Special Compensatory Allowances: RBE No.91/2017 – Tough Location Allowance

No.F(E)I/2017/AL-4/5, dated 11.08.2017

PC-VII No.38

Sub: Grant of Special Compensatory Allowances subsumed under Tough Location Allowance: Implementation of Seventh Central Pay Commission’s recommendations.

1. Consequent upon the acceptance of the recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission, in supersession of the existing orders for grant of Special Compensatory Allowances viz, Special Compensatory (Remote Locality) Allowance, Special Compensatory (Bad Climate) Allowance, Special Compensatory (Scheduled Tribal Area) Allowance and Sunderban Allowance which have been subsumed in Tough Location Allowance, the President is pleased to decide the rates of these Special Compensatory Allowances (subsumed in Tough Location Allowance) to Railway employees as under:

S.No.	Name of the Allowance	Category	Cell Name	Pay Level in Pay Matrix	Rate per month (in Rs.)
(I)	Special Compensatory (Remote Locality) Allowance	Tough Location Allowance-I	R3H1	Level 9 and above	5300
Level 8 and below	4100
(i) Special Compensatory (Remote Locality) Allowance, Places covered under Part-A & B (Annexure-I & II)
(ii) Special Compensatory (Remote Locality) Allowance, Places covered under Part-C (Annexure-II)	Tough Location Allowance-II	R3H2	Level 9 and above	3400
Level 8 and below	2700
(iii) Special Compensatory (Remote Locality) Allowance, Places covered under Part-D (Annexure-IV)	Tough Location Allowance-III	R3H3	Level 9 and above	1200
Level 8 and below	1000
(II)	Bad Climate Allowance	Tough Location Allowance-III	R3H3	Level 9 and above	1200
Level 8 and below	1000
(III)	Tribal Area Allowance	Tough Location Allowance-III	R3H3	Level 9 and above	1200
Level 8 and below	1000
(IV)	Sunderban Allowance	Tough Location Allowance-III	R3H3	Level 9 and above	1200
Level 8 and below	1000

2. These rates shall increase by 25 per cent whenever the Dearness Allowance payable on the revised pay structure goes up by 50 per cent.

3. The terms ‘Pay Level’ in the revised pay structure means the ‘Level in the Pay Matrix’.

4. In respect of those employees who opt to continue in their pre-revised pay structure/ Pay scales the corresponding Level in the Pay Matrix of the post occupied on 01.01.2016 as indicated in Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016 would determine the allowance under these orders.

5. Sunderban Allowance, categorized as Tough Location Allowance-III, shall be admissible to the Railway employees working in Sunderban areas South of Dampler Hodge’s line, namely, Bhagatush Khall (Rampura), Kumirmari (Bagna), Jhinga Khall, Sajnakhali, Gosaba. Amlamathi (Bidya), Canning, Kultali, Piyali, Nalgaraha, Raidighi, Bhanchi, Pathar Paratima, Bhagabatpur, Saptamukhi, Namkhana, Sikarpur, Kakdwip, Sagar, Mousini, Kalinagar, Haroa, Hingalganj, Basanti, Kuemari, Kultola, Ghusighata (Kulti) area. The allowance shall be admissible only upto the period for which the Government of West Bengal continues to pay this allowance to its employees.

6. Scheduled/ Tribal Area Allowance and Bad Climate Allowance, categorised as Tough Location Allowance-III, shall be admissible only in those States where Scheduled/ Tribal Area Allowance and Bad Climate Allowance are admissible and shall be discontinued in those States where it has been discontinued for the State Government employees with effect from the date(s) of such discontinuance.

7. In the event of a place falling in more than one category, the higher rate of Tough Location Allowance will be applicable.

8. Tough Location Allowances shall not be admissible along with Special Duty Allowance. However, employees have the option for continuing Special Compensatory (Remote Localiry) Allowance at old rates of 6^th CPC, where it was admissible, along with Special Duty Allowance at revised rate of 10% of Basic Pay.

9. Employees may exercise their option to choose either Hard Area Allowance which is admissible along with Island Special Duty Allowance or one of the Special Compensatory Allowance, subsumed under Tough Location Allowance as mentioned in Para 1 above.

10. These orders shall take effect from 1^st July, 2017.

11. Hindi version is enclosed.

Please acknowledge receipt. 

Download Railway Board Circular RBE No.91/2017

Forward reference ⇒ RBE No.