More DOPT Circulars for Central Government Employees

MORE ORDERS FROM CENTRAL GOVERNMENT



SPECIAL ALLOWANCES ARE DOUBLED



CASH HANDLING ALLOWANCES ARE DOUBLED



ALLOWANCES WILL INCREASE BY 25% ON THE DA INDEX IN REVISED PAY TOUCHES 50% THESE ARE ALL EFFECT FROM SEPTEMBER-2008



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THE GOVERNMENT HAS REVISED THE QUANTUM FOR DETERMINING THE INCOME LIMIT FROM 2.5 LAKHS TO 4.5 LAKHS FOR CREAMY LAYER AMONGST THE OBCS W.E.F. 3.10.2008.



THE ORDER ISSUED BY THE DOP&T TODAY.



Highlights of the order:

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THE GOVERNMENT HAS REVISED

THE QUANTUM FOR DETERMINING

THE INCOME LIMIT FROM 2.5 LAKHS TO 4.5 LAKHS

FOR CREAMY LAYER

AMONGST THE OBCS W.E.F. 3.10.2008.




THE ORDER ISSUED BY THE DOP&T TODAY.

Highlights of the order:

No. 4/6/2008-Estt. (Pay II)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions

Department of Personnel & Training

Subject:- Revision of income criteria to exclude socially advanced
persons/sections (Creamy Layer) from the purview of reservation
for Other Backward Classes (OBCs).



The undersigned is directed to invite attention to this Department's O.M
No.36012/22/93-Estt.(SCT) dated 8th September, 1993 which inter alia provided
that sons and daughters of persons having gross annual income of RS.1 lakh
or above for a period of three consecutive years would fall within the creamy
layer and would not be entitled to get the benefit of reservation available to the
Other Backward Classes. The limit of income for determining the creamy layer
status was raised to Rs. 2.5 lakh vide this Department's OM of even number
dated 9.3.2004. It has now been decided to raise the income limit from Rs. 2.5
lakh to Rs. 4.5 lakh per annum for determining the creamy layer amongst the OBCs. Accordingly the following entry is hereby substituted for the existing
entry against Category VI in the Schedule to the above referred O.M.Son(s) and daughter(s) of (a)Persons having gross annual income of Rs. 4.5 lakh or above or: possessing wealth above the exemption limit as prescribed in the Wealth Tax Act for period of three consecutive years. (b)Persons in Categories I, II, III and V A who are not disentitled to the benefit of reservation but have income from other sources of wealth which will bring them within the incomelwealth criteria mentioned in


a) above. Income from salaries or agricultural land shall not be clubbed.






Family Planning Allowance


(released on 24-9-2008)
Revised rates of Family Planning Allowance (FPA) with reference
to Revised Pay Bands and Grade Pay

Pay Band	Revised Pay Scale	Grade Pay	FPA
1S	4,400 - 7,400	1,300	210
1S	4,400 - 7,400	1,400	210
1S	4,400 - 7,400	1,600	210
1S	4,400 - 7,400	1,650	210
PB-1	5,200 - 20,200	1,800	210
PB-1	5,200 - 20,200	1,900	210
PB-1	5,200 - 20,200	2,000	210
PB-1	5,200 - 20,200	2,400	210
PB-1	5,200 - 20,200	2,800	250
PB-2	9,300 - 34,800	4,200	400