IREC Rule No.1510: Allowance In Lieu Of Kilometreage (ALK)
1510. Allowance In Lieu Of Kilometreage (ALK):-
Allowance In Lieu of Kilometreage is paid to the running staff;
(1) When, in the interest of railway service, the running staffs are required to perform non-running duties, they are eligible for the grant of allowance in lieu of Kilometreage at the rates specified from time to time.
(2) The instances in which the grant of ‘Allowance in lieu of Kilometreage’ is recognized, are enumerated below, e.g.-
Journeys on transfer, joining time, attending enquirer / law courts on railway business, attending departmental enquiries as Defence Counsel or witness, Ambulance classes, volunteer duty in connection with the Territorial or other similar forces that may be constituted by Government, meetings of Railway institutes, Welfare and Debt committees, Staff Benefit Fund and Staff loans Fund Committees, staff and welfare committees meetings, for attending the meetings of Railway Cooperative Societies in cases where Special Casual Leave is granted for doing so, Scouting activities and Lok Sahayak Sena Camp, undergoing Sterilization operation under Family Planning Scheme, appearing in Hindi examination, Guards booked on escort duty of insured parcels on trains, Drivers and Firemen when kept spare for a day or two for examining and cleaning engines thoroughly before being deputed to work special trains for VIPs, attending first-aid classes, undergoing training in carriage sheds or training schools for refresher and promotion courses, participating in recognized athletic contests and tournaments provided the staff concerned are on special casual leave, attending meetings as representatives of labour organizations, periodical meetings with Divisional Officers, Head of Departments and the General Managers, medical and departmental examinations, staff rendered surplus due to change in traction or any other duty performed in emergencies specially declared as duty conferring the grant of this allowance.
[Authority: RBE No.100/2005, No.E(P&A)II-2005/RS-11, 20.06.2005, ACS No.55]