7th Pay Commission report on certain allowances

 applicable to Central Government Employees and Defence Personnel

7th Pay Commission has submitted its recommendations to the Central Government on certain allowances which are classified as other allowances
Other Allowances (click the names of allowances below for getting full details of recommendation of 7th Pay Commission)

1. Bhutan Compensatory Allowance -No change
2. Briefcase Allowance – 50% increase and shall increase further by 25% each time DA increases by 50%.
3. Canteen Allowance – Shall increase further by 25% each time DA increases by 50%.
4. Children Education Allowance (CEA) – Increase by 50%
5. Command Allowance – Recommended to be abolished
6. Commercial Allowance – Recommended to be abolished
7. Composite Personal Maintenance Allowance (CPMA) – 50% increase recommended
8. Condiment Allowance – Recommended to be abolished
9. Constant Attendance Allowance – 50% increase recommended
10. Cost of Living Allowance – No change
11. Court Allowance – Recommended for abolition
12. Dearness Allowance– Continuation of existing methodology
13. Desk Allowance – Recommended for abolition
14. Diet Allowance – Recommended for abolition
15. Educational Concession– Recommended for increase and continuous when increase in DA by 50%
16. Electricity Allowance – Recommended for abolition
17. Family Planning Allowance – Existing scheme to continue
18. Fixed Medical Allowance (FMA) – Existing scheme to continue
19. Funeral Allowance – Existing scheme to continue
20. Hair cutting Allowance– Recommended for abolition
21. Hard Area Allowance– should be rationalized by a factor of 0.8 to 20 percent of Basic Pay.
22. Internet Allowance Mobile Phone Allowance, Newspaper Allowance – To be raised by 25 percent and the entire amount should be paid, lump sum, to the eligible employees without the need for production of vouchers.
23. Investigation Allowance – Recommended for abolition
24. Island Special Duty Allowance– Recommended for rationalisation by a factor of 0.8 to 10 percent, 16 percent and 20 percent of Basic Pay respectively.
25. Launch Campaign Allowance and Space Technology Allowance– Recommended for abolition
26. Messing Allowance – Recommended to be increased to Rs.300 per day

27. Night Duty Allowance – Existing scheme to continue with modification in the system.
28. Non-Practicing Allowance (NPA) – Recommended for reduction in NPA to 20% of Basic Pay
29. Nuclear Research Plant Support Allowance – Recommended for 50% hike and further increased by 25% when increase in DA by 50%
30. Nursing Allowance – Existing scheme to continue and further 25% increase each time when DA rises by 50%.  Messing allowance is abolished
31. Orderly Allowance – Existing scheme to continue
32. Overtime Allowance – Recommended for abolition except for industrial and operational staff.  For others if Government wants to grant OTA for any specific purpose then it has be increased by 50% of the present rates.
33. Parliament Assistant Allowance– Recommended for 50% hike and further increased by 25% when increase in DA by 50%
34. PCO Allowance – Recommended for 6% and 12% for Section Officers and Junior Engineers respectively
35. Ration Money Allowance– Existing Scheme to continue and 7000 ft norm to be lifted in case of CAPF.  Abolished for postings at peace areas in respect of officers
36. Soap Toilet Allowance – Recommended for abolition
37. Space Technology Allowance – Recommended for abolition
38. Special Allowance for Child Care for Women with Disabilities– Recommended to double the allowance and further rise by 25% each time DA rises by 50%
39. Special Allowance to Chief Safety Officers/Safety Officers – Recommended to be paid at the rate of 6 percent of Basic Pay.
40. Special Duty Allowance – Recommended to pay 30% and 10%  of Basic pay for AIS Officers and Civilian Employees respectively.
41. Special Incident/Investigation/Security Allowance– Recommended for NSG, SPG 40%, IB/CBI/NIA/PDG 20%, CAPF 10% of Basic Pay
42. Special NCRB Pay – Recommended to be stopped
43. Special Scientists’ Pay– Recommended for abolition
44. Specialist Allowance– Recommended for 50% increase and further rise by 25% each time DA rises by 50%
45. Spectacle Allowance – Recommended for abolition
46. Split Duty Allowance– Recommended for 50% increase and further rise by 25% each time DA rises by 50%
47. Study Allowance – Recommended for abolition
48. Subsistence Allowance – Existing scheme to continue
49. Training Stipend – Recommended to Pay Rs.80 p.m
50. Vigilance Allowance – Recommended for abolition