Enhancement in allowances under the DFFT Scheme of DOPT

No.12037/14/2010-FTC
Government of India
Department of Personnel and Training
Block IV, Old JNU Campus, New Delhi
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Dated the 19th January, 2010

To
1. The Chief Secretaries of all the State Governments/ UTs.
2. The Secretaries of all the Ministries/Departments of Government of India.

Subject: Enhancement in allowances under the DFFT Scheme of DOPT.

Sir/Madam,
1. The Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India has been sponsoring the names of suitable officers every year for undergoing training in various universities/institutions abroad under the Domestic Funding of Foreign Training (DFFT) Scheme.

2. A Committee had been constituted in this Department to review/revamp the foreign training programmes being administered under the scheme. The Committee has recommended, among other things, an enhancement in allowances to be provided to the officers being deputed for long term training programmes, short term training programmes and partial funding, under the Scheme.

3. Based on the recommendations of the Committee and further approvals obtained thereon, it has been decided to implement the revised rates of various allowances under the Scheme. The enhanced rates would be as follows:

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