7th Pay Commission Report Ghat Allowance
It is granted to running staff of Indian Railways when operating trains on sections with steep gradient (Ghat Sections). This is granted on the premise that the average speed in Ghat Sections is much lower than non-Ghat sections and therefore the Running Staff operating on Ghat Sections will be put to a disadvantage vis-à-vis their counterpart operating on non-Ghat Sections in terms of Kilometreage Allowance if this allowance is not there. The present rates are:
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Class-I Ghat Section |
Computation of kilometres will be 5 times the actual distance travelled |
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Class-II Ghat Section |
Computation of kilometres will be 3 times the actual distance travelled |
Source: 7th CPC Report