SATHEE: Railway Housing

Railway Housing

Key Information

Item	Details
1. Nodal Ministry	Ministry of Railways (Railway Board)
2. Policy Name	Railway Quarters Allotment & Management Rules, 2023 (latest revision)
3. Types of Quarters	Type-I to Type-VII (Type-VII = GM/PHOD level)
4. Eligibility	Permanent railway employees with ≥ 1 yr service
5. Allotment Authority	Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) / Works Manager in Production Units
6. Waiting-List Maintenance	IR-Computerised Quarter Allotment System (IR-CQAS)
7. License Fee Deduction	Source-automatic from salary on 1st working day of month
8. Standard Rent Formula	10% of Basic Pay (7th CPC) + DA thereon
9. HRA in-lieu	Paid when quarter not available within 8 km of duty point
10. Retention on Transfer	2 months on normal transfer; 4 months on mutual/illness
11. Vacation Notice	30 days notice or 1 month license fee in lieu
12. Unauthorized Occupation	Attracts Railway Services (Conduct) Rules, 1966 – penalty eviction
13. Maintenance Agency	Engineering Department (Open Line) / Estate Officer (Production Units)
14. Quarters built by	Railway’s Own Construction Organisation / Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) PPP
15. Green Quarters Initiative	GRIHA-IV rated colonies at 17 locations (e.g., Bhubaneswar, Secunderabad)
16. Quarter Allotment Committee	DRM (Chair), FA&CAO, Sr.DEN, SPO, SC/ST Representative
17. Priority-I Category	Safety category staff (Loco Pilots, Guards, Trackmen)
18. Quarter Exchange Rule	Allowed intra-division with equal/similar type & no rent loss
19. Condemnation Norms	> 30 yrs old & Structural Safety Index < 40 %
20. Rental Income (FY 24)	₹ 1,847 cr credited to Railway Revenue Receipt Head-3004

Important Points

License fee is compulsorily recovered even if the employee proceeds on leave < 180 days.
Railway quarters cannot be sub-let; doing so invites disciplinary action.
Type-IV & above quarters are allotted only to Group-B officers and above.
Quarters are exempt from Income-Tax perquisite valuation if occupation is mandatory for discharge of duties.
Retention beyond permissible period is charged double the standard rent.
On deputation, employee must vacate within 15 days failing which eviction proceedings start.
RLDA is constructing 40,000 additional units under “Railway Housing 2047” mission.
5% quota reserved for physically handicapped employees in fresh allotment.
Smart quarter colonies have 100% LED street-lighting & prepaid water meters.
Emergency repairs (burst pipe, power) are attended within 4 hrs through 24×7 control room.
Quarters are insured under “Railway Assets Insurance Fund” for fire/earthquake.
Annual inspection by a committee of AGM/PCPO level ensures habitability.

Practice MCQs

1. Who is the competent authority to allot Type-V quarters in a Division?

**Ans:** Divisional Railway Manager (DRM)

2. Standard license fee for railway quarter is calculated as ____ of basic pay + DA.

**Ans:** 10 %

3. Maximum period an employee can retain a quarter after normal transfer is

**Ans:** 2 months

4. Which category gets Priority-I in quarter allotment?

**Ans:** Safety category staff

5. Quarters older than how many years are considered for condemnation?

**Ans:** 30 years

6. The computerised system that maintains waiting list for railway quarters is called

**Ans:** IR-CQAS

7. When quarter is not available within 8 km, employee is entitled to

**Ans:** HRA in-lieu

8. RLDA builds quarters under which model?

**Ans:** PPP / Joint-development model

9. What percentage of quarters is reserved for physically handicapped employees?

**Ans:** 5 %

10. Retention charge after permissible period is ____ of standard rent.

**Ans:** Double

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