Allowances - Establishment Rules

 

Allowances - Establishment Rules 

(Additions to pay, granted to meet specific expenditure requirements of Railway servants)

S.N	Allowance Name	Description of Allowance	Rule (IREC)
1	Compensatory Allowance	Granted to meet personal expenditure necessitated by special circumstances while on duty.	103(10)
2	Dearness Allowance (DA)	Paid to neutralize the impact of rise in cost of living due to inflation.	103(17)
3	House Rent Allowance (HRA)	Granted when suitable government accommodation is not provided.	103(18)
4	Travelling Allowance (TA)	Covers travelling expenses for official journeys.	103(20)
5	Daily Allowance (Tour DA)	Covers daily expenses incurred while on tour/journey.	103(21)
6	Conveyance Allowance	Granted for maintaining conveyance used for official duties.	103(22)
7	Children Education Allowance	Given to meet education expenses of employees’ children.	Govt. Orders
8	All India Leave Travel Concession (AILTC)	Concession/assistance for travel of self & family during leave.	Govt. Orders
9	Compensatory (City) Allowance - Not in operation	For higher cost of living in big/metro cities (Compensatory Allowances).	103(10)
10	Over Time Allowance (OTA)	Paid to staff for work beyond prescribed working hours.	Govt. Orders

IREC stands for Indian Railways Establishment Code

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Defense Counsel - D&AR Disciplinary & Appeal Rules 1968

 

Defense Counsel - D&AR Disciplinary & Appeal Rules 1968

Category	No of Cases	Same Zonal Railway  / All Zonal Railways
Serving Employee	3	Same Zonal Railway
Retired Employee	7	Any Zonal Railway
Trade Union Official	Unlimited	Same Zonal Railway

Fortuitous Vs Non-fortuitous Service

 

Fortuitous Service Vs Non-fortuitous Service

• In Indian Railways, Fortuitous Service and Non-fortuitous Service related to their appointments, promotions, seniority, pension etc.

 

Fortuitous Service:

• Temporary Nature: Refers to service rendered by an employee such as a temporary arrangement or officiating in a higher post for a short period.

• Not Initially Regularized: In many cases, fortuitous service is not initially counted towards benefits like seniority, promotions, or pension. The service may later be regularized if the employee is formally appointed or confirmed in the post through a proper selection process.

Non-fortuitous Service:

• Planned or Regular in Nature: Non-fortuitous service refers to regular as part of their substantive appointment.

• Fully Countable: Countable for Seniority, promotions, Pension etc. 

 Fortuitous Vs Non-fortuitous

Fortuitous Service	Non-fortuitous Service
Temporary	Regular
Officiating / Ad hoc	Substantive
Not counted for benefits such as Seniority, Promotion, Pension etc.	Counted for benefits such as Seniority, Promotion, Pension etc.

Railway Quarters - Retention Policy 2024

 

Railway Quarters - Retention Policy

Source: RBE 87/2024 dated 06.06.2024 - Click here

Features: 

• Transfers to unpopular locations:  Employees transferred on administrative grounds to unpopular locations can retain their quarters at the previous posting location if their children are in Class 6th to post-graduation, or their spouse is a permanent government employee in the same city.

 

• Preferential Allotment: Upon completing two years at unpopular locations, employees are eligible for preferential quarter allotment at the new posting location within six months.

 

• Posted to Difficult Projects: Employees posted to difficult project areas can retain their quarters at the previous posting location until project completion or the end of their tenure.

 

• For DRMs: Divisional Railway Managers (DRMs) can retain quarters if children are in school (Class 6th to post-graduation) or their spouse works in the same city.

 

• On Permanent Transfer: Quarters can be retained for 8 months after a permanent transfer, extendable by 3 months in special cases.

 

• On Deputation: Railway staff on deputation to Central Ministries or eligible organizations may retain their quarters until they are allotted General Pool Residential Accommodation.

 

• On Medical Grounds: Quarters can be retained on medical grounds under certain conditions.

 

• For Retirement and Other Special Cases: Policies for retention beyond superannuation, voluntary retirement, and other specific scenarios, such as study leave and deputation abroad, are outlined.

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DCRG - Death Cum Retirement Gratuity

 DCRG - Death Cum Retirement Gratuity

> With effect from 1st January 2024 .

> Maximum DCRG - Death cum Retirement Gratuity - Rs. 25 Lakhs (from Rs. 20 Lakhs)

(Due to increasing of DA - Dearness Allowance from 46% to 50%)

Risk Allowance - Establishment Rules

 

Risk Allowance - Establishment Rules 

• Source: 1. RBE No. 30/2021 dated 13.04.2021 

             2. DOPT OM No.A-27018/02/2022-Estt.(AL) dated 02.09.2022 

• Admissible for: The employees who engaged in hazardous duties or whose work will have a deleterious (harmful, injurious or hurtful) effect on health over a period of time 

• 7th CPC (Central Pay Commission) Revised Rates - Admissible w.e.f., 03.11.2020 

• Revised Rates are: 

SN	Category	Revised Rates (Per Month)
1	Unskilled	Rs. 90
2	Semi-skilled	Rs. 135
3	Skilled	Rs. 180
4	Supervisors	Rs. 225

Note: Considering the circumstances workers are experiencing the consequences, the above rates are meager/scanty/negligible. 

• Risk Allowance   - Will not be treated as “Pay” for any purpose.  

• The categories who are in receipt of HPCA/PCA   - Not eligible for grant of Risk Allowance 

• HPCA stands for Hospital Patient Care Allowance 

• PCA stands for Patient Care Allowance

• Proposal for inclusion of any new category fulfilling the criteria: 

• Proposed by the concerned Ministry 

• In consultation with the associate Finance 

• & DOPT - Dept Of Personnel & Training 

• Also be consult the Staff side of the Departmental Council (JCM - Joint Consultative Machinery)

•  Periodical medical check-ups of the staff exposed to risk in their job to ensure their good health.  

• A list of categories/staff comes under the eligibility of Risk Allowance. Staff engaged in: 

1. Spray painting   

2. Galvanizing tanks, Effluent Treatment plants, insulation components 

3. Electrolytes 

4. Metallic dust, fumes, furnace, carbon burst shops 

5. Melting shops in all foundries where scrap is used 

6. Moulding shop in RWF/Bangalore 

7. Chrome plating 

8. Safaiwala in underground drains/sewer pipes, cleaning of manholes 

9. Safaiwala in sewerage treatment plant in Workshops

10. Spraying pesticides, handling acids, anti-larval drugs, etc. 

11. Chest clinic staff 

12. X-Ray attendants 

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