Update: Cash Compensation for the Block Development Officers
Government of West Bengal
Personnel and Administrative Reforms & e-Governance Department
IAS Cell, Nabanna, 325, Sarat Chatterjee Road, Howrah-711102.
No. 234-PAR(IAS)/8P-04/2017 Date: 7th February 2017.
MEMORANDUM
The matter of revision of rates of Administrative Allowance for the field level officers e.g. Block Development Officer, Sub-Divisional Officer, Additional District Magistrate & District Magistrate has been under consideration of the Government for sometime past.
2. In partial modification of this Department’s G.O. no. 1382-150/SPAR/2012 dated 22.06.2012, the Governor is now pleased to decide that the above mentioned filed officers would be entitled to draw ‘Administrative Allowances’/ ‘Special Allowances’ at the following revised rates:
| Field Level. | Existing Allowances. | Revised Allowances. |
| i) Block Development Officer | Rs. 950/- per month. | Rs. 1,200/- per month. |
| ii) Sub-Divisional Officer | Rs. 950/ per month. | Rs. 1,200/ per month. |
| iii) Additional District Magistrate | Rs. 950/ per month. | Rs. 1,200/ per month. |
| iv) District Magistrate | Rs. 1000/- per month. | Rs. 1,300/- per month. |
3. The revised rates will come into effect from February, 2017.
4. This issues with the concurrence of Finance (Audit- Finance -Group P2) Department, Government of West Bengal vide their U.O. no. Group P2/2016-2017/0483 dated. 13/01/2017.
Sd/- Manoj Kumar Agarwal
Principal Secretary to the
Govt. of West Bengal.
No. 234-PAR dated 07.02.2017, Source