7th Pay Commission- There is a big update revealed regarding 7th Pay Commission. The central government has issued an important order, which will affect many central employees. This order is related to the dress allowance given to central employees under the 7th Pay Commission.
According to this order, new central employees who will join government jobs after July 2025 will not get the full dress allowance they get every year. Rather, they will get only a part of it according to the date of joining the service. How much amount they will get as dress allowance will be decided on the basis of the joining date of the employee.
Who gets dress allowance
Dress allowance is actually given to those employees who have to wear a prescribed uniform during their duty. This includes the expenses of clothing allowance, kit maintenance, shoes, gowns and other necessary items. A clear category has been fixed for this in the 7th Pay Commission .
For example, officers of the Army, Air Force, Navy, CAPF and Coast Guard get a dress allowance of Rs 20,000 per annum. On the other hand, officers of the police, nursing staff, customs, corporate law service and immigration department get Rs 10,000 per annum. Lower rank employees like defence staff, railway station masters and canteen staff are given Rs 5,000 per annum.
How will you get dress allowance under the new rules
According to the new order of the government, employees joining the job after July 2025 will not get dress allowance for the whole year. They will get money based on the period from the month of joining to June next year. Its formula is: (Annual dress allowance ÷ 12) × Months remaining after joining the job till next June For example, if an employee starts the job in September, then he will get allowance for a total of 10 months from September to June.
For the employees who will retire after July 2025, clarification has been sought from the Finance Ministry. Until a new order comes, the old rules will remain applicable. According to the current system, if an employee retires after December, he will be given full dress allowance. Whereas those who retire by December get half the allowance.