Payment of Overtime Allowance in the revised pay to the employees of Defence Industrial Establishments governed by the Factories Act, 1948

Payment of Overtime Allowance in the revised pay to the employees of Defence Industrial Establishments governed by the Factories Act, 1948.

No.13(3)/2016/D(Civ-II)
Government of India
Ministry of Defence
(Department of Defence)
D(Civ-II)

B-wing, Sena Bhavan
New Delhi, the 26th February,2018

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Payment of Overtime Allowance (OTA) in the revised pay to the employees of Defence Industrial Establishments governed by the Factories Act, 1948.

Consequent upon revision of pay structure as per VII CPC recommendations, the matter regarding payment of OTA, as per revised pay, to the employees of the Defence Industrial Establishments under the Factories Act, 1948 has been considered in consultation with the Ministry of Labour & Employment, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Law & Justice.

2. It has been decided that the Overtime Allowance shall be paid so the employees of the Defence Industrial Establishment governed by the Factories Act, 1948 on the basis of revised wages with effect from the date the wages have been revised i.e 1.1.2016. The OTA on the basis of revised wages is subject to the conditions stipulated in this Ministry’s OM No.14(1)/97/D(Civ-II) dated 1st July,1998

3. It is further added/clarified that those categories of workers who come within the scope of section 64 of the Factiories Act and whose basic pay exceed the wage limit, as specified in sub section (6) of Section (1) of the payment of wages Act 1936, are entitled for payment of OTA in terms of MoD OM No.14(2)/27/D(civ-II) dated 25.06.1983 on the basis of wage limit notionally determined. Accordingly, OTA will be paid to them on the basis of wage limit notionaly determined on the Ministry of Laboury & Employment based on the consumed expenditure survey published by NSSO. Thereafter, the OTA will be paid to them on the basis of new wage limit notionally determined, if the basis pay exceeds the new wage limit.

4. The other conditions as laid domw in this Ministry’s letter No.14(1)/97/D(Civ-II) dated 1st July, 1998 shall remain unchanged.

5. This issues with the concurrence of MoD (finance/AG/PB) vide their Dy No.01/AG/PB dated 15.02.2018 and after consultation with Ministry of Labour & Employment vide their ID No. Z-16025/09/2017-ISH-II dated 13.11.2017

(Dalpat Singh)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India
Tel. 23014675

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