7th Pay Commission latest news today: Big news for these central government employees! Indian Railways writes letter to DoPT over this allowance

7th Pay Commission latest news today: Indian Railways has taken a big step to provide relief to its employees, who are also central government employees. The Railway management has written a letter to the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) asking Centre to stop recovery of the Night Duty Allowance given to those central government employees in the Indian Railways who were given this allowance before the Centre tweaked Night Duty Allowance rule.

Speaking on the development, Anoop Sharma, General Secretary — Delhi Zone, Northern Railways, said that the Railways has stopped recovery of the Night Duty Allowance being given to its employees before the Centre changed 7th CPC (central pay commission) Night Duty Allowance rule and Rs 43,600 ceiling was imposed. Sharma said that they have raised their demand that in case the Indian Railways is not paying Night Duty Allowance to its employees, then it should not ask its employees to come for duty at night.

Sharma said that the ceiling is non-viable for Indian Railways as majority of the railway staff being posted at station duty are above the ceiling and if they won't be given Night Duty Allowance, then asking them to come at night for duty is unjust. He said that the DoPT should understand the work culture of central government employees associated with the Indian Railways and take proper decision in this regard.

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While changing the Night Duty Allowance rule, Centre also changed the Night Duty Allowance calculation formula. According to the new rule, one's Night Duty Allowance is calculated as [{Basic Pay + Dearness Allowance (DA)}/2001]. This formula is implemented in all central government offices and ministries. Earlier, Night Duty Allowance was equal for all employees of the same grade pay. In the changed rule, one's basic pay will be applicable now.