GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAJYA SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO-524
ANSWERED ON-03.05.2013
Tribal Area Allowance
524 . SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE
(a) whether there is a provision of giving Tribal Area Allowance by the Ministry under Tribal Sub-plan on the line of State Governments in the country;
(b) if so, the divisions in which Railways have given Tribal Area Allowance till now;
(c) whether it is a fact that Railways have complied with the orders issued from time to time; and
(d) the details of the areas where payment has been made during the last ten years?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF RAILWAYS (SHRI PAWAN KUMAR BANSAL)
(a): Yes, Sir. The Nodal Ministry governing the policy regarding the Tribal Area Allowance is the Ministry of Finance. The allowance is payable to Central Government employees including Railway employees working in Tribal/Scheduled Areas where concerned State Government is also paying the allowance to its own employees in consideration of service rendered in a tribal area.
(b): Tribal Area Allowance has been paid to Railway employees in Scheduled/Tribal areas in Nagpur Division, South East Central Railway (upto 31.03.2002), Bilaspur Division, South East Central Railway (upto 31.03.2007), Waltair Division, East Coast Railway (upto 31.3.2007), Ratlam Division, Western Railway (upto 31.08.2007), Dhanbad Division, East Central Railway, Nanded Division, South Central Railway, Mumbai, Bhusawal & Nagpur Divisions, Central Railway, Jabalpur Division, West Central railway.
(c): Yes, Sir.
(d): A list of the areas where Tribal Area Allowance has been paid during the last ten years is Appended.
Source: rajyasabha.nic.in
