Railway Board Order 2013: Tribal area Allowance

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAIL MANTRALAYA)
RAILWAY BOARD.

RBE NO. 52/2013

No. F(E)I/2013/AL-4/4

New Delhi, Dated 31.05.2013

The General Managers,
All Indian Railways/Production Units,
(As per Mailing List).

Sub: Tribal area Allowance

   The issue of payment of Tribal Area Allowance to railway employees was examined recently in context of a parliament question and it was found that the position with regard to payment of Tribal Area allowance varies widely on different Zonal railways. While some Zonal Railways have been paying Tribal Area Allowance in some Scheduled/Tribal areas, other railways have discontinued the allowance. This may be in some cases due to state Governments having discontinued the payment of such allowance to their employees in some areas, or due to non-availability of updated lists of Scheduled/Tribal Areas where State Governments are paying it to their employees, with the Railways, Railway Board, etc.

   2. It is, therefore, advised that payment of Tribal Area Allowance to Railway employees, especially during the last ten years may be reviewed on your Railway and it may be checked whether it has been paid in those areas where State Governments have been paying the same to their employees. In case it has been discontinued, even though admissible under the rules, corrective steps may be taken in this regard, at your end under intimation to this office. Also, Board may
be advised of the reasons for discontinuation of Tribal Area Allowance in the areas falling under your Railway’s  jurisdiction where payment of this allowance by Railways has been discontinued in the past.

   3. It has also been decided by Board that henceforth General Managers of Zonal Railways may ascertain he areas from the State Governments where the Tribal Area Allowance is being paid by State Governments and sanction Tribal Area Allowance to eligible employees on their Railways subject to fulfilment of conditions for payment of the allowance as laid down in Board’s letters no. PC-IV/87/Imp/AL-1 dated 30.07.1987 & F(E)I/89/AL-4/2 dated 24.06.1991.

   4. A complete review may be sent to Board within 15 days.

   5. Hindi version will follow.

Sd/-
[Sanjay Lavania]
Executive Dir. Fin.(Estt.)
Railway Board.

Source: NFIR

Tribal Area Allowance to Railway employees: Rajya Sabha Q&A.

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