transfer | Retained.Rationalized. | Accepted | |||||||||
182. | Technical Allowance | Tier-I of the Technical Allowance |
will
continue
to
be
paid
on
a
monthly
basis. Tier-II of the Technical Allowance as well as the Qualification Grant will be merged into Higher Qualification Incentive for Defence Personnel Existing system of Technical Allowance (Tier – I and II) to continue at 3000 per month and 4500 per month up to 31.03.2018. Courses of Technical Allowance (Tier –I and II) along with Qualification Grant (Higher Qualification Incentive for Defence Personnel) to be reviewed by associating experts, outside professionals and academicians in order to keep pace with changing defence requirements. Review of Courses to be completed before 31.12.2017. Technical Allowance (Tier – II) to continue beyond 31.03.2018 only after review of courses. | |||||||||
183 | Tenure Allowance | Retained. Ceilings enhanced by 2.25. | Accepted | |||||||||
184 | Test Pilot and Flight Test Engineer Allowance | Retained. Rationalised. To be paid as per Cell R1H3 of the newly proposed Risk and Hardship Matrix. | Accepted | |||||||||
185 | Training Allowance |
Retained.
Rationalized
by
a
factor
of
0.8.
Extended
to
some
more
categories.The
allowance
will
be
payable
to
an
eligible employee for a maximum period of five years only during the entire career. | Ceiling of 5 years period to be removed. Standard cooling off period between tenures will apply. | |||||||||
186 | Training Stipend | Abolished. | Accepted | |||||||||
187 | Transport Allowance (TPTA) | Retained. Rationalized. | Accepted. | |||||||||
188 | Travelling Allowance | Retained. Rationalized. Indian Railways to reconsider its position regarding air travel to its employees. | Level 6 to 8 of Pay Matrix to be entitled for Air travel. Level 5 A of Defence Forces to be clubbed with Level 6 for travelling entitlements. Existing system to continue in Ministry of Railways. | |||||||||
189 | Treasury Allowance | Abolished |
Subsumed
in
Cash
Handling
and
Treasury
Allowance
and
rates
revised
as
under:
(in
₹,
per
month)
| |||||||||
190 | Tribal Area Allowance | Abolished as a separate allowance. Subsumed in Tough Location Allowance-III. To be paid as per Cell R3H3 of the newly proposed Risk and Hardship Matrix. | Accepted | |||||||||
191 | Trip Allowance | Not included in the report. |
Rates
to
be
decided
through
bi-lateral
discussion
between
Railway
Board
and
Federations
and
to
be
notified
with
the
concurrence of Ministry of Finance. | |||||||||
192 | Uniform Allowance | Abolished as a separate allowance. Subsumed in the newly proposed Dress Allowance and to be paid annually. | 7th CPC recommendations accepted with following modifications: Different rates for the following categories:(i) Special Protection Group (SPG) personnel- to be paid annually @ ₹27,800 per annum and ₹21,225 per annum for operational and non – operational duties respectively.(ii) Nurses – to be paid monthly @1800 per month To be extended to all Check Points of Bureau of Immigration. | |||||||||
193 | Unit Certificate and Charge Certificate Allowance | Retained. Enhanced by 50%. | Accepted | |||||||||
194 | Vigilance Allowance | Abolished. | Accepted | |||||||||
195 | Waiting Duty Allowance | Not included in the report. | Rates to be decided through bi-lateral discussion between Railway Board and Federations and to be notified with the concurrence of Ministry of Finance | |||||||||
196 | Washing Allowance | Abolished as a separate allowance. Subsumed in the newly proposed Dress Allowance. | Subsumed in Dress Allowance in respect of Nurses and factored in for determining the revised rates of Dress Allowance for Nurses | |||||||||
197 |
New
Allowances
for
Railways:
(i) Special Train Controller’s Allowance, and(ii) Risk and Hardship Allowance for Track MaintainersNew Allowance for Firefighting Staff:(i) Risk and Hardship Allowance for Firefighting staff of Central Government & UTs |
New
Allowances
for
Railways:(i)
Special
Train
Controller’s
Allowance
-to
be
paid
@₹5,000
per
month
to
Section
Controllers
and
Dy.
Chief
Controllers(ii)
Track
Maintainers
–
I,
II,
III
and
IV
of Indian Railways to be granted Risk and Hardship Allowance as per cell R3H2 (₹2700 for Level 8 and below and ₹3400 for Level 9 and above) of Risk and Hardship MatrixNew Allowance for Fire-fighting Staff:(i) Risk and Hardship Allowance as per cell R2H3 (₹2700 for Level 8 and below and ₹3400 for Level 9 and above) of Risk and Hardship Matrix | Accepted |
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