7th CPC Dress Allowance to Nursing Staff: Railway Board clarifies that @ Rs.1800 p.m. admissible to all categories at all levels
Railway Board has clarified that Nursing Personnel of all categories at all levels working in Railway Hospitals are eligible for grant of 7th CPC Dress Allowance @ Rs, 1800 per month.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)
Ministry of Railways (Rail Mantralaya)
(Railway Board)
File No. PC-VII/2019/1/7/5/5
New Delhi, dated: 20.05.2020
The General Manager,
All India Railways & Production Units,
(As per mailing list)
Sub: – Dress Allowance to Nursing Personnel- clarification regarding.
The recommendations of 7″ CPC on Dress Allowance, as accepted by Government of India, were adopted in Ministry of Railways vide RBE No. 141/2017 dated 03.10.2017, followed by a clarification issued vide Letter No. PC-VII/2018/I/7/5/1 dated 20.06.2019. Vide the said order dated 03.10.2017, Nurses were granted Dress Allowance @ & 1800 per month w.e.f. 01.07.2017.
2. Consequent to implementation of RBE 141/2017, clarifications have been sought by Railways on whether Assistant Nursing Officers are eligible for grant of Dress Allowance of Rs. 1800 per month.
7th CPC Dress Allowance to Nursing Staff: Clarification
3. In this context, it is stated that as per the Office Memorandum No. Z.28015/50/2017-N dated 31.08.2017 issued by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Finance (Nursing section), Dress Allowance at the rate of = 1800 per month shall be paid to the Nursing Personnel of all categories at all levels working in Central Government/UT Hospitals/ Institutions and Centrally funded autonomous bodies. In view of the same, it is clarified that Nursing Personnel of all categories at all levels working in Railway Hospitals are eligible for grant of Dress Allowance @ Rs, 1800 per month. Accordingly, Assistant Nursing Officers are eligible for grant of Dress Allowance of Rs. 1800 per month if they had been receiving uniform material and associated allowances like Uniform Allowance, Washing Allowance etc. prior to 1st July, 2017 i.e. date of admissibility of Dress Allowance.
4. The other terms and conditions stipulated in RBE 141/2017 and clarification dated 20.06.2019 shall remain unchanged.
5. This issues with the concurrence of Finance Directorate of Ministry of Railways.
Sd/-
(Jaya Kumar G)
Deputy Director, Pay Commission-VII
Railway Board
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