RBE No. 113-2025 Revision of rates of the Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA) for contract workers engaged in various employment/activities w.e.f. 01.10.2025.

भारत सरकार/GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 

रेल मंत्रालय/MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

रेलवे बोर्ड / RAILWAY BOARD

RBE No. 113/2025

No. 2020/E(LL)/AT/MW/2

New Delhi dated: 30.10.2025

The General Managers,

All Zonal Railways and Production Units, 

Metro Railway/Kolkata, CORE/Prayagraj, 

The CAO (Construction), All Indian Railways,

The Director General, RDSO/Lucknow, The DG/National Academy of Indian Railways, Vadodara, The DGS/IRICEN, IRIEEN, IRISET, IRIMEE, IRITM, The CAO, Rail Coach Factory / Raebareli, The CAO, Rail Wheel Plant, Bela.

Sub: Revision of rates of the Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA) for contract workers engaged in various employment/activities w.e.f. 01.10.2025.

RBE 108-2025 - Grant of Dearness Allowance to Railway employees Rates effective from 01.07.2025. Revised

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (भारत सरकार)

Ministry of Railways (रेल मंत्रालय)

Railway Board (रेलवे बोर्ड)

PC-VII No.- 230

RBE No: 108/2025

File No. PC-VII/2016/1/7/2/1

New Delhi, dated: 16.10.2025

The General Manager/CAOs(R),

All India Railways & Production Units, (As per mailing list)

Sub: Grant of Dearness Allowance to Railway employees Rates effective from 01.07.2025. Revised

RBE 99/2024 Grant of Dearness Allowance to Railway employees Revised Rates effective from 01.07.2024.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (भारत सरकार)

Ministry of Railways (रेल मंत्रालय)

Railway Board (रेलवे बोर्ड)

PC-VII No.-219

RBE No: 99/2024

File No. PC-VII/2016/1/7/2/1

New Delhi, dated: 22.10.2024

The General Manager/CAOs(R),

All India Railways & Production Units,

(As per mailing list)

Sub: Grant of Dearness Allowance to Railway employees Revised Rates effective from 01.07.2024.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry's letter RBE No. 26/2024 dated 15.03.2024 (F.No. PC-VII/2016/1/7/2/1) on the subject mentioned above and to say that the President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Allowance payable to Railway employees shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 50% to 53% of the Basic Pay with effect from 1 July, 2024.

Revision of rates of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees- effective from 01.07.2024.

 

Subject: Revision of rates of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees- effective from 01.07.2024.

Grant of Dearness Relief to Railway pensioners/family pensioners - Revised rate effective from 01.01.2024

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (भारत सरकार)

Ministry of Railways (रेल मंत्रालय)

Railway Board (रेलवे बोर्ड)

PC-VII No.: 214

RBE No.: 28/2024

File No. PC-VII/2016/1/7/2/3

New Delhi, dated: 20.03.2024

The General Manager/CAOs(R), All Zonal Railways & Production Units, (As per standard mailing list)

Sub: Grant of Dearness Relief to Railway pensioners/family pensioners - Revised rate effective from 01.01.2024.

A copy of Office Memorandum No. 42/02/2024-P&PW(D) dated 13.03.2024 of Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions (Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare) on the above subject is enclosed herewith for information and compliance. This order shall apply mutatis mutandis on Railways also.

Grant of Dearness Allowance to Railway employees Revised Rates effective from 01.01.2024

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS 

RAILWAY BOARD

PC-VII No.-213

File No. PC-VII/2016/1/7/2/1

RBE No: 26/2024

New Delhi, dated: 15.03.2024

The General Manager/CAOs(R), All India Railways & Production Units, (As per mailing list)

Sub: Grant of Dearness Allowance to Railway employees Revised Rates effective from 01.01.2024.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry's letter RBE No. 118/2023 dated 23.10.2023 (F.No. PC-VII/2016/1/7/2/1) on the subject mentioned above and to say that the President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Allowance payable to Railway employees shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 46% to 50% of the Basic Pay with effect from 1 January, 2024.

RBE No - 178/2017 - Minimum Rates of Wages and variable Dearness Allowance w.e.f. 01.10.2017

Minimum Rates of Wages and variable Dearness Allowance w.e.f. 01.10.2017

RBE No : 172/2019 - Grant of Dearness Allowance to Railway employees – Revised Rates effective from 01.07.2019.

RBE No : 172/2019

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARA T SARKAR)
Ministry of Railways (Rail Mantralaya)
(Railway Board)

PC-VII No.- 145                                                         New Delhi, dated: 15.10.2019

File No. PC-VII/201611/7/2/1

The General Manager/CAOs(R),

All India Railways & Production Units,

(As per mailing list)

Sub: – Grant of Dearness Allowance to Railway employees – Revised Rates effective from 01.07.2019.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry’s letter RBE No. 37/2019 dated 06.03.2019 (F.No. PC-VII/2016/I/7/2/1) on the subject mentioned above and to say that the President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Allowance payable to Railway employees shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 12% to 17% of the basic pay with effect from Ist July, 2019.

RBE 137/2017 -GRANT OF DEARNESS ALLOWANCE TO CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES REVISED RATES EFFECTIVE FROM 01.07.2017

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Grant of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees – Revised Rates effective from 1.1.2018

No. 1/1/2018-E-II (B)
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure

North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 15th March, 2018.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Grant of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees – Revised Rates effective from 1.1.2018.