Grant of Overtime Allowance to Railway employees consequent upon revision of pay scales and allowances

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (Railway Board) S.No.PC-VI/260 RBE No.72 / 2011 No.PC-V/2008/A/O/3(OTA) New Delhi , dated 20/0...

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(Railway Board)

S.No.PC-VI/260	RBE No.72 / 2011
No.PC-V/2008/A/O/3(OTA)	New Delhi, dated 20/05/2011

The General Managers
All Indian Railways and Production Units
(as per mailing list)

Sub: Grant of Overtime Allowance to Railway employees consequent upon revision of pay scales and allowances – date of effect.

The issue of revising the date of effect of OTA w.e.f. 01.01.2006 instead of 01.9.2008 (as communciated vide para 3 of Board’s letter of even number dated 17.2.2010), as demanded vide item no.24/2010 in DC/JCM, has been considered by the Board. It has been decided to revise the date of effect of OTA as 01.01.2006. It is however clarified that the basic pay and DA element for the purpose of OTA shall be revised w.e.f.01.01.2006 and other elements constituting emolument for the purpose of OTA viz. HRA and Tarnsport Allowance etc. shall be taken into account at revised rates w.e.f.01.09.2008 as per the Sixth CPC recommendations.

2. This has the approval of Finance Directorate of Ministry of Railways.

3. Hindi version will follow.

sd/-
(N.P.singh)
Deputy Director. Pay Commission-V
Raiway Board.

Source : AIRF