7th Pay Commission officiating pay under FR-35 in lieu of Charge Allowance to Indian Railway Officer: RBE No. 127/2019

7th Pay Commission officiating pay under FR-35 in lieu of Charge Allowance to Indian Railway Officer: RBE No. 127/2019 

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)

Ministry of Railways (Rail Mantralaya)

(Railway Board)

PC-VII No. 142 

RBE No. 127/2019

File No. PC-VII/2017/1/7/5/8 

New Delhi, Dated: 08 .08.2019

The General Managers/ CAOs(R),

All Indian Railways and Production Units,

(As per mailing list)

Consequent upon the decision taken by Government of India vide MoF’s Resolution No. 1-2/2016-IC dated 25.07.2016, recommendations of 7 Central Pay Commission regarding all the Allowances (except Dearness Allowance) were referred to a Committee of Secretaries headed by the Finance Secretary. The Committee’s recommendations were implemented w.e.f. 01.07.2017 vide MoF’s Resolution No. 11-1/2016-IC dated 06.07.2017.

In terms of Para 8.2.5 of 7th CPC’s Report, all the allowances not mentioned in the 7th CPC’s Report ceased to exist w.e.f 01.07.2017.

2. It is observed that Charge Allowance, which is granted in Indian Railways to Officers officiating on a higher post in administrative exigencies, was also not included in the report of the 7th CPC and hence stands abolished w.e.f. 01.07.2017.

3. It has now been decided by the Railway Board that DoPT’s Office Memorandum No. 1/4/2017-Estt.(Pay-I) dated 28.02.2019 (Annexure-I) regarding Restriction of pay under FR-35 (Rule 1329 IREC Vol. ID) in the context of CCS(RP) Rules, 2016 may be adopted in mutatis mutandis manner in Indian Railways in context of RS(RP) Rules, 2016 in place of Charge Allowance w.e.f. 01.07.2017.

Hindi version will follow.

(Jaya Kumar G)

Deputy Director(Pay Commission) VII

Railway Board

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