7th Pay Commission Report Special Allowance to Chief Safety Officers/Safety Officers

7th Pay Commission Report Special Allowance to Chief Safety Officers/Safety Officers

7th Pay Commission Report for Special Allowance to Chief Safety Officers/Safety Officers of Retained. Rationalized by a factor of 0.8

This allowance is granted to Senior Supervisors of workshop cadre (whether working in workshop or PCO) in Indian Railways, when they are deputed as Chief Safety Officers/Safety Officers. The existing rate is 7.5 percent of Basic Pay. No demands have been received regarding this allowance.

Analysis and Recommendations

In line with our general approach of rationalizing the percentage based allowances by a factor of 0.8, it is recommended that this allowance should, henceforth, be paid at the rate of 6 percent of Basic Pay.

Source: 7th CPC Report