Caretaking Allowance Caretaking Allowance, at the rate of 10 percent of Basic Pay, is paid to Group `C’ staff on regular establishment in various ministries who are deployed for caretaking duties. The Commission has received various representations regarding these allowances. There is a general demand for increasing the rates. Analysis and Recommendations  Similar to the […]

Canteen Allowance This allowance is granted to General Manager and Manager-cum-Accountant of the Supreme Court Departmental Canteen at the rates of ₹350 pm and ₹300 pm respectively. Canteen allowance is also granted to certain categories of staff in Central Government ministries as per the following rates:   Category of Staff Rate of Allowance (₹ per […]

Camp Allowance and TA Bounty Both these allowances are granted to personnel of Territorial Army. Camp Allowance is paid to these personnel when they are called up for training, at a rate of ₹10 per day. TA Bounty is paid when these personnel are embodied for training at the following rates: Officers ₹450 pa JCOs […]

Briefcase Allowance Certain categories of Central Government employees are entitled to reimbursement of expenditure incurred on purchase of briefcase/official bag/ladies’ purse as per the following provisions: Pay Band/GP Ceiling (₹) Apex 10000 HAG, HAG+ 8000 GP 10000 6500 GP 7600 to GP 8700 5000 GP 4800 to GP 6600 4000 GP 4200 to GP 4600 […]

Breakdown Allowance This allowance is granted to non-gazetted Railway servants who are earmarked for attending to breakdown duties. The present rates are: Grade Pay ₹ per month Up to ₹1800 120 ₹1900 180 ₹2400-₹2800 240 ₹4200 and above (limited to non-gazetted staff) 300