7th CPC – Discontinuance of Family Planning Allowance – Railway Board Order
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAILWAY BOARD
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAILWAY BOARD
S.No. PC-VII/27
No,PC-V/2017/A/FPA/1
RBE No. 77/2017
New Delhi, dated 28/07/2017
New Delhi, dated 28/07/2017
The General Managers
All Indian Railways & Pus
(As per mailing list)
Subject:- Discontinuance of Family Planning Allowance for adoption of
small family norms recommendation of the 7th Central Pay Commission
Please refer to Board’s letter No. PC-V/2008A/O/2(FPA) dated 14.10.2008
(RBE No. 151/2008) regarding the existing rates of Family Planning
Allowance (FPA) admissible to Railway employees and as provided for in para
9 of the Schedule for RS (RP) Rules, 2016, dt.02.08.2016 (RBE No. 93/2016),
the matter regarding allowances (except Dearness Allowance) based on the
recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission were to be notified
subsequently and separately. Until then, all allowances were required to be
paid at the existing rates in the exisiting pay structure (the pay
structure based on 6th Pay Commission) as if the pay has not been revised
w.e.f. 1st January 2016. Accordingly, FPA was also required to be paid at
the existing rates specified in the aforesaid Board’s letter dated
14.10.2008.
(RBE No. 151/2008) regarding the existing rates of Family Planning
Allowance (FPA) admissible to Railway employees and as provided for in para
9 of the Schedule for RS (RP) Rules, 2016, dt.02.08.2016 (RBE No. 93/2016),
the matter regarding allowances (except Dearness Allowance) based on the
recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission were to be notified
subsequently and separately. Until then, all allowances were required to be
paid at the existing rates in the exisiting pay structure (the pay
structure based on 6th Pay Commission) as if the pay has not been revised
w.e.f. 1st January 2016. Accordingly, FPA was also required to be paid at
the existing rates specified in the aforesaid Board’s letter dated
14.10.2008.
2. The decisions of the Government on various allowance based on the
recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission and in the light of the
recommendations of the Committee under the Chairmanship of the Finance
Secretary) constituted for this purpose, have since been notified. The
recommendation of the 7th Central Pay commission to abolish Family Planning
Allowance has been accepted and this decision is effective from 1st July
2017. Accordingly, Family Planning Allowance as admissible higherto, shall
ceast to exist in all cases.
recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission and in the light of the
recommendations of the Committee under the Chairmanship of the Finance
Secretary) constituted for this purpose, have since been notified. The
recommendation of the 7th Central Pay commission to abolish Family Planning
Allowance has been accepted and this decision is effective from 1st July
2017. Accordingly, Family Planning Allowance as admissible higherto, shall
ceast to exist in all cases.
3. These orders shall take effect from 1st July, 2017 and hence Family
Planning Allowance shall stand discontined w.e.f. 1st July, 2017.
Planning Allowance shall stand discontined w.e.f. 1st July, 2017.
4. This issues with the occurence of the Finance Directorate of the
Ministry of Railways.
Ministry of Railways.
5. Hindi version is enclosed.
(Authority : MoF’s OM No. 12(4)/2016-EIII.A, dt 7th July, 2017)
(N.P. Singh)
Dy, Director Pay Commission-V
Railway Board
Dy, Director Pay Commission-V
Railway Board
Source : NFIR
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