The NICL AO are recruited in the pay scale of Rs. 32795-1610(14)-55335-1745(4)-62315. That is, a newly recruited AO will have a basic pay of Rs. 32795/- and after one year, he/she will get an increment of Rs 1610. Likewise, he/she will get 14 such increments and when the Basic Pay reaches Rs. 55335, he will be eligible to get an increment of Rs 1745 for a further 4 years till his salary reaches Rs. 62315.
AOs are eligible for many allowances. These include Dearness Allowance, House Rent Allowance, City Compensatory Allowance, Transport Allowance etc., which are revised from time to time during settlements and are also eligible for reimbursements like Newspapers, Briefcase, Furniture (as per eligibility), books, Group Personal Accident Insurance and LTC etc.
Some locations include the quarter facilities for the newly recruited AOs but it is purely subject to availability.
AOs are eligible to get reimbursements of medical charges as per eligibility and get some of the dispensary facilities.
AOs get loans and advances at a much cheaper rate for Housing, Vehicle, Computers etc. and AOs are covered by the NPS scheme by NSDL and have the benefit of gratuity.
Approximately, NICL AO gross salary is Rs. 51000/- per month and the CTC excluding the Housing/Quarters comes out to be Rs. 650000/-