RBE No. 07/2007: Special Allowance – To Box Boy/Porters
No.E(P&A)I-2004/SP-1/Genl-1, dated 04.01.2007
Sub: Recommendation of Fifth Central Pay Commission – Grant of Special Allowance to Box Boys/Porters.
Ref: Board’s letter No.E(P&A)I-98/SP-1/Gen/1, dated 09.10.1998 (RBE No. 233/1998).
1. In terms of the instructions contained in Board’sabove referred letter, special allowance is admissible only to those Box Boys, who are working in scale of Rs.2550-3200.
2. While examining the issue raised by Federation in the Forum of PNM, for grant of special allowance to Senior Box Boys who are working in grade Rs.2610-3540, some information was called for from the Zonal Railways. From the information received from the Zonal Railways, it has been observed that Board’s instructions for the grant of special allowance to Box Boys contained in the letter dated 09.10.1998 (RBE No. 233/1998) referred to above, are not being implemented uniformly, in that certain Railways are paying Special Allowance to Senior Box Boys working in the higher grade of Rs.2610-3540 also whereas certain Railways are not at all granting Special Allowance to those Box Boys, who are working in grade Rs.2550-3200 in spite of their being eligible for this allowance in terms of Board’s letter dated 09.10.1998 (RBE No. 233/1998).
3. In view of the above, the Zonal Railways, which are not granting Special Allowance to Box Boys working in the lower grade of Rs.2550-3200, are advised to grant Special Allowance to such Box Boys in terms of Board’s letter referred to above.
4. Further, the Railways, which have been granting Special Allowance to Senior Box Boys working in the higher grade of Rs.2610-3540, are directed to discontinue grant of Special Allowance to such Senior Box Boy with immediate effect and to make recoveries of the amount of this allowance already paid to them erroneously, under the advice to this office.
5. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.
Download Railway Board Circular RBE No. 07/2007
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