Increase in allowances by 25% as a result of DA reached 100%

Increase in allowances by 25% as a result of DA reached 100%

As per the recommendations of Sixth Pay Commission, Government included a clause that whenever Dearness Allowance applicable to Central Government employees goes up by 50%, the fallowing allowances would be automatically increased by 25%.

The allowances such as Children Education Allowance, Travelling Allowance, Conveyance Allowance, Cash handling allowance, Risk Allowance, Bad Climate Allowance, Hill Area Allowance, Remote Locality Allowance, Tribal Area Allowances etc should be increased by 25% when the rate of DA reaches 50% level. We are getting repeated queries from readers whether any Separate orders will be issued by Government for increase in Allowance by 25% which are linked with increase in DA, since Dearness Allowance has gone up by 50% for the second time now.

We are of the opinion that there is no need for Separate orders for increasing these Allowances by 25% as Office Memorandums / Orders relating to these Allowances have the clause “whenever Dearness Allowance applicable to Central Government employees goes up by 50%, these allowances would be automatically increased by 25%”

Clarifications if any required in this regard by any govt departments, necessary clarificatory orders will be issued by DOPT

The following Table provides the quantum of increase in Allowances linked with increase in DA

Increase in allowances by 25%

Name of the Allowances & Advances	Original Allowance as per 6CPC	Existing amount of Allowance after DA increases by 50%	Revised Allowances per month if DA increases by 100%
Children Education Allowance	Rs.1000	Rs.1250	Rs. 1500
Hostel Subsidy Allowance	Rs.3,000	Rs.3,750	Rs. 4500
Special Compensatory Hill Area Allowance	Rs.600 / Rs.480	Rs.750 / Rs.600	Rs. 900 / 720
Special Compensatory Scheduled / Tribal Area Allowance	Rs.400 / Rs.240	Rs.500 / Rs.300	Rs. 600 / 450
Project Allowance	Rs.1,500 / Rs.1,000	Rs.1,875 /Rs.1,250	Rs. 2250 / 1500
Special Compensatory (Remote Locality)Allowance	Rs.2,600 /Rs.2,100 /Rs.1,500 /Rs.400	Rs. 3,250 /Rs.2,625 /Rs.1,875 / Rs.500	Rs. 3900 / 3150 / 2250 / 600
Cycle Maintenance Allowance	Rs.60 (Per month)	Rs.75 (Per month)	Rs.90
Mileage for road journey/all components of daily allowance on tour/reimbursement for transfer of personal effects	Rs.500 / Rs.300 / Rs.200 / Rs.150 / Rs.100	Rs.625 / Rs.375 / Rs.250 / Rs.190 / Rs.125 (TA for personal effects-Rs.22.50 per km / Rs. 11.25 per km / Rs.6.90 per km)	Rs.555 / 450 / 300 / 225 / 150(TA for personal Effects– Rs. 27 per km / 13.50 per km / 6.90 per km)
Rates of Fixed Conveyance Allowance under SR-25 (Motor Car)	Rs.1,120 / Rs.1,680 / Rs.2,070 / Rs.2,430 / Rs.3,000	Rs.1,400 / Rs.2,100 / Rs.2,590 / Rs.3,040 / Rs.3,750	Rs.1680 / 2520 / 3105 / 3645 / 4500
Rates of Fixed Conveyance Allowance under SR-25 (Other modes)	Rs.370 / Rs.480 / Rs.640 / Rs.750 / Rs.850	Rs. 470 / Rs.600 / Rs.800 / Rs.940 / Rs.1,070	Rs.555 / 720 / 960 / 1125 / 1275
Washing Allowance	Rs.60	Rs.75	Rs.90
Split Duty Allowance	Rs.200	Rs.250	Rs.300
Spl. Allowance for Child Care for Women with Disabilities and Education Allowance for disabled children	Rs.1,000 per month	Rs.1,250 per month	Rs.1500
Cash Handling Allowance	Rs.600 / Rs.500 / Rs.400 / Rs.300 / Rs.150	Rs.750 / Rs.625 / Rs.500 / Rs.375 / Rs.190	Rs.900 / 750 / 600 / 450 / 225
Risk Allowance	DOPT 21012/1/2008-Estt.(Allowance)	12.3.2009	To be announced
Postgraduate Allowance	Rs.1,000 / Rs.600	Rs.1,250 / Rs.750	Rs. 1500 / 900
Desk Allowance	Rs.600	Rs.750	Rs.900
Bad Climate Allowance	Rs.400 / Rs.240	Rs.500 / Rs.300	Rs.600 / 360
Advances for purchaseof Bicycle	Rs.3,000	Rs.3,750	Rs.4500
Advances for purchaseof Warm clothing	Rs.3,000	Rs.3,750	Rs.4500
Festival Advance	Rs.3,000	Rs.3,750	Rs.4500
Natural Calamity Advance	Rs.3,000	Rs.3,750	Rs.4500