Licence Fee (Standard Rent) for residential accommodation all over Indian Railways – Revision of flat rate w.e.f. 01.07.2026: Railway Board Order dated 23.09.2026
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (भारत सरकार)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (रेल मंत्रालय)
(RAILWAY BOARD) (रेलवे बोर्ड)
No. F(X)1-2002/11/2
New Delhi, dated: 23.09.2026
As per standard Lists – I, II & III
Sub: Revision of flat rate of Licence Fee (Standard Rent) for residential accommodation all over Indian Railways w.e.f. 01.07.2026 – reg.
The flat rates of Licence Fee (Standard Rent) for residential accommodation all over Indian Railways were last revised w.e.f. 01.07.2023 vide Board’s letter of even number dated 27.10.2023. Ministry of Railways has now decided to revise the Licence Fee (Standard Rent) for residential accommodation all over the Indian Railways w.e.f. 01.07.2026, as shown in the Annexure-A.
2. The revised rates will be effective from 01.07.2026.
3. The revision shall be valid for residential accommodations all over the Indian Railways. However, it does not apply to sub-standard accommodation.
4. Immediate action may please be taken to give effect to these orders.
5. Receipt of this letter may please be acknowledged.
Sd/-
(Sanjeet Kumar)
Director, Finance (Exp.)
Railway Board
Tel.No.-011-23383413
Annexure-A
(Enclosure to letter No. F(X)I-2002/11/2 dated 23.09.2026)
REVISED FLAT RATES OF LICENCE FEE FOR DIFFERENT TYPE OF RAILWAY ACCOMMODATIONS W.E.F. 01.07.2026
| Type | Slab of Plinth Area (In Square Meter) | Rates of Licence Fee w.e.f. 01.07.2023 (Rupees per month) | Revised rates of Licence Fee w.e.f. 01.07.2026 (Rupees per month) |
| I | Upto 25 | 120 | 130 |
| 25-30 | 150 | 170 | |
| 30-35 | 190 | 210 | |
| Above 35 | 200 | 220 | |
| II | Upto 45 | 250 | 280 |
| 45-50 | 280 | 310 | |
| 50-55 | 310 | 350 | |
| Above 55 | 340 | 380 | |
| III | Upto 60 | 420 | 470 |
| 60-65 | 470 | 530 | |
| 65-70 | 510 | 570 | |
| Above 70 | 540 | 610 | |
| IV | Upto 80 | 640 | 720 |
| 80-90 | 710 | 800 | |
| 90-100 | 780 | 870 | |
| 100-120 | 930 | 1040 | |
| Above 120 | 1180 | 1320 | |
| V | Upto 150 | 1730 | 1940 |
| 150-200 | 2180 | 2440 | |
| 200-250 | 3080 | 3450 | |
| 250-300 | 3520 | 3940 | |
| 300-350 | 4340 | 4860 | |
| Above 350 | 5230 | 5860 |
Note: (i) For servant’s quarters and garages allotted, following flat rates may be recovered as under:-
| Quarters | Rate of Licence Fee w.e.f. 01.07.2023 (Rupees per month) | Rate of Licence Fee Revised w.e.f. 01.07.2026 (rounded to nearest 10) (Rupees per month) |
| Servant Quarter | 120 | 130 |
| Garages | 80 | 90 |
(ii) Rates of Licence Fee for Type-IV quarters will also apply to officers’s Transit flats.
(iii) The rates of License for all other types of quarters having plinth area above 350 sqm will be the the rate of license fee applicable for the highest slab of Type-V accommodation (i.e. Rs. 5860 per month).
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