NEW DELHI, March 20 -- Meeting a long-standing demand of over two lakh train operations staff, the Railway Board on Friday announced a 25 per cent increase in the kilometerage allowance for loco running staff with retrospective effect from January 1, 2024.
The announcement comes after over two years of persistent representations and protests by various railway employee unions and federations.
An official order issued on Friday said that following a 50 per cent increase in dearness allowance (DA) effective from January 1, 2024, the Board decided to increase the kilometerage allowance for various categories of loco running staff from the same date.
The order noted that the matter was examined in consultation with the Finance Department of ...