R.B.E. No. 49/2002 

Subject: Payment of allowance in lieu of kilometreage to Running staff for periods of suspension eventually treated as duty for all purposes – PNM/AIRF Item No. 60/2001.

[No. E(P&A)II –20001/RS-18, dated 17.4.2002]

             The issue regarding payment of allowance in lieu of kilometreage to Running staff for periods of suspension eventually treated as duty for all purposes was raised by the Staff side in the PNM/AIRF as Item No. 60/2001. 

2.   The issue has been examined by the Board. It has come to the notice of the Board that different practices are being followed by different Zonal Railways in the matter, which is not correct. Attention in the matter is invited to Para 8.5 of Board's letter No. E(P&A) II – 80/RS-10, dated 17.7.1981 and as modified vide letter dated 24.6.1985 which provides that when Running staff are engaged in or employed on duties other than running duties for which they are at present paid allowance in lieu of mileage, they will be paid allowance in lieu of kilometreage as below for every calendar day for such duties as are required to be performed by them:-