RBE No. 32/2008: Daily Allowance – Staff Car Drivers
No.F(E)I/2006/AL-28/15, dated 12.03.2008
Sub: Admissibility of Daily Allowance to Staff Car Drivers.
1. On receipt of a reference from one of the field units regarding admissibility of Daily Allowance (DA) to Staff Car Drivers, who move out of their headquarters beyond 8 Kms. in their official car on duty, the matter has been examined in Board’s office. During the course of the examination, it has come to the notice of the Board that different practices are being followed by the Zonal Railways in this respect, hence it has been desired by the Board to clarify the extant provisions in order that the same are followed uniformly by all concerned. Accordingly, the Zonal Railways, etc. are advised to regulate payment of DA to Staff Car Drivers as per the extant provisions, briefly stated in Para 2 below.
2. Staff Car Drivers are not entitled to draw DA during the period of their prescribed hours of duty even if they move out in their official car beyond eight Kms. from their headquarters. As per the provisions contained in Supplementary Rule 186 and Government of India’s order (1) thereunder, read with Note 8 under Rule 26 of Staff Car Rules, Staff Car Drivers are entitled to draw Overtime Allowance (OTA) for the period of work performed beyond the prescribed hours of duty. When they perform local journeys for distance exceeding 8 Kms. beyond prescribed hours of duty and such journeys involve absence of a night from headquarters, they are entitled to draw DA under ordinary rules admissible to other employees, for the period beyond duty hours, in addition to OTA. In case the journey does not involve their absence of one night from their headquarters, they are entitled to draw DA for the period beyond duty hours subject to the condition that no OTA shall be payable for the period with reference to which DA has been drawn. In such cases, they have the option to draw either OTA or DA on any day on which such journeys have been undertaken.
Download Railway Board Circular RBE No. 32/2008
Forward reference ⇒ RBE No.