Admissibility of House Rent Allowance (HRA) in the event of non-acceptance or surrender of railway residential accommodation GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS RAILWAY BOARD NO. E (P&A)II/ 2012/ F.E. 2/4 Dated: 02.04.2019 The General Manager, All Indian Railways/PUs, NF(Con), CORE The DG/RDSO/ Lucknow, DG/ NAIRNadodara CAOs, DMW/ Patiala, WPO/ Patna, COFMOW/ NDLS, RWP/ Bela, CAO/ IROAF Sub: Admissibility of House Rent Allowance (HRA) in the event of non-acceptance or surrender of railway residential accommodation. Ref: (1)Department of Expenditures, MoF’s OM no. 2/5/2017-E.IIB dated C15.03.2019 (2)Railway Board’s letter No. E(P&A)II-87/HRA-15, dated 16.05.1988 (3)Railway Board’s letter No. E(P&A)II-95/HRA-3, dated 14.02.1996 (4)Railway Board’s letter No. E(P&A)II-99/HRA-2, dated 12.07.1999 & 16.03.2000 (5)Railway Board’s letter No. E(P&A)II-2002/HRA-4, dated 16.10.2002 & 09.05.2003 (6)Railway Board’s letter No. E(P&A)II-2010/HRA-2, dat...

HRA – RAILWAY RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (Railway Board) No. E(P&A)II/2017/HRA-3 New Delhi, dated 09.05.2018 The General Secretary NFIR 3, Chelmsford Road, New Delhi-110055 Sir, Sub :- Admissibility of HRA in the event of non-acceptance or surrender of Railway Residential Accommodation – reg. The undersigned is directed to refer to NFIR’s letter No.1/5 (c) Part II, dt. 16.01.2018 on the above subject and to state that the previous delegation of powers to GMs and other Heads of Organisations had expired on 31.03.2017 and it was incumbent on this office to review/renew the same. The delegation of powers to GMs and others Head of Organizations was sanctioned in the year 1988 vide Board’s letter dt. 16.05.1988 (RBE No. 98/88). Since then it is being renewed continuously, the last (before issuing Board’s letter dt 15.01.2018) being reviewed in 2010 vide Board, letter dt. 08.12.2010 (RBE No.176/2010). As regards the PNM/NFIR item No. 40/2012 it is...