IREC Rule No.1713: House Rent Allowance And Compensatory (City) Allowances During Training

1713.  House Rent Allowance And Compensatory (City) Allowances During Training:-

(a)   A Railway employee who is deputed for training abroad under the various training schemes sponsored by the Govt. of India or operated through non-official channels, shall be entitled to draw Compensatory (City) Allowance and House Rent Allowance during the entire period of such training at the rates admissible to him from time to time at the station from where he was deputed abroad for training subject to the production of similar certificates as prescribed in Rule 1707 (iii).

(b)   A Railway employee who is sent on training in India and whose period of training is treated as duty under rule 103 (16), shall be entitled to draw during the entire period of such training Compensatory (City) Allowance and House Rent Allowance at the rates admissible to him, from time to time, at either the place of training or the place of duty from where he proceeded on training, whichever is more favorable to him. For claiming the allowances admissible at the place of duty from where the Railway employee proceeded on training, the certificate prescribed in Rule 1707(iii) will have to be furnished.

Note: A Railway employee who is allowed Traveling allowance as on tour and draws daily allowance at the place of training, will draw House Rent Allowance and Compensatory (City) Allowance only at the rates admissible to him at the headquarters from where he proceeded on training.