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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 1VIINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAILWAY BOARD) OF]TICEMEMOTTANDUM No. PC-YIl2jl6/Z14
Dared:04.10.2017.
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'Clarilication regarding calculation of quantum of Annual Incrcrnent irr pay in case of Running Stafl'.
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M/o Finance's OM No" 332469]Z0I6-E IIIA clatecl01.02.201i:
ftre undersignedis directedto refei to this Ministry's OM of even no. dated30.08.2016wherejn atr issueraisedby one of tlib Staff Federationsvide PNM Agenda ltern No. l0/2016 rvasreferredto M/o Fittancefot'exarnination.The Federationhad demandedthat the basicpay for the purposeofcalculation of inct'etnentiu the 6tr'CPC should includePay elenrentof RunningAllowance for tire iunning staff. This r n e a n t t l r a t i t t c r e m e n t o f R u n n i n g S t a f f s h o u l d b e c a l c@ u l3a% t eodf { B a s i c p a y + p a y e l e m e n t { p r . e s e n t l y 3 0 %o f B a s i cP a y ) ) . g ,fi 2. This issuewas exanrinedin Pay CommissionDte. of Railway Board and a copy o1'replysent to,j$i.r " oneof tlreZonalRailrvaysis enclosedasAnrrcx-l. u ,' i . i^,:^.. .
^ ;..2r. ^:_^r L-. ii/^ n:----, i. As regaldsthe qqeries_raised by M/o Financevide OM daied 01.02.2017, it is clarifiqd'i'i@ portionof BasicPayof the RunningStaff is treatedas a "Pay elcrnentof lr-rnning allowance"r"tnirt.r itr"tf
fallsoutsidethe definitioni of BasicPay as definedin FR(9)(21)(aXi)but falls in the broader?ennttiO+of the tcrnl "pay" as in FIt(9) (21)(a)(iii). The pay elernentat specified rates is counted for specified purposesonly. As per Rule No.25 of "The Rules for paymentof Running anclotl.rerRtftift.ff*i€s to ttre Rr-rnning Staff on Railwal's, l98l" r'eadwith para 3.23.of Rai[vay Board's letqgg5lp.E(p.,&A)II-S0/RS10 clatecl17.07.198 I (Annex-Il), the pay elenrenti.c.30% of the Basic fayiof.nunn,,r'! Sraff rvill be recl
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In accordance with para2 of Board'sletterNo. E(PW)-li-ZggSlRS-34 (RBE dated26.12.2008
No.202l2008){Annex-II$, pay elernentin the Rg_nning runuing staff would be 30% of the basic pay under Railivay Service (Revisedp"i),#,..!' f6r' computationof specifiedbeneflts excludiugretirementbeneifits.For the purposeof ionbf rctirernentbenefitsof nrrrningstall an r.vouldbe reckoried. additionalquarltumof 55Yoofthe basicpay un P). r1es,2008
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Dated:23/11/2017
Copy forwarded to the General Secretaries of Zonal Unions of NFIR for information. The issue has been^raisedby the Federaiion at Railway Board's level in the PNM fora vide agenda Item No. 1012016. Copy of the letter was giVen to the Federation in the separate meeting held with the EDPC-II on 23m/2017. C/: Media Centre/IRll. C/: File No. 10/2016 (PNlvI).
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