GOVERNMENT
OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO:
492
ANSWERED ON: 18.11.2016
Abolition of Overtime
Allowance
G. HARI
Will the Minister of
FINANCE be pleased to
state:-
(a) whether the
expenditure on overtime allowance provided to Government employees had
increased from Rs.797 crore to Rs.1629 crore during 2012-13 and if so, the
details thereof; and
(b) whether the
Government is considering to abolish overtime allowance in Government offices
and if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR
FINANCE (EXPENDITURE)
(SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)
(a) Yes Sir. The
expenditure of Rs.796.90 crore in 2006-07 was excluding the expenditure on
overtime allowance in respect of employees of Union Territories whereas the
expenditure of Rs. 1629.02 crore during year 2012-13 is including the
expenditure in respect of employees of Union Territories.
(b) The Seventh Central
Pay Commission has recommended to abolish OTA (except for operational staff and
industrial employees who are governed by statutory provisions) and in case the
Government decides to continue with OTA for those categories of staff for which
it is not a statutory requirement, then the rates of OTA for such staff should
be increased by 50 percent from their current levels. Recommendation of the 7th
CPC on allowances are yet to be finalised.
Source:
http://164.100.47.190/loksabhaquestions/annex/10/AU492.pdf
