National Holiday allowance (NHA) in Indian Railways

National Holiday allowance (NHA) applicable for Non- Gazetted staff i.e. Level 1 to level-6 staff only ( Officer level not allowed to take National Holiday allowance) in Indian Railways as per RBE 108/2017 (CLICK HERE pdf Download]

 Now Revised Rates of various allowances upon Dearness Allowance being raised by 50% from 1 January 2024 dates 4.6.2024 [Click here download pdf Notice],  According to railway Board's letter bearing RBE No. 51/2024 dated 05.06.2024 or ref RBE No. 26/2024 dated 15.03.2024  [CLICK HERE DOWNLOAD] DA reach at 50% hence various allowance shall be increase 25% .

1. Vide Board's letter under reference, the rates of Dearness Allowance were raised to 50%. Consequently, multiple references have been received from the Staff Federations regarding revision in the rates of various allowances whose rates were slated to be revised upon DA reaching 50%.

2,The revised rates of these allowances shall be applicable with effect from 1st January, 2024.

3. In view of the same, a list of such allowances whose rates shall be revised with DA reaching 50%, along with the revised rates of National Holiday allowance (NHA) is 7th CPC is given Below.

 

i) Level-1 & Level-1 all employees   - Rs 480 Per holiday duty.

ii) Level-3, Level-4 & Level-5 all employees   - Rs 596 Per holiday duty.

iii) Level-6, Level-7 & Level-8 all employees   - Rs 788 Per holiday duty.

 

Q- Who is eligible for NHA in Railway? रेलवे में एनएचए के लिए कौन पात्र है.

ANS- National Holiday allowance (NHA) applicable for Non- Gazetted staff i.e. Level 1 to level-6 staff only ( Officer level not allowed to take National Holiday allowance) in Indian Railways as per RBE 108/201. राष्ट्रीय अवकाश भत्ता (एनएचए) आरबीई 108/2017 के अनुसार भारतीय रेलवे में केवल गैर-राजपत्रित कर्मचारियों यानी लेवल 1 से लेवल -6 स्टाफ (अधिकारी स्तर को राष्ट्रीय अवकाश भत्ता लेने की अनुमति नहीं है) के लिए लागू है। 

Q-How many National Holidays are given to Railway employees in a year? रेलवे कर्मचारियों को एक वर्ष में कितने राष्ट्रीय अवकाश दिये जाते हैं?

ANS- 3 National Holidays In the case of Railways, 16 holidays for the Office Staff, 15 paid holidays in respect of the Workshop Staff and 12 paid holidays in respect of line staff are to be chosen in consultation with the organized labour. However, these holidays will be inclusive of the three National Holidays i.e. Republic Day (January 26); Independence Day (August 15); and. Gandhi Jayanti (October 2) every years. 3 राष्ट्रीय छुट्टियाँ रेलवे के मामले में, कार्यालय कर्मचारियों के लिए 16 छुट्टियाँ, वर्कशॉप स्टाफ के संबंध में 15 वैतनिक छुट्टियाँ और लाइन स्टाफ के संबंध में 12 वैतनिक छुट्टियाँ संगठित श्रमिकों के परामर्श से चुनी जानी हैं। हालाँकि, इन छुट्टियों में तीन राष्ट्रीय अवकाश यानी गणतंत्र दिवस (26 जनवरी) शामिल होंगे; स्वतंत्रता दिवस (15 अगस्त); और। प्रत्येक वर्ष गांधी जयंती (2 अक्टूबर) । 

Q- What is the rate of national holiday allowance in Railway? रेलवे में राष्ट्रीय अवकाश भत्ते की दर क्या है?

Ans- revised rates of National Holiday allowance (NHA) is 7th CPC is given Below. 

 i) Level-1 & Level-1 all employees   - Rs 480 Per holiday duty.

ii) Level-3, Level-4 & Level-5 all employees   - Rs 596 Per holiday duty.

iii) Level-6, Level-7 & Level-8 all employees   - Rs 788 Per holiday duty.

Breakdown allowance for Helper, technician & JE in Indian Railways

 

Breakdown allowance applicable for Helper, technician & JE in Indian Railways as per RBE 106/2017 (CLICK HERE pdf Download]

 Now Revised Rates of various allowances upon Dearness Allowance being raised by 50% from 1 January 2024 dates 4.6.2024 [Click here download pdf Notice],  According to railway Board's letter bearing RBE No. 51/2024 dated 05.06.2024 or ref RBE No. 26/2024 dated 15.03.2024  [CLICK HERE DOWNLOAD] DA reach at 50% hence various allowance shall be increase 25% .

1. Vide Board's letter under reference, the rates of Dearness Allowance were raised to 50%. Consequently, multiple references have been received from the Staff Federations regarding revision in the rates of various allowances whose rates were slated to be revised upon DA reaching 50%.

2,The revised rates of these allowances shall be applicable with effect from 1st January, 2024.

3. In view of the same, a list of such allowances whose rates shall be revised with DA reaching 50%, along with the revised rates of Breakdown allowance is  7th CPC is given Below.

 

i) Helper Grade-I &II and others Group D (now group c level-1) - Rs 338 Per Month.

ii) Technician Grade-III (Level-2) - Rs 506 Per Month.

iii) Technician Grade-I & supervisory (Level-5) and Technician Grade-II (Level-4)   - Rs 675 Per Month.

iv) Sr. Technician, junior Engineers and higher grade (Level-6) - Rs 844 Per Month.

 

 

Q- Breakdown allowance kya hota hai and Indian railway mai breakdown allowance kisko milta hai (What is breakdown allowance and who gets breakdown allowance on Indian Railways?) ब्रेकडाउन भत्ता क्या है और भारतीय रेलवे पर ब्रेकडाउन भत्ता किसे मिलता है?

Ans - रनिंग शेड और कैरिज एवं वैगन डिपो में कार्यरत अराजपत्रित रेलवे कर्मचारी, जिन्हें ब्रेकडाउन ड्यूटी के लिए नियुक्त किया गया है और पर्यवेक्षक कर्मचारियों सहित रिलीफ ट्रेन इलेक्ट्रिकल कर्मचारी, जो वेतन मैट्रिक्स में लेवल 6 (4200 रुपए जीपी) और उससे ऊपर के पद धारण करते हैं (कैरिज एवं वैगन डिपो, लोको रनिंग शेड या इलेक्ट्रिकल रिलीफ ट्रेन के प्रभारी पर्यवेक्षकों को छोड़कर), को निम्नलिखित की अनुमति दी जाएगी या दिया जाता है. Non-Gazetted Railway employees working in Running Sheds and Carriage & Wagon Depots deputed for breakdown duty and Relief Train Electrical staff including supervisory staff holding posts in Level 6 (Rs. 4200 GP) and above in the pay matrix (except supervisors in charge of carriage and wagon depot, loco running shed or electrical relief train), shall be allowed or allowed to:

Full list of portfolios of council of ministers in PM Modi 3.0 govt 2024 : Who gets which minitries

Prime Minister (PM OF INDIA or BHARAT KA PRADHAN MANTRI)

Shri Narendra Modi 

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Atomic Energy Department of Space All important policy issues and all other portfolios not allocated to any Minister 

 

30 Cabinet Ministers 

1. Shri Raj Nath Singh:- Ministry of  Defence 
2. Shri Amit Shah:- Ministry of Home Affairs Ministry of Cooperation 
3. Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari:- Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
4. Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda:- Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
5. Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan:- Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Ministry of Rural Development
6.  Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman Ministry of Finance Ministry of Corporate Affairs 
7. Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar Ministry of External Affairs 
8. Shri Manohar Lal Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry of Power 
9. Shri H. D. Kumaraswamy Ministry of Heavy Industries Ministry of Steel 
10. Shri Piyush Goyal Ministry of Commerce and Industry 
11. Shri Dharmendra Pradhan Ministry of Education 
12.  Shri Jitan Ram Manjhi Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises 
13. Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh Ministry of Panchayati Raj Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying 
14. Shri Sarbananda Sonowal Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways 
15.  Dr. Virendra Kumar Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
16.  Shri Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu Ministry of Civil Aviation 
17. Shri Pralhad Joshi Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
18.  Shri Jual Oram Ministry of Tribal Affairs 
19. Shri Giriraj Singh Ministry of Textiles 
20. Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw Ministry of Railways Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
21. Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia Ministry of Communications Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
22. Shri Bhupender Yadav Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
23. Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Ministry of Culture Ministry of Tourism
24. Smt. Annpurna Devi Ministry of Women and Child Development
25. Shri Kiren Rijiju Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs Ministry of Minority Affairs
26. Shri Hardeep Singh Puri Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas 
27. Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya Ministry of Labour and Employment Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports 
28. Shri G. Kishan Reddy Ministry of Coal Ministry of Mines
29. Shri Chirag Paswan Ministry of Food Processing Industries
30.  Shri C R Patil Ministry of Jal Shakti

5 Ministers of State (Independent Charge) 

1. Shri Rao Inderjit Singh Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation Ministry of Planning
2. Dr. Jitendra Singh Ministry of Science and Technology Ministry of Earth Sciences
3. Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal Ministry of Law and Justice
4. Shri Jadhav Prataprao Ganpatrao Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) 
5. Shri Jayant Chaudhary Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship 

36 Ministers of State 

1. Shri Jitin Prasada Ministry of Commerce and Industry Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology 
2. Shri Shripad Yesso Naik Ministry of Power Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
3. Shri Pankaj Chaudhary Ministry of Finance
4. Shri Krishan Pal Ministry of Cooperation
5. Shri Ramdas Athawale Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
6. Shri Ram Nath Thakur Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare 
7. Shri Nityanand Rai Ministry of Home Affairs
8. Smt. Anupriya Singh Patel Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
9. Shri V. Somanna Ministry of Jal Shakti Ministry of Railways 
10. Dr. Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani Ministry of Rural Development Ministry of Communications 
11. Prof. S. P. Singh Baghel Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Ministry of Panchayati Raj
12. Sushri Shobha Karandlaje Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Ministry of Labour and Employment 
13. Shri Kirtivardhan Singh Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ministry of External Affairs 
14. Shri B. L. Verma Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment 
15. Shri Shantanu Thakur Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
    
16. Shri Suresh Gopi Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry of Tourism 
17. Dr. L. Murugan Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
18. Shri Ajay Tamta Ministry of Road Transport and Highways 
19. Shri Bandi Sanjay Kumar Ministry of Home Affairs 
20. Shri Kamlesh Paswan Ministry of Rural Development 
21. Shri Bhagirath Choudhary Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare 
22. Shri Satish Chandra Dubey Ministry of Coal Ministry of Mines 
23. Shri Sanjay Seth Ministry of Defence 
24. Shri Ravneet Singh Ministry of Food Processing Industries Ministry of Railways 
25. Shri Durgadas Uikey Ministry of Tribal Affairs 
26. Smt. Raksha Nikhil Khadse Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports 
27. Shri Sukanta Majumdar Ministry of Education Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region 
28. Smt. Savitri Thakur Ministry of Women and Child Development 
29. Shri Tokhan Sahu Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs 
30. Shri Raj Bhushan Choudhary Ministry of Jal Shakti 
31. Shri Bhupathi Raju Srinivasa Varma Ministry of Heavy Industries Ministry of Steel 
32. Shri Harsh Malhotra Ministry of Corporate Affairs Ministry of Road Transport and Highways 
33. Smt. Nimuben Jayantibhai Bambhaniya Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution 
34. Shri Murlidhar Mohol Ministry of Cooperation Ministry of Civil Aviation 
35. Shri George Kurian Ministry of Minority Affairs Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying 
36. Shri Pabitra Margherita Ministry of External Affairs Ministry of Textiles

Risk and Hardship allowance for Track maintainers in Indian Railways

Risk and Hardship allowance for Track maintainers to  given in Indian railway Rs 2700 per months for L-8 and below 8 level  and 3400 per months for L9 and above level 9 from 1 july 2017. Risk and Hardship allowance for Track maintainers in Indian Railways as per RBE 87/2017 (CLICK HERE pdf Download]

In this context, it is pointed out that the amount payable as Risk and Hardship Allowance as per the R3H2 matrix as per accepted recommendation of the 7th CPC is 2700/- for Level-8 and below and ₹3400/- for Level-9 and above. However, it is only the category of "Track Maintainers" (that consists of Track Maintainers- I, II, III and IV) who are eligible for payment of Risk and Hardship Allowance, in terms of RBE No. 87/2017. As per their extant pay level, this allowance payable is therefore 2700/- p.m. Apart from Track Maintainers, no other category of Railway Employees has been included for payment of the aforesaid Risk and Hardship Allowance as per the accepted recommendations of the 7th CPC.

 Now Revised Rates of various allowances upon Dearness Allowance being raised by 50% from 1 January 2024 dates 4.6.2024 [Click here download pdf Notice],  According to railway Board's letter bearing RBE No. 51/2024 dated 05.06.2024 or ref RBE No. 26/2024 dated 15.03.2024  [CLICK HERE DOWNLOAD] DA reach at 50% hence various allowance shall be increase 25% . 

 

1. Vide Board's letter under reference, the rates of Dearness Allowance were raised to 50%. Consequently, multiple references have been received from the Staff Federations regarding revision in the rates of various allowances whose rates were slated to be revised upon DA reaching 50%.

2,The revised rates of these allowances shall be applicable with effect from 1st January, 2024.

3. In view of the same, a list of such allowances whose rates shall be revised with DA reaching 50%, along with the revised rates of Risk and Hardship allowance is  7th CPC is 3375/- for Level-8 and below and ₹4250/- for Level-9 and above.

Special Train Controllers Allowance (Revised) for Section controllers and deputy chief controllers

Special Train Controllers Allowance given in Indian railway for Section controllers and deputy chief controllers Rs 5000 per months from 1 july 2017. Special Train Controllers Allowance in Indian Railways as per RBE 86/2017 (CLICK HERE pdf Download]

 Now Revised Rates of various allowances upon Dearness Allowance being raised by 50% from 1 January 2024 dates 4.6.2024 [Click here download pdf Notice],  According to railway Board's letter bearing RBE No. 51/2024 dated 05.06.2024 or ref RBE No. 26/2024 dated 15.03.2024  [CLICK HERE DOWNLOAD] DA reach at 50% hence various allowance shall be increase 25% . 

 
1. Vide Board's letter under reference, the rates of Dearness Allowance were raised to 50%. Consequently, multiple references have been received from the Staff Federations regarding revision in the rates of various allowances whose rates were slated to be revised upon DA reaching 50%.
2. In view of the same, a list of such allowances whose rates shall be revised with DA reaching 50%, along with the revised rates  of Special Train Controllers Allowance is Rs 6250 per months.
3. The revised rates of these allowances shall be applicable with effect from 1st January, 2024.

Q. why Special Train Controllers Allowance is given to Section controllers and deputy chief controllers? अनुभाग नियंत्रकों और उप मुख्य नियंत्रकों को विशेष ट्रेन नियंत्रक भत्ता क्यों दिया जाता है?

ANS:- Controlling the movement of rail traffic within their section. Arranging the crossing of trains, efficient utilization of wagons and formation of goods trains at junction stations. Re-scheduling rolling stock, transshipment, etc. in the case of accidents and breakdowns Section controllers and deputy chief controllers is responsible employees.

Q-what is main duty of Section controllers and deputy chief controllers in Indian Railways as a control organization?

ANS:- The Control Organization of Indian Railways is the nerve centre of train operations. It controls the asset management of the Railways, in a dynamic situation, round the clock incessantly moving trains on its entire network. To guide and assist the section controller, there are shift Deputy Controllers. All technical disciplines involved in train movement have a representative in the Control office to provide the required support from his department. These would include i) Motive Power Controller ii)Traction Power Controller iii) Signaling and Tele - Communication Controller iv) Commercial Controller v) Security Controller vi) C& W Control vii) Engineering Control etc.

[CLICK HERE DOWNLOAD DETAIL PDF FOR DUTY OF Control Organization in INDIAN RAILWAYS ]

General Elections 2024 (Lok sabha) party wise win seat result NDA & INDIA government

 General Elections 2024 party wise win seat result NDA & INDIA government formation after results declared by ECI (Election commission of India) on 4 June 2024.

Q-Why party wise seat won important for candidates and normal public?.

Ans- Many competitive examination questions come from General Elections under topic of currents affairs and General knowledge so very important for learning students while Normal public seats required because it is voter of India and closed watch own representative and their government.

General Elections 2024 party wise percentage vote share as per ECI website 5 June 2024

Party wise Seat won in General Elections 2024 (28 states and 8 union territory in India).

1. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) - 240
2. Indian National Congress (INC) - 99
3. Samajwadi Party (SP)  - 37
4. All India Trinamool Congress (AITC)  - 29
5. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam - DMK   - 22
6. Telugu Desam - (TDP) -16
7. Janata Dal (United) - JD(U) -12
8. Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackrey) - SHSUBT  -9
9. Nationalist Congress Party Sharadchandra Pawar - NCPSP-  8
10. Shiv Sena - (SHS)  -7                                                                 
11. Lok Janshakti Party(Ram Vilas) - LJPRV -5                             
12. Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party - YSRCP - 4
13. Rashtriya Janata Dal - RJD - 4
14. Communist Party of India (Marxist) - CPI(M) -4
15. Indian Union Muslim League IUML - 3
16. Aam Aadmi Party - AAAP - 3
17. Jharkhand Mukti Morcha - JMM -3
18. Janasena Party - JnP -2
19. Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) - CPI(ML) (L)-  2
20. Janata Dal (Secular) - JD(S) - 2
21. Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi - VCK - 2
22. Communist Party of India - (CPI) - 2
23. Rashtriya Lok Dal - (RLD) - 2
24. Jammu & Kashmir National Conference - (JKN) - 2
25. United People's Party, Liberal - (UPPL) -1
26. Asom Gana Parishad - (AGP) - 1
27. Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) - (HAMS) -1
28. Kerala Congress - (KEC) - 1
29. Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) - 1
30. Nationalist Congress Party - (NCP) - 1
31. Voice of the People Party - (VOTPP) - 1
32. Zoram People's Movement - (ZPM) - 1
33. Shiromani Akali Dal - (SAD) -1
34. Rashtriya Loktantrik Party - (RLTP) - 1
35. Bharat Adivasi Party BHRTADVSIP - 1
36. Sikkim Krantikari Morcha - (SKM) - 1
37. Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam - (MDMK) -1
38. Aazad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) - (ASPKR) - 1
39. Apna Dal (Soneylal) - (ADAL) -1
40. AJSU Party - (AJSUP)- 1
41. All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen - (AIMIM) -1
42. Independent - (IND) - 7

Q- Which is Biggest party or larger alliance for won more seat in General election results 2024?

Ans- BJP party was won 240 seats in General election results 2024 as largest party while NDA is largest alliance with 292 seats won in 543 lok sabha seats where majority marks is 272 required for formation of government.

Q- How many seats are won by INC (indian national congress) and INDIA alliance?

Ans- 90 seats won by INC in General election results 2024 while INDIA alliance WON 234 seats.