Government of India
Ministry of Railways
(Railway Board)

PC-VII No. 40
RBE No. 93/2017

No.F(E)I/2017/AL-7/1
New Delhi, dated 11.08.2017

The General Managers,
All Indian Railways etc.
(As per Standard Mailing List)

Sub: Revision of the rates of Cycle (Maintenance) Allowance: Implementation of Seventh Central Pay Commission’s recommendations.

Consequent upon the decision taken by the Government on the recommendation of the 7th Central Pay Commission related to the above mentioned allowance and in supersession of Board’s letter No.F(E)I/2008/AL-7/2 dated 18.09.2008 , the President is pleased to revise the rates of Cycle (Maintenance) Allowance from Rs. 90/- to Rs. 180/- per month under Rule 1606 of IREC (Vol.II)-2005 Edition and the provisions contained in Railway Ministry’s decision below this rule.

2. The admissibility of Cycle (Maintenance) Allowance will be subject to the following conditions:

(A) The official concerned maintains and uses his own cycle for official journeys.

(B) Travelling Allowance (i.e. daily and mileage allowance) to a Government servant in receipt of Cycle. (Maintenance) Allowance under these orders will be regulated as under:

(C) The allowance will not be admissible for the calendar month(s) wholly covered by leave, training, or temporary transfer.

(D) For any period of more than one month at a time during which a Railway servant in receipt of Cycle (Maintenance) Allowance does not maintain a cycle. or the cycle maintained by him remains out of order or is not used for official journeys for any other reason, the Cycle (Maintenance) Allowance will not be admissible.

3. The Cycle (Maintenance) Allowance under these orders shall be granted by the sanctioning authority for a period not exceeding two years at a time and its continuance shall be reviewed sufficiently in advance of the expiry of such period. The sanctioning authority may, for this purpose, specify whenever necessary the local jurisdiction of a Railway Servant at the time of sanctioning the allowance. They should also make a review of the posts under their control and decide the posts for which the Cycle (Maintenance) Allowance should be sanctioned. The Allowance may be sanctioned with reference to the posts and not to the individual incumbents.

4. These orders shall take effect from 1st July, 2017

5. Hindi Version is enclosed.

Please acknowledge receipt.

(Sonali chaturvedi)
Deputy Director Finance (Estt.)
Railway Board.

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No. 17014/2/2014-Trg.(7th CPC)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

Block-IV, Old JNU Campus, New Delhi.
Date: July 25th 2017

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Implementation of the recommendations of 7th Central Pay Commission – abolishment of Sumptuary Allowance.

Consequent upon the acceptance of the recommendations of Seventh Central Pay Commission by the Government conveyed vide Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure Resolution No. 11-1/2016-IC dated July 6, 2017, the President, in supersession of all existing orders issued on the subject from time to time, is pleased to decide that Sumptuary Allowance in all the Training Establishments/ Academies/ Institutes stands abolished.

2. These orders shall be effective from 1st July, 2017.

3. In so far as the employees working in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department are concerned, these orders are issued with the concurrence of the Comptroller and Auditor General.

(Biswajit Banerjee)
Under Secretary to the Government of India.

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No.13/1/2017-E.II(B)
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure

New Delhi, the 14th July, 2017.

Subject: Implementation on the recommendations of 7th Central Pay Commission regarding grant of Hard Area Allowance to the Central Government employees posted in the Nicobar Group of Islands and Islands of Union Territory of Lakshadweep other than Kavaratti & Agatti.

Consequent upon the acceptance of the-recommendations of Seventh “Central Pay Commission by the Government, the President, in supersession of all existing orders issued on the subject from time to time, is pleased to decide that Central Government employees posted in Nicobar Group of Islands and Minicoy, Kiltan, Andrott, Kalpeni, Chetlat, Kadmat, Amini and Bithra Islands of Lakshadweep shall be paid Hard Area Allowance at the following rates:-

2. The term ‘Basic Pay’ in the revised pay structure means the pay drawn in the prescribed Level in the Pay Matrix but does not‘include any other type of pay like Special Pay, etc.

3. In places where more. than one Special Compensatory Allowances are admissible, the Central Government employees posted in such stations will have the option to choose the allowance which benefits them the most, i.e. Hard Area Allowance or one of the Special Compensatory Allowances subsumed under Tough Location Allowance Category-I, II and III.

4. The Hard Area Allowance shall be admissible in addition to the Island Special Duty Allowance, where admissible.

5. These orders shall take effect from 1st July, 2017.

6. These orders shall also apply to the civilian employees paid from the Defence Services Estimates and the expenditure will be chargeable to the relevant head of the Defence Services Estimates, in respect of Armed Forces personnel and Railway employees, separate orders will be issued by the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Railways, respectively.

7. In so far as the employees working in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department are concerned, these orders are issued with the concurrence of the “Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

Hindi versions attached.

sd/-
(Nirmala Dev)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

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F.No. 19039/4/2008-E.IV
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure

New Delhi, the 14th July, 2017

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject :- Implementation of the Recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission- Revision in the rates of Cycle (maintenance) Allowance.

Consequent upon the acceptance of the recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission and in supersession of this Department O.M.No. F. 11(18)-E.lV(B)/62 dated 31st August, 1962 including all its amendments thereafter and OM. No.19039/3/2008-Elv dated 29th August, 2008, the President is pleased to revise the rates of Cycle (maintenance) Allowance from Rs. 90/- per month to Rs. 180/- per month subject to the provisions of SR-25.

2. The admissibility of Cycle (maintenance) Allowance will be subject to the following conditions:-

(A) The official concerned maintains and uses his own cycle for official journeys.

(B) Travelling Allowance (i.e., daily and mileage allowance) to a Government servant in receipt of Cycle (maintenance) Allowance under these orders will be regulated as under:-

(i) For Journeys within a radius of 8 kilometres from the usual place of duty. – No T.A.

(ii) For journeys beyond a radius of 8 Kilometres but not exceeding 16 Kilometres from the place of duty:-

(a) If the destination point falls within the local jurisdiction.- No T.A.

(b) If the destination point falls outside the local jurisdiction. – T.A. admissible under normal rules, provided the journey is performed other- wise than on a cycle.

(iii) For journeys beyond a radius of 16 kilometres from the usual place of duty – T.A. admissible under the normal rules.

(C) The allowance will not be admissible for the calendar month(s) wholly covered by leave, training or temporary transfer.

(D) For any period of more than one month at a time during which a Government servant in receipt of Cycle (maintenance) Allowance does not maintain a cycle or the cycle maintained by him remains out of order or is not used for official journeys for any other reason, the Cycle (maintenance) Allowance will not be admissible.

3. The Cycle (maintenance) Allowance under these orders shall be granted by the sanctioning authority for a period not exceeding two years at a time and its continuance shall be reviewed sufficiently in advance of the expiry of such period. The sanctioning authority may, for this purpose, specify whenever necessary the local jurisdiction of a Government servant at the time of sanctioning the allowance. They should also make a review of the posts under their control and decide the posts for which the Cycle (maintenance) Allowance should be sanctioned. The Allowance may be sanctioned with reference to the posts and not to the individual incumbents.

4. These orders will be effective from July 01, 2017.

5. In so far as the staff serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department are concerned, these orders are issued in consultation with the Comptroller & Auditor General of India.

sd/-
(Nirmala Dev)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

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No.27/1/2017-E.II(B)
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure

New Delhi, the 14th July, 2017.

Subject: Implementation of the recommendations of 7th Central Pay Commission grant of Split Duty Allowance to Sweepers and Farashes in Central Secretariat and Allied Offices.

Consequent upon the acceptance of the recommendations of Seventh Central Pay Commission by the Government, the President, in supersession of all-existing orders issued on the subject from time to time, “is pleased to decide that the Sweepers and Farashes working in Central Secretariat and allied offices performing split duties, where the break in between the shift is at least 2’hours duration and they have not been provided residential accommodation within 1-km. of the office premises, shall be entitled to Split Duty Allowance at the revised rate of Rs.450/- p.m.

2. The rate will further rise by 25% each time Dearness Allowance (DA) rises by 50%.

3. These orders shall be effective from 1st July, 2017.

4. In so far as the employees working in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department are concerned, these, orders are issued with the concurrence of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

Hindi version will follow.

sd/-
(Nirmala Dev)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

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