(1) For the purposes of sub-clause (i) of clause (14) of section 10, prescribed allowances, by whatever name called, shall be the following, namely :—
(a) any allowance granted to meet the cost of travel on tour or on transfer;
(b) any allowance, whether, granted on tour or for the period of journey in connection with transfer, to meet the ordinary daily charges incurred by an employee on account of absence from his normal place of duty;
(c) any allowance granted to meet the expenditure incurred on conveyance in performance of duties of an office or employment of profit :
Provided that free conveyance is not provided by the employer;
(d) any allowance granted to meet the expenditure incurred on a helper where such helper is engaged for the performance of the duties of an office or employment of profit;
(e) any allowance granted for encouraging the academic, research and training pursuits in educational and research institutions;
(f) any allowance granted to meet the expenditure incurred on the purchase or maintenance of uniform for wear during the performance of the duties of an office or employment of profit.
Explanation : For the purpose of clause (a), “allowance granted to meet the cost of travel on transfer” includes any sum paid in connection with transfer, packing and transportation of personal effects on such transfer.
(2) For the purposes of sub-clause (ii) of clause (14) of section 10, the prescribed allowances, by whatever name called, and the extent thereof shall be the following, namely :—
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Sl.
No. |
Name
of allowance |
Place
at which allowance is exempt |
Extent
to which allowance is exempt |
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
1. |
Any
Special Compensatory Allowance in the nature of Special Compensatory (Hilly
Areas) Allowance] or High Altitude Allowance or Uncongenial Climate Allowance
or Snow Bound Area Allowance or Avalanche Allowance |
I. (a) Manipur Mollan/RH-2365 |
Rs.
800 per month
Rs. 7,000 per month |
| 2. |
Any Special
Compensatory Allowance in the nature of Border Area Allowance, Remote Locality
Allowance or Difficult Area Allowance or Disturbed Area Allowance |
I.
(a) Little Andaman, Nicobar and Narcondum Islands; II. Installations
in the Continental Shelf of India and the Exclusive Economic Zone of India.
|
Rs.
1,300 per month
Rs. 750 per month
|
| 3. |
Special Compensatory (Tribal Areas/Schedule Areas/Agency Areas) Allowance | a) Madhya
Pradesh (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Karnataka (e) Tripura (f) Assam (g) West Bengal (h) Bihar (i) Orissa |
Rs. 200 per month |
4. |
Any allowance
granted to an employee working in any transport system to meet his
personal expenditure during his duty performed in the course of running
of such transport from one place to another place, provided that such employee
is not in receipt of daily allowance |
Whole
of India |
70 per
cent of such allowance up to a maximum of 37 Rs. 6,000 per month |
5. |
Children
Education Allowance |
Whole
of India |
Rs. 100 per month per child up to a maximum of two children. |
6. |
Any allowance
granted to an employee to meet the hostel expenditure on his child |
Whole
of India |
Rs. 300 per month per child up to a maximum of two children. |
| 7. |
Compensatory
Field Area Allowance |
(a) Following
areas in Arunachal Pradesh :— (i) Tirap and Changlang Districts; (ii) All areas North of line joining point 4448 in LZ 4179-Nukme Dong MS 3272-Sepla MT 2969-Palin MO 9213-Daporijo NR 5841-Along NL 1273-Hunli NM 3196-Tidding Tuwi MT 6369-Hayuliang NN 0170-Tawaken MT 8136-Champai Bun NM 8814, all inclusive. (b) Throughout Manipur and Nagaland. (c) Following areas in Sikkim :— All areas North and North East of line joining Phalut LV 4750-Gezing LV 7059-Mangkha LV 6160-Penlang La LW 0666-Rangli LW 1448-BP 1 in LW 2453 on Indo-Bhutan Border, all inclusive. (d) Following areas in Himachal Pradesh : All areas East of line joining Umasila NV 3951-Udaipur NY 8663-Manikaran SB 2300-Pir Parbati Pass TA 1459-Taranda TA 2335-Barasua Pass TA 8801, all inclusive. (e) Following areas in Uttar Pradesh :— All areas North and North-East of line joining Barasua Pass Gangnani TG 1362-Govind Ghat TG 0937-Tapovan TH 1822-Musiari TN 8982-Relagad TO 2466, all inclusive. (f) Following areas in Jammu and Kashmir — (i) Areas North and East of line joining Zojila MU 3036-Baralachala NE 6672 along the Great Himalayan Range, all inclusive; (ii) All areas West of line joining point 1556 in NR 5470-Gulmarg MT 3105-Naushara MY 3105-Ringapat MT 2133-Handwara MT 2043-Laingyal MT 2339-Point 8405 in NG 4565-North of line joining point 8403-Bunakut MT 5453-Razan NN 2239-Zojila, all inclusive; (iii) All areas West of line joining tip of Chicken Neck RD 7073-Canal junction RD 6364-Mawa Brahmana RD 6183-Chauki RD 6393-Road junction RD 6499-Baramgala MY 3854-Point 1556 in NR 5470, all inclusive. |
Rs. 2,600 per month |
| 8. |
Compensatory
Modified Field Area Allowance |
(a) Following
areas in Punjab and Rajasthan :— Areas West of line joining Jessai, Barmer, Jaisalmer, Pokharan, Udasar, Mahajan Ranges, Suratgarh, Lalgarh, Jattan, Abohar, Govindgarh, Fazilka, Jandiala Guru, Moga, Dholewal, Deas, Bir Sarangwal, Hussainiwala, Dera Baba Nanak, Laisain pulge upto the international border, all inclusive. (b) Following area in Haryana :— Satrod (Hissar). (c) Following areas in Himachal Pradesh :— Areas North of line joining Narkhanda, Keylong upto Field Area line/High Altitude line. (d) Following areas in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam :— (i) Cachar and North Cachar Districts of Assam including Silchar; (ii) All areas of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam North of river Brahmaputra except Tejpur - Misamari and Field Areas. (e) Throughout Mizoram and Tripura. (f) Following areas in Sikkim and West Bengal :— Areas Northwards of line joining Sevoke LV 9112-Burdong LV 985-Sherwani LV 9453 -Bagrakot LW 0113-Damdim LW 1109-New Mal-Hasimara-QB 7894 Ganga Ram Tea Estate QA 1377 upto the High Altitude line/field area line/inter-national border, all inclusive. (g) Following areas in Uttar Pradesh :— Areas North of line joining Uttarkashi, Karan Prayag, Gauchar, Joshimath, Chamoli, Rudra Prayag, Askote, Charamgad, Dharchula, Kausani and Narendra Nagar upto international border, all inclusive. (h) Following areas in Jammu and Kashmir — (i) Areas West of line joining Pattan, Baramulla, Kupwara, Drugmula, Panges, Mankes, Buniyar, Pantha Chowk, Khanabal, Anantnag, Khundru and Khru upto the existing High Altitude line, all inclusive; (ii) Areas West of line joining - BP-19, Brahmana-di-Bari, Jindra, Dhansal, Katra, Sanjhi Chatt, Batote, Patnitop, Raman and Banihal upto the existing High altitude line, all inclusive. |
Rs. 1,000 per month |
9. |
Any special
allowance in the nature of counter-insurgency allowance granted to the members
of armed forces operating in areas away from their permanent locations for
a period of more than 30 days |
Whole
of India |
Rs. 3,900 per month |
10. |
Transport
allowance granted to an employee 44[other than an employee referred to in
serial number 11] to meet his expenditure for the purpose of commuting between
the place of his residence and the place of his duty. |
Whole of India | Rs. 800 per month |
11. |
Transport
allowance granted to an employee, who is blind or orthopaedically handicapped
with disability of lower extremities, to meet his expenditure for the purpose
of commuting between the place of his residence and the place of his duty. |
Whole of India | Rs. 1,600 per month |
12. |
Underground
Allowance granted to an employee who is working in uncongenial, unnatural
climate in underground coal mines |
Whole of India | Rs. 800 per month |
13. |
Any special
allowance in the nature of high altitude (uncongenial climate) allowance
granted to the member of the armed forces operating in high altitude areas |
(a) For
altitude of 9,000 to 15,000 feet (b) For altitude above 15,000 feet |
Rs. 1,060
per month Rs. 1,600 per month |
14. |
Any special
allowance granted to the members of the armed forces in the nature of special
compensatory highly active field area allowance |
Whole
of India |
Rs. 4,200 per month |
15. |
Any special
allowance granted to the member of the armed forces in the nature of Island
(duty) allowance |
Andaman
& Nicobar and Lakshadweep Group of Islands |
Rs. 3,250 per month |
Provided that any assessee claiming exemption in respect of the allowances mentioned at serial numbers 7 and 8 shall not be entitled to the exemption in respect of the allowance referred to at serial number 2:
Provided further that any assessee claiming exemption in respect of the allowance mentioned at serial number 9 shall not be entitled to the exemption in respect of disturbed area allowance referred to at serial number 2.