Information pertaining to Allowance payable to Officers/Staff of Railways

No. E(P&A)II-2014/Misc.3/7^th CPC dated:20.10.2014

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Sub: Information pertaining to Allowance payable to Officers/Staff of Railways

Ref:D.O.Letter No.7 CPC/15/Questionnaire dt.23.04.2014 from Secretary, 7^th CPC to Chairman, Railway Board.

The undersigned is directed to state that, in continuation of this Ministry’s OM of even number dt.25.07.2014 and 21.8.2014 on the above cited subject, briefs on three allowances (viz, Running Allowance, Additional Allowance and Breakdown Allowance) peculiar to Indian Railways are being referred to the Seventh CPC for their consideration and recommendation. The under mentioned information/document are being attached herewith for further necessary action please.

I. Running Allowance for Running Staff.

1. A brief on the pay element and the rates of Running Allowance for the running staff on the Indian Railways.

2.Annexures as indicated in the brief.

3. Report of the Running Allowance Committee, July 1968

4. Report of the Committee on Running Allowance, April 1980

5. Report of the Committee on Running Allowance-2002, July 2005

6. Rules of the Payment of Running and other Allowances to the Running Staff, 1981.

II. Additional  Allowanceas pay for all purpose including computation of retirement benefits of running staff.

1. Brief on reckoning of Additional Allowance as pay for all purposes including computation of retirement benefits of running staff on the Indian Railways.

2. Annexures as indicated in the brief.

III. Revision of Breakdown  Allowance(BDA)

1. Brief on revision of Breakdown Allowance (BDA) granted to eligible Breakdown Staff on the Indian Railways.

2. Annexures as indicated in the brief.

Sd/-

(K.Shankar)

Director/E(P&A)

Railway Board