7th CPC Tough Location Allowance for Railway: Remote Locality, Bad Climate, Tribal Area and Sunderban Allowances
Consequent upon the acceptance of the recommendations of the Seventh
Central Pay Commission, in supersession of the existing orders for grant of
Special Compensatory Allowances viz, Special Compensatory (Remote Locality)
Allowance, Special Compensatory (Bad Climate) Allowance, Special
Compensatory (Scheduled/Tribal Area) Allowance and Sunderban Allowance
which have been subsumed in Tough Location Allowance, the President is
pleased to decide the rates of these Special Compensatory Allowances
(subsumed in Tough Location Allowance) to Railway employees as under:
2. These rates shall increase by 25 per cent whenever the Dearness
Allowance payable on the revised pay structure goes up by 50 per cent.
3. The terms pay Level in the revised pay structure means the level in the
pay Matrix.
5. Sunderban Allowance, Categorized as tough Location Allowance III, shall
be admissible to the Railway Employees working in sunderban areas south of
Dampler Hodge’s line, namely, Bhagatush Khall (Rampura), Kumirmari (Bagna),
Jhinga Khall, Sajnakhall, Gosaba, Amlamathi (Bidya), Canning, kultali,
piyali, Nalgaraha, Raidighi, Bhanchi,Pathar Paratima, Bhagabatpur,
Saptamukhi, Namkhana, Sikarpur, Kakdwip, Sagar, Mousini,Kallnagar, Haroa,
Hingalganj, Basanti, Kuemari, Kultoal, Ghusighata (Kulti) Area, The
allowance shall be admissible only upto the period for which the Government
of West Bengal continues to pay this allowance to its employees.
6. Scheduled/Tribal Area Allowance and Bad Climate Allowance, Categorized
as Tough Location Allowance-III, shall be admissible only in those states
where scheduled/Tribal Area Allowance and Bad climate Allowance are
admissible and shall be discontinued in those states where it has been
discontinued for the State Government employees with effect from the
date(s) of such discontinuance.
7. In the event of a place falling in more than on category, the higher
rate of Tough Location Allowance will be applicable.
8. Tough Location Allowance shall not be admissible along with special Duty
Allowance, However, employees have the option for continuing special
compensatory (Remote Locality) Allowance at old rates of 6th CPC,where it
was admissible, along with special Duty Allowance at revised rate of 10% of
Basic Pay.
9. Employees may exercise their option to choose either Hard Area Allowance
which is admissible along with Island Special Duty Allowance or one of the
Special compensatory Allowance, subsumed under tough Location Allowance as
mentioned in para 1 above.
10.These orders shall take effect from 1st July 2017.
11. Hindi version is enclosed.
Please acknowledge receipt.
Government of India
Ministry of Railways
(Railway Board)
PC-VII No.38
RBE No.91/2017
RBE No.91/2017
No.F(E)I//2017/AL-4/5
New Delhi, dated 11.8.2017
The General Managers,
All Indian Railway’s etc
(As per Standard Melling List)
Sub: Grant of Special Compensatory Allowances subsumed under Tough Location
Allowance: Implementation of Seventh Central Pay Commission’s
recommendations.
Consequent upon the acceptance of the recommendations of the Seventh
Central Pay Commission, in supersession of the existing orders for grant of
Special Compensatory Allowances viz, Special Compensatory (Remote Locality)
Allowance, Special Compensatory (Bad Climate) Allowance, Special
Compensatory (Scheduled/Tribal Area) Allowance and Sunderban Allowance
which have been subsumed in Tough Location Allowance, the President is
pleased to decide the rates of these Special Compensatory Allowances
(subsumed in Tough Location Allowance) to Railway employees as under:
|
S.No
|
Name Of the Allowance
|
Category
|
Cell Name
|
Pay Level in Pay Matrix
|
Rate Per Month (In Rs.)
|
| 1 | Special compensatory (Remote Locality) Allowance: (i) Special Compensatory (Remote Locality) Allowance places covered under part-A & B (annexure I & II) |
Tough Location Allowance-I | R3H1 | Level 9 and above Level 8 and below |
5300 4100 |
| (ii) Special Compensatory (Remote Locality) Allowance places covered under Part -C (Annexure III) |
Tough Location Allowance-II | R3H2 | Level 9 and above Level 8 and below |
3400 2700 |
|
| (iii) Special Compensatory (Remote Locality) Allowance places covered under Part-D (Annexure IV) |
Tough Location Allowance-III | R3H3 |
Level 9 and above Level 8 and below |
1200 1000 |
|
| II | Bad Climate Allowance | Tough Location Allowance-III | R3H3 | Level 9 and above Level 8 and below |
1200 1000 |
| III | Tribal Area Allowance | Tough Location Allowance-III | R3H3 | Level 9 and above Level 8 and below |
1200 1000 |
| IV | Sunderban Allowance | Tough Location Allowance-III | R3H3 | Level 9 and above Level 8 and below |
1200 1000 |
2. These rates shall increase by 25 per cent whenever the Dearness
Allowance payable on the revised pay structure goes up by 50 per cent.
3. The terms pay Level in the revised pay structure means the level in the
pay Matrix.
4. In respect of those employees who opt to continue in their pre-revised
pay structure/pay scales, the corresponding level in the pay Matrix of the
post occupied on 01.01.2016 as indicated in Railway Services (Revised Pay)
Rules, 2016 would determine the allowance under these orders.
5. Sunderban Allowance, Categorized as tough Location Allowance III, shall
be admissible to the Railway Employees working in sunderban areas south of
Dampler Hodge’s line, namely, Bhagatush Khall (Rampura), Kumirmari (Bagna),
Jhinga Khall, Sajnakhall, Gosaba, Amlamathi (Bidya), Canning, kultali,
piyali, Nalgaraha, Raidighi, Bhanchi,Pathar Paratima, Bhagabatpur,
Saptamukhi, Namkhana, Sikarpur, Kakdwip, Sagar, Mousini,Kallnagar, Haroa,
Hingalganj, Basanti, Kuemari, Kultoal, Ghusighata (Kulti) Area, The
allowance shall be admissible only upto the period for which the Government
of West Bengal continues to pay this allowance to its employees.
6. Scheduled/Tribal Area Allowance and Bad Climate Allowance, Categorized
as Tough Location Allowance-III, shall be admissible only in those states
where scheduled/Tribal Area Allowance and Bad climate Allowance are
admissible and shall be discontinued in those states where it has been
discontinued for the State Government employees with effect from the
date(s) of such discontinuance.
7. In the event of a place falling in more than on category, the higher
rate of Tough Location Allowance will be applicable.
8. Tough Location Allowance shall not be admissible along with special Duty
Allowance, However, employees have the option for continuing special
compensatory (Remote Locality) Allowance at old rates of 6th CPC,where it
was admissible, along with special Duty Allowance at revised rate of 10% of
Basic Pay.
9. Employees may exercise their option to choose either Hard Area Allowance
which is admissible along with Island Special Duty Allowance or one of the
Special compensatory Allowance, subsumed under tough Location Allowance as
mentioned in para 1 above.
10.These orders shall take effect from 1st July 2017.
11. Hindi version is enclosed.
Please acknowledge receipt.
(Sonali Chaturvedi)
Deputy Director Fiance (Estt.)
Railway Board.
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