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PC-1(16)/2017/D (pay/Services)
Government of India
Ministry of Defence

New Delhi, the !6..r~Nov, 2017

To,
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The Chief of the Army Staff
The Chief of the Naval Staff
The Chief of the Air Staff

Subject: Grant of Extra Work Allowance (abolition of existing Flight Charge Certificate
Allowance) - decision of the Government on the recommendation of the
Seventh Central Pay Commission.

Sir,
I am directed to refer to MoD letter No. 1(S4)/2008/D(Pay/Services) dated
04.11.2008 and Department of Expenditure OM No. 12-3/2016-E.III(A) dated
20.07.2017 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. 11-1/2016-1C, Flight Charge Certificate Allowance has been
abolished as a separate allowance and the President is pleased to decide that the
eligible personnel shall now to be covered under a New Extra Work Allowance which
shall be governed as under:-··· ""

(a) Extra Work Allowance wi(1be paid at a uniform rate of 2% (two percent)
of the basic pay per month. '.
(b) An employee shall receive this allowance for a maximum.peeled of 'one
year, and there should be minimu'ril -qap qf .one year before the same
employee is deployed fGr similar duty -a.g2in./~··:. ,: ". .',.' "
(c) This allowance should. not be co~bined,:' i.e~,~~'if
~5ame employee is
performing two or' more such duties and is ellqible f9r
" ... ;"' ... ~ 2 percent
allowance for each add-on, then the total Extra Work Allowance payable
will remain capped at 2 percent of basic pay.
(d) The other terms and conditions would continue to be applicable along
with their admissibility (unless otherwise stated) as mentioned in MoD
letter dated 04.11.2008 and otherwise.
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3. These orders shall take effect from i= July, 2017.

4. This issues with the concurrence of the Ministry of Defence (Finance) vide their
Diary No.446jAGjPD dated 05.10.2017.

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 No. PC-1(16)/2017/D (Pay/Services)
Government of India
Ministry of Defence

New Delhi, thel{'~\~ 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 - Dress Allowance.

Sir,
I am directed to refer to MoD letter Nos. 1(S4)/2008/D(Pay/Services) and
1(55)/2008/D(Pay/Services) both dated 04.11.2008 and Department of Expenditure OM
No. 19051/1/2017-E.IV dated 02.08.2017 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 relating to Uniform related Allowances viz. Uniform Allowance, Initial
Equipment Allowance, Kit Maintenance Allowance and Washing Allowance which have
been subsumed in a single Dress Allowance, the President is pleased to decide the rates
of Dress Allowance in respect of the following categories of Armed Forces personnel as
under:-

SI. No. Category of employee Rate per annum (in f)

1 Officers of Army/IAF/Navy'· zo.ooo _..,

2 MNS Officers . 15.,.000". .'". ',' ..~~
3 PBORsof Defence Services " I"t- . :.,JO,OOO
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2. Allowances related to maintenance, washing of-·Ltnlfefl1'l.aj~~~

subsumed i~ Dress
Allowance and will not be payable sepa~~tely.

3. Further categories of staff who were earlier being provided Uniforms, will
henceforth not be provided with Uniforms.

4. The amount of Dress Allowance shall be credited to the salary of employees

directly once a year in the month of July.

5. This allowance covers only the basic uniform of the employees.•.••.. ~y·~p~ial L'
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clothing like that provided at Siachen Glacier or inside submarine 'win continue to be
provided as per existing norms.
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. The rate of Dress Allowance will go up by 25 percent each time Dearness

Allowance rises by-50 percent.

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

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

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ovt. of India

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 No. PC-1(16)/2017/D (Pay/Services)
Government of India
Ministry of Defence

New Delhi, therM'v, 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:tQcalitY)
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Allowance (subsumed in
Tough Location Allowance) to Armed Forces personnel &Is under:-

SI. Name of the Allowance Category . -Cell Pay level in Pay _ .' -Rate.per
No. Name- - Matrix ...-:Month (in if)
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1. Special Compensatory Tough . R3H'l-..• ~e~~1.9and above
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(Remote Locality) Allowance Location . I,. •

Places covered under Part- Allowance-I .. t~~t -B~andbelow

"4.,_ . . 4,100
A & B (Annexure- I & Il)

2. Special Compensatory Tough R3H2 Level 9 and above 3,400

(Remote Locality) Allowance Location
Places covered under Part- C Allowance- Il Level 8 and below 2,700
(Annexure- Ill)

3. Special Compensatory Tough R3H3 Level 9 and above 1,200

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(Remote Locality) Allowance • Location
Places covered under Part- D Allowance- III
(Annexure- IV)
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.

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 i= 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.

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ANNEXURE TO DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

O.NI. NO. 3/1/2017·E.II(B) DATED 19th JU1r, 2017

AREAS ELIGIBLE POg_,GRANT OF SPECIAL COMPENSATORY (REl\19TE LOCI-\L.ITY) ALLOWANCE

SUBSUfV1ED IN TOUGH LOCATION ALLOWANCE .l.

AREAS INCLUDED IN PART 'A'

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I s. No. Name of States I Areas covered -

1. AND'AMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS Middle Andamans, North Andaman, Little Andarnar, Nicobar and

Narcondum Islands.
2. ARUNACHALPRADESH Difficult Areas of Arunachal Pradesh
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3. HIMACHAL PRADESH 1. Chamba District
(a) Pangi Tehsil

(b) Following Panchayats and Villages of Bharmour Tehsil:

(i) Panchayats: Badgaun, Bajol, Deol Kugti, Nayagam and Tunda
(ii) Villages: G~~t~ uf Gr001 Panchayat Jagat, Kanarsi of Gram
Panchayal Chauhata .
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(2) Kinn'aur District

(a) Asrang, Chitkul and Hallgo Kuno/Charanq Panchayats. -

(b) 15/20 Area comprisinq t~eB(ah1 :pal~chayats',Of-6nhota Kha~ba,
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. Nathpa and Rupi._ • .,:;::: . ' .. , ., ,

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. (ej Pooh sub-Division, exGttI6'JITg' the panc.hayat Areas-specified above.
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(3) Klj.Jlu District

15/20 Area of Nirmahd Tehsil, comprising the Gram P~~chayats of Kharga,

I Kushvvar ancl Sarga .' 1

, 4) Lahaul and Spiti District

Entil'e area of l.ahaul and Spiti

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5) Shimla District

'15/20 Area of Rampur Tahsil comprising of Panc!1ayats of Knot, Laba~~-

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Sadana, Sarpal a and Ch and I-BI ancla.
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JANlIViU 81 KASHftlilR ·--·--------·-\1. Kathua District ---
Niabat Bani, Lohi, Ivlalhar and iVIacchodi.
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2. Udhampur District
(a) Dudu Basantgarh, Lander Bhamag lllaqa, Thakrakote and i'Jagote.
(b) /\11 Areas in Mahore Tehsil other than those i.Deluded in Part '8'.
_________ __._. -1

3. Doda District
Illaqas of Padder and Niaba\ l\Iowgam in Kashmir Tehsil.
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4, Leh District
(a) Noyama and Nobre.

(b) Zanskar
(c) All other places in the District.
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5. Bararnulla District
Entire GlIrez-Nirabat, Tangdar Sub-Division and Keran Illaqa

5. LAKSHADWEEP Entire Union Territory.

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6. MIZORAM Chimptuipui District and Areas beyond 25 km from Lunglei Town in

Lunglei District.
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7. SIKKINl Entire State. >
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8. UTT ARAKHAND Areas under Chamoli, i->,ithoragarh, Ultarkashi, Rudraprayag and

Charripavat Districts
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ANNEXURE·I!
AREAS ELIGIBLE FOR GRANT OF SPECIAL GOiVlPENSATORYJREMOTE LOCALITY) ALLOWANCE
SUBSUMED IN roUGH LOCATION ALLOWANCE -I,

AREAS INCLUDED IN PART'S'

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2, ARUNACHAL PRADE~-- I
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Throughout Arunachal Pradesh other than those declared as

Difficult Areas.
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3, HIMACHAL PRADESH 1, Chamba District
Bharmour Tehsil, excluding Panchayats and Villages
included in Part '!-\"

2. Kangra District
Areas of Bara Bhangal and Chhota Bhangal.

3, Kinnaur Distri9.t '~ .'.

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Entire Distric.tother'than Areas included in Part 'A'

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4, Shimla District .

(a) Dodra-Kawar Tehsil

(b) Gram Panchayats of 98,l:kali.inJ;?ampur,.l<as.hapath
Tehsil and~t1~nish,:.:i..
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(c) Ghori Chaibl~.of.\2argMa Sarahan.' .
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4, JAMMU & KASHMIR .i'.• Udharnpur District .
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Areas up 10 Goel from Karnban s1de ancl Ar~a~upto

Arnas from I<easi side in Tehsil Mahore

2, Baramulla District

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5, MIZORAM Entire Lunglei District excluding Areas beyond 25 km from

L.unglei Town ( '~ '.

~6~,-- N/\GALAND 'I'-E--ntire-Stai-e-, .------ ...-.----,---:::~ ..=. ~ ;;,"
('---1 TRIPURA ·~,~~c~~ Areas ~~~urEl. ' _~ __ ' ._..._ .~",
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ANNEXURE-lII

AREAS ELlGlBLE FOR GRANT OF SPECiAL COMPENSATORY (REMOTE LOCALITY) ALLOWANCE

SUBSUMED IN TOUGH LOCATION ALLOWANCE -11.

AREAS lNCLUDED IN PART 'C'

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<1. HIMACHAL PR)l,DESH 1. Chamba District
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(a) Jhandru Panchayat in Bhartiyat Tehsil.

(b) Churah Tehsil

(c) Dalhousie Town (including Banikhet proper)

2. Kullu District -
(a) Outer Seraj (excluding Villages of Jakat-Khana and Burow in

I Nirrnand Tehsil).
(D) Entire District (excluding outer Seraj area and Pargana of Pandrabis

but including villages Jakat-Khana and Burao of Tehsil Nirrnand)

3. Mandi District
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(a) Chhuhar Vpney '(Jogindernagar TehsiJ).

(b) Following Panchayats in Thunag Tehsil:

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Bagraa,_Chhatri, Chhotdhar, Garagushain, Gatoo, Gh~ryas, Janjholi,

Jaryar, Johar Kalhani , I\alwa.n, Kholanal, Lotfl, SnibagLSamachall,

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Th~chdhar. ·hc:.ri qnd I~a~~a., '.' ", - .

• (c) I=ollowing rJancTtaya.ts.;~f;b11ar9mpur Block:" ,-

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8inga, Kamlah, Saklana, TanVilf·am.t Tarakholah. ,

"(d) Following Panchayats

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Khajol, fViahog, fVlehudi, rvlanj, Pekhi, Sain] Sarahan and Teban.

(e) Following Panchayats of Sundernagar Tehsil:

Bohi, Batwara, Dhanyara, Paura-Koihi, Seri and Shoja.

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I (I) Dharamsa!a Town and the follo\fving offices located outside its Municipal

limits but included in Dharamsala Town rOI' purposes of eligibility to Special

Compensatory [Remote Localily]

Allowance:
(a) Women's ITI, Dari.

(b) Mechanical WOI'kshop, Ramnagar.

(c) Cilild Welfare and Town and Country Planning Offices, Sakoh.

(d) CRSF Office at lower Sakoh.

(e) Kangra Milk Supply Scheme, Dugiar.

(0 H.R.T.C. VI/orksilop, Sudher.

(g) Zonal Malaria Office, Darl.
(11) Forest Corporation Office, Shamnagar.
(i) Tea Factory, Dari.
(j) I.P.H. Sllb-Divls.i.oJ\~Dari.>i;

(k) Settlement Office, Shamnagar.

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(I) 6inwa Project, Shamnagar.
(11)Palampur Town, inclLldil1g HPKVV Campus at Palarnpur-and the following >./ ,,' '.

offices located outside its iViunicipEl1'!tfYlits' blfHnd.~)cleiJ rfi:.pa~ampur l'owl1 for

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{a) HP. Krishi \jishwavicJ.Q~y~·,·cAmp.Hs.,.- .
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(btCattle Development Office/Jersey Farm", Banuri.
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(c) Sericulture Onice/lndo-German Agriculture VV5fkshop/HPPVVD

Division, Bundla.
(d) Electrical Sub-Division, Lohna.

I (e) D.P.O. Corporation, Bundla.

L (f) Electrical HPSE Division, Ghuggar.

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(I) (a) Chopal Tehsll.
(b) (i) GhOI'is, Panjgaon, ?atsnau, Naubis ane! Teen Kotl of Pargana
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Sarahan. I-

(ii) Deothi Grarn Panchayat ofTaklesh Area. \

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(iii) Pargana Bmabis.
(iv) Kasba RampUl' and Ghol'i Nog of Pargana F1.alllpur of Ramput'

Tehsil.
(11) Shimla Town ane! its suburbs (Dllalli,. Jatog, l<asulllpti, iV1ashobra,

Taradevi and Tutu)

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6. Sirmaul' District
a) Following Panchayats:
(i) Bani, Bakhali (Pachhad Tensil)
(ii) Bharog, Bheneri (Paonta Tehsil)

(iii) Birla (Nahan Tehsil)

(iv) Dibber (Pachl}Q.d,Tehsil),;'
(v) Thana l<as098 (Nal;an
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(b) Thansgiri Tract
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Satan District
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Areas in Poonch)nd Rajo\J;j Districts exclLlding the.~oW.llS of Poonch
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2. JAMMU 8, KASHlVllR
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Districts.
(b) Areas not iliclllded in Parts 'J~', '135and(a) ~~~rt 'C' above, but
which are within a distance of 8 km from the line of actual control or at

places which may be declared as qualifying

c 1 Border Allowance
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from time to time by the State Government for tliei

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Entire State.
3. MAN1PUR ----------
'- Entire Aizwal District. ~ - -
4. MIZORAM '"
Entire State other than areas declared as Diffie1Ilt-oTI
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ARFAS ELIGIBLE FOR 9R.L\NT OF SPECIAL COMPENSATORY (REMOTE LOCALITY) ALLOWANCE

SUBSUMED IN TOUGH LOCAtION ALLOWANCE _Ill

AREASINCLUDEDINPART'~

-;/-,- I ASSAM --------

Entire State
T"--/- HIMACHAL PRADESH
The remaining Areas of Himachal Prac/esh not included in any of the
Parts 'A', '8' and 'C',
-3-, -/ MEGHALAYA
Entire State,

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