7th CPC Recommendations on Risk and Hardship Matrix Risk and Hardship Allowance: Allowances relating to Risk and Hardship will be governed by the newly proposed nine-cell Risk and Hardship Matrix, with one extra cell at the top, viz., RH-Max to include Siachen Allowance. This would be the ceiling for risk/hardship allowances and there would be … Read more
Cabinet Decision on 7th CPC Children Education Allowance Rate of Children Education Allowance (CEA) has been increased from ₹1500 per month / child (max. 2) to ₹2250 per month / child (max.2). Hostel Subsidy will also go up from ₹4500 per month to ₹6750 per month. Existing rates of Special Allowance for Child Care for … Read more
Enhanced HRA benefit only 15 Slabs for lower levels HRA is currently paid @ 30% for X (population of 50 lakh & above), 20% for Y (5 to 50 lakh) and 10% for Z (below 5 lakh) category of cities. 7th CPC has recommended reduction in the existing rates to 24% for X, 16% for … Read more
Cabinet Decision on HRA – Shocking News for Central government Employees 7th CPC HRA is a big upset for Central Government Employees It is really a Shocking News for Central government Employees that 7th CPC HRA is not increased and retained the recommendation of 7th CPC on House rent Allowances with slight modifications. The date … Read more
Cabinet approval on allowances paid to Uniformed Services Recommendations in respect of some important allowances paid to Uniformed Services: Defence, CAPFs, Police, Indian Coast Guard and Security Agencies i. The 7th CPC has recommended abolition of Ration Money Allowance (RMA) and free ration to Defence officers posted in peace areas. It has been decided that Ration … Read more
Recommendations in respect of some important allowances paid to Indian Railways i. Rates of Additional Allowance have been increased from ₹500 / 1000 per month to ₹1125 / 2250 per month. This has also been extended to Loco Pilot Goods and Senior Passenger Guards also @₹750 per month. ii. In view of strenuous nature of … Read more
Cabinet approval on allowances paid to Pensioners Recommendations in respect of some important allowances paid to Pensioners Rate of Fixed Medical Allowance (FMA) for Pensioners has been increased from ₹500 per month to ₹1000 per month. This will benefit more than 5 lakh central government pensioners not availing CGHS facilities. i. The rate of Constant … Read more
Launch Campaign Allowance and Space Technology Allowance Allowances to Scientific Departments i. The recommendations of 7th CPC to abolish Launch Campaign Allowance and Space Technology Allowance has not been accepted. In order to incentivize the supporting employees in Space and Atomic Energy sector, the rate of Launch Campaign and Space Technology Allowance has been increased … Read more
Cabinet approval on 7th CPC House Rent Allowance 7th CPC House Rent Allowance House Rent Allowance HRA is currently paid @ 30% for X (population of 50 lakh & above), 20% for Y (5 to 50 lakh) and 10% for Z (below 5 lakh) category of cities. 7th CPC has recommended reduction in the existing … Read more
Government has decided not to abolish 12 of the 53 7th CPC allowances Number of allowances recommended to be abolished and subsumed Government has decided not to abolish 12 of the 53 allowances which were recommended to be abolished by the 7th CPC. The decision to retain these allowances has been taken keeping in view … Read more