By Admin 
On March 20, the Railway Board issued an official order on this. This amendment will be considered effective from January 1, 2024. Under ‘Kilometerage Allowance’, train running employees like loco pilots and guards will now get more money for every kilometer of train running than before. Let us tell you that when the drivers and guards drive the train while on duty or are on a journey, in addition to their salary, they get paid according to the kilometers covered. Now this rate has been increased to 25 percent.
Similarly, under ‘Allowance in lieu of Kilometers’ (ALK), sometimes the running staff is shifted for training or medical checkup or meeting instead of running the train, then the money they get in lieu of kilometer is called ALK. Now this has also been increased by 25 percent.
The Ministry of Railways has revised the Kilometerage Allowance and Allowance in lieu of Kilometerage ALK for running staff with effect from 01.01.2024 Sincere thanks to @ShivaGopalMish1 & @AshwiniVaishnaw for their efforts and support in making this happen.#KilometerageAllowance pic.twitter.com/5npikdvf7A
— 8th pay commission (@8thpaycommision) March 21, 2026
Important points related to allowance
- Increase of 25 percent in ‘Kilometerage Allowance’ received for running trains.
- Its benefit will mainly be available to loco pilots, assistant loco pilots and train managers (guards). About 2 lakh employees will benefit from this.
- Since this rule will be considered applicable from January 2024, the already increased outstanding money will also be received in the form of arrears.
- According to the Railway Service (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016, dearness allowance has now gone above 50 percent. When DA goes above this level, there is a provision to amend some specific allowances.
Salary Structure change from 1 April: There will be a big change in your salary slip from 1 April, new rules are going to be implemented.