PART I.- BASIC SCALES AND ALLIED MATTERS
ON WORKING DAYS:
Existing Rate Revised Rate For officials in BPS 1-2 Rs. 4.50/- per day Rs. 8.00/- per day For officials in BPS 3-15 and
BPS 16 (Non-Gazetted) Rs. 5.50/- per day Rs.10.00/- per day ON CLOSED HOLIDAYS
Existing Rate Revised Rate For officials in BPS 1-2 Rs. 5.50/- per day Rs. 10.00/- per day For officials in BPS 3-15 and
BPS 16 (Non-Gazetted) Rs.8.00/- per day Rs. 12.00/- per day
2. It has also been decided that payment of conveyance charges on account of late sitting may not be made as customary. Payments to the officials may be made only if late sitting is certified by an officer at the level of Deputy Secretary / equivalent and countersigned by an officer at the level of Joint Secretary / equivalent / head of office.
[Authority: Finance Division (Regulations Wing) O.M. No. F.3(1)-R.5/2002, dated 2nd July, 2002]
Sl. No. 109
Overtime Allowance to Staff Car Drivers and Despatch Riders
Reference Finance Division's O.M. No. F.4(3)R.5/91 dated 11th August, 1991 on the subject noted above. The competent authority has been pleased to enhance the overtime allowance admissible to Staff Car Drivers / Despatch Riders from Rs. 6/- per hour to Rs.9/- per hour subject to maximum limit of Rs.
50/- per day, with effect from 1st July, 2002. Overtime Allowance to Staff Car Drivers / Despatch Riders will only be paid if it has been verified by the officer concerned.
[Authority: Finance Division (Regulations Wing) O.M. No. F.4(3)Reg.5/2002,dated 3rd July, 2002]
Sl. No. 110
Revision of Basic Pay Scales, 2001 – Enhancement of Medical Allowance for Employees in BPS 1 to 16 (Non-Gazetted)
Reference to para 13 of Finance Division’s O.M. No. F.1(5)Imp/2001, dated 4th September, 2001 (Sl. No. 10) on the above subject. Approval of the competent authority is conveyed to the enhancement of existing rate of Medical Allowance from Rs. 160/- p.m. to Rs. 210/- p.m. for the employees in BPS 1 to BPS 16 (Non-Gazetted) w.e.f. 1-7-2002.
[Authority: Finance Division (Regulations Wing) O.M. No. F.1(71)Imp/95, dated 6thJuly, 2002]
Sl. No. 111
Option for Residence Orderly or Orderly Allowance
Reference Finance Division's O.M. F.1(3)Imp-II/85, dated 24-10-1985 (Sl.
No. 102) on the above subject along with subsequent instructions issued thereunder from time to time. The President has been pleased to revise the rate of Orderly Allowance from Rs. 1900/- p.m. to Rs. 2375/- p.m. w.e.f. 1.10.2003.
2. The terms and conditions for grant of the Orderly Allowance will remain the same as are applicable at present.
[Authority: Finance Division (Regulations Wing) O.M. No. F.1(13)Imp/96, dated 6th October, 2003]
Sl. No. 112
Overtime Allowance to Staff Car Drivers and Despatch Riders
Reference Finance Division's O.M. No 4(3)Reg.5/2002 dated 3rd July 2002 (Sl. No. 109) on the subject noted above. It has been decided to enhance the overtime allowance admissible to Staff Car Drivers/Dispatch Riders from
Rs. 9/- per hour to Rs.10/- per hour subject to a maximum limit of Rs.60/ - per day, w.e.f 1-8-2004. The existing condition that the Overtime Allowance to Staff Car Drivers /Dispatch Riders will only be paid if it has been verified by the officer concerned will continue to apply.
[Authority: Finance Division (Regulations Wing) O.M. No. F.4(3)R.5/2002-243, dated 7th August, 2004]
Sl. No. 113
Enhancement of Medical Allowance for Employees in BPS 1 to 16 (Non-Gazetted)
Reference para 8 of Finance Division’s O.M. No. 1/1/Imp/2005 dated 1-7-2005 (Sl. No. 7) on the subject stated above. The approval of the President is conveyed to the enhancement of existing rate of medical Allowance from Rs. 210/- p.m. to Rs. 425/- p.m. for the employees in BPS 1 to BPS 16 (Non-Gazetted) w.e.f. 1-7-2005 which are effective since then.
[Authority: Finance Division (Regulations Wing) O.M. No. F.1(1)R.10/2004, dated 12thSeptember 2005]
Sl. No. 114
Revision of Pay-Limit for the Grant of Overtime Allowance to the Staff Car Drivers/Despatch Riders
Reference Finance Division's O.M No.FA(3)R.5/02 dated 09-03-2002 (Sl. No. 107) on the above subject. With the revision in pay scales, the upper pay-limit of Rs.4860/- p.m. for the admissibility of Overtime Allowance as mentioned in the O.M referred to above, is hereby raised to Rs. 5590/- p.m. with immediate effect.
2. All other existing conditions regulating the grant of Overtime Allowance will, however, remain unchanged.
[Authority: Finance Division (Regulations Wing) O.M. No. F.4(3)R.5/2002, dated 15th September, 2005]
Sl. No. 115
Conveyance Charges for Late Sitting After Office Hours
Reference Finance Division's O.M No.F.3(1)-R.5/2002 dated 2nd July, 2002 (Sl. No. 108) on the subject noted above. It has been decided to revise the existing rates of Conveyance Charges for late sitting after office hours w.e.f 01072006 as under:
-ON WORKING DAYS:
Existing Rate Revised Rate For officials in BPS 1-2 Rs.8.00/- per day Rs.12.00/- per day For officials in BPS 3-15 and BPS
16 (Non-Gazetted) Rs.10.00/- per day Rs.15.00/- per day
ON CLOSED HOLIDAYS
Existing Rate Revised Rate For officials in BPS 1-2 Rs.10.00/- per day Rs.15.00/- per day For officials in BPS 3-15 and BPS
16 (Non-Gazetted) Rs.12.00 per day Rs.18.00/- per day
2. All other existing conditions regulating the grant of conveyance charges on account of late sitting will, however, remain unchanged.
[Authority: Finance Division (Regulations Wing) O.M. No. F.4(2)R.5/2006, dated 24th June, 2006]
Sl. No. 116
Overtime Allowance to Staff Car Drivers and Despatch Riders
Reference Finance Division's O.M. No 4(3) Reg.5/2002-243 dated 7th August, 2004 (Sl. No. 112) on the subject noted above. It has been decided to enhance the Overtime Allowance admissible to Staff Car Drivers/Dispatch Riders from Rs. 10/-per hour to Rs. 15/-per hour subject to a maximum limit of Rs. 90/-per day, w.e.f 01-7-2006. The existing condition that the Overtime Allowance to Staff Car Drivers / Dispatch Riders will only be paid if it has been verified by the officer concerned will continue to apply.
[Authority: Finance Division (Regulations Wing) O.M. No. F.4(1)Reg.5/2006, dated 26th June, 2006]
Sl. No. 117
Removal of Pay-Limit for the Grant of Overtime Allowance to the Staff Car Drivers/Despatch Riders
Reference Finance Division's O.M No.F.4(3)R.5/02 dated 15-09-2005 (Sl. No. 114) on the above subject. The upper limit of pay fixed for the admissibility of Overtime Allowance is hereby dispensed with and the allowance would be admissible to the entitled categories without pay limit with immediate effect.
2. All other existing conditions regulating the grant of Overtime Allowance will, however, remain unchanged.
[Authority: Finance Division (Regulations Wing) O.M. No. F.4(3)R.5/2002, dated 17th July 2006]
Sl. No. 118
Provision of a Driver or an Orderly to the Federal Secretaries After Retirement
The President has been pleased to sanction provision of an additional benefit of a Driver or an Orderly to the Federal Secretaries on their retirement w.e.f. 01-07-2006.
2. The benefit:
(i) will be admissible to those retiring/retired Federal Secretaries who held the post of Federal Secretary in BPS 22 on or after 01-07-2006.
(ii) will be admissible subject to exercise of option by the entitled officers.
(iii) will be admissible to Federal Secretaries on retirement and / or on completion of the tenure of contract re-employment as Federal Secretary, whichever is later, but not prior to 01-07-2006.
(iv) will not be admissible to those posted as Additional/Joint Secretary Incharge of the Ministry/Division or to those appointed on acting charge basis.
[Authority: Finance Division (Regulation Wing)’s O.M. No. F.1(5)R-4/95, dated 31stJuly, 2006]
Sl. No. 119
Grant of Special Science & Technology Allowance (Rs.5000/- P.M.) to College Teachers w.e.f. 1.7.2007
Reference Finance Division's O.M. No. F.1(3)Imp.I/88, dated 1.7.1988, O.M.No. F.1(9)Imp/2000, dated 8.5.2002 and O.M. No. F. 1(9)Imp/2000, dated 22.9.2003. The matter with regard to admissibility of Special Science and Technology Allowance @Rs.5000/- p.m. has been considered by the government and it has been decided to extend the benefit to college teachers also who hold Ph.D degree in the specified disciplines, w.e.f. 1.7.2007. Hence the benefit of the said allowance will now be admissible to:
-(i) Ph.D degree holders in specified 18 disciplines of natural sciences (list Annexed) and are working in R&D organizations, universities/colleges and science and technology institutions/
centres.
(ii) The employees holding Ph.D degree in social sciences who are faculty members of the universities and college teachers.
2. All those who are eligible for the aforementioned Allowance @ Rs.5000/-p.m. shall cease to receive the Ph.D. Allowance of Rs.1500/- Rs.5000/-p.m. However, the benefit of the Ph.D. Allowance @ Rs.1500/- p.m would remain admissible to other Ph.D degree holders working under the Federal Government as well as autonomous/semi autonomous bodies of the Federal Government who have adopted Government Basic Pay Scales Scheme in toto and are not eligible to receive the Special Science & Technology Allowance.
[Authority: Finance Division (Regulations Wing) O.M. No. F.1(9)Imp/2000, dated 12thSeptember 2007]
ANNEX TO FINANCE DIVISION’S O.M. NO. F.l(9)IMP/2000, DATED 12.9.2007 [See Sl. No. 119 para 1(i) ]
DISCIPLINES OF NATURAL SCIENCES