Government Employees of UT of J&K & Ladakh to get 7th CPC Allowances wef 31 Oct

After the Parliament passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Bill, 2019, Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressed the nation on 8^th August, 2019, wherein he announced that all the financial facilities being given to the employees of other Union Territories (UT), as per the recommendations of 7^th CPC, would soon be extended to the employees of UT of Jammu & Kashmir and UT of Ladakh.

Accordingly, Union Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah has approved the proposal of payment of all 7^th CPC allowances to the Government employees of UT of Jammu & Kashmir and UT of Ladakh, which shall come into existence from 31^st October, 2019.  Union Home Ministry has issued orders in this regard.  The move will benefit 4.5 lakh Government employees, who are working in the existing State of Jammu & Kashmir and will become the employees of UT of Jammu & Kashmir and UT of Ladakh from 31^st October, 2019.

The annual financial implication of 7^th CPC allowances like Children Education Allowance, Hostel Allowance, Transport Allowance, LTC, Fixed Medical Allowance etc. in respect of 4.5 lakh Government employees of existing State of Jammu & Kashmir shall be Rs. 4800 crore tentatively: