Admissibility of HRA in the Event of Non-Acceptance/Surrender of Railway Accommodation. – RBE 23-2017

RBE 23-2017 HRA admissibilityRailway Board has issued RBE 23-2017 vide L.No. E(P&A)II-2015/HRA-6 dated 06.03.2017 regarding Admissibility of House Rent Allowance (HRA) in the event of non-acceptance/surrender of Railway residential accommodation. 

रेलवे आवास ना लेने/सरेंडर करने की स्थिति में बंद हो सकता है मकान किराया भत्ता | NWR रेलवे द्वारा मांगे गए स्पष्टीकरण के संधर्भ में रेलवे बोर्ड ने RBE 23-2017 में जारी किये दिशा-निर्देश | अधिक जानकारी के लिए संलगन PDF का हिंदी अवतरण पढ़े |

Details of Railway Board Circular (RBE 23-2017)

Sub: Admissibility of HRA in the event of non-acceptance/surrender of Railway residential accommodation 

A reference from North Western Railway was received for clarification on the issue of admissibility of HRA in the event of non-acceptance/surrender of railway residential accommodation by a railway employee. The matter was examined and considered in this office in the light of policy guidelines on the issue in consultation with the Finance Directorate of Railway Board. In this connection, it is stated that the provisions of letter No. E(P&A)II-87/HRA-15 dated 16.05.1988 still hold good regarding admissibility of House Rent Allowance (HRA) in the event of non­ acceptance/surrender of Railway residential accommodation. However, refusal by a Railway servant of a quarter of a different class from that for which he is eligible shall not constitute refusal for the purpose of these orders unless he has the option to apply for accommodation of a class next below the one to which he is entitled by virtue of his emoluments and he refuses such accommodation when allotted on the basis of his application.
2. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.

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