SSC Stenographer Salary: Check Salary Structure, Pay Scale, Allowances & Career Growth

The commission decides SSC Stenographer salary for Grade C and D posts. The salary varies as per the grades. SSC Stenographer Salary for Grade C is higher than Grade D. Apart from the basic salary, candidates are also entitled to House Rent Allowance (HRA), Dearness Allowance (DA), and Travelling Allowance (TA). HRA, DA, and TA vary as per the location where the candidates are posted. The grade-wise SSC Stenographer salary for Grade C and D is given below.

SSC Stenographer is recruited by SSC in various offices/departments/ministries under the Government of India. SSC Stenographer job profile varies as per the grades and the place where candidates are posted. Candidates recruited under SSC Stenographer Grade C are posted in Delhi only. There are two groups under SSC Stenographer Grade D, candidates recruited under Group X Stenographers are posted in ministries/departments of Central Government located mostly in Delhi and those recruited under Group Y Stenographers are posted in offices/departments of Central Government including attached/subordinate offices located in States and Union Territories of India. The duties and responsibilities of SSC Stenographer are given below:

• Speech writing: Stenographers take shorthand notes of public speeches given by the various ministries and transcribe those on the computer. These notes are then made public through mass media.
• Press briefings: Stenographers attend the press conferences, make notes of the details and speech. Then they help in making press releases of the same.
• Assisting the minister or officer: Stenographers assist the minister or officer in preparing the speech.
• Helping in public relation: Make a note of the government's take on various issues that need to be communicated among the masses.

After being appointed as Stenographers, candidates are posted in various Central Government Ministries/Departments/offices. The selected candidates are posted in the following offices.

SSC Stenographer Grade C

• Headquarters of Armed Forces
• President’s Secretariat
• Election Commission of India (ECI)
• Indian Foreign Service (IFS)
• Central Vigilance Commission

SSC Stenographer Grade D: Group X

• Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
• IFS
• ECI
• Headquarters of Armed Forces
• Railway Board Secretariat
• Central Secretariat
• Directorate of Forensic Science
• Central Vigilance Commission

SSC Stenographer Grade D: Group Y

• Subordinate Government Offices
• Controller General of Defence Accounts
• Comptroller and Auditor General of India

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SSC Stenographer job has a good scope for career growth. Candidates who join as Stenographer in Grade C and D are subject to promotions in the following manner:

• The promotions of stenographers are according to the departmental proceedings
• The promotions take place according to the work experience
• Candidates get the opportunities for promotion through the departmental exams
• The promotion of candidates depends on the work efficiency in the department

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