The National Democratic Alliance government on Wednesday announced handsome increase in allowances by allowing recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission on allowances with 34 modifications.

Revised rates on enhanced allowance will be effective from July 1, 2017.

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley told media that the Cabinet, which met under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has decided to increase allowances to pensioners, soldiers and officers posted in Siachen and nurses and ministerial staffs of hospitals.

"Fixed medical allowance for pensioners is increased from Rs 500 per month to Rs 1,000 per month. Constant attendance allowance on 100 per cent disablement is increased from Rs 4,500 per month to Rs 6,750 per month," said Jaitley.

The government also doubled the allowances to soldiers and officers posted in Siachen.

Now, the soldiers posted in Siachen will get Rs 30,000 per month as allowance.

Earlier, they used to get Rs 14,000 per month. The officers will now get monthly allowance of Rs 42,500, which was earlier Rs 21,000.

The cabinet has also increased allowances paid to nurses and ministerial staffs of hospitals.

The nursing allowance has been increased from Rs 4,800 to Rs 7,200 per month.

Operation theatre allowance is increased from Rs 360 to Rs 540 per month.

Hospital patient care allowance is enhanced from Rs 2,070 to Rs 4,100 and patient care allowance from Rs 2,100 pm to Rs 5,300 per month.

The Seventh Central Pay Commission recommendations have been modified and HPCA and PCA to continue for ministerial staff.  -- ANI