7th CPC Allowances
List of Retained / Rationalised Allowances
Among the total of 197 allowances, 52 Allowances has been Retained or Rationalised by the Government as per the recommendations of 7th Central Pay Commission…
List of Retained / Rationalised Allowances
| 10. | Antarctica Allowance |
| 15 | Boiler Watch Keeping Allowance |
| 29 | Command Battalion for Resolute Action (COBRA) Allowance |
| 34 | Compensatory (Construction or Survey) Allowance |
| 35 | Composite Personal Maintenance Allowance (CPMA) |
| 39 | Cooking Allowance |
| 43 | Daily Allowance |
| 49 | Detachment Allowance |
| 25 | CI Ops Allowance Retained. |
| 53 | Educational Concession |
| 61 | Field Area Allowance |
| 66 | Flying Allowance |
| 68 | Free Fall Jump Instructor Allowance |
| 74 | Hard Area Allowance |
| 75 | Har dying Money |
| 77 | Health and Malaria Allowance |
| 78 | High Altitude Allowance |
| 80 | Higher Qualification Incentive for Civilians |
| 82 | Holiday Monetary Compensation |
| 83. | Hospital Patient Care Allowance (HPCA)/Patient Care Allowance (PCA) |
| 84. | House Rent Allowance (HRA) |
| 86 | Hydrographic Survey Allowance |
| 89 | Internet Allowance |
| 91 | Island Special Duty Allowance |
| 99 | Leave Travel Concession (LTC) |
| 101 | MARCOS and Chariot Allowance |
| 103 | Messing National Holiday Allowance |
| 106 | Mobile Phone Allowance |
| 109 | Newspaper Allowance |
| 110 | Night Duty Allowance |
| 112 | Non-Practicing Allowance (NPA) |
| 114. | Nursing Allowance |
| 129 | PCO Allowance |
| 126 | Para Allowances |
| 127 | Para Jump Instructor Allowance |
| 132 | Project Allowance |
| 138 | Ration Money Allowance |
| 146 | Sea Going Allowance |
| 151. | Siachen Allowance |
| 161. | Special Duty Allowance |
| 162 | Special Forces Allowance |
| 163. | Special Incident/Investigation/Security Allowance |
| 164 | Special Level Crossing (LC) Gate Allowance |
| 172 | Submarine Allowance |
| 173 | Submarine Duty Allowance |
| 174 | Submarine Technical Allowance |
| 180 | TA for Retiring Employees |
| 181 | TA on Transfer |
| 184 | Test Pilot and Flight Test Engineer Allowance |
| 185 | Training Allowance |
| 187 | Transport Allowance (TPTA) |
| 188 | Travelling Allowance |
| Retained/Rationalised. To be paid at Rs. 31500 for Level 9 and above and Rs. 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 Rs. 1125 per day to Rs. 1500 per day and from Rs. 1688 per day to Rs. 2000 per day in Summer and Winter respectively. Team Leader to get 10% extra @ Rs. 1650 per day and Rs. 2200 per day in Summer and Winter respectively |
| Retained Rationalised. To be paid as per Cell R3H1 of the newly proposed Risk and Hardship Matrix. | Accepted |
| Retained Rationalised. To be paid as per Cell R1H1 of the newly proposed Risk and Hardship Matrix. | Accepted |
| Retained Rationalised. To be paid as per Cell R3H2 of the newly proposed Risk and Hardship Matrix. | Accepted |
| Retained Rationalised. Enhanced by 50%. Extended to some more categories. | Accepted |
| Retained Rationalised. To be paid as per Cell R3H3 of the newly proposed Risk and Hardship Matrix. | Accepted |
| 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. |
| Retained. Rationalized. Enhanced by 50%. | Accepted |
| Rationalized | Accepted |
| Retained Rationalized. Extended to some more categories. | Accepted |
| Retained Rationalized. | Accepted |
| Retained. Rationalised. To be paid as per Cell R1H1 of the newly proposed Risk and Hardship Matrix. | Accepted |
| Retained. Rationalised. To be paid as per Cell R2H2 of the newly proposed Risk and Hardship Matrix.` | Accepted |
| Retained. Rationalized by a factor of 0.8. | Accepted |
| Retained. Rationalised. Full Rate to be paid as per Cell R3H3 of the newly proposed Risk and Hardship Matrix. | Accepted |
| Retained. Rationalised. To be paid as per Cell R3H3 of the newly proposed Risk and Hardship Matrix. | Accepted |
| Retained. Rationalized. | Accepted |
| Retained. Rationalized. | Accepted |
| Retained. Rationalized. | Accepted |
| 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 (Rs. 4100 for level 8 and below and Rs. 5300 for level 9 and above) of Risk and Hardship Matrix |
| 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 Rs. 5,400 per month, Rs. 3,600 per month and Rs. 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%. |
| Retained. Rationalized. | Accepted |
| Retained. Rationalized. | Accepted |
| Retained. Rationalized by a factor of 0.8. | Accepted |
| 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. |
| Retained.Rationalised. To be paid as per Cell R1H1 of the newly proposed Risk and Hardship Matrix. |
Accepted |
| Retained for “floating staff” under Fishery Survey of India, and enhanced by 50%. Abolished for Nursing Staff. |
Accepted |
| Retained. Rationalized. | Accepted |
| Retained. Rationalized. | Accepted |
| Retained. Rationalized. | Accepted |
| Retained. Rationalized by a factor of 0.8. | Accepted |
| Retained. Rationalized. | Existing rates multiplied by 1.5. Rates revised from Rs. 4800 per month to Rs. 7200 per month. |
| Retained. Rationalized. | Accepted |
| Retained. Rationalised. To be paid as per Cell R2H2 of the newly proposed Risk and Hardship Matrix. | Accepted |
| Retained. Rationalised. To be paid as per Cell R2H2 of the newly proposed Risk and Hardship Matrix. |
Accepted |
| Retained. Rationalised. To be paid as per Cell R3H2 of the newly proposed Risk and Hardship Matrix. |
Accepted |
| Retained. Rationalised. Provision of free rations and the grant of Ration Money Allowance to officers of Defence forces posted in peace areas should bewithdrawn | 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.. |
| Retained. Rationalised. To be paid as per Cell R2H2 of the newly proposed Risk and Hardship Matrix. | Accepted |
| Retained. Rationalised. To be paid at Rs. 31500 for Level 9 and above and Rs. 21000 for Level 8 and below as per Cell RH-Max of the newly proposed Risk and Hardship Matrix. | Rates revised from: Rs. 31500 to Rs. 42500 per month for Level 9 and above, and Rs. 21000 per month to Rs. 30000 per month for Level 8 and below |
| 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. |
| Retained. Rationalised. To be paid as per Cell R1H1 of the newly proposed Risk and Hardship Matrix. |
Accepted |
| 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. |
| Retained. Rationalised. To be paid as per Cell R3H3 of the newly proposed Risk and Hardship Matrix. | Accepted |
| Retained. Rationalised. To be paid as per Cell R1H1 of the newly proposed Risk and Hardship Matrix. |
Accepted |
| Retained. Rationalised. To be paid as per Cell R3H1 of the newly proposed Risk and Hardship Matrix, on a pro-rata basis. | Accepted |
| Retained. Rationalised. To be paid as per Cell R3H3 of the newly proposed Risk and Hardship Matrix. Extended to some more categories | . Accepted |
| Retained. Rationalized. | Accepted |
| Retained.Rationalized. | Accepted |
| Retained. Rationalised. To be paid as per Cell R1H3 of the newly proposed Risk and Hardship Matrix. | Accepted |
| 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. |
| Retained. Rationalized. | Accepted. |
| 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. |
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