Conveyance Allowance : Report of Committee – 7th Pay Commission

Conveyance Allowance : Report of Committee – 7th Pay Commission

Conveyance Allowance (Para 8.15.9)

Existing Provisions: It is paid to Doctors for visits to hospitals and dispensaries outside normal duty hours as well as for making domiciliary visits. It is also paid to those employees who maintain their own Motor Car/Scooters/Motor Cycle/Moped and have to undertake frequent journeys on official business in their conveyance, as under:Recommendations of 7th CPC: The present rates of this allowance are adequate. Accordingly, status quo may be maintained. The allowance will increase by 25% each time DA rises by 50%.

Demands:

I. National Council (Staff Side), JCM: The rates of this allowance be multiplied by 2.25.

II. M/o Health & FW: This allowance may be given to all Public Health Nurses at par with other employees.

Analysis and Recommendations of the Committee:
The 7 th CPC has specifically stated that the present rates of the allowance are adequate and that status quo may be maintained. The recommendations of the 7th CPC on Conveyance Allowance may be accepted without any change.