Implementation of the recommendation of 7th CPC
on Over Time Allowance
No.A-27016/ 03/ 2017-Estt.(AL)
Government of
India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances
and Pensions
Department of Personnel &
Training
Block-TV, 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 JS (Adnm.)
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 lo 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.
(Pramod Kumar Jaiswal)
Under Secretary to the
Government of India
To
1. All Ministries/Departments of Govt. of India
2. NIC with a request to upload the O.M. on the website
of DoPT.
Source:
DoPT
