Centre withdraws special benefits given to IAS, IPS officers from Norh East cadres

Centre has withdrawn special benefits including additional monetary allowance given to All India Services officers belonging to the North East cadres.

AIS officers comprising Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Forest Service (IFS) belonging to the Assam-Meghalaya joint cadre, Sikkim, Nagaland, Tripura and Manipur cadres were entitled to a special allowance of additional 25% basic pay among other incentives while being posted in Northeast. The additional monetary allowance introduced in 2009 has been discontinued.