Salary & Job Profile of an RRB Clerk

One of the reasons why students are drawn towards banking services is the lucrative salary packages offered by banks to their employees. While looking for career opportunities, with lavish salaries, perks and allowances, a huge scope of career growth in this sector makes it impossible to ignore. Let us have a close look at the salary and job profile of the RRB Clerk and what makes it so appealing to the candidates. Here you go.

RRB stands for Regional Rural Bank and is concerned with the employment of staff in Rural Banks in different states across the nation. To have a bird’s eye view of the complete selection process, please click the link below.

Roles & Responsibilities of RRB Clerk

Now, let us move on to RRB Clerk’s job profile. Rural banks are predominantly concerned with the banking and credit needs of residents of villages. The main work and responsibilities of the RRB Clerk are as follows:

The chief responsibility of the clerk at RRB is attending to account holders and new customers, listening to their grievances and queries related to the bank and providing them with all the required information.
Helping consumers deposit and withdraw cash.
Opening and closing the account, check verification, Demand Draft, generating receipts and all such responsibilities are handled by the Clerk.
Issuing Debit and Credit cards
Handling treasury-related matters
Maintain a daily record of the balance sheet.
Participating in the marketing of financial products of the bank such as informing the consumer about loans, mutual funds, deposits, and several schemes.
Handling emails and managing matters related to them.

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Allowance Scheme for RRB Clerk:

The basic Salary of the RRB Clerk is Rs 15000-19000. Apart from that, rules for Dearness Allowance (DA), House Rent Allowance (HRA), and Special Allowances go as:

Dearness Allowance (DA)	46.5% of the basic pay.
House Rent Allowance (HRA)	For Rural Areas: 5% of the basic salary For Semi-urban Areas: 7.5% of the basic pay For Urban Areas: 10% of the basic pay
Special Allowances	7.75% of the basic pay.

Pay Scale for the RRB office Assistant

The pay scale for the RRB Office Assistant is

Rs. 7200-400/3-8400-500/3-9900-600/4-12300-700/7-17200-1300/1-18500-800/1-19300.

List of Perks and Allowances for RRB Clerk

Dearness Allowance
House Rent Allowance
Special Allowance
Transport Allowance
Medical Allowance
Fuel Reimbursement
Gratuity on Retirement as per NPS

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Salary Structure of RRB Clerk

The structure of the salary is as follows.:

RRB Clerk Salary Structure
Salary Component	Amount (Rs.)
Basic Salary	19900
Spl A	3263.60
DA	8049.17
HRA	2167.88
NPS	2812.00
CASH	1250.00
Gross Pay (Approx.)	Rs. 37442.65

Net Salary after Deduction

Net Salary after deductions is Rs 31818/-. The deduction scheme goes as:

RRB Clerk Salary Deduction Scheme
Earnings	Amount
NPS EMP	2812.00
NPS	2812.00
Income Tax	0.00
Total	5624.00
Net Pay (Approx.)	31818.65

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Salary Increments for RRB Clerk

Period	Basic salary	Annual Increment	Number of Years
On joining	Rs 7200	Rs 400	3
After 3 years	Rs. 8400	Rs. 500	3
After 6 years	Rs. 9900	Rs.600	4
After 10 years	Rs. 12300	Rs 700	7
After 17 years	Rs 17200	Rs 1300	1