(a) whether tribal allowance is given by the Government in Naxal affected area of Nanded, Maharashtra;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Maharashtra Government give tribal allowance to all its State Government employees in naxal affected
tribal areas of Nanded, Maharashtra; and
(d) if so, the details thereof alongwith the details of the proposal to give the -allowance to Central Government
Employees posted in these areas?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS
(SHRI P.R. KYNDIAH)
(a), (b) & (c) In so far as the State Government of Maharashtra is concerned, they have formulated a scheme under
which, their employees working in the Naxal affected and sensitive areas (as identified by the State Government)
are given incentive Allowance at the rate of 15% of their basic pay with minimum and maximum limits of Rs.200/-
and Rs.1500/- per month respectively. Accordingly all the State Government employees working in Kinwat Taluka a
Naxal affected area of Nanded District are given Incentive Allowance.
(d) In so far as the Central Government employees are concerned, the Scheduled/Tribal Area Allowance is admissible at the
prescribed rates subject to the condition that:
`This allowance shall cease to be admissible in those States Where it has been discontinued for the State Government
employees w.e.f. the date(s) of such discontinuance and shall be admissible at the revised rates only in those States
where such allowance continues to be extended for the State Government employees`.