Govt. Employees of UT of J&K, UT of Ladakh to get all 7th CPC Allowances from Oct.31

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New Delhi  : Union Home Minister Amit Shah has approved the proposal of payment of all 7^th CPC allowances to the Government employees of UT of Jammu & Kashmir and UT of Ladakh, which shall come into existence from October 31, 2019.  The Union Home Ministry has issued orders in this regard.

The move will benefit 4.5 lakh Government employees, who are working in the existing State of Jammu & Kashmir and will become the employees of UT of Jammu & Kashmir and UT of Ladakh from October 31, 2019. The annual financial implication of 7^th CPC allowances like Children Education Allowance, Hostel Allowance, Transport Allowance, LTC, Fixed Medical Allowance etc. in respect of 4.5 lakh Government employees of existing State of Jammu & Kashmir shall be Rs 4,800 crore tentatively, according to a PIB release.

After the Parliament passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Bill, 2019, PM Narendra Modi addressed the nation on August 8, 2019, wherein he announced that all the financial facilities being given to the employees of other Union Territories (UT), as per the recommendations of 7^th CPC, would soon be extended to the employees of UT of Jammu & Kashmir and UT of Ladakh.