7th Pay Commission Report Outfit Allowance
Officers of Indian Foreign Service and certain employees in Ministry of External Affairs are granted an Outfit Allowance to meet the expenditure involved in clothing required for living abroad. The allowance is granted every time the officer is posted abroad plus once in HQ, but not more than 8 times in the whole career. The existing rates are as under:
IFS Officers, Gr.I of IFS(B), PPS and GoI officers of equivalent rank |
₹10625 per posting abroad |
Officers of Gr.II and III of IFS(B), PS |
₹7500 per posting abroad |
Other grades of IFS(B) |
₹5625 per posting abroad |
source: 7th CPC Report