No. 4/6/2008-Estt.

(Pay II)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
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New Delhi, dated the 1st October, 2008

Revision of Special Allowance and Cash Handling

Allowance - Recommendations of the Sixth Central
Pay Commission.

Consequent upon the decision taken by the Government on

the recommendations made by the Sixth Central Pay Commission
and in supersession of this Department's O.M. No. 4/4/97-Estt.
(Pay II) dated 22.4.98 and O.M. No. 4/5/97-Estt. (Pay II) dated
5.5.98 on the subject of Special Allowance and Cash Handling
Allowance respectively, the President is pleased to double the
existing rates of these Allowances. The rates of these allowances
will be increased by 25% every time the Dearness Allowance
payable on revised pay scales goes up by 50%.

2. These orders shall be effective from 1st September, 2008.

3. Insofar as persons serving in the Indian Audit & Accounts

Department are concerned, these orders issue after consultation
with the Comptroller & Auditor General of India.

(Rita Mathur)
Director
a.M. No._4/6/2008-Estt. (Pay II) New Delhi, dated the 1st October, 2008

COPy to : Director (NIC), Department of Personnel & Training, to

upload the O.M. on this Department's website under the Head
IIEstablishment {Pay)", Sub-Head "Pay Rules".

1. The Comptroller & Auditor General of India and all States under
his control. (With 400 spare copies)
2. Controller General of Accounts/Controller of Accounts, Ministry
of Finance.
3., Secretaries to UPSC/Supreme Court of India/Election
Commission/Lok Sabha Secretariat/Cabinet Secretariat/Central
Vigilance Commission/President's Secretariat/Vice President's
Secretariat/Prime Minister's Office/Planning Commission.
4. Department of Personnel & Training (AIS Division}/JCA/Admn.
Section.
5. Additional Secretary (Union Territories), Ministry of Home
Affairs.
6. All State Governments and Union Territories.
7. Secretary, National Council (Staff Side), 13-C, Ferol Shah Road,
New Delhi
8. All Members of the Staff Side of the National Council of
JCM/Departmental Council.
9. All Officers/Sections of the Department of Personnel &
Training/Department of Administrative Reforms & Public
Grievances/Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare.
10. Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure
11. 50 spare copies.

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Director
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