GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION
NO-1518
ANSWERED ON-31.07.2018
Discontinuation of
overtime allowance
1518 . Dr. Banda Prakash
Shri N. Gokulakrishnan
(a) whether Government
has decided to discontinue overtime allowance for categories other than
operational staff and industrial employees;
(b) whether it has also
been decided to link grant of overtime allowance with biometric attendance; and
(c) whether Government
has also decided not to revise the rate of overtime allowance or OTA for the
operational staff and they would continue to get the amount as per its order
issued in 1991?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR
FINANCE
(SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)
(a) Yes Sir, in
pursuance of the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission and the
decision of the Government thereon, Department of Personnel & Training has
issued orders in this regard vide O.M. No.A-27016/03/2017-Estt.(AL) dated
19.06.2018.
(b) Yes, Sir. As per
above mentioned O.M., in respect of certain category of staff, the overtime
allowance will be calculated on the basis of bio metric attendance.
