ALLOWANCES-INDIAN INFORMATION SERVICE

Hi everyone,

I am listing out the allowances for an Assistant Director in the Indian Information Service, posted in New Delhi. Just at the commencement of the training the Probationer is entitled to the following,

• SALARY- Rs.56100/- (BASIC PAY)
• HOUSE RENT ALLOWANCE- Rs.13600/- approx. after 7th Pay Commission recommendation. Will be effective in coming months. (As of now I am getting Rs. 6600/- HRA) 
• TRANSPORT ALLOWANCE- Rs.7200/- per month
• National Pension Scheme deductions 10% of basic Pay
• Other Misc. deductions around Rs.1000/- 

Now you can do the calculations I guess. 

STAY DURING PROBATION-Probationers are entitled to stay in the Officer's Guest House, Indian institute of Mass Communication in twin sharing accommodation. The officer's Guest House is a serene place when it comes to living in Delhi with the greens of JNU protecting the Guest House from pollution and noise. It has the Officer's Mess(monthly bill approximately Rs. 6000/-, payable to IIMC), a Common room with Table Tennis, Carrom board facility and several newspapers and Magazines are available. Few bicycles have also been provided.

The campus also has facility of an outdoor Badminton Court.  As of now the rent for the stay is Rs.4000 per month (payable to IIMC. So, Living and eating comes out to be around Rs. 10000/-). Officer's are entitled to stay in the Campus facility only till Probation (around 21 months.). You have several options for living after that which I write below.

• HOUSING FACILITY- There are two options for living after training ends

1. Government Accommodation: a) General Pool quarters                                                                           b) Radio Colony quarters                                  
2. Rented accommodation in Delhi

Officer's are eligible for TYPE 4 FLATS in CENTRAL POOL quarters. But the allocation for takes 3-4 years or may be more depending upon the demand-supply. It may take less time as I have been hearing that new flats are being constructed.

Going by the option '1.b)' there are flats for Officer's in the RADIO COLONY(Near GTB Nagar Metro Station). These are allotted to those whose parent media unit is All India Radio or Door Darshan. If for example, your parent media unit is PIB, then one has to look for a rented room, apply for accommodation in the General pool. Also, it takes a minimum of one year for house allocation in Radio Colony. There is no minimum service requirement in applying for government accommodation One can apply for it as the probation starts.

• REIMBURSEMENTS-On submitting the bills to parent media unit one is entitled to get reimbursement for FOUR newspapers per month. One can purchase magazines for Rs. 200/- per month and get the amount reimbursed.

• LAPTOP is provided during 9 months training at IIMC. CAR- Car is available for pick up and drop for all Official duties and for Official duty in odd hours. Daily commuting has to be done by private cab or metro whichever you prefer.

• TOUR TRANSPORT ALLOWANCE- During field attachments Officer Trainees are entitled to Rs.2250/- for lodging per day and Rs.900/- for food per day.

This is a basic info which I hope will settle down a bit of your curiosity about how your upcoming days and years would be once you join the service. If you have any other query feel free to ask.

All the best.
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