Enhancement of Allowances due to enhancement of dearness allowance w.e.f. 01.01.2024: EPFO
Enhancement of Allowances due to enhancement of dearness allowance w.e.f. 01.01.2024: EPFO Order dated 04.07.2024
Employees Provident Fund Organisation naan
(MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA)
HEAD OFFICE .
NBCC Centre, Block-2, Ground Floor- 4th Floor, East Kidwai Nagar, New Delhi-110023
HRD/1(71)2020/ Misc. /Pt/ 1058
Date: 04 JUL 2024
TO,
All Additional Central P.F. Commissioners (HQ)/ Director(PDNASS),
All Additional Central P.F. Commissioners (Zones)/Addl.CPFC(ASD),
All RPFCs/OIC-in-Charge of Region
Sub: Enhancement of Allowances due to enhancement of dearness allowance w.e.f. 01.01.2024-regarding.
Ref: MoL&E letter No. F. No. Z-1 3025/06/2024-SS-II dated 14.06.2024
Sir/Madam,
Attention is drawn to the following orders issued by Department of Expenditure/DoPT in the past and request that consequent upon increase of Dearness Allowance by 4% to 50% w.e.f. 01.01.2024, the payments of the following allowances whereever applicable may be made at enhanced rates of 25% over the existing rates w.e.f. 01.01.2024:
| Allowances | Rates as per DoE/ DoPT Order as amended time to time |
| Tough Location Allowance | DoE OM No. 3/1/2017-E.II (B) dated 19.07.2017 |
| Conveyance Allowance | DoE OM No. 19039/03/2017-E.II dated 19.07.2017 |
| Special Allowance for child of women with disabilities | DoE OM No. A-27012/03/2017-Estt.(AL) dated 16.08.2017 |
| Children Education Allowance | DoPT OM No.A-27012/02/2017-Estt.(AL) dated 17.07.2018 |
| House Rent Allowance | DoPT OM No. 2/5/2017-E.1I(B) dated 07.07.2017 |
| Hotel Accommodation | DoE OM No. 19030/1/2017.E.IV dated 13.07.2017 |
| Reimbursement of Traveling charges for travel within the city (touring station) | |
| Reimbursement of Food Charges/ Lump sum amount or Daily Allowance | |
| For journey performed by own Car/taxi, Auto rickshaw, own Scooter etc. at the place where no specific rate have been prescribed by Director of Transport of concerned State or the neighboring State | |
| Rate of transportation of Personal effects by road on transfer etc. | |
| Dress Allowance | DoE OM No. 19051/1/2017-E.IV dated 02.08.2017 |
| Split Duty Allowance | DoE OM No. 27/1/2017-E.1I(B) dated 14.07.2017 |
| Deputation (Duty) allowance | DoPT OM No.2/11/2017-Estt.(Pay-Il) dated 24.11.2017 |
(This issues with the approval of Competent Authority) ,
Encl:As above
(Bhaskar Choradia)
Addl. Central P.F. Commissioner(HQ)-HR
Source: EPFO

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