Transport Allowance during 6th CPC.pdf
No. 21(2)/2015-E.!! (B)
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
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New Delhi, the 6th August , 2015
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject:- Grant of Transport Allowance to Central Government employees.
Reference is invited to Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure O.M. No. 21(2)/2008-EARS) dated 29th August, 2008 regarding grant of Transport Allowance to Central Government employees, consequent upon implementation of the recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission (6 thCPC).
2. The Government has since considered the re-classification of cities/towns/localities as per Census-2011 (population criteria) for the purpose of Transport Allowance. Accordingly, the President is pleased to decide the revised classification of cities, towns and localities, for the purpose of grant of Transport Allowance at higher rates to Central Government employees, as per Annexure-l. Therefore, the table below para '1' of O.M. dated 29.08.2008 stands partially modified as under:-
Employees drawing Grade Pay
of Rates of Transport Allowance admissible per month
Cities classified as
per Annexure-I
Grade Pay of P5400/- and above 73200/- plus Dearness Allowance
thereon
Grade Pay of 4200/-, €f4600/-
and P4800/- P1600/- plus
All cities, towns and localities, other than those included in Annexure-I
P1600/- plus Dearness Allowance thereon
MOW- plus Dearness
Those drawing Grade pay below Allowance thereon Dearness Allowance
P4200 but drawing pay in pay band equivalent to 774401- and above
Grade pay below 74200 and pay in pay band below 17440/-
thereon
MOW- plus Dearness Allowance thereon
P400/- plus Dearness Allowance thereon
3. The revised classification of cities/towns/localities for the purpose of grant of Transport Allowance shall take effect from 1 4't April. 2015.
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4. The orders will apply to all civilian employees of the Central Government. The orders will also be applicable to the civilian employees paid from the Defence Services Estimates. In respect of Armed Forces personnel and Railway employees, separate orders will be issued by the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Railways, respectively.
5. All other conditions mentioned in Department of Expenditure O.M. No. 21(2)/2008-E.II(B) dated 29.08.2008 shall remained unchanged.
6. In so far as the persons working in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department are concerned, this Order issues in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
7. Hindi version is attached. C-1,4A tiN$ (Subhash Chand)
Director
To,
All Ministry/Departments of Government of India (As per standard distribution list)
Copy to C&AG and U.P.S.C., etc. (with usual number of spare copies) as per standard endorsement list.
ANNEXURE-I
LIST OF CITIES AND TOWNS ELIGIBLE FOR HIGHER RATES OF TRANSPORT ALLOWANCE ON RE-CLASSIFICATION OF CITIES/TOWNS AS PER CENSUS 2011 (WITH EFFECT FROM 1 ST APRIL, 2015)
SI. No NAME OF THE STATE/ UNION TERRITORIES
( ) ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS
(ii) ANDHRA PRADESH/ TELANGANA
NAME OF THE CITY/TOWN
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Hyderabad(UA)
(iii) ARUNACHAL PRADESH —
(iv) ASSAM --
(v) BIHAR Patna(UA)
(vi) CHANDIGARH --
(vii) CHHATTISGARH _ --
(viii) DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI --
(ix) DAMAN & DIU --
(x) DELHI Delhi(UA)
(xi) GOA --
(xii) GUJARAT Ahmadabad(UA); Surat(UA) (xiii) HARYANA --
(xiv) HIMACHAL PRADESH --
(xv) JAMMU AND KASHMIR --
(xvi) JHARKHAND —
(xvii) KARNATAKA Bangalore/Bengaluru(UA) (xviii) KERALA Kochi(UA); Kozhikode(UA) (xix) LAKSHWADEEP ISLANDS —
()oc) MADHYA PRADESH Indore(UA)
(xxi) MAHARASHTRA Greater Mumbal(pA); Nagpur(UA); Pune(UA) (xxii) MANIPUR --
(aiii) MEGHALAYA --
(xxiv) MIZORAM
(xxv) NAGALAND --
(xxvi) ODISHA —
(xxvii) PUDUCHERRY
(PONDICHERRY)
(xxviii) PUNJAB --
(xxix) RAJASTHAN Jaipur(UA)
(xxx) SIKKIM —
(xxxi) TAMIL NADU Chennai(UA); Colmbatore(UA); (xxxii) TRIPURA —
()oociii) UTTAR PRADESH Ghaziabad(UA); Kanpur(UA); Lucknow(UA) (xxxiv) UTTARAKHAND --
(xxxv) WEST BENGAL Kolkata(UA)