7th Pay Commission Compensatory Allowance (Remote Locality Allowance) – Orders issued

7th CPC Special Compensatory (Remote Locality) under Tough Location Allowance to Armed Forces personnel – MoD Order

7th Pay Commission Compensatory Allowance (Remote Locality Allowance)  – MoD circular dated 16.11.2017

No. PC-1(16)/2017/D (Pay/Services)

Government of India

Ministry of Defence

New Delhi, 16 Nov, 2017

To,

The Chief of the Army Staff

The Chief of the Naval Staff

The Chief of the Air Staff

Subject: Implementation of the recommendation of the Seventh Central Pay Commission -Grant of Special Compensatory (Remote Locality) Allowance subsumed under Tough Location Allowance.

Sir,

I am directed to refer to MoD letter Nos. 1(54)/2008/D(Pay/Services) and 1(55)/2008/D(Pay/Services) both dated 04.11.2008 and Department of Expenditure OM No. 3/1/2017-E.II(B) dated 19.07.2017 and to say that consequent upon the decision taken by the Government on the recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission vide Ministry of Finance Resolution No. 11-1/2016-IC, in supersession of the existing orders for grant of Special Compensatory (Remote Locality) Allowance, which has been subsumed in Tough Location Allowance, the President is pleased to decide the rates of Special Compensatory (Remote-Locality) Allowance (subsumed in Tough Location Allowance) to Armed Forces personnel as under:-

2. These rates shall increase by 25 percent whenever the Dearness Allowance payable on the revised pay structure goes up by 50 percent.

3. The term ‘Pay Level’ in the revised pay structure means the Level in the Pay Matrix.

4. In respect of those personnel who opt to continue in their pre-revised pay structure/Pay scales, the corresponding Level in the Pay Matrix of the post occupied on 01.01.2016 as indicated in Army Pay Rules, Air Force Pay Rules and Navy Pay Regulations, 2017 would determine the allowance under these orders.

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5. In the event of a place falling in more than one category, the higher rate of Tough Location Allowance will be applicable.

6. The other terms and conditions would continue to be applicable along with their admissibility (unless otherwise stated) as mentioned in MoD letters dated 04.11.2008 and otherwise.

7. These orders take effect from 1st July, 2017.

8. This issues with the concurrence of the Ministry of Defence (Finance) vide their Diary No. 446/AG/PD dated 05.10.2017.

Yours Faithfully

Jayant Sinha

Joint Secretary to the Govt. of India

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