Now Supreme Court officers to get rupees 21000 per annum as washing allowance: reversal of recommendation of seventh pay-panel not justified
After many allowances were abolished on recommendations of seventh Pay Commission including washing allowance, decision of central government to allow but only for Supreme Court officers at rupees 21000 per annum is questionable. Earlier this washing allowance was for armed forces and other para-military staff that too at much less amount of rupees 10000. Seventh Pay Commission had abolished many allowances by including these through pay-hike.
Another big question is why such liberalisation is only for Supreme Court officers. It may be remembered that Supreme Court judges in the year 2016 had gifted themselves with unique post-retirement life-time facility of domestic help not only for themselves but also for their spouses even though they are given handsome pension after ...