Centre withdraws incentives, particular allowance to IAS, IPS officers working in north-east areas
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NEW DELHI: The Centre has withdrawn incentives and particular allowances given to IAS, IPS and IFoS officers working within the northeastern areas with rapid impact, an official order stated.
A particular allowance payable to the officers belonging to north-east cadres of all India providers whereas they’re really working within the north-east area @ 25 per cent of their fundamental pay (along with different allowances) has additionally been withdrawn, the order stated.
The authorities had on February 10, 2009 issued an order for this explicit grant, referred to as a “special allowance for officers belonging to north-east cadres of all India services”.
There are three all-India providers (AIS) — Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Forest Service (IFoS).
Officers of those providers work in cadre which is state/states or group of states/Union Territories.
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) in a short order dated September 23, 2022, stated the federal government, after overview of the assorted incentives/particular allowances being granted to the AIS officers working within the northeastern area, has determined to withdraw with rapid impact incentives/particular allowances granted to them by way of 4 of its orders issued between 2007 and 2017.
Official sources stated enchancment in legislation and order state of affairs within the northeastern states (which have been thought of because the troublesome areas postings) is without doubt one of the possible causes behind the federal government’s choice to withdraw the advantages.
The authorities exchequer could be saving some cash as properly from this current measure, they stated.
In addition to the February 10, 2009 order, the directives issued on January 22, 2007, February 16, 2009 and on September 5, 2017 additionally stand withdrawn.
The order issued in January 2007 mentions provisions associated to post-retirement housing.
According to the February 16, 2009 order, the earnings tax exemption already obtainable to tribal all India service officers of the northeast whereas posted within the northeast, could be entitled to reimbursement of the equal quantity of earnings tax payable by them whereas on central deputation.
Whereas, the September 5 order has relaxations associated to inter-cadre deputation of the AIS officers - from different cadres to northeast cadres and from northeast cadres to different cadres.
NEW DELHI: The Centre has withdrawn incentives and particular allowances given to IAS, IPS and IFoS officers working within the northeastern areas with rapid impact, an official order stated.
A particular allowance payable to the officers belonging to north-east cadres of all India providers whereas they’re really working within the north-east area @ 25 per cent of their fundamental pay (along with different allowances) has additionally been withdrawn, the order stated.
The authorities had on February 10, 2009 issued an order for this explicit grant, referred to as a “special allowance for officers belonging to north-east cadres of all India services”.
There are three all-India providers (AIS) — Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Forest Service (IFoS).
Officers of those providers work in cadre which is state/states or group of states/Union Territories.
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) in a short order dated September 23, 2022, stated the federal government, after overview of the assorted incentives/particular allowances being granted to the AIS officers working within the northeastern area, has determined to withdraw with rapid impact incentives/particular allowances granted to them by way of 4 of its orders issued between 2007 and 2017.
Official sources stated enchancment in legislation and order state of affairs within the northeastern states (which have been thought of because the troublesome areas postings) is without doubt one of the possible causes behind the federal government’s choice to withdraw the advantages.
The authorities exchequer could be saving some cash as properly from this current measure, they stated.
In addition to the February 10, 2009 order, the directives issued on January 22, 2007, February 16, 2009 and on September 5, 2017 additionally stand withdrawn.
The order issued in January 2007 mentions provisions associated to post-retirement housing.
According to the February 16, 2009 order, the earnings tax exemption already obtainable to tribal all India service officers of the northeast whereas posted within the northeast, could be entitled to reimbursement of the equal quantity of earnings tax payable by them whereas on central deputation.
Whereas, the September 5 order has relaxations associated to inter-cadre deputation of the AIS officers - from different cadres to northeast cadres and from northeast cadres to different cadres.
