Variable Dearness Allowance: RBE No.93/2000 – To Employees

No.E(LL)2000 AT/MW/1, dated 23.05.2000

Sub: Rates of Variable Dearness Allowance for employees employed in employments: (i) In the construction or maintenance of roads or in building operations; (ii) In stone breaking and stone crushing; (iii) In maintenance of buildings; (iv) In loading and unloading in Railways’ Goods Sheds and Ash-Pit cleaning in Railways, laying of underground cables, electric lines, water supply lines and sewerage pipe lines.

Ref:  Ministry of Railway’s letter No.E(LL)93 AT/MW/4, dated 21.10.1994 (RBE No.87/1994) and E(LL)94 AT/MW/4, dated 21.10.1994 (RBE No.86/1994).

Further to this ministry’s letter No.E(LL)99 AT/MW/2, dated 30.06.1999 (RBE No.133/1999), please find enclosed a copy of Order No.1(2)/99-LS-4, dated 07.02.2000 received from the Ministry of Labour directing that the rates of variable dearness allowance payable in accordance with Ministry of Labour’s Order No.1(23)/98-LS-II, dated 26.03.1999 shall continue to be paid for a period of six months effective from 01.10.1999 to these workers who are employed in certain Scheduled employments mentioned above. This is for information, guidance and necessary action. 

This issues with the concurrence of the finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.

Ministry of Labour

Chief Labour Commissioner (C)

Order No.1(2)/99-LS-4, dated 07.02.2000

In exercise of the powers conferred by the Central Government vide notification No.S.O. 512(E), dated 12.07.1994, No. S.O. 513(E), dated 12.07.1994 and No. S.O. 514(E), dated 12.07.1994 of the Ministry of Labour and in furtherance of the aforesaid notifications and as directed by the appropriate Government vide their decision dated 2^nd February, 2000 on file No.P-11033/3/99-WC(MW), the undersigned, hereby, orders that the rates of Variable Dearness Allowance payable vide this office order 1(23)/98-LS-II, 26.03.1999 shall continue to be paid to the workers for a period of six months effective from 01.10.1999 employed in employment in the construction and maintenance of Road and building operations, Stone Breaking and Stone Crushing, Maintenance of Building and the Construction and Maintenance of Runway, Red Oxide, Quarte, Quartzite, Silica, Magnesite, Granite, Laterite, Stone, Kyanite, Steatite, (Including Mines Producing Soap Stone and Talc), Ochre, Asbestos, Fire Clay, Copper, Uranium, Gypsum. Barytes, Graphite, Dolomite, China Clay, White Clay, Clay, Wolfram, Manganese, Felspar, Bauxite, Iron Ore, Hematite, Rock Phosphate, Chromite, Magnetite, Marble, Calcite and Mica Mines, Loading and Unloading in Railways Good sheds and in Ash pit Cleaning in Railways.

Download Railway Board Circular RBE No.93/2000

Forward reference ⇒ RBE No.