7th Pay Commission Additional Post Allowance – abolition of existing Acting allowance (Defence), and Dual charge Allowance (Railways): DoPT Order

No.2/13/2017-Estt.(Pay.II)

Government Of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions

Department of Personnel & Training

North Block, New Delhi

Dated: 08 Aug,2018

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

The undersigned is directed to say that the decisions of the Government on various allowance based on the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission and in the light of the recommendations of the Committee under the Chairmanship of Finance Secretary have since been notified vide resolution No.11-1/2016-IC dated 6th July,2017.

2. As mentioned in the Appendix-II of the said Resolution, dated 6th July,2017 the existing allowances viz. Acting Allowance (Sl.No.2 of Appendix-II), and Dual Charge Allowance (Sl.No.52 of Appendix-II), have been abolished as a separate allowance and the eligible employees are now to be governed by the newly proposed Additional Post Allowance.

3. Accordingly, the above allowances shall stand abolished and the president is pleased to decide that the eligible employees shall now be covered under a new additional post allowance which will be administered as under:

a. An employee formally appointed to hold full charge of the duties of a higher post, in addition to the duties of his own post, will be entitled to draw the pay that would be admissible to him if he was appointed to the higher post on regular basis OR 10 percent of his present Basic pay per month, as Additional Post Allowance, whichever is more beneficial, provided the sum total of his Basic pay and additional Post Allowance does not exceed the Apex Pay i.e. Rs.2,25,000/-

b. An employee formally appointed to hold full charge of the duties of a post on similar level as his own post, in addition to the duties of his own post, will be entitled to draw 10 percent of his present Basic Pay per month, as Additional Post Allowance, provided the sum total of his Basic Pay and Additional Post Allowance does not exceed the Apex Pay.

c. No Additional Post Allowance should be paid to an employee who is appointed to hold current charge or the routine duties of an additional post, irrespective of the duration of the current charge.

d. The allowance will be admissible only if the duration of additional charge exceeds 45 days.

e. This arrangement cannot continue for a particular vacant post for more than 1 year, and for a particular employee for more than 6 months at a stretch, In addition, there shall be a minimum gap of 1 year between two such successive appointments of a particular employee.