Book and Professional Update Allowances – 7th Pay Commission Recommendation

Book and Professional Update Allowances – 7th Pay Commission Recommendation

Book Allowance is granted to officer trainees of the Indian Foreign Service for purchase of books and study material. The allowance is in the nature of one-time grant of ₹15,000. No demands have been received regarding this allowance.

Analysis and Recommendations

The allowance should be permitted only for buying instructional material for learning a foreign language. No other recommendations are required.

Professional Update Allowance

This allowance is granted to Scientists/Engineers in certain scientific departments like Department of Atomic Energy, ISRO, DRDO, etc. to encourage these employees to obtain latest information and keep themselves update to widen their horizon of knowledge in their area of work. The present rates are as under:

Grade Pay	Amount
5400-7600	₹15000 pa
8700-8900	₹30000 pa
>=10000	₹45000 pa

There are demands for three-fold increase in the rate of the allowance.

Analysis and Recommendations

Since the allowance is already partially indexed to DA, it is recommended that the amount should be increased by 50 percent. The amount will further rise by 25 percent each time DA rises by 50 percent. It should be extended to DG, DRDO also.