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2 No.: RTU/Nnn/311201 Registration

National Federation of IndianRailwaymen 3, C.HELMSFORD ROAD,NEWDELHI- 110055 Affiliated to : IndianNationalTradeUnionCongress(INTUC) InternationalTransportWorkers'Federation(lTF)

No. IVA{FIR/7 CPC (Imp)/Allow ance/20 | 6/P art 7

Dated:08/0412018

The Secretary(E), Railway Board, New Delhi Dear Sir, Sub:

Government'sdecision on recommendationof the 7ft Central Pay CommissionTransportAllowance to the Railway employees- Deprival of higher rate to those working in pay Level | &2-reg.

Ref:

(i) (ii) (iii)

(RBE Railway Board's leffer No. PC-V/2}I7|NTN1 dated 1710812017 No.9612017). NFIR's letter No. IVAIFIR/7 CPC/Allowancel20I6/Part I dated 28/08120t7. Railway Board's letter No. PC-V12}L1/PNMAIFIR/4 dated t7/20-tl-20t7. ***t<*t
Federationdoes not agree with the view taken by the Railway Ministry in this caseas conveyedto NFIR vide Board's letter dated17120-Il-20t7. Federationwants that the Railway Ministry shouldprepareproper casebasedon the facts and contentionsof NFIR as explainedin our letterdated2810812017 to be placedbeforeDoP&TAvIoF. n. Federationreiteratesthat as a result of issuanceof instructionsdated 1710812017, a situation has arisen wherein the Railway employeesin Pay Level 3, drawing pay Rs. 21,700/and aboveupto Level 8 hitherto entitled for TransportAllowance @ Rs. 3600 + DA thereon(in AllA classcities and in other cities @ Rs. 1800+ DA thereon)havebeendeprivedof the said rate due to the new nonn for entitlementonly when their pay reachesPis.24,2001-. UI. Further it is relevant to take note that pursuantto acceptanceof the recommendationsof 5ft CpC and 6ft CPC,the ratesrevisedas follows:(a)

Recommendationsof 5thCPC - Transport Allowance RBE No. 179/1997(rates w.e.f. 01108/1997) S.No. I

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Pay Scaleof the emplovees Rs. 8000-13500 or above Rs. 6500-10500or abovebut below Rs.8000-13500 Below Rs. 6500-10500

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Phone: 011-23343305,65027299,Rly. 030-22283,22626,Fax : 011-23744013, Rly. 22382 Website: www.nfirindia.org E-mail: [email protected],

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il2il Above position revealsthat all the employeesworking in pay scalebelow Rs. 650010500i.e. upto Rs. 6000-9800(Sl to S10A) were allowedTransportAllowance at the uniform rateof Rs. 100i-p.m. in A1/A classcitiesirespectiveof their pay. - effectivefrom 01/0912008and (b) The Railway Board vide circular (RBE No. 11112008 RBE No. 9512015)had prescribedfollowing rates for pa1.'rnent of TransporlAllowance to the Railway employees. EmployeesdrawingGradePay of GP 5400& above

GP4200- 4800, GPbelow 4200andpavin pavband: RS 7440 GP below 4200 and Pav below RS 7440

Rateof TransporlAllowance For A1/A classcities

3200+ DA t600+ DA 600+ DA

IV. From the comparisonof two tables mentionedabove, it could be seenthat the Railway employeeswere allowed higher rate of Transport Allowance on drawing pay Rs. 7440/irrespectiveof Grade PaylPayBand. The modified Board's instructionsissuedvide letter dated 03108/2017and I7/08l20I7,have deprivedthe TransportAllowance@ Rs. 3600+DA thereonto those in Pay Level 1 and 2 (7* CPC) due to impositionof restrictioni.e. reachingthe pay Rs. 247001-ignoring the fact that the staff were already drawing pay @ Rs. 7440 in 6mCPC Pay Band/GradePay. Federation,thereforerequeststhe Railway Ministry to kindly anangeto make out casein the light of NFIR's contentions for rendering justice to those staff of Pay Level | & 2 for granting Transport Allowance at rate i.e. 36001- + DA thereon when they reach the correspondingpay @ Rs. 217001-and not 242001-to meetthe endsof justice and refer to MoF. A copy of the referencemadeto the MoF may be endorsedto the Federationfor taking follow up action. Yours faithfullv.

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(Dr.M.Raghavaiah) | General Secretary " Copy to the ExecutiveDirector, PC-I, Railway Board, DFCC Building, PragatiMaidan, Metro Bhavan,New Delhi for informationandnecessaryactionplease. Copy to the GeneralSecretariesof Affiliated Unions of NFIR. MediaCentreA\FIR. File No. IVA{AC/7 CPCl20l6. File No. IVAIFIR/7 CPC (Imp) l20I6lRB.-PartI. File No. I.5(g)7Part V.