New Delhi. If you are thinking of working in the central government or going to join soon, then this news is very important for you. The central government has made significant changes in the rules regarding dress allowance, which will apply to employees involved in government service or after 1 July 2025.

What is dress allowance?

Dress allowance is a type of annual amount given to government employees who have to wear uniforms while on duty. This allowance is given a lump sum in every financial year every financial year, even if the employee has joined.

What does the new rule say?

According to the new notification issued by the government, now after 1 July 2025, the employees who join the service will get the dress allowance in monthly ratio instead of the whole year. That is, they will be given allowance for as many months as they will remain in service in the respective financial year.

Understand the new rule from the example:

Suppose if a central employee joins in October 2025, then in that financial year he will be in service from October to June next year i.e. 9 months. In such a situation, he will get only the 9/12th part of the annual dress allowance.

Who will apply to this rule?

1.This rule will only apply to new recruitment employees.

2 Let me tell you that it will not have any effect on the employees who have been appointed before 1 July 2025.

3 This change is for the services where dress/uniform is mandatory, such as police, paramilitary, railway, defense services etc.