7th CPC Dress Allowance - DoE Ordres on 2.8.2017
Implementation of the recommendations of the Seventh Central
Pay Commission - Dress Allowance
No.19051/1/2017-E.IV
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
New Delhi, the 2nd August 2017
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject:
Implementation of the recommendations of the
Seventh Central Pay Commission - Dress Allowance.
Consequent upon the decisions taken by the Government on the
recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission, in
supersession
of the existing orders relating to Uniform related Allowances
viz.
Clothing Allowance, Initial Equipment Allowance, Kit
Maintenance
Allowance, Robe Allowance, Robe Maintenance Allowance, Shoe
Allowance,
Uniform Allowance and Washing Allowance which have been
subsumed in a
single Dress Allowance, the President is pleased to decide
the rates of
Dress Allowance in r/o the following categories of Central
Government
employees as under :-
2. Allowances related to maintenance, washing of Uniform are
subsumed in. Dress Allowance and will not be payable
separately.
3. Further categories of staff who were earlier being
provided Uniforms, will henceforth not be provided with
Uniforms.
4 The amount of Dress Allowance shall be credited to the
salary of employees directly once a year in the month of
July.
5. This allowance covers only the basic uniform of the
employees. Any
special clothing like that provided at Siachen Glacier or
inside
submarine or fluorescent clothing provided to Trackmen or
Indian
Railways or to lB personnel posted at high altitudes will
continue to be
provided by the concerned Ministry as per existing norms.
6. Outfit Allowance, paid to Indian Foreign Service officers
and
employees will continue to be provided as before, is enhanced
by 50%.
7. The rates of Dress Allowance will go up by 25% each time
Dearness Allowance rises by 50%.
8. These orders shall take effect from 01st July, 2017.
9. Separate orders will be issued by Ministry Of Defence,
Ministry Of
Home Affairs, Ministry Of Railways, Ministry Of Health &
Family
welfare, Ministry of corporate Affairs, Ministry Of External
Affairs,
Department of Revenue, Department Of Personnel & Training
and
Cabinet Secretariat in respect of employees of these
Ministries/Department.
10. In so far as the persons serving in the Indian Audit
&
Accounts Department are concerned, these orders issue in
consultation
with the comptroller & Auditor General Of India.
Hindi Version is attached.
(Annie George Mathew)
Joint secretary to the Government Of India.
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