Admissibility of House Rent Allowance in the event of non-acceptance or surrender of railway residential accommodation
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)
RBE No. 05/2018
New Delhi, dated : 15.01.2018
No.E(P&A)II-2017/HRA-3
The General Managers,
All Indian Railways & Production Units etc.
Sub :
Admissibility of House Rent Allowance in the event of non-acceptance or surrender of railway residential accommodation.
Ref : Board's letters No.
(i) No. E(P&A)II-87/HRA-15, dated 16-5-1988,
(ii) No. E(P&A)11-95/HRA-3, dated 14-2-1996,
(iii) No. E(P&A)11-99/HRA-2, dated 12-7-1999 & 16-3-2000,
(iv) No. E(P&A)II-2002/HRA-4, dated 16-10-2002,
(v) No. E(P&A)11-2002/HRA-4, dated 9-5-2003 and,
(vi) No. E(P&A)II-2010/HRA-2, dated 08-12-2010
Attention
is invited to Board’s letters quoted above delegating powers to the
General Managers and other Heads of Organisations directly controlling
allotment of quarters to Railway Servants for sanction of House Rent
Allowance in accordance with the prescribed conditions to the categories
of Railway Employees specified therein. This delegation of powers was
valid upto 31.03.2017.
2.The question of renewing this
delegation of powers beyond 31.03.2017 has been engaging the attention
of the Board. On the basis of the reports received from the Zonal
Railways and Production Units, the matter has been considered and the
Board have decided to renew the sanction contained in para 5 of their
letter dated 16.5.1988 ibid and as amended/modified from time to time,
w.e.f 01.04.2017 upto 31.03.2024 where after the question of renewing
this delegation will be considered by the Board and a fresh sanction, if
necessary, issued on the basis of reports received from the General
Managers etc., directly controlling allotment of quarters, in regard to
the position of availability of Railway accommodation under their
control.
3. In case at any point of time it transpires that some
accommodation is likely to remain vacant/un-occupied due to lack of
demand, it should be made compulsory to submit applications for such
types where there is surplus accommodation, and consequently, the
employees entitled for such types would not be eligible to draw House
Rent Allowance.
4. This delegation is also subject to the
over-riding, condition that these orders are liable to be
withdrawn/modified at any time during this period, if it is considered
necessary by the Board to do so.
5. This has the approval of the
President and issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of
the Ministry of Railways.
6. Kindly acknowledge receipt.
S/d,
(Salim Md. Ahmed)
Deputy Director, Estt.(P&A)II,
Railway Board
Source:
NFIR
