Specialist Allowance
This allowance is paid to specialist medical officers in Defence Services when posted to fill vacancies of specialists in the medical establishment. The present rates are as under:
|
Graded Specialist |
₹2400 pm |
|
Classified Specialist |
₹3000 pm |
|
Consultant/Advisor/Professor |
₹3600 pm |
There are demands to raise the amount of this allowance four-fold.
Analysis and Recommendations
The rate of the allowance should be increased by a factor of 1.5. The rate shall further increase by 25 percent each time DA increases by 50 percent.