7th CPC Pay Matrix Table for Defence Force Personnel 
List of 197 Seventh CPC Allowances (S.No.181 to 197)
The Final lsit of All Allowances Recommended by 7th CPC as per the Government Gazette Notification issued on 6.7.2017.
The detailed table of all allowances recommended by the Seventh Central Pay Commission and the Government’s decision thereon.
List of 54 Abolished Allowances – Click here
List of 52 Retained / Rationalised Allowances – Click here
List of 37 ‘Abolished as a Separate Allowance’ Allowances – Click here
List of 12 Allowances as’Not Included in the Report’ – Click here
| 181 | TA on Transfer | Retained. Rationalized.Accepted | ||||||||||
| 182. | Technical Allowance | Tier-I of the Technical Allowancewill continue to be paid on a monthly basis. Tier-II of the Technical Allowanceas 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 Rs.3000 per month and Rs.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. |
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| 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
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| 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 Maintainers New 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 Matrix New 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 MatrixAccepted | ||||||||||