Night Duty Allowance: RBE No.85/2022 – NDA w.e.f. 04.07.2022

No.E(P&A)II-2017/HW-1, dated 21.07.2022

Sub:  Payment of Night Duty Allowance (NDA) to Railway employees – Clarifications reg.

1. Please refer to Board’s letter of even number dated 29.09.2020 (RBE No.83/2020) whereby para 2 of Board’s letter of even number dated 08.03.2018 (RBE No.36/2018) has been modified duly incorporating a clause of ceiling of basic pay of Rs.43600 for entitlement of Night Duty Allowance as per the instructions of DoP&T.

2. After issue of Board’s instructions dt. 29.09.2020 (RBE No.83/2020), the demand of the Federations/ Associations has been received to remove the basic pay ceiling limit for entitlement of Night Duty Allowance. The matter has been examined in consultation with DoP&T and MoF(DoE) and it has been decided as under:

(i) NDA may be granted to all eligible non-gazetted employees of Ministry of Railways upto Pay Level-7 (including those who are granted the benefit of MACP in Pay Level-8). However, maximum Basic Pay for working out hourly rate of NDA shall remain Rs.43600 i.e. the prescribed ceiling fix vide Board’s letter of even number dt. 29.09.2020 (RBE No.83/2020).

(ii) Other terms and conditions to grant NDA shall remain unchanged.

3. The above instructions would be effective provisionally w.e.f. 04.07.2022 i.e. from the date of issue of approval by Ministry of Finance on the subject.

4. Further, the matter is being referred separately to Ministry of Finance/ Department of Expenditure for clarification reg. date of effect of the decision and reg. the issue of recovery of NDA.

5. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.

6. Hindi version is enclosed. 

Download Railway Board Circular RBE No.85/2022                                             

Forward reference ⇒ RBE No.