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Grant of Dearness Allowance to Railway employees — Revised Rates effective from 01.01.2025

RBE No. 99/2024 · 2024-10-22
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Circular numberRBE No. 99/2024
File numberNo. PC-VII/2016/1/7/2/1
Date2024-10-22
TypeCommercial Circular
Topicgeneral
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Grant of Dearness Allowance to Railway employees — Revised Rates effective from 01.01.2025 Sub:- Grant of Dearness Allowance to Railway employees — Revised

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAILWAY BOARD

PC-VII No.- 2.2.5 RBE No : 3] /2025
File No. PC-VII/2016/1/7/2/1 New Delhi, dated: ठप .04.2025

The General Manager/CAOs(R),
All India Railways & Production Units,
(As per mailing list)

Sub:- Grant of Dearness Allowance to Railway employees — Revised
Rates effective from 01.01.2025.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry’s letter RBE No. 99/2024 dated
22.10.2024 (F.No. PC-VII/2016/1/7/2/1) on the subject mentioned above and to say that the
President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Allowance payable to Railway employees
shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 53% to 55% of the Basic Pay with effect from
1* January, 2025.

2 The term ‘Basic Pay’ in the revised pay structure means the pay drawn in the
prescribed Level in the Pay Matrix as per 7* CPC recommendations accepted by the
Government, but does not include any other type of pay like special pay, etc.

3. The Dearness Allowance will continue to be distinct element of remuneration and will
not be treated as pay within the ambit of Rule 1303 (FR 9(21)), Indian Railway Establishment
Code, Volume —II (Sixth Edition — 1987) — Second Reprint 2005.

4. The payment on account of Dearness Allowance involving fractions of 50 paise and
above may be rounded to the next higher rupee and the fractions of less than 50 paise may be
ignored.

5. The payment of arrears of Dearness Allowance shall not be made before the date of
disbursement of salary of March, 2025.

6. This issues with the concurrence of Finance Directorate of Ministry of Railways.

Digitally signed by
Jaya Kumar G
Date: 07-04-2025
: 16:28:30 (Jaya Kumar G)
Joint Director, Pay Commission & HRMS
Railway Board
e-mail: jaya.kumarg@gov.in
Ph. No: 011-47845125

File No. PC-VII/2016/1/7/2/1 New Delhi, dated: ण्पै न04.2025

Copy (with 40 spares) forwarded to the A.D.A.L, Railways, New Detigitally signed by
Jitendra Kumar
Date: 09-04-2025

12:21:02
For Member (Finance), Railway Board

Railway Board, Rail Bhawan, Raisina Road, New Delhi-110001

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