Reckoning of Additional Post Allowance for the purpose of Pension and Pensionary benefits – Clarification by Railway Board vide RBE No.84/2024
Reckoning of Additional Post Allowance for the purpose of Pension and Pensionary benefits – Clarification by Railway Board vide RBE No.84/2024
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (भारत सरकार)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (रेल मंत्रालय)
RAILWAY BOARD (रेलवे बोर्ड)
RBE No. 84/2024
No. F(E)Spl./2011/FR/1/1 (3468264)
New Delhi, Dated: 24.08.2024
The General Managers and PFAs
All Zonal Railways, Production Units etc.,
DGs of RDSO and NAIR.
Subject: Reckoning of Additional Post Allowance for the purpose of Pension and Pensionary benefits — clarification reg.
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Instructions for grant of Additional Post Allowance (APA) were issued vide Board’s letter No. F(E)Spl./2009/FR/1/3(7th CPC), dated 05.09.2018 (RBE No. 128/2018) in accordance with DoP&T’s OM No. 2/13/2017-Estt.(Pay.I1), dated 08.08.2018.
2. Further, DoP&T was consulted as to whether Additional Post Allowance is to be reckoned for the purpose of pension/pensionary benefits.
3. DoPT has advised that Additional Post Allowance, which is in the nature of an allowance, cannot be treated as ‘Pay’ as defined in FR 9(21)(a)Q) [Rule 1303 (1) of IREC Vol II].
4. Accordingly, Additional Post Allowance cannot be treated as ‘Pay’ as defined in clause (i) of Rule 1303 of IREC Vol-II for calculating pension/pensionary benefits.
5. Please acknowledge receipt.
(Sanjay Prashar)
Jt. Director, Finance (Estt)
Railway Board
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