Good news for government employees ! Centre has revised the rules governing the 'Dress allowance' in the 7th pay commission, which is likely to impact lakhs of government employees. The postal department on September 24, issued new guidelines for the eligibility of 'dress allowance'.

As per Postal department guidelines, employees who join or retire in the middle of the financial year will now be eligible for dress allowance on a proportionate basis. This has been brought to bring more clarity and remove confusions around the dress allowance for employees retiring after July or joining just before the allowance is reimbursed.

The new guidelines?

The Finance Ministry has confirmed that just as newly recruited employees receive the allowance based on the year of joining, retiring emp

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