7th CPC Recommendations 25% Increase Unit Certificate and Charge Certificate Allowance
This allowance is granted to Artificers and Mechanicals of the Navy after passing prescribed examinations. The existing rates are:
Unit Certificate Allowance |
Lower Rate |
225 |
Higher Rate |
450 |
|
Charge Certificate Allowance |
Lower Rate |
450 |
Higher Rate |
675 |
|
Special Rate |
810 |
A four-fold increase in the rates of this allowance has been requested.
Analysis and Recommendations
Since the allowance is already partially indexed to DA, it is proposed to raise it by a factor of 1.5. The rate of this allowance will increase by 25 percent each time the DA increases by 50 percent.