Additional Dearness Allowance: RBE No.10/1986 ADA Rates w.e.f. 01.08.1985
No.PCIII/86/DA/1, dated 16.01.1986
Sub: Payment of Additional Dearness Allowance to Railway employees – Revised rates effective from 01.08.1985 and 01.11.1985.
1. Reference Railway Board’s letter No.PCIII-85/DA/1, dated the 2nd September, 1985 (RBE No.254/1985) on the above subject. The President is pleased to decide that the rates of Additional Dearness Allowance specified in pars 1 of that letter will stand modified as follows:
| Period for Which payable | Pay range | Rates of Additional Dearness Allowance per mensem |
| 01.08.1985 to 31.10.1985 | (i) Upto Rs.300 | 157.5% of pay subject to a minimum of Rs.35 plus 140% of pay and a maximum of Rs.470 |
| (ii) Above Rs.300 and upto Rs.400 | Rs.62 plus 136% of pay | |
| (iii) Above Rs.400 and upto Rs.800 | 117.5% of pay subject to a minimum of 15.5% of pay plus Rs.544 | |
| (iv) Above Rs.800 and upto Rs.900 | Rs.100 plus 105% of pay | |
| (v) Above Rs.900 and upto Rs.1000 | Rs.127 plus 102% of pay | |
| (vi) Above Rs.1000 and upto Rs.1030 | Amount by which pay falls short of Rs.2147 | |
| (vii) Above Rs.1030 and upto Rs.2000 | Rs.1117 | |
| 01.11.1985 onwards | (i) Upto Rs.300 | 161.5% of pay subject to a minimum of Rs.35 plus 144% of pay and a maximum of Rs.482 |
| (ii) Above Rs.300 and upto Rs.400 | Rs.62 plus 140% of pay | |
| (iii) Above Rs.400 and upto Rs.800 | 120.5% of pay subject to a minimum of 15.5% of pay plus Rs.560 | |
| (iv) Above Rs.800 and upto Rs.900 | Rs.100 plus 108% of pay | |
| (v) Above Rs.900 and upto Rs.1000 | Rs.127 plus 105% of pay | |
| (vi) Above Rs.1000 and upto Rs.1600 | Rs.1177 | |
| (vii) Above Rs.1600 and upto Rs.1660 | Amount by which pay falls short of Rs.2777 | |
| (viii) Above Rs.1660 and upto Rs.2000 | Rs.1117 |
2. The rates of Additional Dearness Allowance as specified in para 1 above are payable in addition to dearness allowance at rates mentioned in item (3) of para 1 of Railway Board’s letter No.PCIII/73/DA, dated 12.02.1975 in so far as they relate to employees getting pay upto Rs.2000 p.m.
3. The total dearness allowance as well as additional dearness allowance on pay above Rs.2000 will continue to be regulated as indicated in para 3 of this office letter of even number dated 2nd September, 1985 (RBE No.254/1985).
4. Further adhoc dearness allowance admissible to officers getting pay above Rs.1518 p.m. will continue to be regulated under para 4 of this office letter of even number dated 2nd September, 1985 (RBE No.254/1985).
5. The payment on account of dearness allowance will be rounded off to the nearest 10 paise.
Download Railway Board Circular RBE No.10/1986
Forward reference ⇒ RBE No.