List of 7th CPC Allowances

List of All 196 Allowances Recommended by 7th Pay Commission

Apart from basic pay, number of allowances paid to Central Government employees, either as a percentage of the Basic Pay or as a specified amount.

All group or grade of Central government employees are not eligible for all allowances. Dearness allowance, Transport Allowance and House Rent Allowance are eligible for common to all group or grade of Central government employees. Other allowances are specified.

For example, Night Duty Allowance is eligible for Industrial employees only. Some allowances eligible for some category of employees only.

7th Pay Commission has retained most of the existing allowances and raised by a factor of 2.25.

The list of all allowances given below as alphabet series…

 A – Series

No	Govt Decision on Allowances
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

B – Series

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

C – Series

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) Amount of average monthly cash handled Sixth Central Pay Commission rates (6th CPC) Revised Rates <=5 lakh 230-600 700 Over 5 lakh 750-900 1000
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.

D – Series

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

E – Series

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

F – Series

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.

G – Series

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

H – Series

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 7thCPC 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

I & J Series

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

K – Series

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.

L – Series

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

M – Series

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

N – Series

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.

O – Series

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.

P – Series

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

Q – Series

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.  Accepted Tier-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

R – Series

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 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..
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

S – Serie

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

T – Series

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 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.
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) Amount of average monthly cash handled 6 th CPC rates Revised Rates <= 5 lakh 230-600 700 Over 5 lakh 750-900 1000
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.

U & V Series

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

W – Series

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

New Allowances

197.	New Allowances for Railways:	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	(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 Matrix Accepted

Categories of Allowances reported by 7th CPC

Categories of Allowances reported by 7th CPC

Top Developments on 7th CPC Allowances

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• 7th CPC Railway Accounts Examination Allowance – AIRF February 16, 2019 Read more...
• Revision of Allowances as per 7th CPC to University and College Teachers January 29, 2019 Read more...
• Clarification on 7th CPC Special Compensatory Allowance January 28, 2019 Read more...
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• 7th CPC Condiment Allowance September 25, 2018 Read more...
• Denial of Breakdown Allowance in Railways – NFIR September 25, 2018 Read more...
• Ration Money Allowance by Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) Through Individual Bank Accounts September 24, 2018 Read more...

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