Number of allowances recommended to be abolished and subsumed
1. 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 the specific functional requirements of Railways, Posts
and Scientific Departments such as Space and Atomic Energy. It has also been decided
that 3 of the 37 allowances recommended to be subsumed by the 7th CPC will continue
as separate identities. This has been done on account of the unique nature of these
allowances. The rates of these allowances have also been enhanced as per the formula adopted by the 7th CPC. This will benefit over one lakh employees belonging to
specific categories in Railways, Posts, Defence and Scientific Departments.
COMMENTS