IREC Rule No.1706: Conditions For Grant Of House Rent Allowance

1706. Conditions For Grant Of House Rent Allowance:-

(a)   (i)    House Rent Allowance shall not be granted to a Railway employee if;

(a)   He does not incur any expenditure on rent for his accommodation;

(b)   He occupies accommodation provided by the Government;

(c)  He shares Government accommodation allotted rent-free to another Government servant;

(d)   He / she resides in accommodation allotted to his/her parents / son / daughter by the Central Government / State Government, an autonomous public undertaking or Semi-Government organization such as a Municipality, Port Trust, Nationalized Banks, Life Insurance Corporation of India etc. and

(e)   His wife / her husband has been allotted accommodation at the same station by the Central Government / State Government, an autonomous public undertaking or semi-Government organization such as municipality, Port Trust etc. whether he / she resides in that accommodation or he / she resides separately in accommodation rented by him / her.

(ii)    A Railway servant who shares Government accommodation allotted to another Railway/Government employee (excluding those specified in (c), (d) and (e) of sub-rule (i) above shall be eligible for House Rent Allowance.

Note: In cases where husband / wife / parents / children-two or more of them being Central Government servants or employees of State Governments, autonomous public undertakings or semi Government organizations like Municipality, Port Trust, Nationalized Banks, Life Insurance Corporation of India etc., share accommodation allotted to another Government servant, house rent allowance will be admissible to only one of them, at their choice.

The term Accommodation includes the accommodation allotted to the employees of State Governments, autonomous public undertakings, semi-Government organizations such as Municipality, Port Trust etc.

Forward reference ⇒ dated 12.04.2024