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Payment of Night Duty Allowance (NDA) to Railway employees upto Level-7 of 7th CPC-Clarifications: RBE No. 85/2022

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA/भारत सरकार
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS/रेल मंत्रालय
(Railway Board) रेलवे बोर्ड

RBE No. 85/2022

No. E(P&A)II-2017/HW-1

New Delhi, dated 21 .07.2022

The General Managers / CAOs,
All Indian Railways & 
Production Units

Sub:- Payment of Night Duty Allowance (NDA) to Railway employees – Clarifications reg.

Please refer to Board’s letter of even number dated 29.09.2020 (RBE No. 83/2020) whereby para 2 of Board’s letter of even number dated 08.03.2018 (RBE No. 36/2018) has been modified duly incorporating a clause of ceiling of basic pay of Rs. 43600/- for entitlement of Night Duty Allowance as per the instructions of DoP&T.

2. After issue of Board’s instructions dt. 29.09.2020, the demand of the Federations/Associations has been received to remove the basic pay ceiling limit for entitlement of Night Duty Allowance. The matter has been examined in consultation with DoP&T and MoF(DoE) and it has been decided as under:

• NDA may be granted to all eligible non-gazetted employees of Ministry of Railways upto Pay Level – 7 (including those who are granted the benefit of MACP in Pay Level – 8). However, maximum Basic Pay for working out hourly rate of NDA shall remain Rs. 43600/- i.e. the prescribed ceiling fixed vide Board’s letter of even number dt. 29.09.2020.
• Other terms and conditions to grant NDA shall remain unchanged.

3. The above instructions would be effective provisionally w.e.f. 04.07.2022 i.e. from the date of issue of approval by Ministry of Finance on the subject.

4. Further, the matter is being referred separately to Ministry of Finance/Department of Expenditure for clarification reg. date of effect of the decision and reg. the issue of recovery of NDA.

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

6. Hindi version is enclosed.

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

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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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