Clarification regarding entitlement of Non-AC Taxi to Employees in Pay Level 6 to 13A in Pay Matrix: Railway Board RBE No. 45/2025 dated 20.05.2025
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (เคญเคพเคฐเคค เคธเคฐเคเคพเคฐ)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (เคฐเฅเคฒ เคฎเคเคคเฅเคฐเคพเคฒเคฏ)
RAILWAY BOARD (เคฐเฅเคฒเคตเฅ เคฌเฅเคฐเฅเคก)
RBE No. 45/2025
No. F(E)1I/2024/AL-28/05
(No. F(E)1/2024/AL-28/35)
New Delhi, dated 20.05.2025
The General Managers/Principal Financial Advisers,
All Zonal Railways & Production Units etc,
DG, RDSO.
Sub : Clarification regarding entitlement of Non-AC Taxi to Employees in Pay Level 6 to 13A in Pay. Matrix – reg.
Consequent upon the decisions taken by the Government on the recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission relating to Travelling Allowance entitlements to civilian employees of Central Government, Ministry of Finance (Deptt of Expenditure) vide their O.M. No.19030/1/2017-E.ITV, dated 13.07.2017 issued instructions on Travelling Allowance Rules. These instructions with certain modifications were adopted and circulated on Railways with the approval of Board (MS, FC & CRB) vide Board’s letter No.F(E)I/2017/AL-28/41, dated 24.08.2017.
2. However, a clarification has been raised by one of the Railways regarding entitlement of Non-AC Taxi for the employees in Pay Level 6-13 of Pay Matrix.
3. The matter has been examined in Boardโs office in consultation with Ministry of Finance (Deptt of Expenditure) and it is clarified that for employees in Pay Level 6-13A, journey by AC Taxi is not permissible as per the instructions mentioned in Para 2(D)(i) of annexure to Boardโs letter No. FCE)I/2017/AL-28/41, dated 24.08.2017. However, they are entitled to travel by Non-AC taxi, as per the prescribed rate.
4. This also disposes of NWRโs letter No. 32-E/0/Mileage Allowance/Policy Vol-II, dated 08.07.2024.
5. Hindi version will follow.
Sd/-
(Sanjay Prashar)
Jt. Director, Finance (Estt)
Railway Board.
COMMENTS
I was on deputation to Antarctica, during which I was issued the appointment letter dor Group A post in the same organization. The hard copy couldn’t reach me obviously because I was at Antarctica. However I received the information somehow on 8th January by email through some other ministry and I joined on the same day, whereas the officers having lower rank than me joined during December of the previous year. Now those officers are getting NFU from 01.01.2025 and I am denied for the same and I have been informed that I will get it from 01.01.2026 as I could not complete 17 years of Group A service. Those 8 days delay was due to the reasons beyond my control. What should I do?