RBE No. 185/2002: House Rent Allowance (HRA) – Admissibility in the Event of Non-acceptance
No.E(P&A)II-2002/HRA-4, dated 16.10.2002
Sub: Admissibility of House Rent Allowance in the event of non acceptance for surrender of railway residential accommodation.
1. Attention is invited to Board’s letter No.E(P&A)II-87/HRA-15, dated 16.05.1988 (RBE No. 98/1988), No.E(P&A)II-95/HRA/3, dated 14.02.1996 (RBE No. 12/1996) and No.E(P&A)II-99/HRA-2, dated 12.07.1999 (RBE No. 163/1999) delegating powers to the General Managers and other heads of organisations directly controlling allotment of quarters to railway servants for sanction of House Rent Allowance to the categories of railway employees mentioned in para 1 thereof in accordance with the prescribed conditions. This delegation of powers was valid upto 31.03.2002.
2. The question of renewing this delegation of powers beyond 31.03.2002 has been engaging the attention of the Board. To review extension of currency of these instructions, a detailed report on the experience of working of these instructions was called for from the Zonal Railways and Production Units. Pending receipt of information from the Zonal Railways/ Prod. Units, Board have decided to extend currency of the above sanctions till 31.03.2003. The question of further renewing currency of these delegations will be considered by the Board on the basis of reports received from the General Managers etc. directly controlling allotment of quarters, in regard to the position of availability of railway accommodation under their control, which may, therefore, be expedited.
3. This delegation is subject to the terms of conditions stipulated in Board’s letter dated 16.05.1988 (RBE No. 98/1988) and to the overriding condition that these orders are liable to be withdrawn/ modified at any time during this period if considered necessary by the Railway Board to do so.
4. This has the approval of the President and issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of this Ministry.
Download Railway Board Circular RBE No. 185/2002
Forward reference ⇒ RBE No. 78/2003, RBE No.176/2010,