Cabinet
Cabinet approves revision of pay and
allowances of Lieutenant Governors of Union
Territories
11 APR 2018
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for revision of pay and allowances of Lieutenant Governors of Union Territories. It will bring the pay and allowances of LGs at par with that of the Secretary to the Government of India.
Details:
The Cabinet has approved the proposal
for increasing the pay and allowances of Lieutenant
Governors of Union
Territories with effect from 1st January, 2016 from
Rs.80,000/- per
month plus dearness allowance, sumptuary allowance at
the rate of
Rs.4,000/- per month and local allowances to Rs.
2,25,000/- plus
dearness allowance, sumptuary allowance at the rate of
Rs.4,000/- per
month and local allowances at the same rate as
applicable to the
officers of the rank of Secretary to the Govt. of India
It will be
subject to the condition that the total emoluments
(excluding sumptuary
allowance and local allowances) shall not exceed the
total emoluments
drawn by the Governor of a State.
Background:
The pay and allowances of Lieutenant
Governors of Union Territories remain at par with those
of officers of
the rank of Secretary to the Government of India. The
pay and allowances
of Lieutenant Governors of Union Territories was last
revised with the
approval of the Cabinet with effect from 1st January,
2006 from Rs.
26,000/- (fixed) per month to Rs.80,000/- (fixed) per
month plus
dearness allowance, sumptuary allowance at the rate of
Rs.4,000/- per
month and local allowances.
The pay of officers of the rank of
Secretary to the Government of India has been revised
from Rs. 80,000/-
to Rs. 2,25,000/- per month with effect from 01.01.2016
as per CCS
(Revised) Pay Rules, 2016.
