ANNEXURE -9 Life Insurance Corporation of India (Special Area Allowance) Rules, 1988 149 ANNEXURE - 9 LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF INDIA (SPECIAL AREA ALLOWANCE) RULES, 1988* G.S.R. 492(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 48 of the Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956 (31 of 1956), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely:
1. *x2 Short title, commencement and application:
(1) These rules may be called the Life Insurance Corporation of India (Special Area Allowance) Rules, 1988.
(2) They shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st day of January, 1987.
(3) They shall apply to all the employees of the Corporation. . Special Area Allowance: An employee who is posted to any of the Special Areas set out in column 1 of the Table below shall be paid Special Area Allowance at the rate specified in the corresponding entry in column 2 of the said Table:
Provided that if at any of the places mentioned in column 1 of the said Table, Hill allowance is payable in terms of Rule 7A of the Life Insurance Corporation of India Class-I Officers (Revision of Terms and Conditions of Service) Rules, 1985 or Rule 7A of the Life Insurance Corporation of India Development Officers (Revision of Terms and Conditions of Service) Rules, 1986 or Rule 11 of the Life Insurance Corporation of India Class-III and Class-IV Employees (Revision of Terms and Conditions of Service) Rules, 1985, the employee shall be paid the Special Area Allowance, as specified herein, orthe Hill Allowance, as specified any of the aforesaid relevant rules, whicheveris higher:
Provided further that if the Special Area Allowance or the aggregate of the Special Area Allowance and the Hill Allowance payable to an employee immediately preceding the 1st day of August, [2017* was higherthan the Special Area Allowance specified, herein, he shall continue to drawthe higher of the two amountstill such date as the Special Area Allowance payable under these rules equals to or ishigher than the Special Area Allowance, or, asthe case may be the aggregate of the Hill Allowance and Special Area Allowance so drawn by him:
Provided also that an employee belonging to Class-II may indicate, within 30 days of the publication of these rules, that the Special Area Allowance payable for the period commencing from the 1st day of August, [2017]* and ending on the last day of the month immediately preceding the publication ofthese rules, shall form part of his ad hoc annual remuneration and annual remuneration of the relevant appraisal years * > K []* Principle Rules were notified in Gazette of India dated 22.4.1988 (G.S.R. No. 492(E)). Amended by notification dated 08.10.2010 (G.S.R.No.827(E)). Amended by notification G.S.R. No. 273 (E) dated 15.04.2021 150 Annexure-ll TABLE Name of the Special Area Rate of Special Area Allowances for Employees Drawing Basic Pay * Upto Rs. [42430]* Above Rs. [ 42430 ]*
(1) (2) (3) 1 MIZORAM
(a) Chimptuipui District of Mizoram and areas 4000 5200 beyond 25 Kms. from Lungali Town in Lunglei District of Mizoram
(b) Throughout Lunglei District excluding areas 3200 4200 beyond 25 Kms. from Lunglei town of Mizoram
(c) Throughout Aizawal District of Mizoram 2400 3000 NAGALAND 3200 4200 THE ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS
(a) South Andaman (including Port Blair) 3200 4200
(b) North and Middle Andaman Little, 4000 5200 Andaman, Nicobar and Narcondum Islands 4 SIKKIM 4000 5200 5 LAKSHADWEEP 4000 5200 6 ASSAM 640 800 7 MEGHALAYA 640 800 8 TRIPURA
(a) Difficult area of Tripura as notified by State 3200 4200 Government from time to time
(b) Throughout Tripura except Difficult Areas 2400 3000 9 MANIPUR 2400 3000 10 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH
(a) DifficultAreas of Arunachal Pradesh asnotified 4000 5200 by State Governmentfromtimetotime
(b) Throughout Arunachal Pradesh except 3200 4200 Difficult Areas 11 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR
(i) Kathua District 4000 5200
(a) Niabat Bani;
(b) Lohi;
(c) Malhar;
(d) Machodi
(ii) Udhampur District 4000 5200 (a) Dudu Basantgarh
(b) Lender BhamaglIllaca;
(c) Thakrakote;
(d) Nagote. 151 Name of the Special Area Rate of Special Area Allowances for Employees Drawing Basic Pay * Upto Rs. [42430]* Above Rs. [ 42430 ]*
(1) (2) (3) Tehsil Mahone
(i) For areas upto Gool from Kamban side and areas upto Arnas from Keasiside; 3200 4200
(ii) Forthe rest of the areas 4000 5200
(iii) Doda District 4000 5200
(a) Illaquas of Padder in Kishtwar Tehsil
(b) Niabat Nowgam in Kishtwar Tehsil
(iv) Leh District
(a) Zanskar, Noyama and Nobre 4000 5200
(b) All other places in the District 4000 5200
(v) Barmulla District
(a) Entire Gurez-Niabat, Tangdar 4000 5200 Sub-Division and Keran Illaqua
(b) Matchill 3200 4200
(vi) Poonchand Rajouri District Areasin Poonch and Rajouri Districts excluding the towns of Poonch and Rajouri and Sunderbani and other Urban areas inthe two Districts 2400 3000
(vii) Areas not included in (i) to (vi) above, but which are within the distance of 8 Kms. from the line of Actual Control or at places which may be declared as qualifying for border allowance from time to time by the State Government for their own staff 2400 3000 12 HIMACHAL PRADESH
1. Chamba District
(a) | Pangi Sub-Division, Bharmour Tehsil, Panchayats: Badgaun, Bajol, Deol Kugti, Nayagam and Tundah villages : Ghatu of Gram Panchayat Jagat, Kanarsi of Gram Panchayat Chauhata 4000 5200
(b) Bharmour Tehsil, excluding Panchayats and villages of (a) above 3200 4200
(c) Jhandru Panchayat area of Bhatiyat Tehsi, Chuah Tehsil, Dalhousie Town including banikhet proper, Churah Tehsil, Munr Panchayat and Balaj Paryana 2400 3000
2. Kinnaur District a. Asrang, Chitkul and Hango kuno/Charang Panchayats, 15/20 Area comprising of Gram Panchayats of Chhota Khamba, Nathpa and Rupi, Pooh sub-division, excluding the Panchayat areas specified above. 4000 5200 b. Entire District other than areas included in (a) above 3200 4200
3. Kullu District a. 15/20 area of Nirman Tehsil, comprising of gram panchayats of Kharga, Kushwar and Sarga 4000 5200 b, Outer-Saraj (excluding village of Jakat Khana & Burrow in Nirmand Tehsil) and 2400 3000 152 entire district excluding outer Saraj Area and Pargana of Pandrabis but including villages of Jakat Khana and Burrow of Tehsil Nirmand, and Malana Panchayat area. c. Manali-Ujhi areas, Parvati and Lagg Valley 640 800 and Banjar Block
4. Lahaul and Spiti: Entire area of Lahaul and 4000 5200 Spiti District
5. Shimla District:
(a) Dodratawar Tehsil and Parganas of 4000 5200 Chaibis, Pandrabis. 15/20 area of Rampur _ Tehsil comprising of Panchayats of Koot, Labana-Sadana, Sarpara and Chadi-Branda.
(b) Dora-Karwar Tehsil, Gram Panchayats 3200 4200 of Darkali of Rampur Tehsil, Kashapat Tehsil and Munish, Ghori Chabis of Pargana Sarahan.
(c) Shimla Town and its Suburbs 2400 3000 (Mashobra Dhalli, Taradevi, Kasumbpti, Jatog and Tutu)
(d) GramPanchayatDeothi(Taklechareas)and 2400 3000 Parganas of Naubis and Teen Koti of Pargana Sarhan and Barabis of Rampur Tehsil of Shimla District
(e) TrahChopal Tehsil, Chopal Tehsil and 2400 3000 Ghoris, Panchgaon, Patsnau, Kasba Rampur and Ghori Nog of Pargana of Rampur Tehsil.
6. Kangra District
(a) Chhota Bhangaland Bara Bhangalarea of 3200 4200 Palampur Sub-Division
(b) Dharamshala Town of Kangra District and 2400 3000 the following offices located out-sideits Municipal limits but included in Dharamshala Town - Women’s ITI, Dari, - Mechanical Workshop, Ramnagar, - Child Welfare and Town and Country Planning Offices, Sakoh, - CRSF Office at lower Sakoh, - Kangra Milk Supply Scheme, Dugiar, - HRTC workshop, Sadher, - ZonalMalaria Office, Dari, - ForestCorporation Office, Shamnagar, - Tea Factory, Dari, - I.P.H. Sub-Division, Dan, - Settlement Office, Shamnagar, Binwa Project, Shamnagar,
(c) Palanpur Town of Kangra District 2400 3000 Including HPKVV Campus at Palanpur and the following offices Located outside its Municipal limits But included in Palanpur Town - H.P.Krishi Vishvavidyalay Campus, Cattle Development Office/Jersey Farm, Banuri, Sericulture Office/ Indo-German Agruculture Workshop/ HPPWD Division, Bundla, Electrical Sub-Division, Lohna, 153 D.P.O. Corporation, Bundla, Electrical HPSEE Division, Ghuggar.
7. Mandi District
(a) Mahog, Sarhan, Gopalpur, Teban, Pokhi Nauj, Khanoj, Bagra, Sainj Mahudi Khajol, Manj, Pekhi and Balidhar Panchayats of Kersog Tehsil, Chhuhar Valley of Jogindernagar Tehsil Panchayats of Gatto, Bagraa, Chhatri, Thachadhar Garagus Hain, Kalhani, Thama, Silibagi Chhetdhar, Chanvar, Tachi, Johar Kholanal, SomachanLoth Jaryar, Janjheli and Kalwanr of Thunag Tehsil, Panchayats in Thunag, Chhotdhar, Garyas, Silibagi, Thana, Panchayats of Dharampur Block- Binga, Camlah, Saklana, Tanyar and Tarakholah, Panchayats of Sunder Nagar Tehsil- Bohi, Batwara, Dhaniyara, Paura- Kothi, Seri and Shoja, Janjehli Block, Chachoit Tehsil 2400 3000
8. Sirmaur District Trans-Giri Tract, Panchayats of Bani, Bakhali (Pachhad Tehsil), Bharog-Bheniri (Paonta tehsil), Birla (Nahan Tehsil), Dibber (Pachhad tehsil), Thana Kasoga (Nahan tehsil) 2400 3000
9. Solan District: Mangal Panchayat area 2400 3000
10. Remaining areas of Himanchal Pradesh not included in above nine district 640 800 13 UTTARAKHAND Areas under Chamoli, Pithoragarh, Uttarkashi Rudraprayag and Champavat Districts (including area of Lohaghat) 4000 5200 14 West Bengal: South 24 Parganas District Sunderban Areas (South of Dampier Hodge’s Line), namely, Bhagtagush Khali (Rampura), Kumirmari (Bagna), Jhinga Khali, Sajnakhali, Gosaba, Amalamathi (Bidya), Canning, Kultali, Piyali, Nalgaraha, Nalgaraha, Raidighi, Bhanchi, Pathar Pratima, Bhagabatpur, Saptamukhi, Namkhana, Sikarpur, Kakdwip, Sagar, Mousini, Kalinagar, Haroa, Hingalganj, Basanti, Kuemari, Kultola, Ghushighata (Kulti). 1000 1000 Foot Note : The Principal Rules were notified by G.S.R. No. 492(E) dated 22.04.1988 and subsequently amended vide, G.S.R. No.
10.03.1992, GSR No, 555(E) Dated 22.06.2000., G.S.R. No. 818 (E) Dated 02.11.2001,G.S.R. No. 562(E) Dated 05.09.2005, G.S.R. No. 827 (E) Dated 08.10.2010 and G.S.R. No. 31 (E) Dated 934(E) dated 27.10.1989, G.S.R. No.
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