7th CPC Project Allowance and Compensatory (Construction/Survey) Allowance : Railway Board

7th CPC Project Allowance and Compensatory (Construction/Survey) Allowance : Railway Board Order RBE No. 156/17

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(RAILWAY BOARD)

PC-VII.No.71/17

RBE NO. 156/17

Rail Bhawan, New Delhi, dt. 12.12.2017

The General Manager,CAO(R),

Ali Zonal Railways &PUs

(as per mailing list) 

Consequent upon the decision taken by the Government the recommendations of
the Seventh Central Pay Commission circulated vide Ministry Expenditure Resolution
No.11-1/2016-IC dated 06/07/2017 And Office Memorandum No. 6/1/2017-E.II(B) dated 19.07.2017, the rates of
Project Allowance and Compensatory (Construction/Survey) Allowance have been revised w.e.f.
01.07.2017. 

2. Accordingly, the Ministry of Railways have considered the question of
revision of rates of Project Allowance and Compensatory (Costruction/Survey) Allowance notified vide
Board’s letter No. E(G)2008/AL12-4 dated 14.11.2008 (Corresponding to MOF’s O.M. No.
6(3)/2008-E.II.B dated Board’s letter No.E(G)2008/ALl2-4 dated 29.08.2008) and it has been decided
with the approval of the Board that the rates of Project Allowance and Compensatory
(Construction/ Survey) Allowance which have been covered in the Risk/Hardship Matrix, shall be revised as
follows: 

Note: (i) The term ‘Pay Level’ in the revised pay structure means the
‘Level’ in the Pay Matrix. 

Note: (ii) Railway employees, whose offices are in the project area, but
not specifically for the work of the project, and the projects are covered
by the Ministry of Finance’s O.M. No.20011/5/73-E.IV(B) dated 17.1.1975 on
project allowance (circulated under Board’s letter No.E(G)73AL12-27 dated
27.11.78 and No. PC-IV/86/Imp/AL-15 dated 14.10.86) shall, however be
entitled to Project Allowance only at 50% of the above rates. 

3. Conditions:

(i) In respect of those employees who opt to continue in their pre-revised
pay structure, corresponding Level in the Pay Matrix as indicated in Railway Services (Revised Pay)
Rules, 2016 would determine the allowance under these orders. 

(ii) These rates shall increase by 25% whenever the Dearness Allowance
payable on the revised pay structure goes up by 50%. 

(iii) All other terms and conditions governing the grant of these
allowances shall remain unchanged.

(iv) These orders shall take effect from 1st July 2017. 

4. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the
Ministry of Railways. 

(D. Joseph)

Dy.Director Estt.(Genl.)

Railway Board.