07/2025 Payment of difference/arrears of TA/DA arising out of enhancement of rate by 25% upon revision of DA to 50% w.e.f. 01.01.2024 - clarification - reg.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (भारत सरकार)

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (रेल मंत्रालय)

RAILWAY BOARD (रेलवे बोर्ड)

RBE No: 07/2025

New Delhi, dated 27.01.2025

No. F(E)I/2024/A1-28/34

The General Managers/

Principal Financial Advisers, 

All Zonal Railways & 

Production Units etc,

DGs of RDSO and NAIR.

Sub: Payment of difference/ arrears of TA/DA arising out of enhancement of rate by 25% upon revision of DA to 50% w.c.f. 01.01.2024 - clarification - reg.

Consequent to revision of rates of Dearness Allowance to 50% vide Board's letter No. PC-VII/2016/1/7/2/1, dated 15.03.2024, the instructions regarding revision of the rates of various allowances, including Daily Allowance (TA/DA) by 25% were issued vide Board's letter of even number dated 05.06.2024. Para 3 of this letter provides that the revised rates of these allowances shall be applicable w.c.f. 01 Januaгу, 2024.

2. However, a doubt has been raised by some Railways regarding admissibility of claims for payment of difference of TA/DA, where TA/DA had been paid at old rates in respect of official tours made on or after 01.01.2024, consequent to increase in the rates of TA/DA by 25% w.e.f. 01.01.2024.

3. The matter has been examined in Board's office and it is clarified that as per para-3 of Board's above-mentioned letter dated 05.06.2024, the revised rates of TA/DA shall be applicable w.c.f. 01.01.2024. Therefore, any payment of difference/ arrears arising out of this retrospective revision of rates of TA/DA will also be payable.

4. This also disposes of Central Railway's letter No. AC/ENG/IPAS/Nodal/TA Arr/2024 dated 19.11.2024 and Southern Railway's letter No. P.508/EG/Arrears of TA/DA 50%, dated 23.08.2024.

5. Hindi version will follow.

(Sanjay Prashar)

Jt Director, Finance (Estt) 

Railway Board.