Risk allowance for ACC employees’ increased with effect from 1 Jan, 2028

The government has increased the monthly risk allowance for the employees of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) under the national pay scale from Grade-10 to Grade 20.

The revised allowance, based on employees' length of service and grade, will come into effect on 1 January, 2028, official sources said here today.

The Finance Division's Regulation Wing-3 issued a notification in this regard on 2 September. 

The notification was published in an extra issue of the Bangladesh Gazette on 17 September.

A comparison of the new notification with the previous order issued by the Finance Division on August 20, 2018 shows that the existing risk allowance rates have been increased. The extent of the increase varies according to the grade and length of service.

Under the new rates, Grade 10 employees with up to five years of service will receive a monthly risk allowance of Taka 3,240 per month, up by Taka 540 from the existing Taka 2,700. 

For Grade 10 employees, the allowance will rise from Taka 3,200 to Taka 3,840 for more than five years but up to 10 years of service, from Taka 3,800 to Taka 4,580 for more than 10 years but up to 15 years, from Taka 4,500 to Taka 5,400 for more than 15 years but up to 20 years and from Taka 5,400 to Taka 6,480 for more than 20 years of service.

The allowance has also been increased for Grade 11 employees. Those with up to five years of service will receive Taka 2,640 against the previous amount of Taka 2,200. The rates for more than five to 10 years, more than 10 to 15 years, more than 15 to 20 years and more than 20 years of service have been raised from Taka 2,700 to Taka 3,240, Taka 3,200 to Taka 3,840, Taka 3,800 to Taka 4,560 and Taka 4,600 to Taka 5,520, respectively.

For Grade 12 employees, the allowance has been increased from Taka 2,100 to Taka 2,520 for up to five years of service. The rates for the subsequent service brackets have been raised from Taka 2,500 to Taka 3,000, Taka 3,000 to Taka 3,600, Taka 3,600 to Taka 4,320 and Taka 4,400 to Taka 5,280, respectively.

For Grade 13 employees, the allowance has been increased from Taka 1,900 to Taka 2,280, Taka 2,300 to Taka 2,760, Taka 2,800 to Taka 3,360, Taka 3,400 to Taka 4,080 and Taka 4,000 to Taka 4,800 across the five service brackets.

For Grade 19 employees, those with up to five years of service will receive Taka 1,560, up from Taka 1,300. The rates for the remaining four service brackets have been increased from Taka 1,600 to Taka 1,920, Taka 1,900 to Taka 2,280, Taka 2,300 to Taka 2,760 and Taka 2,700 to Taka 3,240 respectively.

For Grade 20 employees, the allowance for up to five years of service has been increased from Taka 1,200 to Taka 1,440. For more than five to 10 years, it has risen from Taka 1,500 to Taka 1,800; for more than 10 to 15 years, from Taka 1,800 to Taka 2,160; for more than 15 to 20 years, from Taka 2,200 to Taka 2,640 and for more than 20 years, from Taka 2,600 to Taka 3,120.

The new notification has also set service-based risk allowance rates for employees in Grades 14 to 18. The minimum and maximum allowances are Taka 2,160 and Taka 4,560 for Grade 14, Taka 2,040 and Taka 4,080 for Grade 15, Taka 1,920 and Taka 3,840 for Grade 16, Taka 1,800 and Taka 3,600 for Grade 17 and Taka 1,680 and Taka 3,360 for Grade 18.

According to the notification, the risk allowance has been determined based on five service-length brackets- up to and including five years, more than five to 10 years, more than 10 to 15 years; more than 15 to 20 years and more than 20 years.

However, the revised rates will effect from 1 January, 2028. Until 31 December, 2027, the concerned ACC employees will continue to receive risk allowances under the Finance Division's order issued on August 20, 2018.

The notification also stated that if an employee on deputation receives the newly fixed risk allowance, the employee will not be entitled, where applicable, to the risk allowance, special allowance or defence services allowance prescribed for their respective force.