RBE No. 12/2021: Conveyance Allowance

No.F(E)I/2020/AL-7/1, dated 24.02.2021

PC-VII No.165

Sub: Recommendation of 7th Central Pay Commission – Grant of Conveyance Allowance at the revised rates to Railway Medical Officers, clarification – reg.

Ref:  Board’s letter No.F(E)I/2016/AL-7/1, dated 09.06.2020 (RBE No. 43/2020).

1. In terms of Board’s letter of even number dated 09.06.2020 (RBE No. 43/2020) (Annexure-I), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’s instructions, issued vide their OM No.A-45012/04/2017/CHS-V (Pt), dated 09.04.2019 (Annexure-II), in consultation with Ministry of Finance/ Department of Expenditure, regarding grant of Conveyance Allowance at the revised rate to Central Health Services (CHS) Doctors was adopted mutatis mutandis for Railway Medical Officers and circulated over Indian Railways.

The above mentioned instructions provide that the Conveyance Allowance to Railway Medical Officers will be admissible as per the provisions and at the rates mentioned in Ministry of Finance/ Department of Expenditure OM No.19039/03/2017/-E.IV, dated 19^th July, 2017.

Subsequently, on receipt of representation from Indian Railway Medical Service Association (IRMSA), a reference was made to Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the nodal Ministry in the matter. They have reviewed the matter in consultation with Ministry of Finance/ Department of Expenditure. It has accordingly been decided that the instructions contained in Board’s above referred letter will remain unchanged and the Conveyance Allowance to Railway Medical Officers will continue to be admissible as per the provisions and at the rates mentioned in Ministry of Finance/ Department of Expenditure OM No.19039/03/2017/-E.IV, dated 19^th July, 2017.

This disposes of Indian Railway Medical Service Association’s letter No.IRHS/Conveyance Allowance, dated 13.07.2020 and South East Central Railway’s letter No.SECR/HQA/Estt.-Fin/2020-21/Misc/352, dated 05.08.2020.

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