Rate of Dearness Allowance w.e.f. 01.01.2017 & 01.07.2017 to Railway employees

Rate of Dearness Allowance applicable w.e.f. 01.01.2017 & 01.07.2017 to Railway employees continuing to draw their pay in the pre-revised pay scale / grade pay as per 6th Central Pay Commission

Government of India
Ministry of Railways
(Railway Board)

S.No.PC-VI/379
No.PC-VI/2008/I/7/2/1

RBE No. 169/2017
New Delhi, dated 17.11.2017

The GMs/CAO(R)
All Zonal Railways & Production Units
(as per mailing list)

Subject :- Rate of Dearness Allowance applicable w.e.f. 01.01.2017 & 01.07.2017 to Railway employees continuing to draw their pay in the pre-revised pay scale / grade pay as per 6th Central Pay Commission.

Please refer to this Ministry’s letter of even number dated 14.12.2016 (S. No, PC-VI/372, RBE No. 150/2016) revising the rate of Dearness Allowance w.e.f. 01.07.2016 in respect of railway employees continuing to draw their pay in the pre-revised pay scale/grade pay as per 6th Central Pay Commission.

2.The rate of DA admissible to Railway employees of above category shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 132% to 136% w.e.f. 01.01.2017 and from 136% to 139% w.e.f. 01.07.2017.

3.The provisions contained in Paras 3, 4 & 5 of this Ministry’s letter of even number dated 09.09.2008 (S. No. PC-VI/3, RBE No. 106/2008) shall continue to be applicable while regulating Dearness Allowance under these orders

4.This issues with the concurrence of the finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.

(Authority:- MoF’s OM No. I/3/2008 – E(II)B dated 07.04.2017 & 26.09.2017)

S/d,
(U.K. Tiwari)
Dy. Director, Pay Commission-VI
Railway Board.

Source : NFIR