There are different types of allowances for West Bengal Govt. employees e.g. Dearness Allowance, House Rent Allowance, Medical Allowance, Compensatory Allowance, Hill Allowance, Spectacle Allowance, etc.
Governor has been pleased to allow a ‘uniform allowance’ @ Rs. 2000/- per head per annum along with a ‘maintenance charge’ @ Rs. 400/- per head per annum in lieu of supplying the same.
Court Staff who are deputed to attend Lok Adalat work shall be paid Compensatory Allowance @ 5% of their basic pay if they are deputed during general holidays.
Vice-Principal of a Government-aided College appointed shall be eligible for a special allowance of Rs. 1500/- per month in addition to his regular pay and allowances.
The questions of revision of rates of remuneration of the staffs of Ashram Hostels for SC/ ST students run by Backward Classes Welfare Department in West Bengal was under active consideration of the Government for sometime past.
Governor is pleased to sanction and release a total amount of Rs. 3,30,00,000 (Rs. Three crore and thirty lakh) only during the financial year 2012-13 as laboratory grant to 165 Schools @ Rs. 2,00,000 per School.
Senior Accounts Clerks or the Divisional Offices posted in the Public Works Departments and performing duties of handling cash may be allowed additional remuneration @ Rs. 100/- p.m. for amount of average monthly cash disbursed upto Rs. 75,000/- p.m.
List of Beneficiary Government aided/ Sponsored Schools of West Bengal for Library Grant, 2014-15. Library grant shall not be provided to any unaided/ private Schools.
For normal deputation, 5% of the basic pay being sum total of the pay in the pay band plus grade pay subject to a maximum of Rs. 1000/- per month when transfer is within the same station.