RBE No. 46/2007: Dearness Allowance – Revised Rates w.e.f. 01.01.2007
No.PC-V/97/I/7/14, dated 22.03.2007
Sub: Payment of Dearness Allowance to Railway employees – Revised Rates effective from 01.01.2007.
1. Reference to this Ministry’s letter of even number dated 12.09.2006 (RBE No. 131/2006) on the subject mentioned above. The President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Allowance payable to Railway Employees with effect from 1st January, 2007 shall stand modified as follows:-
| Date from which payable | Rate of Dearness Allowance per month |
| 01.01.2007 | 35% of pay. |
2. The provisions contained in para 3 and 4 of this Ministry’s letter No.PC-V/97/I/7/14, dated 16.10.1997 (RBE No. 139/1997) shall continue to be applicable, while regulating Dearness Allowance under these orders.
3. The additional installment of Dearness Allowance payable under these orders shall be paid in cash to all Railway employees. The payment of arrears of Dearness Allowance for the month of January and February, 2007 shall not be made before the date of disbursement of salary for March, 2007 and no honorarium is payable for preparing separate bill for this purpose.
4. The payment on account of Dearness Allowance involving fraction of 50 paise and above may be rounded off to the next higher rupee and the fractions of less than 50 paise may be ignored.
5. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.
Download Railway Board Circular RBE No. 46/2007
Forward reference ⇒ RBE No. 115/2007