7th Pay commission – Allowances Report Submitted – Allowances that may be CUT – A List

7th Pay commission – Allowances Report Submitted – Allowances that may be CUT – A List

The Ashok Lavasa Committee was constituted in June last year after the government implemented the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission.

Now the latest news is, the commission has submitted its recommendations to the finance ministry today.

Further, the group’s final report has also looked towards modifying the existing rates of allowances such as the House Rent allowance and the dearness allowance. According to the propositions, depending on the city of residence, the HRA will be paid at a rate of 24 per cent, 16 per cent and 8 per cent respectively, of the current basic pay.

We never know what the parliament will approve, however, we give a list below what the committee would  have agreed or recommended… (purely from sources)

Complete list of allowances that may get abolished under Lavasa committee’s recommendations:

1.  Air Despatch Pay
2. Air Steward Allowance
3. Assisting Cashier Allowance
4.  ASV Allowance
5.  ASV Allowance
6.  Breakdown Allowance
7. Cash Handling Allowance
8.  Coal Pilot Allowance
9. Command Allowance
10. Commando Allowance
11.  Commercial Allowance
12. Condiment Allowance
13. Court Allowance
14.  Cycle Allowance
15.  Desk Allowance
16. Diet allowance
17.  Electricity Allowance
18. Entertainment Allowance for Cabinet Secretary
19. Entertainment Allowance in Indian Railways
20. Family Planning Allowance
21.  Flying Squad Allowance
22. Funeral Allowance
23. Handicapped Allowance
24.  Headquarters Allowance
25. Hutting Allowance
26. Investigation Allowance
27. Language Reward and Allowance
28. Launch Campaign Allowance
29. Messing Allowance  {Retained for “floating staff” under Fishery Survey of India and enhanced by 50%. Abolished for Nursing Staff.}
30.  Metropolitan Allowance
31.  Night Patrolling Allowance
32. Official Hospitality Grant in Defence forces
33. Operation Theatre Allowance
34. Organization Special Pay
35. Out-turn Allowance
36. Overtime Allowance (OTA)
37. Rajdhani Allowance
38.  Rent Free Accommodation
39. Risk Allowance
40. Savings Bank Allowance
41.  Secret Allowance
42.  Shorthand Allowance
43.  Space Technology Allowance
44.  Special DOT Pay
45.  Special NCRB Pay
46. Special Scientists’ Pay
47.  Spectacle Allowance
48.  Study Allowance
49.  Sumptuary Allowance in Training Establishments
50. Sumptuary Allowance to Judicial Officers in Supreme Court Registry
51.  Training Stipend
52. Treasury Allowance
53.  Treasury Allowance
54. Vigilance Allowance

However, the implementation of the same would also mean that over 47 lakh central government employees and an even larger number of pensioners would have to face the abolition of allowances and subsuming of another 36 into other existing allowance. Currently, there are 196 allowances in all.

source: (collected from around the web)