Incentives, Concessions For Central Govt Employees In Kashmir Valley Extended. Check Details Here.

Central government employees working in Kashmir Valley will have an extended share of incentives and concessions for another three years. Check details here.

Srinagar: The package of concession and incentives for the Central government employees working in the Kashmir valley has now been extended for three years. The valley comprises Anantnag, Baramulla, Budgam, Kupwara, Pulwama, Srinagar, Kulgam, Shopian, Ganderbal and Bandipora districts. The order issued on Monday said the concessions have been extended with effect from August 1, 2021.

The package of incentives is uniformly applicable to all ministries, departments and public sector undertakings under the Government of India and they should ensure strict adherence to the rates prescribed in the package, the order said.

WHAT INCENTIVES DOES THE PACKAGE INCLUDE?

The package of incentives includes some of the following:

• Employees posted in Kashmir valley have an option to move their families to a selected place of their choice in India at government expense.
• Transport allowance for the families is allowed as admissible in permanent transfer inclusive of the composite transfer grant at the rate of 80 per cent of last month’s basic pay.
• Those employees who do not wish to move their families to a selected place of residence are paid per diem allowance of Rs 113 per day for each day of attendance to compensate for any additional expense in transportation from to and from office etc.
• The benefit of additional house rent allowance admissible under the Kashmir valley package shall be admissible to all Central government employees posted in Kashmir valley irrespective of whether they are natives of the valley, if they choose to move their families anywhere in India subject to the conditions governing the grant of these allowances.

The package of concessions or incentives shall be admissible to temporary status casual labourers working in Kashmir valley, the order said. The facilities of messing allowance and per diem allowances shall also be allowed to natives of Kashmir valley in terms of the package, the order said.