Revised rates of Non Practicing Allowance (NPA)
to Armed Forces Medical Services
Revision
of rates of Non Practicing Allowance (NPA) to the
officers of Armed
Forces Medical Services consequent on acceptance of
recommendations of
7th Central Pay Commission.
No.4(10)/2017/D(Med)
Government of India
Ministry of Defence
New Delhi dated the 28th September, 2017
The Chief of the Army Staff,
The Chief of the Naval
Staff,
The Chief of the Air Staff,
New
Delhi
Subject: Revision
of rates of Non Practicing Allowance (NPA) to the
officers of Armed
Forces Medical Services consequent on acceptance of
recommendations of
7th Central Pay Commission.
Sir,
I am directed to
refer to Department of Expenditure, Ministry of
Finance’s Resolution
No.11-1/2016-IC dated 6th July, 2017 and OM No 12-
2/2016-EIII.A dated
7th July, 2017 and to convey the sanction of the
President of India for
the grant of Non Practicing Allowance (NPA) to the
officers of
Directorate General of Armed Forces Medical Services
which shall now be
paid at the rate of 20% of the basic pay in the revised
pay structure in
vogue based on the recommendations of 7th CPC, subject
to the condition
that the sum of the basic pay, Military Service Pay
(MSP) and NPA does
not exceed Rs.2,37,500 (Rupees two Lakh thirty seven
thousand and five
hundred only). The following conditions shall regulate
the grant of NPA
under these orders:
(i)
The term ‘basic pay’ in the revised pay structure shall
mean "basic
pay" in Army/Navy/Air Force Officers Pay
Rules/Regulations, 2017, i.e.,
"basic pay" in revised pay structure means the pay drawn
in the
prescribed Level in the Pay Matrix.
(ii) The
NPA shall continue
to be treated as pay for the purpose of computation of
Dearness
Allowances, pension and other allowances, except those
allowance in
respect of which the applicable orders provide
otherwise, including
calculation of retirement benefits. Dearness Allowance
under these
orders shall mean dearness allowance as sanctioned by
the Central
Government from time to time in the 7th Pay Commission -
related pay
structure.
(iii) As per provision in relevant
Rules of
Army/Navy/Air Force Officers Pay Rules/Regulation,2017,
NPA shall not be
calculated on MSP.
(iv) NPA shall continue
to be restricted to
those medical posts for which medical qualifications
recognized under
the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 or under the
Dentist Act, 1948 have
been prescribed as an essential qualification. The
following conditions
shall also be fulfilled as hitherto:
(a) The
post is a clinical one.
(b) The Post is a whole
time post.
(c) There is ample scope for private
practice, and
(d) It is necessary to prohibit
private practice in public interest.
2. The revised rates of NPA in terms of these orders
shall take effect from 1st July,2017.
3. This
issues with the concurrence of Ministry of Defence
(Finance) vide UO No.3(01)/2017/AG/289-PA dated
19.09.2017.
Yours faithfully,
sd/-
(A.K.Tewari)
Under
Secretary to the Government Of India
Authority: https://mod.gov.in/
