Implementation of 7th CPC Over Time Allowance
across Ministries/Departments: DoPT OM 19.06.2018 -
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No.A-27016/ 03 / 2017 -Estt. (AL)
Government of
India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and
Pensions
Department of Personnel &
Training
Block-IV, Old JNU Campus,
New Delhi - 110067,
Date: 19th June, 2018.
OFFICE
MEMORANDUM
Subject:
Implementation of the recommendation
of 7th CPC on Over Time Allowance - reg.
The
undersigned is directed to say that as per Dept. of
Expenditure's
Resolution No. 11-1/2016-IC dated 06.07.2017, following
is the decision
of Government on Overtime Allowance (OTA):
"Ministries/
Departments to prepare a list of those staff coming
under the category
of 'Operational Staff'. Rates of Overtime Allowance not
to be revised
upwards".
2. Further it has been clarified
by the Dept. of
Expenditure that the Government has decided that given
the rise in the
pay over the years, the recommendations of the 7th CPC
to discontinue
OTA for categories other than Operational Staff and
industrial employees
who are governed by statutory provisions may be
accepted.
3.
Accordingly, it has been decided to implement the
aforesaid decision of
the Government on Overtime Allowance across all the
Ministries /
Departments and attached and subordinate office of the
Government of
India. The following definition shall be used to define
Operational
Staff.
"All non-ministerial non-gazetted
Central Government
servants directly involved in smooth operation of the
office including
those tasked with operation of some electrical or
mechanical equipment."
4.
The concerned Administration Wing of the Ministries /
Departments will
prepare a list of operational Staff with full
justification based on the
above parameters for inclusion of a particular
category of staff in the
list of operational staff with the approval of IS
(Admn.) and Financial
Adviser of the concerned Ministry / Department.
5. The grant of OTA may be linked to biometric
attendance subject to the conditions mentioned
below.
a)
OTA should be paid only when his/ her senior officer
directs the
concerned employee(s) in writing for staying back in
office to attend
urgent nature of work.
b) The OTA will be
calculated on the basis of biometric attendance.
c)
The OTA for Staff Car Drivers should be linked with
biometric system as
normally, the designated parking is allotted in the
office building.
However, in cases where the parking lot is provided far
from office, the
Staff Car Driver would mark his/ her attendance while
leaving from his
office and a grace time of not exceeding 2 hours should
be allowed to
cover the distance travelled after leaving office,
including the time to
drop the officer and then reaching the parking lot. In
such cases,
calculation can be done from log books, duly verified
by the officer
concerned.
d) The OTA to field officials
should be calculated on
the basis of biometric attendance, as normally, such
officers are given
facility of official transport to attend the field
work. Such officers
are supposed to report in office before proceeding to
field. In cases,
where officials are required to attend the field work
directly from
home, they may be extended facility of official
transport from home in
lieu of transport allowance and OTA may be given on the
basis of the log
book of that vehicle, duly verified by their senior
officers.
6.
Since, the Government has decided not to revise the
rates of OTA, the
rates as prescribed in this Department's OM dated 19th
March, 1991 for
Office Staff, Staff Car Drivers and Operative Staff
will continue to
operate subject to their fulfillment of the above
conditions.
7. All the existing
instructions, except to the extent superseded by this
O.M., will continue to remain in force.
8.
These instructions will be applicable with effect from
01 July, 2017.
9.
In so far as persons serving in the Indian Audit and
Accounts
Department are concerned, these instructions are being
issued after
consultation with the Comptroller & Auditor General
of India.
10. Hindi version will follow.
Sd/-
(Pramod Kumar Jaiswal)
Under Secretary
to the Government of India
