Indian Railways Night Duty Allowance (NDA) Rules

Indian Railways Night Duty Allowance (NDA) Rules

The hourly rate of NDA shall be equal to (Basic Pay + Dearness Allowance / 200) which would be admissible to eligible categories of non-gazetted Railway servants classified under chapter XIV of the Railway Act, 1989.

Night Duty Allowance shall be eligible only for Non-Gazetted Employees up to PML 7 (Employees in PML8 under MACP also eligible).
The Railway Servant (Hours of Work and Period of Rest) Rules, 2005 for work put in during the period from 22:00 hours to 06:00 hours are treated as Night Duty.
Weightage of 10 minutes for every hour of duty performed between the hours of 22:00 and 06:00 would be continued.

On implementation of 7th CPC, the Ceiling of Basic Pay is limited to ₹ 43,600/- w.e.f. 04.07.2022.

Formula to Calculate NDA

NDA = (Basic Pay + DA)/200 x Night Hours / 6


Also, Check : House Rent Allowance (HRA) in Indian Railways

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