Revision of rental ceilings for Railway officers posted in Railway Zones and Board’s office w.e.f. Apr, 2025

Revision of rental ceilings for Railway officers posted in Railway Zones and Board’s office w.e.f. Apr, 2025: Railway Board Order dated 01.04.2025

भारत सरकार GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
रेल मंत्रालय MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(रेलवे बोर्ड RAILWAY BOARD)

2022/LMB-II/4/2/efile

New Delhi, Dated As signed

The General Managers
All Zonal Railways & PUs.

Sub: Revision of rental ceilings for Railway officers posted in Railway Zones and Board’s office.

Ref: Board’s letters of even No. dt. 23.11.2010, 26.11.2013 & 11.03.2016

Uniform rental ceilings were prescribed for officers posted in all the Zonal Railways vide this office letters mentioned above. A proposal for revision of the rental ceilings prescribed for hiring private residential accommodation for railway officers of various grades posted in various classes of cities has been under examination in Board’s office.

It has now been decided that following will be the revised rental ceilings applicable to different classes of cities for different grades of officers posted in various Zonal Railways/PUs.

The leasing arrangements for Railway Board officers may continue on the above revised ceilings till the officer is allotted a transit /regular accommodation as per his/her entitlement. Any excess rent paid by the officer over the above ceiling if any, shall be borne by the officers themselves, which may be recovered from their salary in addition to the quarter rent at prescribed rate. Leasing of private accommodation for Railway Board officers shall be limited to 50 (fifty) houses/flats as per entitlement based on Grade Pay of Joint Directors/Directors/Executive Directors who will be eligible for hiring such accommodation..

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

Signed by
Surendra Kumar
Date: 01-04-2025 15:50:08
(Surendra Kumar)
Director/Land and Amenities
Railway Board