Training Allowance: RBE No.24/2015 – To Faculty Members/ Instructors

No.E(MPP)2013/3/18, dated 20.03.2015

Sub: Monetary incentive in the form of Training Allowance to faculty members of 9 Training Centres for Group ‘C’ & Group ‘D’ staff.

1. Sanction of Ministry of Railways is hereby communicated for grant of training allowance @15% to the faculty members, both gazetted and non-gazetted drawn from the field for the purpose of imparting training in following nine training centres, which were approved vide this office letter of even number dated 14.10.2013 (RBE No.108/2013).

S. No.	Railway	Name of Training Centre
1	SR	Multi Disciplinary Training Centre, Palghat
2	NFR	Multi Disciplinary Training Centre, Rangia
3	ECoR	Multi Disciplinary Training Centre, Visakhapatnam
4	SWR	Multi Disciplinary Training Centre, Dharwad
5	ER	RPF Training Centre, Kanchrapara
6	NCR	Diesel Training Centre, Jhansi
7	WCR	Welding Training Centre, Bhopal
8	CR	RPF Training Centre, Nashik
9	RDSO	Geo Technical Training Centre, Lucknow

2. The Head of the Training Centre would be eligible for grant of training allowance only if the post is held by him/her on full-time basis and the selection is held in the manner as detailed in para 4(g) below.

3. With a view to enable the Principals of these training centres to give due attention to training and to exercise proper supervision, it is necessary that these Principals should be posted full time, with office in the training centre itself.

4. The following guidelines should be observed while allowing 15% training allowance: 

(a) Faculty members, both gazetted and non-gazetted, who are drawn from the field and whose duty is to impart training/ education to the trainees may be granted ‘Training Allowance’ at the rate 15% of the basic pay in the revised scale of pay.

(b) Consequent to the grant of Training Allowance, as mentioned in para (a) above, the existing training allowance, if any, special pay, deputation pay and allowances thereon will not be admissible to the faculty members posted to these training centres.

(c) Faculty means “an employee” of the Government who joins a training institute meant for training government officials as a faculty member and whose work is to impart training/teaching. This will also include the Principals of these training institutes. However, faculty members recruited directly and especially for the training institutes are not eligible for this ‘Training Allowance’.

(d) Staff, whether drawn from the field or transferred or locally recruited, who are not directly engaged in imparting training/ education will not be eligible for the ‘Training Allowance’.

(e) Training Allowance will be admissible to the faculty members without any ceiling and will not form the part of pay as defined in – FR (9)(21) (2003) (21) – R-II, but however, will account for purpose of leave salary.

(f) Tenure period of faculty member shall not exceed eight years in any case and under any circumstances.

(g) The admissibility of the allowance in each individual case will be examined by a Committee at appropriate level to be constituted as per Board’s letter No.E(MPP)2001/19/3-Reccommendation No.37, dated 29.06.2001 (RBE No.127/2001). These committees would adopt a strict selection process to find excellent trainer for such appointments. The guidelines for such selection should not only take into account the outstanding service records but also good training capability and aptitude for the job. Regard should also be given for participation and trainer training course, keenness of interest taken by the officials in providing the requisite training to their subordinates in the various jobs held by them and to their performance in their earliest assignment, if any, in posts relating to training. The instructions should be read with Board’s letter No.E(MPP)99/19/1/Pt., dated 11.03.2003 (RBE No.49/2003). It should be ensured that before the training centre/ institute and trainers are sanctioned this allowance, they must satisfy the above guidelines. The trainers not recommended by the Committee should be repatriated to their respective parent cadres. Adhoc appointees will not be allowed this ‘Training Allowance’ till they are regularized.

5. These orders will take effect from the date of issue of this letter.

6. It is clarified that until such time the screening is done and the faculty members not found fit are repatriated to their respective parent cadres, such persons who have worked as faculty members may be allowed training allowance till the date of reversion.

7. It is further clarified that Railways have no authority to start a training institute/ centre without Board’s prior approval.

8. This has the sanction of the President and issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.

Download Railway Board Circular RBE No.24/2015                                             

Forward reference ⇒ RBE No.07/2021, RBE No.70/2022, RBE No.77/2023,