Railway Group D Recruitment: Know the posts, salary and allowances available in Railway Group D Recruitment..

Railway Group D Bharti 2025: The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has issued a short notification for recruitment to 32,438 vacant posts of the Group D Level-1 category in Indian Railways. This is a golden chance for the youth doing ITI after the 10th to get a job in railways. Recruitments are done in departments like Engineering, Stores, Signal, Traffic, and Medical through the RRB Group D Recruitment Exam. Group D category posts in Railways get an annual salary of Rs 3.5 to 6 lakh. Let us know in detail about the posts and salaries received under RRB Group D. Group D Category Posts in Railways.
Under the Group D category in Railways, these posts come from five departments- Engineering, Stores, Signal, Traffic, and Medical-
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Assistant (Track Machine)
Assistant (Bridge)
Track Maintainer Grade IV Engineering
Assistant Path-way
Assistant (C&W)
Assistant TRD Electrical
Assistant (S&T)
Assistant Loco Shed (Diesel)
Assistant Loco Shed (Electrical)
Assistant Operation (Electrical)
Assistant Signal & Telecom (S&T)
Assistant (Depot Store)
Salary on RRB Group D Category Posts
The salary structure on Group D category posts in Railways is based on the posting location. Whose category is usually City-X, City-Y and City-Z. The pay scale in all three categories is Rs 5,200 to Rs 20,200. Apart from this, grade pay, basic pay, and DA i.e. dearness allowance are also the same. But there is a difference in HRA and travel allowance. If you get a posting at a City X category location, then you will get 27% HRA. Whereas 18% HRA will be given at a City Y category location and 9% HRA will be given at a City Z category location.
Railway Group D Salary Structure
Aspect City X City Y City Z
Pay Scale Rs. 5,200 – 20,200 Rs. 5,200 – 20,200 Rs. 5,200 – 20,200
Grade Pay 1800 1800 1800
Basic Pay 18,000 18,000 18,000
DA 3,060 3,060 3,060
HRA 27% 18% 9%
Travel Allowance As per Location As per Location As per Location
RRB Group D Salary 27,920 Approx 27,000 25,560
Allowances and facilities given to Group D employees
Night Duty Allowance
Holiday Compensation
Transport Allowance
Transport Allowance for Medical Treatment
Daily Allowance and Mileage Allowance
Special Compensation (Tribal/Scheduled Area)
Special Allowance for Disabled Women
Preferred Posting for Women Employees
Kilometer Allowance
Accident Allowance
Out Station Allowance
Eligibility for Railway Group D Recruitment
To get recruited for Group D posts in Railways, one must take the 10th pass. Along with this, it is also necessary to have done ITI in the relevant trade. The age limit for this is 18 to 26 years. Candidates from reserved categories also get a relaxation in the age limit as per the rules.
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