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GUYER\ MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS/R.4.11,

cRAILWAY BOAP_Dy

S. No PC-V . 22 RBE No.179:97

No.PC-V:97 T. 7 '12 New Delhi. dtd

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The GMs CAC)(R) OSDs. II Indian P,411ways

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Sub : Recommendations of the Fifth Pay CommissioF , - Decisions of Government relating to :tram of Trinsoort-Allowance to Railway servants.

Consequent upon the decisions taken by the Government on the recommendations of the Fifth Pay Commission relatiniz to Transoort Allowanc ,; i to suitably corripensate for the cost incurred on accoitrit of commuting between the place of residence and place of duty) vide Ministry of Finance's resolution No.5filVIC:9 7 dated 30:9.97 and promulgation of the Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules 199%, the President is pleased to decide that the Railway employees snail be entitled to Transport Allowance at the following rates :-

Pay Scale of the Employee Rate of Transport Allowance per month tin Rupees -I

1. Employees drawing pay in the scale of Rs.8000-13500 or above.

2. Employees drawing pay in the scale of Rs.6500-10500 or above but below the scale of Rs.8000- 13500.

3. Employees drawing pay below the scale of Rs.6500-10500.

1-17"A" Class city

Other Places

800 400

400 200

100 75

2. The rant of transport allowance under these orders shall be regulated according to, and will be subject to. the following conditions:

Contd. 2...

The cities referred to as -A" and "A-1 - in these orders shall be the same as those classified as such for the purpose of Compensatory iCity) Allowance (CC•) in terms of the orders issued separately regulating grant of CCA to the Central Ci•:)v.trinntr.:,

(ii) The allowiinco -:.,triissible to those employees who are provided Government iiccc=ocisi.pn within a distance of I Km. or within a campus housing p".aces of and residence.

Not 1. The grant of the allowance under these orders would be subject to furnishing of a certificate by the Railway employee that the Government accommodation is not located within Km._ from the place. of work of the concerned employee or within a:camp-us:housing the places of work and residence.

Note 2. The allowance shall also not be admissible to railway employees posted at wayside stations for whom

(a) railway accommodation is specifically earmarked or (b) whose occupation of railway Quarters is essential for easy accessibility

during emergency, essential discharge of duties etc.in the following instances :- (i) in case they surrender such accommodation (ii) do not submit application for such accommodation or (iii)who after submitting application for such

accommodation refuse to accept it when offered or allotted.

Note 3.

Note 4.

Lt the case of employees who are presently availing the facility of residential card passes of any type (including for spouse and children, children's school RCP etc), an option may be given to the employee. In case they opt for the transport allowance they may be paid the allowance at rates as apr.plicable to them subject to the condition that the existing facility of RCP of any type as well as the facility of travelling on card pass!metal pass on suburban sections for non-official duties would be withdrawn from the date they opt for the transport allowance.

In the case of the employees presently availing of the facility of workmen trains, an option is to be given to the employees as a group to either avail themselves of the existing facility or lo switch over to the payment of transport allowance as admissible under these orders.

Note 5. In the case of Gangnen of Engrieering Department, the distance of 1 Km. for the place of work shall be measured from the Tool Box.

Contd.3....

Note 6. -Campus" as referred ;o adeve de:Med as residence and office eeclusive railway area

A self-cone:On:xi unit with

the allowance snail not be admissible to those provided wish the. tactiire of Government treaspore

employees -;t-.o Ita,fe been

of

pay. the transport a:./oAanoe shall be -et_ilia: ,e'al'es of pay to wrach such mployecs

opted io come over to rtetsee.. scales.

in, _tie ore :e.,lsed scales of eceordanoe with the revised

been ent•led to. had they

v ), in.case of officers of the level of Head of Depanment. (SAC- ) in R.s.13400- 22400, and above and oldcers in the scale Rs.I6400-20000 Lt. if: :he 'ield and desigiated as HOD .who have been provided with ,the fa:elite; car foe eorni-nuting between office and residence on prescribed navir.ere 'oasis under Railway Board's order No.;- :CT/95 AL 4-9 dated `..)6.11.95. a^ oenon may be

yen to them either to avail themselves of the existing facility -•.:1 to switch over to the payment of Transom Allowance. as admissible under :hese orders. L-, case they opt for the latter. they ma'.' be paid the allowance at rates as applicable to them. subject to the condition that the existing. facility of staff car shall be withdrawn from the daze they opt for the allowance. in care they opt for the former, the allowance shall not be admissible to them and they would not be required to make any payment for the facility of staff oar between residence and office.

i -si) In terms of Board's orders No.RE)I-778AAL-7.:5 dated 23.10.73 as amended from time to time, conveyance allowance is admissible to such of the Railway employees borne on regular establishment (includine work-charged staff) as are blind or are orthopaedically handicapped with disability of lower extremities. Consequent upon coming into force of these ordeTs, such eonveyance allowance shall be abolished and instead all such employees may now be paid transport allowance at double the normal rates prescribed under these orders. In case, however, such handicapped employees have been provided with Government accommodation within a distance of one kilometer from the place of work or within a campus housing the places of work and residence, the allowance shall be admissible at normal rates as applicable under these orders. The allowance shall not be admissible in case such employees have been provided with the facility of Government transport.

Contd.4...

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vu) This allowance will not be admissible during absence from duty execedtrul

days due to lave i including prefredr, and suriii.ng or holidaN s). -training,

etc.

1 hese .. : .

This issues 9. rrence of :he Finance Directorate of the Nfinistry of Railways..

Hindi version of these orders is enclosed.

R. Kashyap ) EXECI, I E DIRECTOR. PAY CONLVISSIOY-:

RAILWAY BOARD

Copy forwarded to

i. The GM N.F Rairway CRCs . Sou:nem Rattvey ( Cony. ) are Central Railwas,tCo7st.. The FA & CACs. AI Indian R.aiiways, Production Units N.F Railway (Cory.) and Soullern (Const.)

3. The Director General. RDSC/Lucknow The General Manager and FA & CAO. Metro RailwaviCalcurta

5. The General Mvager art FA & CAO. CCFMOW/New Delhi 6. The Genera Mar,ace7 FA & GAO. CORE/Allatiated 7, The Principal. Rai .tway Staff CoilegeNatoaara 3. The GAO tConst., MTPt R)/Mumbai 9. The CAO (Cony.). MTP(R)Chennai 10. The Director, CAMTECHnwailor-47 4020 11. The Director. 'RICEN/Pune.IRIEEN/Nasik Road. IR IMEEJJarnalpur IRISET/Secuncerabad 12. The Managing Director. RITES. IRCCN. IRFC. CCNICOR of India Limited. Executive Director

CRIS 13. The Chairman anc Managing Director, KRC LirritediNew Delhi 14. Office of the Chief Pro;ect Administrator (Telecom), Indian Railway Central Crganisaton for

Telecom (.IRCOT) ConsuAancy, Shivaji Bridge/New Delhi 15. The Director (Movement). Railways/Calcutta 16. The Joint Director( Finance), RDSO, LUC401OW

17. The Joint Director. Mil Rail. Ministry of Defence 18. The Joint Director. Iron & Staei. 3. Krd'ila Ghat Street/Calcutta 19, Chief Mining Advisor, Ministry of Railways. Dhanbad, Bihar 20. The Chairman. RCC. Lot Sabha Secretariat/New Delhi 21. The Chairman, RCT/Cetht 22. The Chairman, RRTiChennai

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