IREC Rule No.1418: House Allowance In Lieu Of Free Quarters
1418. House Allowance In Lieu Of Free Quarters:-
The Railway employees who are entitled to rent free accommodation may be granted compensation, for the period during which they are not provided with such accommodation as specified below;
(i) Employees who are working in cities classified for the purpose of grant of house rent allowance will be entitled to the amount equal to that charged as house rent for Government accommodation from employees similarly placed but not entitled to rent free quarters and, in addition, to the house rent allowance admissible to corresponding employees. The total amount will, however, be limited to the rent actually paid by such employees.
(ii) Employees working in other places will be entitled to the amount equal to that charged as house rent for Government accommodation from employees similarly placed but not entitled to rent free quarters.
(iii) The amount charged as house rent for Government accommodation will be taken as 7% of the monthly emoluments in the case of employees drawing pay below Rs.300 and 10% in the case of others.
(iv) The employees referred to in para (i) above can draw the compensation in lieu of rent free accommodation as well as the amount admissible as house rent allowance to the corresponding employees not entitled to rent free accommodation without producing the house rent receipt if their pay does not exceed Rs.1069 p.m. (R.S.).
In the case of employees drawing pay above Rs.1069 p.m. (R.S.) production and verification of rent receipt is necessary if the amount claimed by way of compensation in lieu of rent free accommodation along with house rent allowance is in excess of that admissible on pay of Rs.1069 p.m. (R.S.) and in the absence of rent receipt, the claim shall be restricted to the amount as is admissible on the pay of Rs.1069 p.m. (R.S.);
Provided that those employees who are in receipt of a higher amount of compensation in lieu of rent free accommodation without production of rent receipt or those employees in whose case compensation in lieu of rent free accommodation is paid without production of rent receipt irrespective of their pay and who wish to continue to draw the compensation at the existing rates, will continue to receive such amount as personal to them so long as they continuously serve in the same station.
The employees falling under para (ii) will not also be required to produce rent receipt for claiming the compensation if their pay does not exceed Rs.1069 p.m. (R.S.).
(v) Pay for the purpose of this Rule will be ‘Pay’ as defined in Rule 103(35) plus such part of dearness Allowance / Additional Dearness Allowance / Dearness Pay as is from time to time merged with pay for being reckoned for payment of House Rent Allowance and City Compensatory Allowance.
(vi) This concession is personal to those staff who are enjoying the privilege of rent free quarters or house rent allowance in lieu thereof in terms of orders issued from time to time.
[Authority: No.PCIII/73/HF/1, 12.06.1978]