RBE No. 106/2008: Dearness Allowance – Revised Rates
No.PC-VI/2008/I/7/2/1, dated 09.09.2008
Sub: Recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission-Decision of Government relating to grant of Dearness Allowance to Railway Servants – Revised rates effective from 01.01.2006, 01.07.2006, 01.01.2007, 01.07.2007, 01.01.2008 and 01.07.2008.
1. Consequent upon the decisions taken by the Government on the recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission relating to Dearness Allowance, the President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Allowance admissible to all categories of Railway employees shall be admissible from the dates mentioned below at the following rates:-
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Dates from which payable |
Rate of Dearness Allowance per mensem |
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From 01.01.2006 |
No Dearness Allowance |
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From 01.07.2006 |
2% of basic pay + NPA, where applicable |
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From 01.01.2007 |
6% of basic pay + NPA, where applicable |
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From 01.07.2007 |
9% of basic pay + NPA, where applicable |
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From 01.01.2008 |
12% of basic pay + NPA, where applicable |
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From 01.07.2008 |
16% of basic pay + NPA, where applicable |
2. The payment of Dearness Allowance under these orders from the dates indicated above shall be made after adjusting the installments of Dearness Allowance already sanctioned and paid to Railway employees w.e.f. 01.01.2006, 01.07.2006, 01.01.2007, 01.07.2007, 01.01.2008 vide this Ministry’s letters No.PC-V/97/I/7/14, dated 05.04.2006 (RBE No. 46/2006), 12.09.2006 (RBE No. 131/2006), 22.3.2007 (RBE No. 46/2007), 13.09.2007 (RBE No. 115/2007) and 19.03.2008 (RBE No. 41/2008).
3. 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 Railway servants in the pay scales of HAG+ and apex scale, basic pay means the pay in the prescribed scale. For the purpose of calculation of dearness allowance, non-practicing allowance, where applicable, shall be taken into account as at present.
4. The Dearness Allowance will continue to be a distinct element of remuneration and will not be treated as pay within the ambit of Rule 1303 [FR 9 (21)], Indian Railway Establishment Code, Volume II (Sixth Edition – 1987) -Second Reprint 2005.
5. The payment on account of Dearness Allowance involving fractions of 50 paise and above may be rounded off to the next higher rupee and fractions of less than 50 paise may be ignored.
6. This issues with the concurrence of Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.
Download Railway Board Circular RBE No. 106/2008
Forward reference ⇒ RBE No. 179/2008, RBE No.32/2016, RBE No.169/2017, RBE No.141/2022, RBE No.58/2023,