Latest Dearness Allowance, HRA, TA, Overtime and other Allowances Rates.

Allowances Rates:

Various rates of Dearness Allowance, HRA, TA, Conveyance Allowance, Project Allowance, Overtime Allowance, Cash Handling Allowance etc are given below. 


 

1. Dearness Allowance (DA):

With effect from 1.1.2006, Dearness allowance is granted to compensate price increase above to which the revised pay scales relate. This will be sanctioned twice a year, payable from 1st January and 1st July.


Dearness allowance - DA is calculated based on AICPIN (All India Consumer Price Index Number). For calculating DA for July 2010 we are using this AICPIN.

What is Dearness Allowance ?
Dearness Allowance is granted to compensate the price hike above 536 points(Base Year 1982=100) 115.76 Points(Base Year 2001=100), to which the revised pay scales relate. This will be sanctioned twice a year, payable from 1st Januray and 1st July, reckonedon the following basis.

(i) The twelve monthly average price index above 536/115.76 Points is determined twice in a year for the period ending December and June.

(ii) The percentage increase is taken in whole number only and the fraction ignored

(iii) Neutralization will be 100% uniformly for all employees.

How to calculate Dearness Allowance:
(i) Dearness Allowance is paid on the Basic Pay as defined in FR 9(21)(a)(i)+NPA, if any (Personal Pay, Special Pay, etc., not included).

(ii) Fractions of 50 paisa and above to be rounded off to the next higher rupee and less than 50 paisa ignored.

(iii) For part of a month, rate of Dearness Allowance to be applied on the rate of pay+NPA and then Dearness Allowance for the number of days calculated.

(iv) In the case of daily-rated worker, monthly pay reckoned at 26 times his basic daily wages. Hence for part of a month, calculation of Dearness Allowance will be on Monthly pay + 26 x Number of days.

Current DA Rates for Employees:
The decision taken by the Government on the recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission relating to DA, to decide that the DA admissible to all categories of Central Government employees shall be admisible from the dates mentioned below at the following rates:

Date                            Rate of DA

1.1.2006                              0

1.7.2006                              2

1.1.2007                             6

1.7.2007                             9

1.1.2008                            12

1.7.2008                            16

1.1.2009                            22

1.7.2009                            27

1.1.2010                            35

1.7.2010                            ?


The expected All India Consumer Price Index number (AICPIN) for Industrial Workers Base 2001=100 for the month of May 2010 has been released by Statistical Department, Labour.

The AICPIN for the month of May 2010 is 172.
Based on AICPIN index, we calculated DA percentage for 1st July 2010.

Month	All India Index	% of increase
Nov-08	148	21.44
Dec-08	147	22.38
Jan-09	148	23.39
Feb-09	148	24.32
Mar-09	148	25.12
Apr-09	150	25.98
May-09	151	26.84
Jun-09	153	27.78
Jul-09	160	29
Aug-09	162	30.23
Sep-09	163	31.45
Oct-09	165	32.67
Nov-09	168	34.11
Dec-09	169	35.7
Jan-10	172	37.43
Feb-10	170	39.01
Mar-10	170	40.59
Apr-10	170	42.03
May-10	172	43.54
Jun-10	?	?

As per above data, we got 35% dearness allowance for last time in December 2009 based on % of increase in AICPIN.


How to calculate percentage of increase ?

DA = (Avg of AICPIN for the past 12 months – 115.76) * 100 / 115.76 .

All India Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) on base 2001=100 for May 2010 increased by 2 points and stood at 172 (one hundred and seventy two).

If the index value remains 172 in June 2010, then % of increase value is 44.91, =June 10 % of Increase index value minus Jan 10 % of Increase index value.

 = 44.91 (-) 35.7  = 9.21.
ie Minimum 9% percentage increase will be there in DA.
so DA will be  35 +  9 = 44 % .

AICPIN for June 2010 will be required to calculate the final value of DA.

Source:  Swamy's Handbook 2010,igecorner.com , http://labour.nic.in/,
The following table shows the rates of Dearness Allowance (as on August 2010)

Date From Which Payable	Rate (in Percentage)
1-1-2007	6
1-7-2007	9
1-1-2008	12
1-7-2008	16
1-1-2009	22
1-7-2009	27
1-1-2010	35
1-7-2010	45 (Expected)

2. House Rent Allowance (HRA):

Classification of Cities	Rates (In Percentage)
X	30
Y	20
Z	10

3. Special Compensatory Hill Area Allowance:

Grade Pay	Bad Climate Allowance(in Rs)	Composite HCA (in Rs)
Rs 5400 & Above and HAG + and above	400	600
Less than Rs 5400	240	480

4. Project Allowance:

Grade Pay	Rate Per Month
Rs. 5400 and above and pay scale of HAG + and above	1500
Less than Rs 5400	1000

5. Bad Climate Allowance:

Grade Pay	Rate per Month
Rs. 5400 and above and pay scale of HAG + and above	400
Less than Rs 5400	240

6. Transport Allowance (TA):

Grade Pay	Rate of TA per Month Classified as A-1, A Cities	Rate of TA per Month Other Cities
Rs. 5400 and above	3200 + DA	1600 + DA
Rs. 4200, 4600 and above Rs. 4800	1600 + DA	800 + DA
Below Rs. 4200 but drawing pay in the pay band equal to Rs. 7440 & above	1600 + DA	800 + DA
Below Rs. 4200 but drawing pay in the pay band less than  Rs. 7440	600 + DA	400 + DA

7. Overtime Allowance:

Office staff

Emoluments pre-revised Scale	For the First one hour ( Per Hour)	Thereafter (in Rs) (Per Hour)
Rs. 2201 and above	NIL	12.50

 

Operative Staff

	Rate of OTA per Hour(in Rs)
Emoluments	For Working Days	For Working Days	For Working Days	For Sundays  & Holidays	For Sundays  & Holidays	For Sundays  & Holidays
	48 Hrs Duty	44 Hrs Duty	42 1/2 Hrs Duty	48 Hrs Duty	44 Hrs Duty	42 1/2 Hrs Duty
2201 and above	15.85	17.25	19.90	21.15	23.05	22.85

Staff Car Drivers:

Emoluments	Rate of OTA per hour
	Up to the first one hour in excess of the prescribed hours of duty	Thereafter
Rs. 2201 and above	NIL	16.50

Casual Employees:

Category	Hourly Rate of OTA
Employees drawing Minimum wage	1/8 th of the daily wage
Employees drawing 1/30 of the pay at the minimum of the relevant pay scale + DA for 8 Hrs work per day	Minimum of the relevant pay scale plus DA admissible at the rates divided by (30*8)
Casual workers having temporary status	Like in the case of Office staff mentioned above.

8. Cash Handling Allowance to Cashiers:

Amount of Average Monthly Cash Disbursed	Rate Per Month
Up to Rs. 50,000	150
Over Rs. 50,000 & Up to 2,00,000	300
Over Rs. 2,00,000 & Up to 5,00,000	400
Over Rs. 5,00,000 & Up to 10,00,000	500
Over 10,00,000	600

9. Conveyance Allowance

Average Monthly travel on Official Duty ( In KM )	Own Motor Car (In Rs)	Other Conveyance ( In Rs)
201-300	1,120	370
301-450	1,680	480
451-600	2,070	640
601-800	2,430	750
Above 800 KM	3,000	850

10. Conveyance Allowance to Medical Officers:

Mode of Conveyance	CHS Maximum per Month	CHS Minimum per month	Non CHS Maximum per Month	Non CHS Minimum per Month
Their own motor car	3,300	160	550	80
ho maintain scooter / motor cycle	1,080	80	180	40
who do not maintain either car or motor cycle / scooter	900	60	150	30

11. Tribal Area Allowances:

Same as Bad Climate Allowance

12. Hard Area Allowance:

25 % of Basic Pay + NPA

13. Non-Practising Allowance:

Admissible to CHS officers and veterinary doctors at 25% of their Band + Grade pay where as BP + Grade pay does not exceed 85,000.

14. Caretaking Allowance:

10 % aggregate of pay in the pay band and Grade Pay.

15. Split Duty Allowance:

Rs. 200 per month.

16. Island Special Duty Allowance:

Areas	Rate Per Month of Basic Pay + NPA (In Percentage)
Areas around Capital Towns ( Port Blair in A & N Islands, Kavaratti and Agatti in Lakshadweep )	12.5
Difficult Areas: ( North & Middle Andaman, South Andaman , all islands of Lakshadweep (excluding above)	20
More Difficult areas: ( Little Andaman, Nicobar Group of Islands, Narcondam Islands, East Islands in A & N Islands, Minicoy in Lakshadweep)	25