Recommendations of 7th CPC - Grant of Non-
Practising Allowance (NPA) at revised rates to IRMS
Officers.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAILWAY BOARD
S.No.PC-VII/30
No.PC-V/2017/A/NPA/1
RBENo.82/2017
New Delhi, dated 04/08/2017
The General Managers
All Indian Railways & PUs
(As per mailing list)
Subject:
Recommendations of 7th CPC - Grant of Non-
Practising Allowance (NPA) at revised rates to IRMS
Officers.
Please refer to Board's letter No.PC-V/2008/A/O/I(NPA), dt
22.09.2008 (RBE No.122/2008) regarding the existing rates of
Non-Practising Allowance (NPA) admissible to IRMS Officers
and as provided for in para 9 of the schedule for RS(RP)
Rules,2016, dt. 02.08.2016 (RBE No.93/2016), the question of
revision of rates of allowances (except Dearness Allowance)
based on the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay
Commission were to be notified subsequently and
separately.
Until then, all allowances were required to be paid at the
existing rates in the existing pay structure (the pay
structure based on 6th Pay Commission) as is if the pay has
not been revised w.e.f. 1st January,2016. Accordingty, NPA
was,also required to be paid at the existing rates specified
in the aforesaid Board's letter dt.22.09.2008 (RBE
No.122/2008).
2. The decisions of the Government, on the revised rates of
various allowances based on the recommendations of the 7th
central Pay commission. and in the light of the
recommendations of the Committee under the Chairmanship of
the Finance Secretary, constituted for this purpose, have
since been notified.
3. Accordingly, the President is pleased to decide that in
modification of the existing rates of NPA as contained in the
aforesaid Board's letter dt.22.09.2008, the NPA shall now be
paid at the rate of 20% of the basic pay in the revises pay
structure in vogue based on the recommendations of the 7th
Central Pay commission, as contained in the RS (RP) Rules
2016 subject to the condition that the sum of basic pay and
NPA does not exceed Rs.2,37,500 (Rupees two laskh thirty
seven thousand and five hundred only). The following
conditions shall regulate the grant of NPA under these
orders:
(i) The term "basic pay" in the revised pay
structure shall mean "basic. pay" as defined in Rule 3(x) RS
(RP)Rules,2016, i.e., "basic pay" in revised pay structure
means the pay drawn in the prescribed level in the Pay
Matrix.
(ii) The NPA shall continue to be treated as pay for the
purpose computation of Dearness Allowance and other
allowances, except those allowances in respect of which the
applicable orders provide othenruise, including calculation
of retirement benefits. Dearness Allowance under these orders
shall mean dearness allowance as sanctioned by the Central
Government from time to time in the 7th Pay Commission
Related pay structure.
(iii) NPA shall continue to be restrieted to those
medicalpests for which medical qualifications recognised
under the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 or under the
Dentist Act, rc+A have been prescribed as an essential
qualification. The Following conditions shall also be
fulfilled as hitherto:
(a) The Post is a clinical one.
(b) The Post is a whole time Post
(c) There is sample scope for private practice, and
(d) lt is necessary to prohibit private practice in public
interest.
4. The revised rate of NPA in terms of these orders shall
take effect from 1st July, 2017.
5. This issubs with the concurrence of Financei oi etomte of
Ministry of Railways.
6. Hindi version of these orders will follow
{ Authority : MoF's OM No. 12-2/2016-EIII.A, dt.7th
July,2017}
(N.P.Singh)
Dy.Director, Pay Commission-V
Railway Board
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