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Government of India
Ministry of Defence
Government of India
Ministry of Defence
19th December 2014
Civilians Working in
Defence Sector
Details of benefits
provided to the civilians working in the Defence sector are annexed.
From time to time
Defence Civilian employees have been raising the demands that they should be
granted Field Area allowance and Modified Field Area allowance as applicable to
the Service Personnel and for providing other allowances like Aeronautical
Technical Allowance, Airworthiness Certificate Allowance, Flight Charge
Certificate Allowance etc. at par with technical defence personnel. It has not
been found feasible to accept these demands as the job requirements and service
conditions of Service Personnel and Defence Civilian employees are totally
different.
In addition to pay and
allowances, civilians working in the Defence Establishments located in Field
Areas / Modified Field Areas are granted the concessions / allowances as under:
(I) Field Service
Concessions in Field Areas (except static units):
(a) Free rations
on scale applicable to combatants of the Army or Air Force, as the case may be,
and fuel.
(b) Free tented /
basha accommodation and connected service to the extent possible.
(c) Free clothing
on minimum scale of Army Personnel if the Corps Commander / AOC-in-C Air Force
Command considers the issue of such clothing essential for operational reasons.
(d) Free
remittance of family allotments.
(e) Free medical
treatment and hospital treatment.
(f) Wound /
injury or family pension or gratuity revised from time to time, as the case may
be, or compensation under the Workmen’s Compensation Act where applicable.
(g) 2 postage
free Forces letters per individual per week.
(h) Remittance
within Indian limits of money orders and Indian Postal orders free of
Commission upto maximum value of Rs.30/- per month per individual.
(i) Retention of
family accommodation allotted by Government at the old duty station on payment
of normal rent. If the accommodation retained is required to be allotted to
another entitled personnel for exigencies of service, the families may be
shifted to an alternative accommodation whether appropriate or inferior to the
status of the individual concerned.
(II) Field
Service Concessions in Modified Field Areas (except static units):
(a) Free
remittance of family allotments.
(b) 2 postage
free Forces letters per individual per week.
(c) Remittance
within Indian limits of money orders and Indian Postal Orders free of
Commission upto maximum value of Rs.30/- per month per individual.
(d) Retention of
family accommodation allotted by Government at the old duty station on payment
of normal rent. If the accommodation retained is required to be allotted to
another entitled personnel for exigencies of service, the families may be
shifted to an alternative accommodation whether appropriate or inferior to the
status of the individual concerned.
(III) Special
Duty Allowance in the North Eastern Region.
(IV) Remote
Locality Allowance with certain restrictions.
(V) House Rent
Allowance in Field Areas in certain conditions.
(VI) House Rent
Allowance in Modified Field Areas in certain conditions.
Defence Civilian
employees are also provided Canteen Stores Department (CSD) facilities.
This information was
given by Defence Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar in a written reply to Dr. Ratna
De (Nag) in Lok Sabha today
