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.   […]

Spectacle Allowance Spectacles are issued free to those Defence Forces personnel in whose case impairment of vision is either attributable to service or their sight is so defective that it interferes with their efficiency. When spectacles are not issued, reimbursement is permitted in the form of Spectacle Allowance, at the following rates:   For spectacles […]

Vigilance Allowance A Vigilance Allowance of ₹2,500 pm is granted to Vigilance Inspectors in Indian Railways to attract experienced and talented staff. Analysis and Recommendations The Commission took note of two aspects regarding this allowance: This allowance is paid only in Railways while there are posts of Vigilance Inspectors under other ministries as well. No […]

Parliament Assistant Allowance This allowance is granted in ministries to Assistants and UDCs who are wholly engaged in Parliament work during Parliament Sessions. The present rate of the allowance is ₹1,500 pm for Assistants and ₹1,200 pm for UDCs. The allowance is admissible at full rates for every calendar month in which the Parliament is […]

Initial Equipment Allowance An Initial Equipment Allowance is granted to the personnel of Central Excise and Narcotics Department – CBEC, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance at the following rates:     Initial Allowance Replacement Allowance Gazetted and Non-gazetted Executive Staff Summer-cum-winter areas ₹6000 ₹3750 pa Summer areas ₹4500 ₹3000 pa Group C staff Summer-cum-winter […]