Govt extends rules for giving risk allowance till year-end

 New Delhi, June 19, 2012 : The Centre has extended by six
months to this year-end the rules for providing risk allowance
to government employees engaged in hazardous duties across the
country.
"Extension of risk allowance for a further period of six
months beyond June 30, 2012 has been considered and it has
been decided that risk allowance may be continued at the
existing rates for a further period of six months up to
December 31, 2012 or till further communication," Department
of Personnel and Training (DoPT) said in a memorandum.
Risk allowance, which varies from Rs 20 to Rs 200, are
given to employees engaged in duties involving greater hazards
or whose health is liable to be affected progressively over a
long period of time because of a particular vocation.
The allowance is given to all class of employees,
including sweepers engaged in cleaning of underground drains,
sewer lines and those working in trenching grounds and
infectious diseases hospitals.
The Centre has also asked all departments under its
control to work out a suitable welfare schemes for periodical
medical check-up of the staff exposed to risk in their jobs to
ensure their good health.