7th CPC Night Duty Allowance from Railway employees who have become ineligible to get NDA after issue of Board’s letter dated 29th Sep 2020

7th CPC Night Duty Allowance

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAILWAY BOARD

RBE.No. 96/2020
New Delhi, dated 06-11-2020

S.No. PC- VII/160
No.E(P&A)II- 2017/HW-1,

Sub: Recovery of Night Duty Allowance (NDA) from Railway employees who have become ineligible to get NDA after issue of Board’s letter dated 29.09.2020 (RBE No. 83/2020).

Please refer Board’s letter of even number dated 08.03.2018 (RBE No. 36/2018) whereby the revised rates of NDA for 7th CPC period effective from 01.07.2017 were conveyed to zonal Railways. Subsequent to issue of DoP&T’s OM dated 13.07.2020 on Night Duty Allowance, further instructions issued vide Board’s letter dated 29.09.2020 (RBE No. 83/2020) prescribing Rs.43600 as ceiling of Basic Pay for entitlement of NDA. Federations have represented against the decision of ceiling-limit of pay and demanded for its review. While considering Federations’ demand Board have decided to refer the matter to DoP&T for clarification and, in the interim, recovery of NDA from Railway employees who have become ineligible for the same after issue of Board’s letter dated 29.09.2020 (RBE No. 83/2020) be deferred until further orders.

7th CPC Night Duty Allowance – Payment of (NDA) pursuant to the recommendations of 7th Central Pay Commission

Railways are accordingly, advised to defer recovery against NDA until further orders.

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

Implementation of Government decision on 7th CPC recommendations on Night Duty Allowance (NDA)

Hindi version is enclosed.

(N.P.Singh)
Jt. Director, Estt. (P&A)
Railway Board

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