Enhanced Allowances for Tough Locations (I, II, & III) Following 50% DA Rate Increase

Enhanced Allowances for Tough Locations (I, II, & III) Following 50% DA Rate Increase

No. 6-23(1)/2025/PAT
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Telecommunications
(PAT Section)

1120, Sanchar Bhawan
20-Ashoka Road,New Delhi-110001
Date: 02-07-2025

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Sub.: Enhancement of Allowances – Tough Location I, II, III due to increased DA rates i.e. 50% w.e.f. 01.01.2024.

The undersigned is directed to draw the attention towards Department o f Expenditure ID No.2/5/2017-E.II(B) dated 20.03.2024 addressed to the Controller General of Accounts, New Delhi with copy to this Department and others vide which DoE has reiterated their position that no separate order with regard to increase of allowances consequent upon increase in DA rates to 50% is required.

2. Para-2 of DoEOM No.3/1/2017-E.II (B), dated 19.07.2017 states that the rates shall increase by 25% whenever the Dearness Allowance payable on the revised pay structure goes up by 50%. Therefore, consequent upon increase of Dearness Allowance to 50% w.e.f. 01.01.2024, the enhanced revised rates of Tough Location Allowance I, II & III may be regulated as per the DoE OM No.3/1/2017-E.II (B) dated 19.07.2017 w.e.f. 01.01.2024 as below:

3. All other contents inDoE OM No.3/1/2017-E.II (B) dated 19.07.2017 shall remain unchanged.

4. This issues with approval of the competent authority.

(Pravin Kumar Singh)
ADET(PAT)
Ph. No. 2303 8327

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