Payment of dress allowances to newly joined Postman MTS-clarification

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Enhancement of Allowances due to enhancement of dearness allowance w.e.f. 01.01.2024

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Clarification on increase in certain allowances by 25% after enhancement of Dearness Allowance w.e.f. 01 .01.2024 regarding

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Dispensation of conditions of applying for Government Accommodation and Furnishing of 'No Accommodation Certificate' for admissibility of House Rent Allowance.

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Reimbursement of rent to Government servants during their temporary Stay ( upto a maximum period of six months) in State Bhavans/Guest Houses/Guest Houses/Departmental Guest Houses run by Central Government/State Governments/Autonomous organizations etc.

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Grant of Extra Work Allowance-(abolition of existing Caretaking Allowance, Extra Duty Allowance, Flag Station Allowance, Flight Charge Certificate Allowance, Library Allowance, Rajbhasha Allowance and Special Appointment Allowance)-decision of the Government on the Recommendation ofthe Seventh Central Pay Commission(7th CPC).

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Grant of Special Increment in the form of personal pay to Central Govt.Employee for participatng in Sports events and tournaments of National /International importance in the 7th CPC scenario case of Shri. Avinash Srivastava-Umpire

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Orders on House Building Advance (HBA)

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Orders on Cash Handling and Treasury Allowance

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 F.No. 4/6/2017-Estt.(Pay-II)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions

Department of Personnel & Training

North Block, New Delhi 

Date : 18.01.2019

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: – Implementation of the recommendations of Seventh Central Pay Commission – Cash Handling and Treasury Allowance -reg.

Consequent upon the decision taken by the Government on the recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission vide Department of Expenditure’s Resolution No. 11-1/2016-IC dated 06.07.2017, Cash Handling Allowance and Treasury Allowance have been subsumed in ‘Cash Handling and Treasury Allowance’. The President is now pleased to decide that Cash Handling and Treasury Allowance shall be admissible to Central Government employees at the following rates subject to conditions mentioned in subsequent paras : –

2.The powers to grant Cash Handling and Treasury Allowance remain delegated to the Ministries and Head of Departments who, at their discretion, may appoint Junior Secretariat Assistants / Senior Secretariat Assistants / Assistant Section Officers / officials holding substantive post up to level 7 of Pay Matrix, to perform the duties of Cashiers. The grant of Cash Handling and Treasury Allowance shall be subject to the following conditions:-

(i) The amount of Cash Handling and Treasury Allowance to be granted will depend on the average amount of monthly Cash disbursed, excluding payment by cheques/ drafts/ECS/online payments/other modes where cash handling in physical form is not involved.

(ii) The Ministry or Head of the Department concerned should certify, on the basis of the previous financial year’s average, the amount of Cash disbursed and sanction the rate of Cash Handling and Treasury Allowance appropriate to that quantum. The average amount of Cash disbursed should be arrived at by taking the total amount shown as disbursed in the Cash Book reduced by the items disbursed in the form of cheques /R.T.Rs/ Drafts/ECS/online payments/other modes where cash handling in physical form is not involved, etc.

(iii) The Cash Handling and Treasury Allowance granted to the official should be reviewed every financial year.

(iv) Every official, who is appointed to work as Cashier, unless he is exempted by the competent authority, should furnish security in accordance with the provisions contained in Rule 306 (1) to 306 (4) in Chapter 12 of the General Financial Rules, 2017 as amended from time to time.

(v) The Cash Handling and Treasury Allowance is to be granted from the date of issue of order of appointment as Cashier or from the date of furnishing security, whichever is later.

(vi) Not more than one official should be allowed the Cash Handling and Treasury Allowance in an office/Department.

(vii) Sanction in each case should invariably be issued in the name of the person who is appointed to do the Cash work and for whom the Cash Handling and Treasury Allowance is sanctioned.

(viii) In cases of Cashier appointed on direct recruitment /promotion to such a post in terms of provision of RRs, no Cash Handling and Treasury Allowance will be Further where there are sufficient number of Cashiers in various Grades to constitute a viable cadre in a Deptt./Organisation, then the post of Cashiers would not carry any Cash Handling and Treasury Allowance.

(ix) The Cash Handling and Treasury Allowance will not be admissible to Senior Secretariat Assistants cum Cashiers as Cash Handling is part and parcel of the duties of this post.

3.In the case of a newly created office, where it is not possible to observe all the conditions quoted above, Ministries and Heads of Departments may themselves grant Cash Handling and Treasury Allowance to cashiers during the first year of existence on the basis of the estimated average monthly cash disbursements. The other conditions quoted in para ( 2) above will, however apply.

4.Any relaxation of the above terms and conditions will require the prior concurrence of the Department of Personnel & Training.

5.These orders shall be effective from 01.07.2017.

6.In so far as persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department are concerned, these orders are being issued after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

(Rajeev Bahree)

Under Secretary to the Government of India

Telephone No.: 011-23040489

Orders on grant of Transport Allowance

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Deputation (Duty) Allowance to Central Government Employees - Recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission - DOPT Orders

No.2/11/2017-Estt.(Pay-II)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions

Department of Personnel & Training

North Block, New Delhi

Dated the 24th November, 2017

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- Grant of Deputation (Duty) Allowance - Recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission - Regarding.

This Department’s OM No. 6/8/2009-Estt.(Pay-II) dated 17.6.2010 inter-alia provides for rates of Deputation (Duty) Allowance admissible to Central Government employees.

2. As provided in para 7 of Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure’s Resolution No.1-2/2016-IC dated 25th July, 2016, the matter regarding allowances (except Dearness Allowance) based on the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC) was referred to a Committee under the Chairmanship of Finance Secretary and until a final decision thereon, all Allowances have been paid at the existing rates in the existing pay structure.

3. The decision of the Government on various allowances based on the recommendations of the 7th CPC and in the light of the recommendations of the Committee under the Chairmanship of the Finance Secretary has since been issued as per the Resolution No.11-1/2016-IC dated 6th July 2017 of Department of Expenditure.

4. As mentioned at Sl.No.46 of the Appendix-II of the said Resolution dated 6th July 2017, the recommendation of the 7th CPC for enhancement of ceiling of Deputation (Duty) Allowance for civilians by 2.25 times has been accepted and this decision is effective from 1st July, 2017. Accordingly, the President is pleased to decide that the rates of Deputation (Duty) Allowance and certain other conditions relating to grant of Deputation (Duty) Allowance shall be as under:-

The Deputation (Duty) Allowance admissible shall be at the following rates:

(a) In case of deputation within the same station the Deputation (Duty) Allowance will be payable at the rate of 5% of basic pay subject to a maximum of Rs.4500 p.m.

(b) In case of deputation involving change of station, the Deputation (Duty) Allowance will be payable at the rate of 10% of the basic pay subject to a maximum of Rs.9000 p.m.

(c) The ceilings will further rise by 25 percent each time Dearness Allowance increases by 50 percent.

(d) Basic Pay, from time to time, plus Deputation (Duty) Allowance shall not exceed the basic pay in the apex level i.e. Rs. 2,25,000/-. In the case of Government servants receiving Non Practising Allowance, their basic pay plus Non-Practising Allowance plus Deputation (Duty) Allowance shall not exceed the average of basic pay of the revised scale applicable to the Apex Level and the Level of the Cabinet Secretary i.e. Rs.2,37,500/-.

Note: 1 ‘Basic pay’ in the revised pay structure (the pay structure based on 7th Central Pay Commission recommendations) means the pay drawn by the deputationist, from time to time, in the prescribed Level, in Pay Matrix, of the post held by him substantively in the parent cadre, but does not include any other type of pay like personal pay, etc.

Note: 2 In cases where the basic pay in parent cadre has been upgraded on account of non-functional upgradation (NFU), Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACP), Non Functional Selection Grade (NFSG), etc., the upgraded basic pay under such upgradations shall not be taken into account for the purpose of Deputation (Duty) Allowance.

Note 3 In the case of a Proforma Promotion under Next Below Rule (NBR): If such a Proforma Promotion is in a Level of the Pay Matrix which is higher than that of the ex-cadre post, the basic pay under such Proforma Promotion shall not be taken into account for the purpose of Deputation (Duty) Allowance. However, if such a Proforma Promotion under NBR is in a Level of the pay matrix which is equal to or below that of the ex-cadre post, Deputation (Duty) Allowance shall be admissible on the basic pay of the parent cadre post allowed under the proforma promotion, if opted by the deputationist.

Note 4 In case of Reverse Foreign Service, if the appointment is made to post whose pay structure and/ or Dearness Allowance (DA) pattern is dissimilar to that in the parent organisation, the option for electing to draw the basic pay in the parent cadre [alongwith the Deputation (Duty) Allowance thereon and the personal pay, if any] will not be available to such employee.

Note: 5 The term ‘same station’ for the purpose will be determined with reference to the station where the person was on duty before proceeding on deputation.

Note: 6 Where there is no change in the headquarters with reference to the last post held, the transfer should be treated as within the same station and when there is change in headquarters it would be treated as not in the same station. So far as places falling within the same urban agglomeration of the old headquarters are concerned, they would be treated as transfer within the same station.

5. Para 6.1 of this Department’s OM No.6/8/2009-Estt(Pay-II) dated 17.6.2010 stands amended to the above effect.

6. In so far as persons serving in the Indian Audit & Accounts Department are concerned, these orders issue after consultation with the Comptroller & Auditor General of India.

7. These orders shall take effect from 1st July, 2017

sd/-

(Rajeev Bahree)

Under Secretary to the Government of India

Source: DOPT

Claiming of Travelling Allowance / Daily Allowance

TRAVELLING ALLOWANCE ENTITLEMENTS:

GoI, MoD letter No. 12630/TA/DA/Mov C dated 15th September 2017 regarding provisions relating Travelling Allowance Entitlements, are effective from 01/07/2017.

Service Personnel, who had undertaken tours and had been transferred between 01/07/2017 and the date of issue of these orders i.e. 15th Sep 2017 and whose TA/DA claims have been settled with reference to their earlier entitlements as per 6th CPC, may submit supplementary claims based on their revised entitlement as per 7th CPC.”

Guidelines on Air Travel on Government Expenses-Purchase of Tickets from Authorised Agent

No.19011/01/2015-Fin.II(Pt.)
Government of India
Ministry of Home Affairs

North Block,New Delhi,

Dated November 03, 2017

OFFICE-MEMORANDUM

Sub: Guidelines on Air Travel on Government Expenses-Purchase of Tickets from Authorised Agent-reg

The undersigned is directed to refer to Go 48-B wherein provision has been made in all cases of air travel, where Govt.of India bears the cast of air passage, the officials have to travel, where only by Air India.Further,Go 16 below the rule stipulates for purchase of air ticket directly from airlines (Booking counter or website of Airlines) or by utilizing the services of the authorized agents viz,M/S Balmer Lawrie
&co.,M/S Ashoka Travels & Tours and IRCTC.Department of Expenditure/o. Finance time and again also stressed the need of travel by Air India and purchase of air tickets from permissible source, Recent in this row is there OM No.19024/22/2017E-IV dated 18th July (copy enclosed for ready reference)

2. Despite this MHA is frequently in receipt of proposals for relaxation of above rules citing reason of ignorance/ unawareness of the guidelines. Department of Expenditure has clarified ti MHA henceforth relaxation on account of ignorance/unawareness of the guidelines would not be considered by them future.

3.It is accordingly, stressed upon all the offices/Division under the ambit of Integrated Finance Division of MHA to scrupulously follow the guidelines relating to air travel.

sd/-
(Kumar Manoj Kashyap)
Under Secretary & AFA (Fin-II)

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Journey to Headquarters on LTC in respect of dependent family members of the Government servant - Clarification reg.

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Recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission - Implementation of decision relating to the grant of Children Education Allowance

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7th Pay Commission – Revision of rate of Training Allowance.

No.13024/01/2016-Trg.Ref.

Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
[Training Division (IST/IIPA)]

Block-4, Old JNU Campus
New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi-67
Dated: October 24,2017

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Implementation of Government’s decision on the recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission – Revision of rate of Training Allowance.

Consequent upon the acceptance of the recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission (CPC) by the Government conveyed vide Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure Resolution No. 11-1/2016-IC dated July 6, 2017, the President is pleased to decide that the Training Allowance in Training Academies and Institutes shall be regulated in the following manner:-

(i) Training Allowance

In the National/Central Training Academies and Institutes for Group’ A’ officers	24% of Basic Pay
In other Training Establishments	12% of Basic Pay

(ii) Training Allowance will be admissible only to the employees who join the training establishments for a specified period of time and are then likely to go back.

(iii) Training Allowance will not be admissible to those employees who are directly recruited by such training establishments for imparting training.

2.The revised rates of training allowance shall be admissible with effect from the 1st July, 2017.

3.In so far as the employees working in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department are concerned, these orders are issued with the concurrence ofthe Comptroller and Auditor General.

4.Hindi version will follow.

Sd/-
(Biswajit Banerjee)

Under Secretary to the Government of India

Signed Copy

Travelling Allowance Rules-lmplementation of Recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission

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Implementation of recommendation of the 7th Central Pay Commission in Dress Allowance - DoPT

Abolishing Desk Allowance – Dopt Orders on 16.8.2017

No.A-27023/01/2017-Estt.(AL)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

Old JNU Campus, New Delhi 110 067
Dated: 16.08.2017

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:Implementation of Governments decision on the recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission- Abolishing Desk Allowance – Reg.

Consequent upon the decisions taken by the Government on the recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission, it is stated that Desk
Allowance stands abolished.

2. These orders shall take effect from 1stJuly 2017.

3. Hindi version will follow.

      sd/-
(Navneet Misra)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

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Revision of rates of Allowances - extension of Government decision on the recommendations the 7th Central Pay Commission in respect of employees of Quasi - Government Organisation, Autonomous Organisations, Statutory Bodies set up by and funded/controlled by the Central Government

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