Dearness Allowance to Running Staff from July 2016
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAILWAY BOARD
RBA No.90/2016
Most Immediate
No.2016/AC-II(CC)/IPAS/37/7(Zonal Railways)
25th November, 2016
a) General Managers, All Zonal Railways (including Metro Railway, Kolkata);
b) Director/Finance, CRIS
Sub : Payment of Dearness Allowance (DA) to Running Staff
Railway Board (Pay Commission Dte.) vide their letter No.PC-VII/2016/1/7/2/1 dated 11th November, 2016 (RBE 131/2016) had communicated payment of DA @ 2% per month to all categories of Railway Employees w.e.f 1st July, 2016. The issue regarding admissibility of DA on running allowance paid to Running Staff has been examined in this Ministry and it has been decided that DA @ 2% shall be admissible to Running staff on the Basic pay plus Running allowances drawn w.e.f 1st July, 2016.
2. CRIS may incorporate the above rule in IPAS application, so that payroll of running staff for November, 2016 could be drawn accordingly.
3. It may please be ensured that Salary Advance of Rs.10000/- paid to Non-Gazetted employees in terms of Railway Borad’s letter No.2016/E(LL)/APW/1 dated 17.11.2016 is recovered from the concerned staff in salary bill of November 2016.
3. The issues with the approval of competent authority.
(V.Prakash)
Joint Director(Accounts)
Source: AIRF
