Grant of Increased Rate of Washing Allowance to Canteen Employees

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This office memorandum details the revision of the washing allowance for canteen employees working in non-statutory departmental canteens/tiffin rooms of Central Government Offices. The allowance is increased from Rs. 30/- p.m. to Rs. 60/- p.m. for those supplied with uniforms, and will increase by 25% each time the Dearness Allowance rises by 50%. The order is effective from September 1st, 2008, and builds upon previous directives from 2001 and 2008. It also references concurrence from the Ministry of Finance and includes a list of recipients for the memorandum, spanning various ministries, departments, and organizations like the Comptroller & Auditor General of India and the Supreme Court.

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No.18/1/2013-Dir.(C)
Government of India
Department of Personnel, P.G. & Pensions
(Department of Personnel & Training)


Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market, New Delhi, dated 10^{4} July, 2014

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject : Grant of increased rate of Washing Allowance to the Canteen Employees working in Non-Statutory Departmental Canteen/ Tiffin Room functioning from Central Government Offices regarding.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s Office Memorandum No.18/1/2000-Dir-(C), dated 29.6.2001 on the subject mentioned above and to say that it has been decided to revise the existing rate of washing allowance from Rs. 30/- p.m. (Rupees thirty only) to Rs. 60/-p.m. (Rupees sixty only) who have been supplied with uniforms. The rate of washing allowance will be increased by 25 % every time the Dearness Allowance payable on revised pay scales goes up by 50 %.

  1. This order shall be effective from 1^{st } September, 2008 in pursuance of the Department of Personnel and Training O.M. No.14/3/2008-JCA, dated 11.9.2008 (Copy enclosed).
  2. This issues with the concurrence of Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure and Home Finance Division vide their U.O. /Dy. No. 3101359, dated 3.7.2014 respectively.

T Hergi
(Pratima Tyagi)
Director(Canteens)
Encl : As above.

To

  1. All the Ministries/Departments/Offices of the Government of India (As per standard List. (For kind attention of Director/Deputy Secretaries Incharge of Administration/Establishment Divisions).
  2. Comptroller & Auditor General of India, 10 Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi.
  3. The Registrar, Supreme Court, Tilak Marg, New Delhi.
  4. Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure(E.IV Branch), North block, New Delhi.
  5. Controller General of Accounts, Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market, New Delhi, CGDA, West Block V, R.K. Puram, New Delhi – 110066.
  6. Office of the Joint Secretary(Trg.) and CAO, Ministry of Defence, C-II Hutments, Dalhousi Road, New Delhi – 110011.
  7. Director(Admn.), DOPT, North Block, New Delhi.
  8. JCA Section, DOPT, North Block, New Delhi.
  9. Administrator, all Union Territories as per standard list.
  10. Section Officer(Canteens), DOPT, Lok Nayak Bhawan, New Delhi ( with 50 spare copies).
    F.NO.14/3/2008-JCA
    Government of India
    Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
    (Department of Personnel & Training)

Dated, the 11 September 2008

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- Grant of increased rate of Washing Allowance to common categories of Group ‘C’ and ‘D’ employees of various Ministries/ Departments.

Consequent upon the decisions taken by the Government on the recommendations made by the Sixth Central Pay Commission and in supersession of this Department’s O.M. No.14/9/95-JCA dated 12.12.2000 on the subject of Washing Allowance, the President is pleased to order that the rate of Washing Allowance will be revised from the existing Rs.30/- per month to Rs.60/- per month for all common categories of Group ‘C’ and ‘D’ employees who have been supplied with uniforms. Moreover, the rate of washing allowance will be increased by 25% every time the Dearness Allowance payable on revised pay scales goes up by 50%.

  1. These orders shall be effective from 1st September, 2008.

  2. Insofar as persons serving in the Indian Audit & Accounts Department are concerned, these orders issue after consultation with the Comptroller & Auditor General of India.

  3. Hindi version will follow.

(Dinesh Kapila)
Deputy Secretary to the Govt. Of India

To

All Ministries/ Departments of the Government of India.