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My Target Service Selection Board (SSB)

Allowances as applicable

The rates of allowances applicable to officer are as under:

NOTE: In the case of allowances specific to Defence Forces, the rates of these allowance have been

further enhanced by 25% as Dearness allowance has gone up by 50%.

Cost to Company [CTC]: The CTC for a Lieutenant would be approximately Rs. 65000/- per month.
This includes Basic Pay, DA, Grade Pay, Military Service Pay, Tech Pay, House Rent Allowance and
Transport Allowance. These rates are not statutory and are subject to change.

Indian Air Force Officer's Pay & Allowance

Time is not the same, now Indian defence provides an excellent and bright future to young men and

women who dare to join forces. This post explains the payment and allowances applicable to an officer
of Indian Air Force.

Even before you are commissioned as an Air Force Officer you start earning a monthly stipend of

Rs. 21,000/- during last one year of your training period at any of the Air Force Training
Institutions.

Pay / Allowances to Flying Officers

1. Pay in Pay Band ( Common to all Branches ) - Rs 15,600 Per Month ( The officer will be placed
in PB 3 - 15600-39100 )
2. Grade Pay :- Rs 5400 PM

3. Military Service Pay :- Rs 6000 PM
4. Dearness Allowance @ 72 percent :- Rs 19440 PM
5. Kit Maintenance Allowance :- Rs 500 PM

6. Transport Allowance :- Rs 3200 + DA ( major cities) / 1600 + DA ( Other cities)