Non Practicing Allowance: RBE No.122/2008 -NPA – Revised Rates

No.PC-V/2008/A/O/1(NPA), dated 22.09.2008

Sub: Recommendations of VIth Central Pay Commission – Grant of Non Practicing Allowance (NPA) at revised rates to IRMS officers.

1.     The Sixth Central Pay Commission has recommended that Doctors should continue to be paid Non Practicing Allowance at the existing rate of 25% of the aggregate of the band pay and grade pay subject to the condition that the Basic Pay + NPA does not exceed Rs.85000. Consequent upon acceptance of recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission by the Government, the President is pleased to decide that, in modification of this Ministry’s letter No.PC-V/97/I/7/15, dated 31.03.1998 (RBE No. 50/1998), the Non Practicing Allowance may continue to be paid at the existing rate of 25% of Basic Pay subject to the condition that the  Basic Pay + NPA does not exceed Rs.85000.

2.     The term ‘basic pay’ in the revised pay structure means the pay drawn in the prescribed pay band plus the applicable grade pay but does not include any other type of pay like special pay, etc. In the case of Government servants in the pay scales of HAG+ and above, basic pay means the pay in the prescribed scale.

3.     The revised rate of NPA would be effective from the date an employee draws pay in the revised scale applicable to him in accordance with the provisions of the Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008.

4.     The NPA should be restricted to those Medical Posts for which a Medical qualification recognized under the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 or under the Dentists Act, 1948 has been prescribed as an essential qualification.

5.     The Non Practicing Allowance will be treated as pay for the purpose of computing Dearness Allowance, entitlement of Travelling Allowance and other allowances as well as for calculation of retirement benefits.

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

7.     Hindi version is enclosed.

Download Railway Board Circular RBE No. 122/2008

Forward reference ⇒ RBE No.82/2017,