seventh CPC: Center extends ‘Special Allowance’ to officers posted on this area

seventh Pay Commission newest information: In a bid to supply financial reduction to the All India Service (AIS) officers posted within the Union Territory of Ladakh, middle has determined to increase provision concerning further financial incentives known as (Special Allowances for officers belonging to North East cadres of AIS) to the AIS officers working in UT of Ladakh. After this transfer by middle, AIS officers posted within the UT of Ladakh will get an addition Special Allowance and Special Duty Allowance payable at 20 per cent and 10 per cent of their fundamental wage respectively. So, the seventh CPC pay matrix of the AIS officers posted in UT of Ladkah goes to alter after this central authorities’s declaration. The Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) has already issued Office Memorandum (OM) on this regard.

The DoPT Office Memorandum reads, “It has now been decided to extend ipso facto provisions contained in the above mentioned OM dated 10th February 2009 to the All India Service Officers working in UT of Ladakh, subject to the ceiling mentioned in the letter dated 25th July 2017 and instructions issued in this regard from time to time.”

The DoPT letter dated tenth February 2009, middle had granted further financial incentive to officers belonging to North-East Cadres of the All India Services. The allowance given to the AIS officers posted in North-East was known as ‘Special Allowance’ payable at 25 per cent of their fundamental pay along with different allowances like Dearness Allowance (DA), Travel Allowance (TA), House Rent Allowance (HRA), and many others.

However, this Special Allowance payable to the AIS Officers posted in North-East area at 25 per cent of their fundamental wage was revised in July 2017. As per the DoPT OM dated twenty fifth July 2017, Special Allowance payable at 25 per cent of the fundamental was revised to Special Allowance and Special Duty Allowance payable at 20 per cent and 10 per cent of the fundamental wage of the AIS officers posted in North-East.

After the extension of this Special Allowance to the AIS officers posted within the UT of Ladakh, they may also get Special Allowance and Special Duty Allowance payable at 20 per cent and 10 per cent of their fundamental wage.

This Special Allowance is appropriate as per the suggestions of the seventh CPC pay matrix as talked about within the DoPT OM dated twenty fifth July 2017.

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