RBE No. 48/2004: House Rent Allowance – HRA – To Staff Posted to New Zones/ New Division

No.E(P&A)II-98/HRA-6, dated 09.03.2004

Sub: Grant of House Rent Allowance to Railway employees posted to New Zones/ New Divisions – Regarding.

1. The issue regarding grant of House Rent Allowance at the rate admissible at the last place of posting in respect of Railway employees posted to New Zones/ New Divisions has been under consideration of the Board for some time.
2. The matter has been considered in detail and the President is now pleased to decide in partial supersession of the existing Rules/ orders on the subject that Railway employees posted to New Zones/ New Divisions may be allowed to draw House Rent Allowance admissible at the last place of posting for a period of two years from the date of relief of the official from the old posting subject to the following conditions:-

(a) Only those employees who were in receipt of House Rent Allowance at the last station of posting before joining any of the New Zones/ New Divisions will be eligible to draw House Rent Allowance at the same rate it was admissible to them at that station. House Rent Allowance at the rate admissible at the new place of posting would not be admissible in such cases.
(b) The concerned employee should fulfill all the conditions prescribed for drawal of House Rent Allowance at the new place of posting also.
(c) House Rent Allowance in terms of para (a) above will be admissible only if the same is financially advantages to the concerned employee.
(d) The accommodation at the last station of posting in respect of which House Rent Allowance is being claimed should be put up to the bonafide use of the members of the family.
(e) The benefit would be admissible only on the specific option of the concerned employee.
(f) This benefit would be admissible only till such period the benefit of facility of retention of Railway accommodation at the previous place of posting in terms of Board’s letter No.E(G)97 QR 1-28, dated 02.09.2002 (RBE No. 146/2002) and No.E(G)2003 QR 1-11, dated 05.12.2003 (RBE No. 210/2003) and as extended from time to time, is admissible.
(g) All other conditions for grant of House Rent Allowance should be satisfied.

3. These instructions take effect from 02.09.2002 and issue with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.

Download Railway Board Circular RBE No. 48/2004

Forward reference ⇒ RBE No.20/2016, RBE No. 63/2016, RBE No. 55/2017,