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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-11022026-270062
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 682]
NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2026/MAGHA 22, 1947
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Financial Services)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 11th February, 2026
S.O. 716(E). In exercise of the powers conferred by section 17A of the General Insurance
Business (Nationalisation) Act, 1972 (57 of 1972), the Central Government hereby frames the following
scheme further to amend the General Insurance (Rationalisation of Pay Scales and other Conditions of
Service of Officers) Scheme, 1975, namely. —
1. (1) Short title, commencement and application. —This scheme may be called the General
Insurance (Rationalisation of Pay Scales and other Conditions of Service of Officers) Amendment
Scheme, 2026.
(2) This scheme shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st day of August, 2022.
(3) This scheme shall be applicable to those officers, who were in the service of the Corporation
or Company as on, or after, the 1st day of August, 2022:
Provided that the officers, whose resignations had been accepted or whose services had been
terminated during the period from the 1st day of August, 2022 and the date of publication of this
scheme, shall not be eligible for the arrears on account of revision under this scheme.
2. In the General Insurance (Rationalisation of Pay Scales and other Conditions of Service of
Officers) Scheme, 1975 (hereinafter referred to as the said Scheme), in paragraph 3, for clauses (na)
and (nb), the following clauses shall be substituted, namely:-
(na) "revised terms" in relation to the, -
(i) Officers, other than the Chairman-cum-Managing Director and Executive Director,
means the scales of pay and allowances as specified in the Eighteenth Schedule;
(ii) Chairman-cum-Managing Director, means the scales of pay and allowances as specified
in the Fifteenth Schedule; and
(iii) Executive Director, means the scales of pay and allowances as specified in the
Seventeenth Schedule with effect from 21st December, 2023;
(nb) "revised scales of pay" in relation to the, -
(i) Officers, other than the Chairman-cum-Managing Director and Executive Director,
means the revised scales of pay as specified in the Eighteenth Schedule;
(ii) Chairman-cum-Managing Director, means the revised scales of pay and allowances as
specified in the Fifteenth Schedule;
(iii) Executive Director, means the scales of pay and allowances as specified in the
Seventeen Schedule with effect from 21st December, 2023.
3. In the said Scheme, in paragraph 4, after sub-paragraph (12), the following sub-paragraphs shall
be inserted, namely.
“(13) With effect from the 1st day of August, 2022, the pay and allowances of every officer shall
be in accordance with the Eighteenth Schedule appended to this Scheme:
Provided that the officer may choose that his basic pay may be fixed in terms of the Eighteenth
Schedule with effect from any date not earlier than the 1st day of August, 2022 and not later than
the date of commencement of the General Insurance (Rationalisation of Pay Scales and other
Conditions of Service of Officers) Amendment Scheme, 2026, in which case he shall intimate
such choice in writing to the Corporation or Company within a period of thirty days:
Provided further that no arrears for the period prior to the date so chosen shall be payable to
such officer.
(14) Every officer whose basic salary is fixed in accordance with the provisions of Eighteenth
Schedule of this scheme shall be paid, from the date of fixation in the revised scales of pay, for
the period commencing from the 1st day of August, 2022 or the date of his appointment, or the
date from which he opts to be governed by the provisions of General Insurance (Rationalisation
of Pay Scales and other Conditions of Service of Officers) Amendment Scheme, 2026, whichever
is later, the difference of Basic Salary, Personal Pay, if any, Dearness Allowance and other
allowances (after deducting the employee's compulsory contribution to the Provident Fund or
New Pension Scheme), between the terms of Eighteenth Schedule and Sixteenth Schedule
applicable to him:
Provided that -
(a) an officer who had retired from service after the 1st day of August, 2022 shall be paid the
difference in the amount, for the period upto the date of his retirement along with the difference
in the amount of gratuity, if any, arising out of this scheme;
(b) in the case of an officer who had died whilst in service on or after the 1st day of August,
2022, the difference in the amount, for the period upto the date of his death shall be paid to the
person to whom his Provident Fund was paid or is to be paid and the difference in the amount of
gratuity, if any, arising out of this scheme shall be paid to the person to whom his gratuity was
paid or is to be paid:
Explanation. - For the purposes of this sub-paragraph, the expression “other allowances” means
House Rent Allowance, City Compensatory Allowance, Hill Station Allowance, Transport
Allowance, Paradeep Port Allowance, and Fixed Personal Allowance as admissible to an
officer.".
4. In the said Scheme, in paragraph 9, in the Explanation, in clause (iii), after sub-clause (be), the
following sub-clause shall be inserted, namely: -
"(bf) in the case of officers other than the Chairman-cum-Managing Director and Executive Director,
for the period commencing on the 1st day of August, 2022, as provided under Eighteenth Schedule.”.
5. In the said Scheme, in paragraph 9A, before the Explanation, the following proviso shall be
inserted, namely: —
“Provided that with effect from the 01st day of August, 2022, contribution by the Corporation or
the Company, as the case may be, to the Fund for the New Pension Scheme, shall be fourteen
per cent. of the Basic salary plus Dearness Allowance.”.
6. In the said Scheme, after the Seventeenth Schedule, the following Schedule shall be inserted,
namely: -
"EIGHTEENTH SCHEDULE
[See paragraph 3, (na) and (nb) and paragraph 4, (13)]
1. Pay Scales (Basic Pay):
(1) Scale VII
251125-6755(2)-264635-7240(1)-271875-7920(1)-279795-8215(4)-312655
(2) Scale VI
224105-6755(8)-278145
(3) Scale V
200235-5785(3)-217590-6515(6)-256680
(4) Scale IV
165525-5785(9)-217590
(5) Scale III
135135-4050(1)-139185-4390(6)-165525-5785(4)-188665
(6) Scale II
110835-4050(7)-139185-4390(6)-165525
(7) Scale I
82485-4050(14)-139185-4390(4)-156745
II. Fixation of the Basic Pay and Stagnation Stages:
TABLE - A
(Fixation of the Basic Pay)
(Figures in Rupees)
+-----------+---------+-----------+---------+-----------+---------+-----------+---------+-----------+---------+-----------+---------+-----------+---------+
| | Scale I | | Scale II | | Scale III | | Scale IV | | Scale V | | Scale VI | | Scale VII |
| Existing | Revised | Existing | Revised | Existing | Revised | Existing | Revised | Existing | Revised | Existing | Revised | Existing | Revised |
| Basic Pay | Basic | Basic Pay | Basic | Basic Pay | Basic | Basic Pay | Basic | Basic Pay | Basic | Basic Pay | Basic | Basic Pay | Basic |
| | Pay | | Pay | | Pay | | Pay | | Pay | | Pay | | Pay |
+===========+=========+===========+=========+===========+=========+===========+=========+===========+=========+===========+=========+===========+=========+
| 50925 | 82485 | 68425 | 110835 | 83425 | 135135 | 102185 | 165525 | 123605 | 200235 | 138335 | 224105 | 155015 | 251125 |
| 53425 | 86535 | 70925 | 114885 | 85925 | 139185 | 105755 | 171310 | 127175 | 206020 | 142505 | 230860 | 159185 | 257880 |
| 55925 | 90585 | 73425 | 118935 | 88635 | 143575 | 109325 | 177095 | 130745 | 211805 | 146675 | 237615 | 163355 | 264635 |
| 58425 | 94635 | 75925 | 122985 | 91345 | 147965 | 112895 | 182880 | 134315 | 217590 | 150845 | 244370 | 167825 | 271875 |
| 60925 | 98685 | 78425 | 127035 | 94055 | 152355 | 116465 | 188665 | 138335 | 224105 | 155015 | 251125 | 172715 | 279795 |
| 63425 | 102735 | 80925 | 131085 | 96765 | 156745 | 120035 | 194450 | 142355 | 230620 | 159185 | 257880 | 177785 | 288010 |
| 65925 | 106785 | 83425 | 135135 | 99475 | 161135 | 123605 | 200235 | 146375 | 237135 | 163355 | 264635 | 182855 | 296225 |
| 68425 | 110835 | 85925 | 139185 | 102185 | 165525 | 127175 | 206020 | 150395 | 243650 | 167525 | 271390 | 187925 | 304440 |
| 70925 | 114885 | 88635 | 143575 | 105755 | 171310 | 130745 | 211805 | 154415 | 250165 | 171695 | 278145 | 192995 | 312655 |
| 73425 | 118935 | 91345 | 147965 | 109325 | 177095 | 134315 | 217590 | 158435 | 256680 | | | | |
| 75925 | 122985 | 94055 | 152355 | 112895 | 182880 | | | | | | | | |
| 78425 | 127035 | 96765 | 156745 | 116465 | 188665 | | | | | | | | |
| 80925 | 131085 | 99475 | 161135 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 83425 | 135135 | 102185 | 165525 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 85925 | 139185 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 88635 | 143575 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 91345 | 147965 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 94055 | 152355 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 96765 | 156745 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
+-----------+---------+-----------+---------+-----------+---------+-----------+---------+-----------+---------+-----------+---------+-----------+---------+
TABLE - B
[see Paragraph 8A]
Fixation of Basic Pay – Stagnation Stages
(Figures in Rupees)
+-------------------+-----------------+-------------------+-----------------+-------------------+-----------------+
| Scale I | | Scale II | | Scale III | |
| Existing Basic Pay| Revised Basic Pay | Existing Basic Pay| Revised Basic Pay | Existing Basic Pay| Revised Basic Pay |
+===================+=================+===================+=================+===================+=================+
| 99475 | 161135 | 104895 | 169915 | 120035 | 194450 |
| 102185 | 165525 | 107605 | 174305 | 123605 | 200235 |
| 104895 | 169915 | 110315 | 178695 | | |
| | | 113025 | 183085 | | |
| | | 115735 | 187475 | | |
+-------------------+-----------------+-------------------+-----------------+-------------------+-----------------+
Note: The term “Existing Basic Pay” in the above Tables means the basic pay as applicable in
accordance with the Sixteenth Schedule.
III. Dearness Allowance. — (1) The scale of Dearness Allowance applicable to the officers shall be
determined as under: -
Index: All India Average Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers
Base: Index number 8456 in the series 1960 = 100
Rate of dearness allowance: - For every four points in the quarterly average over 8456
points, the Dearness Allowance shall be calculated at the rate of 0.06 per cent. of Basic
Pay.
Revision of dearness allowance: - Revision of dearness allowance shall be made on
quarterly basis for every four points rise or fall.
(2) There shall be an upward revision of the dearness allowance payable for every four points
rise in the quarterly average (hereinafter referred to as the "current average figure") of the All
India Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (Base 1960) above 8456 points in the
sequence 8456-8460-8464-8468 and so on and there shall be downward revision of the
dearness allowance payable, if the current average figure falls by four points below the index
figure in the above sequence with reference to which the dearness allowance has been paid
for the last preceding quarter. On the downward revision, the dearness allowance payable shall
correspond to the current average figure, if such current average figure is a figure in the above
sequence and if such current average figure is not a figure in the above sequence, the dearness
allowance payable shall correspond to the figure in the above sequence immediately preceding
the current average figure.
(3) The final figures of All India Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (Base 1960) as
published in the Indian Labour Journal or the Gazette of India, whichever publication is available
earlier, shall be the index figure which shall be taken for the purposes of calculation of dearness
allowance.
(4) The revision in dearness allowance corresponding to the changes in the current average
figure for any particular quarter shall take effect only from the second succeeding month following
the end of the quarter.
Explanation. - For the purposes of this item, “quarter” shall mean a period of three months
ending on the last day of the month of March, June, September or December.
IV. House Rent Allowance. — (1) With effect from the 1st day of August, 2022, the House Rent
Allowance payable to the officers shall be as specified in the Table below:
TABLE
+--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
| Serial number| Place of posting | Rate per month |
+==============+================================================================================================================================+=============================================================+
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
+--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
| 1. | Cities of Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Kolkata, New Delhi, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Noida and Gurgaon.| Ten per cent. of pay subject to maximum of Rs.13,000/- per month. |
| 2. | Cities with population exceeding 12 lacs, except the cities mentioned at serial number 1, and all cities in the State of Goa. | Eight per cent. of pay subject to maximum of Rs.11,000/- per month. |
| 3. | All other places. | Seven per cent. of pay subject to maximum of Rs.10,500/- per month. |
+--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
Note 1: For the purposes of this item, the population figures shall be as per the latest census report.
Note 2: Cities shall include their urban agglomeration.
Note 3: “Pay” means Basic Pay and stagnation increments as provided in paragraph 8A.
(2) Officers who are allotted residential accommodation by the Corporation or Company shall pay for
such accommodation, appropriate license fee as may be decided by the Corporation or the Company, as
the case may be, from time to time and shall not be entitled to House Rent Allowance.
V. City Compensatory Allowance. With effect from the 1st day of August, 2022, the City
Compensatory Allowance payable to officers shall be as specified in the Table below:
TABLE
+--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
| Serial number| Place of posting | Rate |
+==============+================================================================================================================================+=============================================================+
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
+--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
| 1. | Metro Cities: Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Kolkata, New Delhi, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Noida and Gurgaon. | Three per cent. of pay subject to a maximum of Rs.3,300/- per month |
| 2. | A Class: Cities with population exceeding 12 lacs, except cities mentioned in serial number 1, and all cities in the State of Goa.| 2.5 per cent. of pay subject to a maximum of Rs.3,100/- per month |
| 3. | B Class: Cities with population of 5 lacs and above but not exceeding 12 lacs, State capitals with population not exceeding 12 lacs, Chandigarh, Mohali, Panchkula, Pondicherry, Port Blair.| Two per cent. of pay subject to a maximum of Rs.2,400/- per month |
| 4. | C Class: All other cities. | Nil |
+--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
Note 1: For the purposes of this item, the population figures shall be as per the latest census report.
Note 2: Cities shall include their urban agglomeration.
Note 3: “Pay” means Basic Pay and stagnation increments as provided in paragraph 8A.
VI. Hill Station Allowance. — With effect from the 1st day of the month following the date of
commencement of the General Insurance (Rationalisation of Pay Scales and other Conditions of Service
of Officers) Amendment Scheme, 2026, Hill Station Allowance payable to officers shall be as specified in
the Table below:
TABLE
+--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
| Serial number| Height of Place of posting | Rate |
| | (Above Mean Sea Level) | |
+==============+================================================================================================================================+=============================================================+
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
+--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
| 1. | 1500 meters and over. | 2.5% per cent. of Pay subject to maximum of Rs.2,055/- per month. |
| 2. | 1000 meters and over but less than 1500 meters, Mercara and places which are specifically declared as "Hill Stations" by Central or State Governments for their employees. | Two per cent. of Pay subject to maximum of Rs.1,650/- per month. |
| 3. | Not less than 750 meters and surrounded by and accessible only through hills with a height of 1000 meters and over. | Two per cent. of Pay subject to maximum of Rs.1,650/- per month. |
+--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
Note: “Pay” means Basic Pay and stagnation increments as provided in paragraph 8A.
VII. Kit Allowance. — With effect from the 1st day of the month following the date of commencement
of the General Insurance (Rationalisation of Pay Scales and other Conditions of Service of Officers)
Amendment Scheme, 2026, every officer on his transfer to any of the hill stations at which Hill Station
Allowance is payable, shall be paid a Kit Allowance of Rs. 14,800/-:
Provided that no Kit Allowance shall be payable, if such officer has drawn such allowance at any
time earlier.
VIII. Fixed Personal Allowance. — With effect from the 1st day of August, 2022, the Fixed Personal
Allowance payable to officers shall be as specified in the Table below:
TABLE
+--------------+----------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Serial number| Officers in the scale of pay of, | Revised Fixed Personal Allowance (Rs.) |
| | as on the 1st November, 1993 | |
+==============+==============================================+===================================+
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
+--------------+----------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| 1. | Scale VII | 8215 |
| 2. | Scale VI | 6755 |
| 3. | Scale V | 6515 |
| 4. | Scale IV | 5785 |
| 5. | Scale III | 5785 |
| 6. | Scale II | 4390 |
| 7. | Scale I | 4390 |
+--------------+----------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
Note: The revised Fixed Personal Allowance as provided in the Table above shall reckon as Basic Pay
for the purpose of House Rent Allowance, Provident Fund, Pension, Gratuity and Encashment of Earned
Leave.
IX. Transport Allowance. — With effect from the 1st day of August, 2022, every Officer, who is not
in receipt of any Conveyance Allowance or Transport Allowance or reimbursement of Conveyance or
Transport Expenses under any of the Conveyance Schemes, shall be paid Transport Allowance of Rs.
3,300/- per month.
X. Paradeep Port Allowance. — With effect from the 1st day of the month following the date of
commencement of the General Insurance (Rationalisation of Pay Scales and other Conditions of Service
of Officers) Amendment Scheme, 2026 or the date of appointment, whichever is later, every confirmed
officer posted in the office of the Company in Paradeep port shall be paid an allowance of Rs. 440/- per
month so long as he is posted in that office. This allowance shall not be treated as Basic Pay for any
purpose.”.
[F. No. M-16014/01/2023 Ins.I]
ASHISH MADHAORAO MORE, Jt. Secy.
Note: - The General Insurance (Rationalisation of Pay Scales and other Conditions of Service of Officers)
Scheme, 1975 was published in the gazette of India, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii) vide number
S.O.521 (E), dated the 17th September, 1975 and was last amended vide number S.O 5257 (E), dated
the 6th December, 2024.
Explanatory Memorandum
The General Insurance (Rationalisation of Pay Scales and other Conditions of Service of Officers)
Scheme, 1975 is amended from the date specified in the scheme. It is certified that no officer of
the corporation or company is likely to be affected adversely by giving the retrospective effect.
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 11th February, 2026
S.O. 717(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 17A of the General Insurance
Business (Nationalisation) Act, 1972 (57 of 1972), the Central Government hereby makes the following
scheme further to amend the General Insurance (Rationalisation of Pay Scales and other Conditions of
Service of Development Staff) Scheme, 1976, namely: -
1. (1) Short title, commencement and application. —This scheme may be called the General
Insurance (Rationalisation of Pay Scales and other Conditions of Service of Development Staff)
Amendment Scheme, 2026.
(2) This scheme shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st day of August, 2022.
(3) This scheme shall be applicable to all employees who were whole time employees in
Development Officer cadre of the Company as on, or after, the 1st day of August, 2022:
Provided that the Development Officer, whose resignation had been accepted or whose
service had been terminated during the period from the 1st day of August, 2022 till the date of
publication of this scheme in the Official Gazette, shall not be eligible for the arrears on account
of the revision under this scheme.
(4) Nothing contained in this scheme shall entitle an employee to claim Overtime Allowance
higher than what he had been entitled prior to the publication of this scheme.
2. In the General Insurance (Rationalisation of Pay Scales and Other Conditions of Service of
Development Staff) Scheme, 1976 (hereinafter referred to as the said Scheme), in paragraph 3, -
(a) in clause (2), for the word and letter “Schedule - J”, the word and letter “Schedule - K”
shall be substituted;
(b) in clause (17), in sub-clause (c), in item (vi), after the fourth proviso, the following proviso
will be inserted, namely:-
“Provided also that for the performance year from the 1st April, 2025 to 31st March, 2026
relaxation of one per cent. shall be allowed in the stipulated limits of cost ratio specified in
Table -E.".
3. In the said Scheme, for paragraphs 7A, 7B and 7C, the following paragraphs shall be substituted,
namely: -
"7A. Scales of pay, method of fixation and payment of arrears.- (1) On and from the 1st day of
August, 2022, the basic pay and allowances of every Development Officer shall be in
accordance with Schedule-K.
(2) The basic pay of every Development Officer who was in service on the 1st day of
August, 2022 or was appointed thereafter shall be fixed in accordance with item II
of Schedule- K, with effect from the 1st day of August, 2022 or the date of
appointment, whichever is later.
(3) Every Development Officer whose basic pay is fixed in the fourth rationalised scales of pay in
accordance with the provisions of paragraph 6J of this scheme shall be paid, from the date of
fixation in the fourth rationalised scales of pay, for the period commencing on and from the 1st day of
August, 2022 or the date of his appointment or the date from which he opts to be governed by
the provisions of General Insurance (Rationalisation and Revision of Pay Scales and other
Conditions of Service of Development Staff) Amendment Scheme, 2026, whichever is later, the
difference of Basic Salary, Personal Pay, if any, Dearness Allowance and other allowances
(after deducting the employee's compulsory contribution to the Provident Fund or New Pension
Scheme), between the fourth rationalised terms and third rationalised terms applicable to him:
Provided that -
(a) an employee who had retired from service after the 1st day of August, 2022 shall be paid the
difference in the amount, for the period up to the date of his retirement along with the difference
in the amount of gratuity, if any, arising out of this scheme;
(b) in the case of an employee who had died whilst in service on or after the 1st day of August,
2022, the difference in the amount as specified in paragraphs 7A and 7B above, for the period upto
the date of his death shall be paid to the person to whom his Provident Fund was paid or is to be
paid and the difference in the amount of gratuity, if any, arising out of this scheme shall be paid to
the person to whom his gratuity was paid or is to be paid:
Provided further that in respect of an employee who is promoted from Supervisory,
Clerical and Subordinate Staff cadre to the cadre of officer or converted as Development Officer
on or after the 1st day of August, 2022, the difference in the amount (excluding the difference in
gratuity amount) up to the date of his promotion as officer or conversion as Development Officer,
shall be paid on the basis of notional fixation of his basic salary in the fourth rationalised terms.
Explanation. - For the purposes of this sub-paragraph, the expression “other allowances” means
House Rent Allowance, City Compensatory Allowance, Functional Allowance, Hill Station
Allowance, Graduation Allowance, Allowance for Technical Qualification, Transport Allowance,
Paradeep Port Allowance, and Fixed Personal Allowance as admissible to an employee.”.
4. In the said Scheme, after paragraph 6 I, the following paragraph shall be inserted, namely: -
"6J. Fixation of Basic Salary in the fourth rationalised scales of pay and allowances.- (1) The
scales of pay and other allowances in case of every employee in service as on the 1st day of
August, 2022, and continuing to be in service on or after the date of commencement of the
General Insurance (Rationalisation and Revision of Pay Scales and other Conditions of Service
of Supervisory, Clerical and Subordinate Staff) Amendment Scheme, 2026, shall be in
accordance with the fourth rationalised terms from a date not earlier than, -
(i) the 1st day of the month following the date of commencement of the General Insurance
(Rationalisation and Revision of Pay Scales and other Conditions of Service of
Supervisory, Clerical and Subordinate Staff) Amendment Scheme, 2026, for Hill Station
Allowance, Kit Allowance, Functional Allowance for Audit Assistants and Paradeep Port
Allowance; and
(ii) the 1st day of August, 2022, for Basic Salary and other allowances.
(2) The scales of pay and allowances in case of every employee to whom this scheme applies,
shall be in accordance with the fourth rationalised terms from a date not earlier than the date
mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) or the date of appointment, whichever is later.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-paragraphs (1) and (2), an employee may choose
that the scales of pay and other allowances may be fixed in his case in accordance with
Table 'A' or 'B', as the case may be, of item I of the Twelfth Schedule, with effect from the
dates mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) or any later date but on or before the date of
commencement of the General Insurance (Rationalisation and Revision of Pay Scales and
other Conditions of Service of Supervisory, Clerical and Subordinate Staff) Amendment
Scheme, 2026, in which case, he shall intimate such choice in writing to the Corporation or
Company, as the case may be, within a period of thirty days.
Provided that no arrears shall be payable to such employee for the period from the 1st
day of August, 2022 to the date so chosen:
Provided further that while calculating the arrears from the 1st day of August, 2022 to the
date of commencement of the General Insurance (Rationalisation and Revision of Pay
Scales and other Conditions of Service of Supervisory, Clerical and Subordinate Staff)
Amendment Scheme, 2026, if the net difference between the third rationalised total monthly
emoluments after deducting Provident Fund or New Pension Scheme and the fourth
rationalised total monthly emoluments after deducting Provident Fund is negative, the same
shall be ignored.”.
5. In the said Scheme, in paragraph 11, in the Explanation, after clause (vii), the following clause
shall be inserted, namely: -
“(viii) for the period commencing from the 1st day of August, 2022, shall be computed with
reference to the fourth rationalised terms.".
6. In the said Scheme, in paragraph 11A, before the Explanation, the following proviso shall be
inserted, namely: -
“Provided that with effect from the 1st day of August, 2022, contribution by the Corporation or the
Company, as the case may be, to the Fund for the New Pension Scheme, shall be fourteen per
cent. of the Basic salary plus Dearness Allowance.”.
7. In the said Scheme, after the Eleventh Schedule, the following Schedule shall be inserted,
namely: -
"TWELFTH SCHEDULE
[See paragraph 3 (fi) and (fj)]
I. Fourth rationalised Scales of Pay:
(A) Supervisory and Clerical Staff
(1) Senior Assistant
Rs. 50815-3640(4)-65375-4050(15)-126125
(2) Stenographer
Rs 50815-3640(4)-65375-4050(15)-126125
(3) Assistant, Typist, Telephone Operator, Telex Operator, Receptionist, Punch Card
Operator, Unit Record Machine Operator, Comptist and other equivalent posts
Rs.36290-2115(1)-38405-2310(2)-43025-2600(5)-56025-3005(2)-62035-3660(3)-
73015-3800(2)-80615-4050(5)-100865
(4) Record Clerk
Rs.33670-1460(2)-36590-1565(5)-44415-1670(1)-46085-1875(2)-49835-2065(3)-
56030-2300(5)-67530-2560(9)-90570
(B) Subordinate Staff
(1) Driver
Rs. 33670-1460(2)-36590-1515(14)-57800-1670(2)-61140-1880(9)-78060
(2) Other Subordinate Staff
Rs. 29320-1200(5)-35320-1275(8)-45520-1515(1)-47035-1570(2)-50175-1880(9)-
67095
Fixation of basic salary and stagnation stages shall be as specified in the following Tables,
namely: -
Table - A
Fixation of Basic Salary
(Figures in Rupees)
+---------------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
| | Senior Assistant | | Assistant | | Record Clerk | | Driver | | Other Subordinate | |
| | or Stenographer | | | | | | | | Staff | |
| Existing Basic | Revised Basic | Existing Basic | Revised Basic | Existing Basic | Revised Basic | Existing Basic | Revised Basic | Existing Basic | Revised Basic | |
| Salary | Salary | Salary | Salary | Salary | Salary | Salary | Salary | Salary | Salary | |
+===========================+===================+===================+===================+===================+===================+===================+===================+===================+===================+
| 31370 | 50815 | 22405 | 36290 | 20785 | 33670 | 20785 | 33670 | 18100 | 29320 | |
| 33615 | 54455 | 23710 | 38405 | 21685 | 35130 | 21685 | 35130 | 18840 | 30520 | |
| 35860 | 58095 | 25135 | 40715 | 22585 | 36590 | 22585 | 36590 | 19580 | 31720 | |
| 38105 | 61735 | 26560 | 43025 | 23550 | 38155 | 23520 | 38105 | 20320 | 32920 | |
| 40350 | 65375 | 28165 | 45625 | 24515 | 39720 | 24455 | 39620 | 21060 | 34120 | |
| 42850 | 69425 | 29770 | 48225 | 25480 | 41285 | 25390 | 41135 | 21800 | 35320 | |
| 45350 | 73475 | 31375 | 50825 | 26445 | 42850 | 26325 | 42650 | 22585 | 36595 | |
| 47850 | 77525 | 32980 | 53425 | 27410 | 44415 | 27260 | 44165 | 23370 | 37870 | |
| 50350 | 81575 | 34585 | 56025 | 28440 | 46085 | 28195 | 45680 | 24155 | 39145 | |
| 52850 | 85625 | 36440 | 59030 | 29595 | 47960 | 29130 | 47195 | 24940 | 40420 | |
| 55350 | 89675 | 38295 | 62035 | 30750 | 49835 | 30065 | 48710 | 25725 | 41695 | |
| 57850 | 93725 | 40555 | 65695 | 32025 | 51900 | 31000 | 50225 | 26510 | 42970 | |
| 60350 | 97775 | 42815 | 69355 | 33300 | 53965 | 31935 | 51740 | 27295 | 44245 | |
| 62850 | 101825 | 45075 | 73015 | 34575 | 56030 | 32870 | 53255 | 28080 | 45520 | |
| 65350 | 105875 | 47420 | 76815 | 35995 | 58330 | 33805 | 54770 | 29015 | 47035 | |
| 67850 | 109925 | 49765 | 80615 | 37415 | 60630 | 34740 | 56285 | 29985 | 48605 | |
| 70350 | 113975 | 52265 | 84665 | 38835 | 62930 | 35675 | 57800 | 30955 | 50175 | |
| 72850 | 118025 | 54765 | 88715 | 40255 | 65230 | 36705 | 59470 | 32115 | 52055 | |
| 75350 | 122075 | 57265 | 92765 | 41675 | 67530 | 37735 | 61140 | 33275 | 53935 | |
| 77850 | 126125 | 59765 | 96815 | 43255 | 70090 | 38895 | 63020 | 34435 | 55815 | |
| | | 62265 | 100865 | 44835 | 72650 | 40055 | 64900 | 35595 | 57695 | |
| | | | | 46415 | 75210 | 41215 | 66780 | 36755 | 59575 | |
| | | | | 47995 | 77770 | 42375 | 68660 | 37915 | 61455 | |
| | | | | 49575 | 80330 | 43535 | 70540 | 39075 | 63335 | |
| | | | | 51155 | 82890 | 44695 | 72420 | 40235 | 65215 | |
| | | | | 52735 | 85450 | 45855 | 74300 | 41395 | 67095 | |
| | | | | 54315 | 88010 | 47015 | 76180 | | | |
| | | | | 55895 | 90570 | 48175 | 78060 | | | |
+---------------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
Table - B
Fixation of Basic Salary – Stagnation Stages
[ see paragraph 7(2)]
(Figures in Rupees)
+---------------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
| | Senior Assistant | | Assistant | |
| | or Stenographer | | | |
| Existing Basic Salary | Revised Basic Salary| Existing Basic Salary | Revised Basic Salary| |
+===========================+===================+===================+===================+===================+
| 80350 | 130175 | 64765 | 104915 | |
| 82850 | 134225 | 67265 | 108965 | |
| 85350 | 138275 | 69765 | 113015 | |
| 87850 | 142325 | 72265 | 117065 | |
| 90350 | 146375 | 74765 | 121115 | |
| 92850 | 150425 | 77265 | 125165 | |
| | | 79765 | 129215 | |
+---------------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
Note 1: The term “Existing” refers to the Basic Pay (including stagnation stages) as applicable in
accordance with Schedule- J.
Note 2: The Basic Pay of the Development Officer, to whom this Scheme applies, shall be fixed as on
the 1st day of August, 2022 at the corresponding stage in the respective revised scale of pay:
Provided that in respect of Development Officers Grade -I, who have already been granted
stagnations increments, one, two, three or four in the existing scale of pay, as on the 31st day of
July, 2022, their Basic Pay in the revised scale of pay shall be fixed at the corresponding first,
second, third or fourth stages above the maximum of the revised scale of pay, as the case may
be:
Provided also that in respect of Development Officers Grade- II, who have already been
granted stagnations increments, one, two or three in the existing scale of pay, as on the 31st day
of July, 2022 their Basic Pay in the revised scale of pay shall be fixed at the corresponding first,
second or third stages above the maximum of the revised scale of pay, as the case may be.
III. Dearness Allowance. - (1) The scale of dearness allowance applicable to the Development
Officers shall be determined as under: -
Index: All India Average Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers
Base: Index number 8456 in the series 1960 = 100
Rate of dearness allowance: - For every four points in the quarterly average over 8456
points, the Dearness Allowance shall be calculated at the rate of 0.06 per cent. of Basic Pay.
Revision of dearness allowance: - Revision of dearness allowance shall be made on
quarterly basis for every four points rise or fall.
(2) There shall be an upward revision of the dearness allowance payable for every four points
rise in the quarterly average (hereinafter referred to as the current average figure) of the All India
Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (Base 1960) above 8456 points in the sequence
8456-8460-8464-8468 and so on and there shall be downward revision of the dearness
allowance payable if the current average figure falls by four points below the index figure in the
above sequence with reference to which the dearness allowance has been paid for the last
preceding quarter. On the downward revision, the dearness allowance payable, shall correspond
to the current average figure, if such current average figure is a figure in the above sequence
and if such current average figure is not a figure in the above sequence, the dearness allowance
payable shall correspond to the figure in the above sequence immediately preceding the current
average figure.
(3) The final figures of All India Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (Base 1960) as
published in the Indian Labour Journal or the Gazette of India, whichever publication is available
earlier, shall be the index figure which shall be taken for the purpose of calculation of dearness
allowance.
(4) The revision in dearness allowance corresponding to the changes in the current average
figure for any particular quarter shall take effect only from the second succeeding month following
the end of the quarter.
Explanation. - For the purposes of this item, “quarter” shall mean a period of three months
ending on the last day of the month of March, June, September or December.
IV. ALLOWANCE FOR TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS. — (1) A confirmed employee, who
qualifies or has qualified in an examination mentioned in column (2) of the Table below shall be paid with
effect from the date of publication of the results of the examination or the 1st day of August, 2022,
whichever is later, the allowance for technical qualifications mentioned in column (3) of the said Table,
namely: -
TABLE
+--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Serial number| Examination | Allowance for technical |
| | | qualification (per month) |
+==============+==========================================================================================+===================================+
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
+--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| 1. | Insurance Institute of India or Chartered Insurance Institute: | |
| | On completion of: | |
| | (i) Licentiate | Rs.915/- |
| | (ii) Associateship | Rs.2,485/- |
| | (iii) Fellowship | Rs.4,245/- |
| 2. | Institute of Actuaries: | |
| | On passing each subject | Rs.915/- |
| 3. | Institute of Chartered Accountants or | |
| | Institute of Cost and Works Accountant: | |
| | On completion of: | |
| | (i) Intermediate Examination | Rs.1,780/- |
| | (ii) Final Group A or Group B | Rs.3,045/- |
| | (iii) Final Group A and Group B | Rs.4,245/- |
| 4. | On completion of Master of Business Administration from a recognised University or institution (All India Council for Technical Education approved course) | Rs.4,245/-: |
+--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
Provided that not more than one allowance for technical qualification shall be permissible to him.
(2) The grant of allowance for technical qualifications shall not affect the seniority of the
employee concerned.
(3) Where the employee has already been given an advance increment or any other recurring
monetary benefit for having qualified in any of the said examinations, the amount of allowance
for technical qualification shall be suitably reduced or may not be admissible depending on the
quantum of benefit already received.
(4) Such employee on completion of service of one year after reaching the maximum of the
scale shall receive the allowance for technical qualification amounting to not less than one-half
of the full rate and after a further service of one year, the said allowance for technical qualification
shall be paid in full.
(5) The allowance for technical qualification as mentioned in column (3) of the Table above, or
any part thereof, shall not be counted for the purpose of any allowance or for any service or
terminal benefit.
V. GRADUATION INCREMENT OR ALLOWANCE:
(1) Graduation increments or Allowance to Assistant. — With effect from the 1st day of
August, 2022, the Graduation Increments or Allowance to employees in the scale of Assistant
shall be paid as under:
(a) an employee who is appointed or promoted to any post in the scale of Assistant
and who has qualified as a Graduate of a recognised University on or after the 1st
day of January 1973 but before the 1st day of August 2007, and has not reached
the maximum of the scale shall be granted two increments in the scale with effect
from the publication of results of the examination, or 1st day of the month following
the commencement of the General Insurance (Rationalisation and Revision of Pay
Scales and other Conditions of Service of Supervisory, Clerical and Subordinate
Staff) Amendment Scheme, 2026, or the date of appointment in the scale of
Assistant, whichever is later:
Provided that he has not already received graduation increment or
qualification pay for having qualified as such graduate or any advance increment
on appointment, otherwise than by way of protection of emoluments granted to
ex-servicemen:
Provided further that if an employee entitled to increments for graduation
is drawing Basic Salary of Rs 96815/-, only one increment for graduation shall be
granted to him;
(b) an employee in the scale of Assistant who has qualified as a graduate from a
recognised University before the 1st day of August, 2007 and has reached the
maximum of the scale shall be paid revised Graduation Allowance with effect from
the 1st day of August, 2022, as specified in the Table below:
TABLE
+--------------+----------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Serial number| Stage | Graduation Allowance per month |
| | | with effect from 1st August, 2022 |
+==============+==============================================+===================================+
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
+--------------+----------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| 1. | One year after reaching the maximum of the | Rs.1370/- |
| | scale | |
| 2. | Two years after reaching the maximum of the | Rs.2680/- |
| | scale | |
+--------------+----------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
(c) The Graduation Allowance, or any part thereof, shall not be counted for the
purposes of any Allowance or for any service or terminal benefit.
(2) Graduation Allowance to Record Clerks. — An employee in the scale of Record Clerk,
who has qualified as Graduate from a recognised University before the 1st day of August, 2007
shall be paid Graduation Allowance of Rs.1245/- per month with effect from the date of
publication of results of the examination or from the date of promotion as Record Clerk or the
first day of August, 2022, whichever is later.
Note: The Graduation Allowance payable to employees in the scale of Record Clerk shall not be
treated as Special Allowance nor shall it be treated or counted as Basic Salary for any purpose
and it shall be withdrawn on promotion of the employee.
VI. HOUSE RENT ALLOWANCE. — (1) With effect from the 1st day of August, 2022, House Rent
Allowance payable to Supervisory, Clerical and Subordinate Staff employees shall be as specified in the
Table below: -
TABLE
+--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
| Serial number| Place of posting | Rate per month |
+==============+================================================================================================================================+=============================================================+
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
+--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
| 1. | Cities of Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Kolkata, New Delhi, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Noida and Gurgaon.| Ten per cent. of pay, subject to maximum of Rs.13,000/- per month. |
| 2. | Cities with population exceeding twelve lacs, except cities mentioned at serial number 1, and all cities in the State of Goa. | Eight per cent. of pay, subject to minimum of Rs.2,500/- and maximum of Rs.11,000/- per month. |
| 3. | All other places. | Seven per cent. of pay, subject to minimum of Rs.2,400/- and maximum of Rs.10,500/- per month. |
+--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
Note 1: For the purposes of this item, the population figures shall be those in the latest census report.
Note 2: Cities shall include their urban agglomerations.
Note 3: “Pay” means basic salary and stagnation increments as provided in sub-paragraph (2) of
paragraph 7.
Note 4: Payment of House Rent Allowance to employees transferred under the Transfer and Mobility
Policy under paragraph 18 shall be subject to clause (c) of sub-paragraph (1) of the said
paragraph.
(2) Employees, who are allotted residential accommodation or staff quarters, shall not be
entitled to any House Rent Allowance, but they shall pay to the Corporation or Company, for
such accommodation, the appropriate license fee, as may be decided by the Board of the
Corporation or Company from time to time:
Provided that an employee who has been allotted residential accommodation or staff
quarters before the 1st day of April, 1983, and who has been in receipt of House Rent Allowance
as on date immediately preceding the date of commencement of the General Insurance
(Rationalisation and Revision of Pay Scales and other Conditions of Service of Supervisory,
Clerical and Subordinate Staff) Amendment Scheme, 2026, in terms of item VI of the Fourth
Schedule of the said Scheme shall continue to receive such House Rent Allowance so long as
he continues to occupy the same residential accommodation or staff quarters allotted by the
Corporation or Company.
VII. CITY COMPENSATORY ALLOWANCE. — With effect from the 1st day of August 2022, the City
Compensatory Allowance payable to Supervisory, Clerical and Subordinate Staff employees shall be as
specified in the Table below:
TABLE
+--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
| Serial number| Place of posting | Rate per month |
+==============+================================================================================================================================+=============================================================+
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
+--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
| 1. | Metro Cities: Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Kolkata, New Delhi, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Noida and Gurgaon.| Three per cent. of pay, subject to maximum of Rs.2600/- per month. |
| 2. | A Class: Cities with population exceeding twelve lacs, except cities mentioned in serial number 1, and all cities in the State of Goa.| 2.5 per cent. of pay, subject to maximum of Rs.2500/- per month. |
| 3. | B Class: Cities with population of five lacs and above but not exceeding twelve lacs, State capitals with population not exceeding twelve lacs, Chandigarh, Mohali, Panchkula, Pondicherry and Port Blair.| Two per cent. of pay, subject to maximum of Rs.2100/- per month. |
| 4. | C Class: All other cities. | Nil |
+--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
Note 1: For the purposes of this item, the population figure shall be those in the latest census report.
Note 2: Cities shall include their urban agglomerations.
Note 3: "Pay” means basic salary and stagnation increments as provided in sub-paragraph (2) of
paragraph 7.
Note 4: Payment of City Compensatory Allowance to employees transferred under the Transfer and Mobility
Policy under paragraph 18 shall be subject to provisions of clause (c) of sub-paragraph (1) of the said
paragraph.
VIII. HILL STATION ALLOWANCE. — With effect from the 1st day of the month following the date of
commencement of the General Insurance (Rationalisation and Revision of Pay Scales and other
Conditions of Service of Supervisory, Clerical and Subordinate Staff) Amendment Scheme, 2026, the Hill
Station Allowance payable to Supervisory, Clerical and Subordinate Staff employees shall be as specified
in the Table below:
TABLE
+--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
| Serial number| Place of posting | Rate per month |
+==============+================================================================================================================================+=============================================================+
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
+--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
| 1. | Posted at places situated at a height of 1500 metres and over above mean sea level. | 2.5 per cent. of Basic Salary subject to maximum of Rs.1650/- per month. |
| 2. | Posted at places situated at a height of 1000 metres and over, but less than 1500 metres above mean sea level, at Mercara and at places which are specifically declared as Hill Stations by the Central or State Governments for their employees. | Two per cent. of Basic Salary subject to maximum of Rs.1305/- per month. |
| 3. | Posted at places situated at a height of not less than 750 meters above mean sea level which are surrounded by and accessible only through hills with a height of 1000 metres and over above mean sea level | Two per cent. of Basic Salary subject to maximum of Rs. 1305/- per month. |
+--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
Note: Basic Salary includes stagnation increments, if any, as provided in sub-paragraph (2) of
paragraph 7.
IX. KIT ALLOWANCE. With effect from the 1st day of the month following the date of
commencement of the General Insurance (Rationalisation and Revision of Pay Scales and other
Conditions of Service of Supervisory, Clerical and Subordinate Staff) Amendment Scheme, 2026,
employees transferred to any of the hill stations listed in item VIII shall be paid a Kit Allowance of
Rs.3700/-. The Kit Allowance shall not be payable on transfer from one hill station to another if the same
was drawn at any time during the preceding three years.
X. FIXED PERSONAL ALLOWANCE. — With effect from the 1st day of August, 2022, the Fixed
Personal Allowance payable to employees on account of computerisation shall stand revised as specified
in the Table below:
TABLE
+--------------+----------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Serial number| Employees in the Scale of Pay | Revised Fixed |
| | (as on the 1st November, 1993) | Personal Allowance (FPA) |
+==============+==============================================+===================================+
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
+--------------+----------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| 1. | Senior Assistant | Rs. 4050 |
| 2. | Stenographer | Rs. 4050 |
| 3. | Assistant, etc. | Rs. 4050 |
| 4. | Record Clerk | Rs. 2560 |
| 5. | Driver | Rs. 1880 |
| 6. | Other Subordinate Staff | Rs. 1880 |
+--------------+----------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
Note: The revised Fixed Personal Allowance as provided in the Table above shall reckon as Basic Pay
for the purpose of House Rent Allowance, Provident Fund, Pension, Gratuity and Encashment of Earned
Leave.
XI. TRANSPORT ALLOWANCE. — With effect from the 1st day of August, 2022, every confirmed
employee shall be paid Transport Allowance at the rate of Rs. 1200/- per month.
XII. PARADEEP PORT ALLOWANCE. — With effect from the 1st day of the month following the
date of commencement of the General Insurance (Rationalisation and Revision of Pay Scales and
other Conditions of Service of Supervisory, Clerical and Subordinate Staff) Amendment Scheme, 2026,
or date of appointment, whichever is later, every confirmed employee posted in the office of the
Company in Paradeep Port shall be paid an allowance of Rs. 440/- per month so long as he is posted