Government of West Bengal
Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms
IAS Cell
Nabanna, 7th Floor, Room No. 708
325, Sarat Chatterjee Road, Howrah – 711102.
No. 2055-PAR(IAS)/8P-118/2026 Dated: 06/11/2026.
MEMORANDUM
Subject: Allowances, housing and welfare measures for IAS officers of the West Bengal cadre.
The question of extension of different welfare measures to the IAS officers of the West Bengal Cadre was under active consideration of the Government for some time past.
II. After careful consideration, the Governor has been pleased to decide extension of following welfare measures to the IAS officers of the West Bengal Cadre:
1. Officers below the rank of Secretary posted at Headquarters, Kolkata: The following shall be admissible to IAS officers below the rank of Secretary for the period of their posting in Kolkata:
A. One Camp Office attendant, with reimbursement at Labour Department rates on the basis of self-certification.
B. A sumptuary allowance of Rs. 15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand) only per month shall be admissible, with revision once every three years to the sum of the cumulative percentage increase in Dearness Allowance sanctioned by the Government of India during the preceding three-year period and base amount, subject to an overall ceiling of Rs. 30,000/- per month.
C. Reimbursement of house rent with ceiling up to Rs. 60,000/- (Rupees Sixty Thousand) only per month which shall be increased by 20% every three years, where the officer is not provided Government accommodation and does not draw House Rent Allowance. The reimbursement will be based on actual billing basis. To avail this benefit following documents is to be submitted:
a) Application form
b) NOC from PWD Dept / Housing Dept of Non-availability of accommodation;
c) Declaration that the applicant officer doesn’t own house within the area of Kolkata Municipal Corporation, New Town, Salt Lake, South Dum Dum, North Dum Dum and Howrah Municipal Corporation.
2. Reimbursement of electricity charges for consumption up to 500 units per month shall be allowed towards maintenance of the Camp Office of officers of the rank of Secretary and above on the basis of self-certification.
3. Sumptuary allowance for senior officers: The sumptuary allowance of Secretary, Principal Secretary and Additional Chief Secretary, fixed vide Memo No. 1817-PAR(IAS)/42(F)/ACS/PAR dated 24/11/2021 of this Department as amended from time to time, shall be increased by 50% which shall be admissible now, with revision once every three years to the sum of the cumulative percentage increase in Dearness Allowance sanctioned by the Government of India during the preceding three-year period and base amount, subject to an overall ceiling of Rs. 60,000/- (Rupees Sixty Thousand) per month for the rank of Secretary, Rs. 70,000/- (Rupees Seventy Thousand) per month for the rank of Principal Secretary and Rs. 80,000/- (Rupees Eighty Thousand) per month for the rank of Additional Chief Secretary.
4. TA/ DA: Travelling and daily allowance of IAS officers shall be regulated as per the All India Services (Travelling Allowance) Rules, 1954, at the rates notified by the Government of India from time to time.
5. Children’s education loan: Due to increase in cost of education in India and abroad and start of hybrid degree where part of education at graduate level is provided abroad, an educational loan of up to Rs. 50,00,000/- (Rupees Fifty Lakh) only shall be provided for children’s education, including study abroad and boarding school, on the same terms and conditions as the House Building Advance.
6. Knowledge tools allowance: An allowance of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) only per month shall be given to each IAS officer for subscription of knowledge tools used in official work on the basis of self-certification.
7. Leave Travel Concession: In lieu of Home Town LTC and All India LTC, IAS officers shall be allowed LTC to South East Asian countries, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives, Bangladesh, Dubai & Mauritius once in a block of four years, subject to the fare not exceeding the fare admissible to the farthest point in India at the time of availing LTC benefit.
8. IT set-up for new entrants: IAS probationers, on joining the cadre, shall be provided a laptop or desktop with printer costing with a ceiling limit of Rs. 2,00,000/- (Two Lakh) only.
III. This is issued with concurrence of the Finance Department, Government of West Bengal, vide their U.O. Group P1/2026-2027/0370 dated 06/11/2026.
IV. This order shall take immediate effect.
Sd/- Surendra Gupta
Principal Secretary to the
Govt. of West Bengal