Rules and allowance types described for Loco Pilots and Train Guards.
Paid to running staff based on the actual physical kilometres performed during a trip. The rate is calculated per 100 km under the 7th CPC framework and varies by designation, such as Mail/Express Loco Pilot, Goods Guard and Shunting Pilot.
Paid when running staff are deployed on stationary duties, such as attending training, waiting for duty, medical examinations or suspended execution of regular trips. It is generally calculated at a fixed standard rate of 160 km per day.
When a running staff member is recalled to duty before completing the mandatory standard rest period at the home station, additional compensation is calculated on an hourly basis.
Applicable when running staff are detained at an outstation lobby or running room beyond a continuous block of 16 hours from the time they signed off. Compensation increases progressively for subsequent hours.