RBE No.36/2018: Night Duty Allowance (NDA)

No.E(P&A)II-2017/HW-1, dated 08.03.2018

Sub: Revision of the rates of Night Duty Allowance (NDA) – recommendations of 7th Central Pay Commission.

1. Please refer to Board’s letter No.E(P&A)II-2008/HW-2, dated 16.12.2008 (RBE No.199/2008) as amended from time to time regarding revision of rates of Night Duty Allowance NDA during 6th CPC period.

2. Consequent upon the decision taken by the Government of India on the recommendations of the 7th CPC, the President is pleased to decide that the hourly rate of NDA shall be equal to {(Basic Pay + Dearness Allowance)/200} which would be admissible to eligible categories of non-gazetted Railway Servants classified under Chapter-XIV of the Railway Act, 1989 read with the Railway Servants (Hours of Work and Period of Rest) Rules, 2005 for work put in during the period from 22.00 hrs to 0600 hrs. The rate should be worked out separately for each employee. The present formulation of weightage of 10 minutes for every hour of duty performed between hours of 22:00 and 06:00 would continue.

3. The grant of at NDA shall be subject to furnishing of a certificate by the supervisor concerned that Night Duty is essential.

4. The revised rates of NDA shall be admissible with effect from 1st of July, 2017.

5. These orders would be subject to modification, if any, after the issue of instruction by the Nodal Ministry, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel & Training).

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

Download Railway Board Circular RBE No.36/2018

Forward reference ⇒ RBE No. 83/2020, RBE No. 96/2020, RBE No.85/2022