The Government increased the Conveyance Allowance at the last time for the employees of BPS-16 and above with effect from 1 st July 2011 @ 5000/- per month instead of 2480/- per month. Now nearly 12 years gone but there is no increase in the CA of the Gazetted Employees.

Dearness allowance is a cost of living adjustment that the Government pays to public sector employees and pensioners. It is calculated as a percentage of basic salary to curb the effect of inflation. As per the provisions of the Income Tax Act 1961, it is compulsory to declare the tax liability concerning DA when filing an ITR. This salary.

DA is part of minimum wages prescribed by State Governments. The basic pay + DA is the minimum wage. The basic pay can be fixed as a single entity adding the DA. Alternatively, the minimum wages can be of two components i.e., Basic Pay and DA. S. Krishnamoorthy

Special allowance was not linked to the consumer price index and not in the nature of dearness allowance and hence did not fall within the definition of basic wage. RPFC went on appeal Surya Roshni Ltd. vs. Employees Provident Fund and others Madhya Pradesh High Court Whether Transport allowance, HRA, Attendance incentive, Special