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Railway Employee get Enhancement of Dearness allowance upto 100% w.e.f 01.01.2014.

The Railway Board has issued a notification regarding Enhancement in the rate of various allowances.  By this notification it is clears that Railway Employee has got Enhancement of Dearness Allowances upto 100% w.e.f. 01.01.2014.  See the following notification.

Government of India/Bharat Sarkar
Ministry of Railways /Rail Mantraraya
(Railway Board)
PC-VI No. 336
RBE No. 39/2014
No.F(E)1/2011/AL-28/18
New Delhi, dated 29.04.2014
The General Managers,
All Indian Railways etc.
(As per Standard Mailing List)

Sub: Enhancement in the rate of various allowances by 25% as a result of enhancement of Dearness allowance upto 100% w.e.f 01.01.2014.

In accordance with the recommendations of 6th CPC, the rates of various allowances admissible to different categories of railway staff were revised/doubled. The 6th CPC had also recommended that the rates of these allowances will be increased by 25% every time the Dearness Allowance goes up by 50%.  Railway Board, accordingly, issued instructions in respect of increase in rates of various allowances by 25% vide Board's letter of even number dated 13.06.2011.

2. Subsequent to enhancement in the rate of Dearness Allowance to 100% w.e.f. 01.01.2014 queries are being received from some of the Railways regarding further enhancement of rates of these allowances. The matter has been examined and It is clarified that the rates of allowances listed in the enclosed Annexure shall increase by a further 25% (over original 6th CPC rate prescribed by Ministry of Railways) with Dearness Allowance now having gone up to 100% w.e.f. 01.01.2014.

3. The terms and conditions for grant of these allowances will remain the same.

4. Hindi version is enclosed.

5. Kindly acknowledge receipts

DA: as above

sd/-
(Amir Chand Jain)
Dy. Dirs Finance(Estt)
Railway Board

Source : AIRF