IREM Rule No.913 : Officiating Allowance
913. Officiating Allowance:-
(i) The officiating allowance in respect of running staff officiating in running post shall be regulated as under: —
(a) When running staff are put to officiate in a “running post” for 30 days or less, they shall be entitled to pay as admissible in the lower grade plus Running Allowance at the rates and on the condition applicable to the higher grade in which they officiate enhanced by 15% (except in the case of Second Firemen put to officiate as First Firemen and Engine Cleaners put to officiate as Second Firemen for whom the enhancement will be by 30% of the kilometrage actually performed for every such higher grade.
When running staff are put to officiate in a “running post” for 30 days or less, they shall be entitled to pay as admissible in the lower grade plus Running Allowance at the rates and on the condition applicable to the higher grade in which they officiate enhanced by 15% (except in the case of Second Fireman put to officiate as First Fireman and Engine Cleaners put to officiate as Second Firemen for whom the enhancement will be 30%) of the kilometrage actually performed for every such higher grade.
[Authority: RBE No. 29/2019, No.E(P&A)II-2016/RS-40, 20.02.2019, ACS No.262
RBE No. 62/2019, No.E(P&A)II-2016/RS-40, 18.04.2019, ACS No.262]
(b) When running staff are put to officiate in a “running post” for more than 30 days, their pay in the higher post shall be fixed under the normal rules.
(ii) (a) When running staff are put to officiate in a stationary post for more than 30 days, their pay will be fixed on the basis of their pay in the lower post plus 30% thereof representing the pay element of the Running Allowance.
(b) The fixation of pay of running staff put to officiate in a stationary post for a period of 30 days or less, shall continue to be regulated in terms of para 911(ii)(a) of Indian Railway Establishment Manual.
(iii) In cases where the officiating arrangement is initially approved for periods exceeding 30 days the normal rules of fixation of pay will apply; where the period is initially for 30 days, the enhanced kilometrage allowance drawn upto 30 days should be allowed to stand but payments for periods beyond 30 days should be in accordance with the rules for normal-fixation of pay on promotion.