Admissibility of House Rent Allowance in the event of non-acceptance or surrender of Railway Residential Accommodation – Renewal of Delegation of Power: RBE No. 115/2025
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAILWAY BOARD
RBE No. 115/2025
No. E(P&A)II/2024/HRA-5
New Delhi, dt. 03.11.2025
The General Managers,
All Indian Railways & Production Units etc.
Sub: Renewal of Delegation of Powers beyond 31.03.2024 for the purpose of admissibility of House Rent Allowance in the event of non-acceptance or surrender of Railway Residential Accommodation — reg.
Ref: Board’s letters Nos.
(i) No. E(P&A)II-87/HRA-15, dated 16.05.1988
(ii) No. E(P&A)I-95/ HRA-3, dated 14.02.1996
(iii) No. E(P&A)II-99/HRA-2, dated12.07.1999 & 16.03.2000
(iv) No. E(P&A)II-2002/HRA-4, dated 16.10.2002
(v) No. E(P&A)II-2002/HRA-4, dated 09.05.2003
(vi) No. E(P&A)II-2010/HRA-2, dated 08.12.2010
(vii) No. E(P&A)II-2017/HRA-3, dated 15.01.2018
(viii) No. E(P&A)II/2012//F.E.2/4 dt. 02.04.2019
Attention is invited to Board’s letters quoted above delegating powers to the General Managers and other Heads of Organizations directly controlling allotment of quarters to Railway Servants for sanction of House Rent Allowance in accordance with the prescribed conditions to the categories of Railway Employees specified therein. This delegation of powers was valid up to 31.03.2024.
2. The question of renewing this delegation of powers beyond 31.03.2024 has been engaging the attention of the Board. On the basis of the reports received from the Zonal Railways and Production Units, the matter has been considered and the Board have decided to renew the sanction contained in para 5 of Board’s letter dated 16.5:1988 ibid and as amended/modified from time to time, w.e.f 01.04.2024 up to 31.03.2031 whereafter the question of renewing this delegation will be considered by the Board and a fresh sanction, if necessary, issued on the basis of reports received from the General Managers etc. directly controlling allotment of quarters, in regard to. the position of availability of railway accommodation under their control.
3. In case at any point of time it transpires that some accommodation is likely to remain vacant/un-occupied due to lack of demand, it should be made compulsory to submit applications for such types where there is surplus accommodation, and consequently, the employees entitled for such types would not be eligible to draw House Rent Allowance. In terms of para-2 of Board’s letter dt. 02.04.2019 referred at (viii) above, the Railway accommodation so vacated may be allotted to other employees of the same pool or other pool of essential category employees by changing the pool, if required, by the Zonal Railway. The Quarter Controlling Authority shall promptly take necessary action in this regard.
4. This delegation is also subject to the over-riding condition that these orders are liable to be withdrawn/modified at any time during this period, if it is considered necessary by the Board to do so.
5. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.
(Manoj Kumar)
Dy. Director, Estt.q(P&A)II
Railway Board
Tele No.011-47845113
E-mail: manoj.rb[at]gov.in
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