Ghat Allowance – 7th Pay Commission Recommendation

Ghat Allowance – Allowance for Running Staff of Indian Railways

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:

Class-I Ghat Section	Computation of kilometers will be 5 times the actual distance travelled
Class-II Ghat Section	Computation of kilometers will be 3 times the actual distance travelled