Railway Establishment Rule 3
Railway Establishment Rule 3
The Railway Board is the Chief Administrative and Executive Body assisting the
Minister of Railways.
Que.:- When was the Railway Board formed and who are the main body?
In order to discharge the Administrative function, each Zone up to Sr. no.9 is having a
General Manager. Two additional General Managers, Senior Dy. General Managers, Dy.
General Managers , Chief Public Relations Officer, Chief Planning Officer and Heads of
Department for the following functions:
a) Operating -- Chief Operating Manager..
b) Engineering -- Chief Engineer.
c) Electrical—Chief Electrical Engineer.
d) S & T—Chief Signal & Telecommunication Engineer.
e) Mechanical—Chief Mechanical Engineer.
f) Accounts—Financial Adviser and Chief Account Officer.
g) Personnel-- Chief Personnel Officer.
h) Stores --Controller of Stores.
i) Medical --Chief Medical Officer.
j) Security--Chief Security Commissioner.
Que.:-What are the productive units and other organization working directly under
railway board?
Ans.—Production Units:
1. Chittaranjan Locomotive works for manufacturing of Electric Locomotives. (CLW-
Kolkata)
2. Diesel locomotive works, Varanasi, manufacturing
Diesel locomotives. (DLW)
3. Integral Coach Factory at Perambur (Chennai) for
manufacturing of Coaches, Electric multiple Units and goods stock.
4 Wheel and Axle Plant at Banglore for manufacturing
axles.
5. Diesel Component Works at Ptiala. (DCW)
6. Rail Coach Factory at Kapurthala. (RCF)
7. Railway Electrification, Allahabad. (CORE)
Other Organization:
1. Metro Railway at Calcutta.
2. Metropolitan Transport Projects, Mumbai Mass Rapid Transport System (MRTS)
Delhi, Madras
3 Indian Railway Construction Company (IRCOM)
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1) Average Leave.
No any Railway servant shall be granted leave of any kind for a continuous period of
five years. Minimum leave of 180 days can be granted at a time at a time. Total number of
average leave per year is 30 days Teaching staff of Railway School shall not be entitled for
average leave. Maximum number of 300 days leave can be accumulated.
2)Leave on Half Average Pay .
A Railway servant can availed 20 days leave per year on Half-Average pay, that to be
producing medical certificate.
3) Leave without pay (leave not due).
4) Extra Ordinary Leave.
5) Maternity leave: A female servant including Apprentices with less than two serving
children may be granted maternity leave for 135 days. This leave is eligible for those who are
mis-carriage including abortion.
6) Paternity Leave: This leave is granted to Rly.servant including Apprentice with less than
two serving children for 15 days during the confinement of his wife (or) before 135 days
from the date of delivery.
[RBI's No. E((P & A ) 1 / 97 /CPC /LE-6-dt. 8. 4. 99.]
7) Casual leave: Casual Leave is admissible to Rly. Staff in all groups. The C/Leave is
granted to enable them to attend to sudden unforeseen needs / requirements. It is not treated
as absent from duty and his pay is not terminated. If a Rly. Servant joined in Rly. in the
middle of the year, he entitled to the full quantum of casual leave. There is no restriction to
sanction full quantum of casual leave to those joining services in the second half of the year.
e.g. Example. If the Rly. Servant joined in Rly. service in the month of December, he
will be entitled to take full of quantum of C / L
[RB’s L.No. E(G) 56 LE 2 /91/3 of dt.5.10.56 ]
Casual leave, which was not availed in the calendar year , will lapse.
8) Extraordinary Leave: The Extraordinary Leave may be granted in to different occasions.
(a)When no other leave is admissible.
(b)When other leave is admissible. The Rly. Servant should give in writing for the
granting of Extra ordinary leave. This leave is permissible only for Permanent staff. Extra
ordinary leave on any one occasion in excess of the following limits.
3month without certificate. Staff who had completed 3 years of service can avail 6
months, which will be recommended by Med. certificate.
18-month leave who had completed one-year service for the following reasons.
TB on any part of the body by a qualified TB specialist.
Leprosy in a recognized leprosy institute recognized by state administrative medical
officer concerned.
Cancer or mental illness in an institute.
9) Maternity Leave: -A female Rly. Servant those who are having less than two serving
children can be granted maternity leave of 135 days w.e.f. 7.10.97. This also applicable to
Apprentice Rly. servant also.
[RB’s L.No. E((P & A ) 1 / 94 /CPC /LE-6-dt.10.11.97].
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Maternity Leave also granted to female servant for the case of miscarriage includes
abortion, only after producing Medical Certificate from Medical Officer. The total leave to
be granted should not excess 45 days.
[RB’s L.No. E(P&A ) 1 / 94 /CPC /LE-6-dt.12.9.94].
Moreover Maternity leave also can be combined with leave of any kind. The above said
maternity leave can not be debited against the leave account. Maternity leave also be granted
to female Rly. servant of temporary status. [R.B.’s L.No. E((P & A ) 1 / 90 /CPC /LE-
9-dt.25.6.91] Female Rly. Servant (even unmarried) also is granted maternity leave.
Female Rly. Servant who had married a widower, such widower had children of former wife
who was expired is also eligible for maternity leave who is having two serving children. First
wife’s children of the widower can not be taken into account for the female servant who had
married a widower.
[RB’s L.No. E((P & A ) 1 / 98 /CPC /LEL-dt.5.10.99.]
10) Hospital Leave : hospital leave can granted to Group C and D staff while under
treatment for illness of injuries if such illness or injury is directly due to risk incurred in the
time of official duties. This leave may be granted after submission of Medical Certificate
from an authorized Medical authority. He may be granted leave not more than 120 days of
average pay and the remaining pirod may be given on half pay salary. Divisional
Rly.Managers are empowered to relax provision in individual cases meriting sanction of
hospital leave beyond 120 days. General Manager is empowered to grant hospital leave
(unlimited ) to any no of days.
Injured Rly. Servant injured on duty during 1985-93 where hospital leave was not
granted beyond 120 days on full pay may be reviewed by the Administration and accordingly
Hospital leave may be regularized by General Manager. The Hospital full average pay during
the period 1985-93(old Cases) may be regularized after getting personnel sanction of the
G.M. with concurrence of the FA & CAO be debited against leave account. Hospital leave
which may granted by GM is unlimited and cannot be debited against leave account.
Hospital leave may be granted to the Rly. Servant who remains absents from duty for
Amputation and Replacement of Artificial limbs or for obtaining spare limb.
Any Rly.servent who the Workman Compensation Act applies, the amount of leave
salary payable during hospital leave shall be reduce by the amount of compensation payable
under Sec.4 (1) (d). Compensation payable under cause (b) or (c) of Sec. 4(1), then hospital
leaves salary to paid in full amount.
11) Special Disability Leave: The competent authority has to grant special disability leave to
Rly. Servant whether temporary or permanent who is disabled by injury on duty. The period
of such special leave should be certified by the Authorized Medical Attendents, and this leave
should not be beyond 24 month in respect of one disability and this period will be counted as
Duty. This leave can be combine with any leave. Leave salary during such leave shall for the
120 days of any kind, be equal to leave salary while on leave on average pay and and for the
remaining period of any such leave, be equal to leave salary during Half Pay leave , provided
the Rly. servant may at his option, may be allowed leave salary as for the period exceeding
120 days and without even the period of such leave shall be debited to his Half Pay Leave
account. This provision be applied to Temporary servant also -who was injured on duty or
becomes illness during the performance of Duty.
12) Leave Preparatory to Retirement: When a Railway servant is not interested of
encashment of leave on average pay at his account at the time of Retirement can be
permitted by the competent Authority to take leave preparatory to retirement to the extent of
Average which should not exceed of 240 days together with Half Pay leave and this leave
should be up to the date of Retirement including to the date of retirement .
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13) Leave Encashment: An Encashment of leave Is one of the retirement benefits granted
by the Government to their retiring employees. Under these scheme the benefit of
encashment of unutilized leave on average pay, at the credit of employee at the time of
retirement, shall be admissible subject to a maximum limit of 300 days w.e.f. 1.7.97 in
respect of following categories.
a) Retirement on attaining the age of superannuation b) cases where the service of a
Rly. servant has been extended, in the interest of public service beyond the date of
retirement on superannuation.
c) At the time of Voluntary / Pre- Retirement or
declared unfit.
d) When a servant is terminated by Notice.
e) In case of termination of re-employment after
retirement..
f) In the case of death of Rly. Servant in
service, to the family of the deceased;
g) In the case of leave preparatory to
retirement
h) In the case of transfer of Rly. Servant to an
industrial establishment; and on absorption of
a Rly. Servant in the Central Public Sector
Undertakings.
Rly. Servant who resign or quit service also be entitled to cash equivalent in respect of
leave on average pay on the date of cessation of service to the extent of half of such leave at
his credit, subject to a maximum of 150 days.
[R.B's No.F (E) III/97/LE 1/8 of 10-11-97]
Encashment of ceiling on encashment of LAP from 240 days to 300 days --
Clarification regarding calculation of LAP for encashment on termination of re-employment:
With effect from 1.1.97 the encashment of LAP in respect of re-employment person on
termination of there re-employment on or after 1-7-97 may be regulated as under :
(1) Where Rly. Servant has availed of encashment for 240 days at the time of
retirement, the cash equivalent in respect of leave on average pay (LAP) at his
credit on the date of termination office re-employment shall be limited to the
quantum of LAP earned by him from 1.7.97
(2) Where a Rly. Servant has not availed of encashment for 240 days at the time of
retirement the cash equivalent in respect of leave on average pay (LAP) at his
credit on the date of termination of his re-employment shall be limited to the
quantum of LAP earned by him from 1.7.97. onwards plus unavailed portion of the
LAP ( i.e. difference between 240 days and leave on average pay for which
encashment has already been availed of).
In both above cases, the total quantum of leave on average pay already encashed at the
time of retirement and allowed to be encashed as above shall not exceed 300 days.
[No.F(E)III/97/LE1/8 dated 30.10.98.]
Encashment Leave on half average pay (LHAP) on Superannuation .
W.e.f. 14 .7 .1982 the entire Leave on half average pay at the credit of Rly. Servant
who retire on superannuation shall be allowed to be encashed subject to the condition that the
pension and pension equivalent of the other retirement benefits shall be deducted from the
amount payable as cash equivalent, as provided in Rule 550-B(i) of R..I. The encashment will
be subject to the following conditions:
(a) The benefit will be admissible in respect of past cases on receipt of applications to that
effect from the pensioner concerned by the office.
(b) In respect of future retiree the amount of encashment of leave on Half-Average Pay
(HAP) will be calculated and paid together with Encashment of LAP.
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(c) Calculation of cash equivalent in respect of LHAP at the credit shall be made mutatis
mutandis I in the manner given in Board's letter No. [ F(E)III / 82 / LE1 /2 dated11-
2-1983].which is a under:-
14) Special Leave:- Spl. Leave is granted to the Rly. Servant to cover there absence
from duties on the following occasion :-
To attend work connected with running or administration of Railwaymen's Societies.
Under Family Welfare Program.
For participating sports.
Trade Union/Federation.
For Cultural activities like Drama and Musical
competition.
Scout work.
Voluntary blood donation.
Chapter 3. ALLOWANCES
1) Dearness Allowances.
2) Compensatory City Allowance.
3) House Rent Allowance.
4) Travelling Allowance.:- Travelling allowance is granted on the % of absence
from H.Q.
a) If absence does not exceed 6 hrs =30%
b) If absence from HQ 6-12 Hrs. =70%
c) If absence is above 12 Hrs. = 100%
5) Running Allowances: Running allowances are granted normally to non-
gazetted employees for performance of duties directly connected with the charge
of moving trains.
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6) Break Down Allowance : Rly. Staff deputed for Break down duties are
entitled :-
11) Washing Allowance: Washing Allowance is eligible for those who are provided
with uniform (Group D Staff)(Rs. 15 P.M.)
[(R.B's No.P(E)/ 1/82/AL/29-1- of 31.3.1986.]
RPF are also eligible (Rs.10 /- per month )
Safaiwallas are also eligible for washing allowance.
12) Nursing Allowances : Rs.150/- 300 /- P.M. )
Uniform Allowances Rs.1500 /- to 3000/- 1 year. ) 1.8.97.
Washing allowances Rs.75 /- 150/- P.M. )
Nursing allowances Rs.1600/- from 15.7.98.
[R.B's No.E(P&A) -1-98/AL/-1 of dt.17.9.98.]
It is also eligible -Public Health Nurses, Public Lady Health Visitors, Field Female workers.
13) Handicapped Allowance:- 5% or Rs.100 Behind
1)Blind Person
2)Orthopaedically handicapped person if 40% or 50% permanent partial disability of
either upper or lower limbs or both upper limbs .
[R.B's No.PC-IV/86/IMP. AL/23 of 8.5.1987.]
Scheduled Tribes Area
1) PC - IV / 86 / IMP / AL /22 - 09 - 10 - 86.
2) PC - IV / 87 / IMP / AL /22 - 30 - 7 - 87 .
3) PC - IV / 88 / IMP / AL /22 - 26 - 2 - 86 .
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4) PC - IV / 88 / IMP / AL /22 - 10 - 8 - 88 .
5) PC - IV / 90 / IMP / AL /22 - 23 - 11 - 90 .
6) F(E) 1 / 89 / AL /4 / 2 - 03 - 7 - 89 .
7) F(E) 1 / 98 / AL /4 / 2 - 17 - 4 - 98 .
Sanction Amt.
Bellow 3000 - Rs.40/-PM
3000 - 4499 - Rs 80/-
4500 - 5999 - Rs. 120 /-
6000 - 8999 - Rs. 160 /-
9000 - above - Rs. 200 /-
16) Ration money Allowance : Up to the grade of Inspector ( Rs.6500 -10500) are
entitled to Ration Money Allowance at the rate of Rs.612 -PM w.e.f.1.10 .98.
Extra duty allowance more than 9 hrs Rs.7.50 per day + 120/- PM (Ration Subsidy)
[R.B's No.E(P&A) 1.99/ALL/RPF/89/1 of 31.5.99.]
Exemption of fully income tax for ration money
allowances.
[R.B's No.E(P&A) 1/98/ALL/RPF/1.4.98FE-4/1 of
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3.Purchase of Motor Car :- Employees who are drawing basic pay or Rs.10500/-
and above are eligible. For getting motor car advance of Rs.1,80,000/-which will be
repayable in Two hundred month equal installments. The amount of Rs.1,60,000/- be granted
to the employees who wish to purchase for second time.
4.Advance for Treatment of Cancer: This advance is only payable to the staff
where the employee or his family member admitted in Recognized hospitals for
Cancer. Amount is Rs.1000/-
5.Festival Advance :Non gazetted employees whose basic pay not exceeding
Rs.8300/- may be granted F.A. Rs.1500/- that will be Repayable in TEN installments.
Temporary employees are also eligible for Festival Advance.
6.Advance for purchase of Outfit for school going Children: - All non-gazetted
employees are eligible for granting advance of one-month salary that will be recovered in 10
installments. For the purchase of outfit for children attending schools, the Schools approved
by the General Manager at the beginning of each day.
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Final Withdrawal: -The final withdrawal can be permitted who has completed 15
years of service and can be granted for the following purposes: -
1. Medical ground (15 years of service)
2. Marriage purpose.
3. Education purpose.(Once in 6month in a year)
4. For purchasing of consumer item.
5. House Building.
6. Funeral purpose.
7. Booking of motor car.(Basic pay Rs.10500/- and above or motor cycle).
8. For repair to car.
A new advance shall not be granted until atleast 50 % of the last advance is repaid.
Pay Scale of Artisan Staff has been revised as under: As per R.B's No.PC-
V/97/R.II/17 of 24.11.98.The Revised 6scale of artisan staff are as under.
Sr.N Category Existing Pay Scale Revised
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1 Skilled Artasian 3050 – 4590 3050 -
III 4590
2 Skilled Artisan - 4000 – 6000 4000 -
II 6000
3 Skilled Artisan - 4500 -
I 7000
4 Mistry 4500 – 7000 4500 -
7000
+ 100/-
5 MCM(Master - 4500 – 7000 5000 -
Craftsman) 8000
MCM comes under artisan category.
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1) Intensive category.
2) Continuous category.
3) Essentially Intermittent and
4) Excluded category.
Intensive Category :- Section controller, Signalers,
Telephone & Wireless Operators, Librarians.
Essentially Intermittent:- Waiting Room Bearers, Gatemen Safaiwala
Excluded Category :-Caretakers, of Rest houses, stenos,
Matrons, Sisters, IO, Asst. Surgeons, Mid wife and supervisory staff.
Continuous :-Clerical staff, staff of Locos, Drivers & Guards, TTE .
If Rest is suspended temporarily it can be granted within 15 days in intensive category
,other are within one month.
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a) Duty pass.
b) Privilege pass
c) School pass
d) Post Retirement Pass
e) Residential Card pass
f) Special pass.
School Passes:
School passes are to be issued to the dependant of Railway employees (each student)
on producing of a Bonafide certificate from the Recognised Institution where the student is
studying away from the Head Quarters of the Railway Servant.
The Dependant of the Railway Employees who are in receipt of stipend or merit
scholarships will not be admissible for school passes, if they are above 21 years.
[ RBS No, E(W)85 PS-5-1/8-11-9-1985]
Passes are issued to students between the place where the parent is residing to
school/college and back
during when recognised vacations, provided the vacation period is not less than 3 consecutive
days and also during the closer of the institutions due to unforeseen circumstances.
Three full sets or 6 half sets of passes are eligible in a Calendar year. The passes
issued should be debited under the heading "On School Account". A parent or guarding may
be included in school pass in which a girl student of any age or a boy under the age of 15
years, but not above 18 years age. For return journey for parents or guardian or paid Nurse to
the station from which journey is commenced, a separate pass may be issued in the class,
which is eligible. If guardian be an attendant only II pass to be issued.
Class of Privilege Pass :-
1) Group A & B gazetted - 1st class A.
2) Non gazetted group B & C
a) For those Rly. servant appointed before 1.8.1969.
Drawing pay Rs.5000/- or above. provided the employees in a scale of which is
Maximum Rs.6000/- or above.
b) For those appointed during 1.8.1969 to 31.3.1987
Those who are drawing basic pay of Rs.5375/- or above, provided they will be having
Max. scale of Rs.7000/- or above.
c) For those appointed during 1.4.1987 to 1.2.1999
Those who are drawing basic pay of Rs.7250/- or above, provided their minimum pay
should be Rs.6500/-
d) For those appointed after 1.2.1999.
For those who are having minimum basic of Rs.6500/- and above and also servants who
are drawing basic pay Rs.7600/- & above.
Post Retirement Privilege Pass :-
1) For Gazetted Staff :- Group A & B.
Between 20-to 25 Years -2 sets of passes per years.
More than 25 years -3 sets per year.
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2) For Group C :-
Less than 20-yr. service -1 set of pass.
More than 25 yr. service - 2 set of pass
For self-wife and children only.
3) For class IV (Group D ) :-
Not less than 25 yr. service -1 set per year.
Complimentary passes-
This pass would be issued to the widow of Rly. servant who was / is in service on or
after 12.3.1987 are eligible and also eligible complimentary pass. Only one pass for every
two years.
Que.:- What are the special passes ?
a) On Medical ground.
b) On sports account.
c) For scouting activities.
d) For attending courts.
e) Physical handicapped persons.
f) Staff of Rly Co-op. Societies /banks.
g) Pass to attend S.B.F. Meetings.
h) Passes to Rly Staff under suspension.
Passes to handicapped servants.
1) If suppose one blind Rly. Servant travels alone, one attendant in the same class should
be allowed.
2) Wheel chair and tricycles be allowed on privilege pass.
Physically handicapped servants are eligible for first class pass for the following
conditions with one escorts that should be recommended by DMO
1) Not having one or two hand.
2) Not having one leg above or below the knee levels.
3) Not having both the legs and using artificial legs.
4) Lost function of legs and has to walk with support of hands
[R.B's No.E(w)/82 -PS5-1 of 5.9.83.]
Physically handicapped Rly. Servant after getting recommendation of Head of the
Orthopedics Dept. of Rly or Govt. hospitals to those orthopedically handicapped person if
40% or 50% permanent partial disability of either upper or lower limbs or upper or both
lower limbs together will get Rs100/- Allow./ Ex.. or 5% of the basic pay . Also above said
staff are eligible for FRC.
[R.B's L.No.PC -IV /86/IMP/AL/23 of 8.5.87.]
Passes to Staff of Rly. Co-operative Societies bank and SBF.
Up to two years - NIL.
Upto 20 years - One set.
More than 20 years - Two sets.
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Passes of Rly Saff (Under Suspension):- Passes are eligible to Rly. staff who are
under suspension. Licensed porters working in Rly. station may be granted one
complimentary cheque pass for self-only.
The Discipline and appeal Rule Which are called "Railway Servants (Discipline And
Appeal ) Rules , 1968 " apply to all Railway servants except casual labour , member's of All
India Service and members of Railway Protection Force.
1.Appointing Authority :-
The authority empowered to make appointed to the service of which the Railway
servant is :
2.Disciplinary Authority :-
The competent authority to impose penalty as per the schedule in normal course and
in case of imposing major penalties, such authority would be the Appointing Authority.
3.Suspension
Suspension is not a penalty. It means suspension of official activities. During
suspension period Rly. servant can be avail privilege pass also.
4.Competent authority to suspend :-
1) A senior supervisor incharge in the Gr.Rs.1400-2300 (RS) and above (Rs.5000-
8000) can suspend group D & C servant, provided he should intimate assistant officer or
Divisional Officer within 24 hours in the case of group C staff. Moreover if the employees
pay is above Rs.1540/- Sr. Supervisor in the Gr. Rs.5000-8000 cannot suspend the Rly.
servant.
2) Assistant officer (Junior Scale and Group B) may suspend group C& D to those
pay drawing RS.1800/- and below.
3) A Sr. scale officer and Asstt. Officer can suspend any Group D & C staff in the
grade Rs.1600-2660..
4) Asset. Officer and above can suspend any group C & D staff.
Major Penalties:-
5) Reduction to the lower stage in the time scale of pay for the specified period ,with
further direction as whether on the expiry of such period, the reduction will or will not
have the effect of postponing the future promotion.
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6) Reduction to the lower time-scale of pay, grade post or service with or without further
direction regarding condition of restoration to the grade or post or service from which
the Rly. Servant was reduced and his seniority and pay on such restoration to the grade,
post or service.
7) Compulsory Retirement.
8) Removal from service which is not be a disqualification for future employment .
9) Dismissal from service which is disqualification for future service.
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11) The orders made by the Disciplinary Authority shall be communicated to Rly. Servant
who also be supplied with a copy of report of inquiry and a copy of its finding of the
Disciplinary Authority together with brief reason for its disagreement.
Provident Fund is governed by the Provident Act, 1925 and it means that a fund in
which the subscriptions of the employees are deposited against their accounts including
interest accruing thereon.
In Railway there are two categories of funds, viz.-
(a) State Railway Provident Fund 'Contributory'
(b) State Railway Provident Fund 'Non-contributory'.
Fund under (a) above is applicable to all railway employees those were appointed prior to
16.11.57 and not opted for Pension scheme and also those who are in service as on 1.1.1986
and have opted out of pension scheme.
In regard to (b) above, all -
(i)Non-pensionable Railway employees who were in service on 15.11.1957 and who
elect to come on pension scheme.
(ii)Persons entering railway service on or after 16.11.1957 except those whose terms of
appointment provided to the contrary; and
(iii)CPF beneficiaries in service on 1.1.1986 should be demand to have come over to
pension scheme on that date, unless they specifically opt out to continue under CPF scheme.
All railway employees except those who are re-employed after final retirement, shall
subscribe to the fund, in accordance with the rules, from the first of the month following that
in which they complete one year's continuous service, or from the date of confirmation
whichever is earlier.
With effect from 1.3.1992, the amount of subscriber's emoluments for that month in
the case of SRF (Non-contributory) Staff and 10% i.e. one tenth o the subscriber's
emoluments in the case of SRPF (Contributory) Staff.
Provided that: - In the case of a person on leave other than leave without pay, the
subscription to the State Railway Provident Fund shall be one twelfth (if governed by
SRPE/Contributory Scheme) of the officiating/substantive pay (including overseas pay,
special pay if it forms part of the scale of pay of the post, personnel pay and dearness pay)
admissible to the Railway servant from time to time, in the post which he would have held
but for being on leave. In the case of Running Staff one twelfth (if governed by SRPF/Non-
contributory Scheme) and one tenth (if governed by SRPF/contributory scheme) of 55% of
the basic pay shall also be added to the subscription referred to above. No subscription shall
be recovered during the leave without pay. It should be recovered in whole of rupee and the
fraction of a rupee shall be rounded off to the next higher rupees i.e. fifty paise and above
being rounded off to the next higher rupee and below fifty paise ignored.
[R.B's No.F(E)III/93/PFI/4 of 30.12.1993]
Subscriptions to Provident Fund during the last three months of service is compulsory
exempted.
[R.B's No.F(E)III-85-PF I/13 of 7.7.1986]
Government Contribution :
In the Provident Fund account of staff governed by State Railway Provident Fund
'Contributory ', at the end of each half year, that is on 31st March and 30th September, a
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contribution will be made from revenue which shall be equal to subscription paid by the
subscriber, shall be credited, on his being confirmed with retrospective effect. Such
contribution is known as government contribution, or Bonus.
Interest:
An interest shall be paid to the credit of the account of a subscriber at the rate as may
be determined for each year according to the method of calculation prescribed from time by
the President, it shall be credited with effect from 31st March of each year in the following
manner:
a) On the amount at the credit of a subscriber on the 31 st March of the preceding
year, less an amount withdrawn during the current year interest for
twelve months;
b) On sums withdrawn during the current year, interest from the is April of the
current year up to the last day of the month preceding the month of withdrawal;
c) On sums withdrawn during the current year (ninety- percent withdrawal) interest
from 1st April of the current year up to date of tender of payment;
d) On sums credited to the subscriber's account after 31st March of preceding year-
interest from the date of deposit up to the 31st March of the current year; and
e) Interest on the Arrears or Provident Fund Subscription Credited to the P.F.
Account will accrue from 1.11.97.
[Authority: F (E) III/98/PFI/3, Dt. 23.3.1998]
When the amount standing at the credit of a subscriber has become payable interest shall
be credited up to the date of tender of payment or up to the end of the sixth month after the
month in which the amount become payable, whichever is earlier. Payment of interest on
fund balance beyond a period of 6 month may be authorised by FA & CAO up to a period of
one year and the General Manager up to a period. After he has personally satisfied himself
that the delay in payment was occasioned by circumstances beyond the control of the
subscriber and in every such case the administrative delay involved in the matter shall be
fully investigated and the action taken, if any, required.
The accumulations at the credit of the subscribers to State Railway Provident Fund for the
financial year beginning on 1.4.99 shall continue to carry interest @ of 12% p.a.
[R.B.’s No.F(E)III/99/PF1/2, dated 9.7.99]
Incentive Bonus:
Under the incentive scheme, any subscriber to State Railway Provident Fund who has not
withdrawn any amount from his provident fund account during the preceding three years
shall be entire balance (including voluntary PF) at his credit on the last day of the year. The
balance on which bonus is to be calculated is the balance on the last day of the last year of the
three year period after crediting interest for the said last year. In case of those governed by
SRPF (Count) Rules, the balance representing only subscriber's portion including VPF shall
be taken into account.
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c) In case where the only survivors are the major sons or married daughters then
both of them would be paid in equal shares subject to production of legal
documents.
d) In case posthumous child is brought to the notice, his share would be retained
and if child
is born alive, the payment would be arranged to him as in case of minor child,
otherwise his share would be distributed equally to others,
e) In the absence of valid nomination if no member of the family survives then the
amount due could be paid to a person: -
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Break in service:
A break in service of a subscriber shall, unless condoned under the provision of rules,
entail forfeiture of his service before the break for the purpose of calculating special
contribution admissible. The President may condone any break or deficiency in the service of
subscriber for the purpose of these rules :
In case of Group A & B Railway employees, the Railway Board and in case of Group C
& D Railway servants the controlling authority, or hen the break does not exceed twelve
months in all a head of department or Divisional Railway Manager may condone the break in
service, the period being treated as 'dies non'.
Provided that ------
i) The break was not due to dismissal or to participation in a strike declared to be illegal
under any law for the time being in force, or
ii) The break was due to the resignation by the subscriber in circumstance beyond his
control, or
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iii) when the break was between one period of temporary service and another or between
temporary service and permanent service, the total service, permanent and temporary,
rendered or likely to be rendered up to the date of superannuation, by the subscriber is
not less than thirty years.
The conditions mentioned in clauses (ii) & (iii) above, may, in special case, be relaxed by
the Railway Board or in respect of Group C & D subscriber by the Controlling Officer or
General Manager.
Nomination :
1. A subscriber shall, at the time of joining fund, make a nomination and may distribute
the amount that may stand to his credit in the fund amongst his nominees at his own
discretion, in the nomination. Such nomination can be cancelled by a subscriber by
sending a notice in writing.
2. On the marriage or re-marriage of a subscriber who is not a Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist
or any other person exempted from the operation of the Indian Succession Act,1925,
any nomination already made by shall forthwith become null and void.
3. The amount standing at the credit of fund is payable (in case of death of subscriber while
in service) in accordance with nomination executed. Where no nomination subsists, the
amount shall be payable in equal shares to surviving wife/wives, children or
widow/widows and children of deceased sons who are the members of the family
of deceased subscriber.
4. Sons and sons of deceased sons who have attained legal majority and married daughters
and married daughters of deceased sons whose husbands are alive shall not be entitled
any share. One share of predeceased son shall be paid in equal share to his wife and
children.
5. Where the only survivors are the major sons or married daughter then both of them shall
be paid in equal shares subject to the production of legal documents.
6. Where a posthumous child is brought to notice, his share would be retained and if child is
born alive, the payment would be arranged to him as in the case of minor child, otherwise
his share would be distributed among others equally.
7. In the absence of valid nomination if no member of the family survive, the dues shall be
payable to a person :
i) Who is appearing to Accounts Officer to be entitled to receive when the amount
does not exceed ten thousand rupees.
ii)Who produces probate or letter of Administration or succession certificate when the
amount exceeds ten thousand rupees.
[R.B's No.F(E)III 88/PNI/42 dated 20.10. ]
8. In case of minor or Lunatic for whom a natural guardian is not available and Guardian
under Guardian and Ward Act, 1890 or a manager under Indian Lunacy Act 1912, has been
appointed the payment shall be made to person, authorised by Law to receive the payment
on behalf of the minor or lunatic. The person who has produced Guardianship Certificate
has to execute Indemnity Bond signed by two sureties agreeing to indemnify the Railway
against any subsequent claims, which might arise.
In case of Hindu the mother is natural guardian and in case of Muslims paternal
father is a natural guardian. In case Christian and other would be governed by Indian
Succession Act, 1925 and based on Succession Certificate payment would be made.
9. Nominations are allowed for enabling the nominee to receive the following payments :
(a) Provident Fund dues,
(b) Death Gratuity
(c) Benefits under Central Government Employees
Insurance Scheme and
(d) Life-time arrears of pensions.
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Nominations in the case of Life-time arrears of pensions are to be filled before the
retirement along with the application for pension. Form in this connection has been circulated
vide Railway Board's letter No.F(E) III PN 1/25 of 21-11-1983. Such nominations can also be
modified by the pensioners with the respective disbursing authorities at any subsequent time.
Deductions :
No deduction should be made from subscriber's contribution and interest thereon. The
amount of contribution made from Railway revenues, i.e., Government contribution or bonus
can be withheld, if the subscriber has been dismissed from the service for grave misconduct;
provided that if the order of dismissal is subsequently cancelled, the amount so deducted shall
be replaced at his credit; if subscriber resigns his employment under the Government within
five years of the commencement thereof otherwise than by reason of superannuation, or
declaration of competent medical authority that he is unfit for further service; Government
contribution cannot be withheld in the cases of removal from service whatever the reasons
for such removal may be.
Government contribution may be postponed for a period of 6 months, whether the
commercial debits are involved. So as to enable the recovery of sum intimated by the
controlling officer, provided the deduction does not exceed 10 percent of the contribution
made form railway revenues [Please see page 383 also ]
[R.B's No. of 17,11.87 ]
The amount of house building advance with interest there on falls due for payment shall
be deducted by the
Controlling Officer.
No order regarding the withholding or deductions from the amount of Government
Contribution to provident fund shall be made unless the Railway servant has been given a
reasonable opportunity for making a representation in the matter. [944 - RI]
Chapter 9. RETIREMENT
Retirement means, the Railway servant ceasing to be in service. The date of retirement
will be based on the date of birth of railway servant recorded in the Service Register/Record
or Classified List of Gazetted Establishment. A railway servant whose date of birth is the first
of a month, shall retire from service on the afternoon of the last day of the preceding month,
on attaining the age of sixty years, as the case may be. The various nodes by which the
service of railway servant may come to an end are :-
a) Normal retirement on Superannuation.
b) Retirement due to medical invalidation.
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Normal Retirement :
(i) Every railway servant shall retire from service on attaining Superannuation i.e. the
age of 60 years from 13.5.1998.
(ii) Railway servant in Group ' D' service or post who, prior to 1 st December, 1962 was
entitled to serve up to the age of 60 years, shall retire from service on the afternoon of the last
day of the month in which he attains the age of 60 years.
[R.B's No.E(P&A)I79/RT/9 of 8.6.79 and E(P&A)I 82 / RT / 16 of 8.12.1982 and No.
E(P&A)I-98/RT-6 of 14.5.1998 ]
Medical Invalidation :
Railway servants, both permanent and temporary, who are declared medically unfit for
service in the post held by them, but are declared fit for service in the posts which fall in a
lower medical category are eligible to be continued in service in the posts requiring a lower
medical standard. However, where in the case of temporary employees becoming medically
decategorised on account of circumstances not arising out of and in the course of employment
alternative employment is not found within the period of leave/extenuation of
leave/extraordinary leave granted to railway servants as admissible under the rules, the
employees should be discharged from service. In cases, where the offer of alternative
employment has been refused the railway servants concerned should retired. [304 RI]
Premature Retirement :
Premature retirement means the retirement of an employee ahead of attaining the age of
superannuation either on his or her own volition or as a result of an order passed by the
competent authority in public interest. This is distinct from voluntary retirement sought by
the railway servant and compulsory retirement ordered as a penalty, under the Railway
Discipline and Appeal Rules.
The appointing authority has the right to retire in the public interest a railway servant,
falling in one or the other of the following categories, from the service by given him/her a
notice of not less than three months in writing or by giving him/her pay and allowances in
lieu thereof :
(a) A railway servant in Group A or B service or post working in a substantive or
temporary capacity who has entered Government service before the age of thirty
five years, after he has attained the age of fifty years;
(b) Group A & B Railway servants who has entered service after the age of fifty five
years, after attaining the age of fifty five years.
(c) Railway servants belonging to Group "C" AND "D" after their attaining the age of
fifty five years.
(d) Pensionable Railway servants after their completing thirty years of qualifying
service; and
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(e) Non-pensionable railway servants after their completing thirty years of service.
Railway servants have also a reciprocal right to seek premature retirement from service
by giving in writing a notice of not less than three months to the appropriate authority on the
same terms as set out in above para.
An order requiring/permitting a pensionable railway servant to retire on completion of
thirty years of qualifying service should as a rule, not be issued until after the act of
completion of thirty years of qualifying service by the railway servant has been verified in
consultation with the concerned Accounts Officer.
It is open to the appropriate authority to without permission to a Railway servant under
suspension, who seeks to retire prematurely by giving the requisite notice. The appropriate
authority has also the right to refuse permission even if the Railway servant is placed under
suspension after he has given the notice for retirement, but such right shall be exercised by
the said authority before the expiry of the period of the notice given.
No formal order of acceptance of the notice of premature retirement sought by the
Railway servant, is necessary and the Railway servant will be deemed to have retired
automatically at the end o the notice period of three month. In case of Railway servant under
suspension, while the appointing authority has, no doubt, the power to without permission,
failure to communicate to the Railway servant concerned, withhold permission for them to
retire will lead to their automatic retirement on the expiry of notice period.
[R.B's No.E(P&A)I-81/RT/4 of 1.6.81 and E(P&A)I-83/RT/11 of 3.1.83]
The notice of three months to retire a Railway servant can be given while the Railway
servant is on leave including extra-ordinary leave.
[R.B's No. PC-67/RT/9 of 8.9.67]
Voluntary Retirement :
1. A. Railway servant may retire voluntarily after a minimum qualifying service of
20 years. In such case the weightage of maximum period of five years shall be
granted as an addition to qualifying service.
2. For voluntary retirement, a notice of three months in writing or three months' pay
and allowances in lieu of such notice shall be given.
3. While granting proportionate pension/ Special Contribution to Provident Fund to a
Railway servant retiring voluntarily under the scheme, weightage up to five years
shall be given as an addition to the qualifying service (irrespective of whether
governed by pension rules or SRPF rules) rendered by him. The grant of
weightage up to 5 years will, however, be subject to the conditions that the total
qualifying service rendered by Railway servant does not in any case exceeds 33
years and it does not take him beyond the date of superannuation.
The weightage shall be an addition to qualifying service and it will not entitle the
Railway servant to any notional fixation of pay for the purpose of calculating pension,
gratuity and other retirement benefits based on actual emoluments. The weightage shall
count for post retirement passes.
[R.B's No.E(P&A)I-77/RT/46 of 9.11.1977 and 9.11.1983]
4. A notice less than three months may also be accepted by the appointing authority
in deserving cases, and when such less than three months notice is accepted in the
case of pensionable railway employees, it should be on the specific condition that
the Railway servant shall not apply for commutation of a part of his pension
before the expiry of the period of notice of three months.
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qualifying service does not exceed 33 years and it does not take him beyond the
date of superannuation.
[R.B's No. E(P&A) I-94/RT-8 of 8.5.19995 ]
Chapter10. PENSION
Extent of application :
All Railway servants who were in service on 15.11.1957 who elect to come on these
rules; persons entering Railway service on or after 16.11.1957 except those whose terms of
appointment provide to the contrary and all CPF beneficiaries in Service in 1.1.1986 should
be deemed to have come to pension scheme unless they specifically opt out to continue under
the CPF Scheme.
Classification of Pension :
(a) Superannuation Pension -
Superannuation pension is granted to a Railway servant entitled or compelled by rules to
retirement i.e. at the age of 60 years from 13.5.98.
[R.B's No.E(P&A)I-98/RT-6 of 14.5.98; ]
(b) Retiring Pension -
This pension is granted to a Railway servant who is found unfit for further any service on
account of physical or mental infirmity. If, however, the unfitness is directly due to irregular
or intemperate habits, no pension shall be granted.
(c) Compensation Pension -
This pension is granted to an employee discharged from service owing to abolition of a
permanent post unless he is appointed to an other wing to abolition of a permanent post
unless he is appointed to an other post the conditions of which are deemed to be atleast equal
to that of his old post.
Pension admissibility comprises of elements, viz.
(a) The service gratuity, &
(b) Pension.
The service gratuity for qualifying service less than ten years shall be calculated at
uniform rate of half month's emoluments for every completed six monthly period of service
instead of at the rates specified in the Table below the relevant provisions of MRPR, 1950.
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rendered by the employee. the amount of pension finally calculated should be rounded off to
next higher rupee.
[R.B's No.() of B No.F(E)III-97/PNI/22 of 5.11.97]
Average Emoluments :
The terms “Emoluments" for the purpose of calculating the various pensionary
benefits other than Retirement/Death Gratuity shall mean basic pay as defined in Rule 1303
(I) RII (FR9) (21) (I) which the Railway servant was receiving immediately before his
retirement or on the date of his death.
In the case of Retirement/Death Gratuity, Dearness Allowance admissible on the date
of retirement/death shall also be treated as emoluments, along with the emoluments as
defined under Rules 1303 (I) RII (Ferry) (21) (I)
[R.B's No.F(E)III-97/PNI/22 of 5.11.97]
Average emoluments shall be determined with reference to emoluments drawn by a
Railway servant during the last ten months of his service. Average emoluments calculated
with reference to the position of the employees during last ten months if he quitted service or
after 1.3.1976 and includes running allowance of 55% in the case of running staff and non-
practicing allowance incase of Doctors.
If during last 10 months of service, a Railway servant is absent from duty or on
extraordinary leave (without salary) or has been under suspension, the period whereof does
not count as qualifying service, the aforesaid period of leave or suspension should be
disregarded, an equal period before 10 months, being included.
The stagnation increment should be treated as pay for calculating average
emoluments.
[R.B's No. PC-IV/87/Increment/3 of 25.9.90]
With effect from 1.4.95, the charged allowance, which is actually in the nature of pay
restricted under Ferry-35, should be reckoned as pay and will count as pay for the purposes of
pension, gratuity as well as for leave salary. However, for calculating average emoluments in
the case of retired employee who has drawn charged allowance prior to 1.4.95 and whose
retirement date falls after 1.4.95, this allowance shall be included in pay.
[R.B's No. F(E)III/94/PNI/26 of 23.6.95]
Last Emoluments :
Last pay means basis pay as define in Rule 1303 (I) RII(FR9) (21) (a) (I) which the
Railway servant was receiving before retirement/death and includes Running Allowance in
case of running staff and non practicing allowance in case of Doctors and there is no ceiling
limit for the purpose of these rules.
Qualifying Service :
Qualifying service includes the period of permanent, temporary or officiating service
without interruption by confirmation in the same or other post excluding leave without pay
other than covered by medical certificate, apprentice / under-age service, suspension treated
other than duty / strike, substitute service first 6 months, suspension period and candidate
service on stipend plus weightage (due to medical unfitness for certain categories), and
monthly rates service less half of this service.
All periods of leave with leave salary and extraordinary leave granted on medical
certificate, take up to the date of superannuation or the date of extension of service, if any,
count as qualifying service. Extraordinary leave other than covered under the medical
certificate may also be allowed to count for pensionary benefits at the discretion of competent
authority if -
(i) It is taken due to the inability of the person concerned to join or rejoin duty due to
civil commotion or a natural calamity if he has, no other leave, due.
(ii) it is taken for higher scientific and technical studies.
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Commutation of Pension :
A Railway servant shall be entitled to commute for a lumpsum payment upto 40% of his
pension. An employee who on superannuation/retiring compensation or on voluntary
retirement(i.e. before next birth date) shall not be subjected to do medical examination for the
purpose of payment of commuted value.
A Railway servant retiring from Railway service on absorption in or under a corporation
or company or body, the period of one year for the purpose of commutation of a portion of
pension without medical examination, shall be reckoned from the date of issue of
Government orders and not from the date of actual retirement. In case, where departmental or
judicial proceedings have been instituted against a railway servant, the period of one year for
commutation of pension shall reckon from the date orders issued on the conclusion of the
proceedings provided that such employee on the conclusion of proceedings is granted
pension in whole or part thereof.
[R.B's No. F(E) III/76 PNI/7 of 11.2.1981]
In case the Railway servant is on deputation to Public Sector Undertaking and has
permanently been absorbed there he will be granted Retiring Pension. Such employees are
not entitled for commutation of full pension.
[R.B's No.F(E)III 95/PN I/19 of 10.7.95]
Pensioners who have commuted full pension in the past are also entitled the benefit so
far it related to restoration of 1/3rd of the commuted pension. The procedure to be followed in
such case is detailed in Boards letter No.F(E)III 96/PNI/9 of 25.10.96, RBE 103/96 and dated
18.8.98; RBE 185/98.
Those who on absorption in or under a Corporation or Company or Body elect the
alternative of receiving the DCRG and lump sum in lieu of pension, will be subject to
medical examination even though they apply within one year of date or retirement/absorption
etc..
[R.B's No. F(E)76 - PN I/24, dated 4.1.1979]
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Age Purchase value Age Purchase value
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49. 13.54 x 12 = 162.48 70 6.91 x 12 = 82.92
50. 13.25 x 12 = 159.00 71 6.60 x 12 = 79.20
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Example : An employee wishes to commute his 40% of pension at the age of 59 years
and his pension is fixed Rs.1800/-p.m. 40% pension comes to Rs. 720/- and the purchase
value against age of 60 years the next birth date in the above table is Rs.121.56. Hence the
commutation value would be 121.56 + Rs.87,524.
After commutation of maximum 40% of pension, the employee would be entitled for
residual pension plus dearness relief on original pension i.e. in this case the employee would
get Rs.1080 plus dearness relief on Rs.1800. The employee has to appear for Medical
Examination as he has completed one year after retirement.
Note : The amount of personal pension will not be taken into account for the purpose of
determining the commuted value and relief on pension.
[R.B's No.PC/III/85/DP/I 27.6.1985 ]
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2. In regard to point (2) clarified as above, it is stated that in the case of post 1.1.1996
pensioners who have opted for commutation of an additional fraction of pension upto 40%
over and above fraction of pension already commuted and where medical examination was
not involved, the commutation became absolute on the date on which the application form
was received by the Head of Office and that date should be reference to age next birthday. In
cases where medical examination was involved, the commutation became absolute on the
date on which the medical authority signed the medical report and that date should be the
base date for determining the commutation factor with reference to age next birthday.
Accordingly, in all those cases where commutation of additional fraction of revised pension
upto 40% has time been allowed by taking the same commutation factor as was admissible at
the time of original commutation of a fraction of the pre-revised pension without regard to
the date of receipt of application for the same, and where commutation factor undergoes a
change in terms of the clarifications given here-in-above the commutation value may be
recalculated and recoveries, thereof, if any, made from the pensioner.
3. As regards points (3) & (4), it is clarified that the reduction in pension shall be in two
stages -
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(i) from the original date commutation upto 33.33% of pre-revised pension & (ii) from the
date of payment of difference between the commuted value of pre-revised pension upto
33.33% and the commuted value determined with reference to revised pension, as also
commuted value of a fraction beyond 33.33% but up to 40% of the revised pension. The
respective date of the reduction in pension and the amount of pension so reduced as well
as the corresponding dates of the restoration after 15 years from the dates of reduction ,
should be endorsed in the Pension Payment Order. Where further reduction in pension on
account of payment of enhanced commu7tation value of a fraction up to 33.33% of
revised pension as also payment of commutation value of an additional fraction up to
40% of revised pension, has been effected from the original date of commutation of a
fraction of pre-revised pension, the recoveries made from the dues of the pensioners on
this account at that time should be refunded to the pensioners.
Pensioners would be entitled to have the commuted portion of pension restored to them
on the expiry of 15 years from the date of retirement only if the commutation was
simultaneous is subsequent to the date of retirement thereby causing a time-gap between
these two events, this restoration would take place only on the expiry of 15 years from the
date of commutation and not from the date of retirement.
[R.B's No.F(E)III/87/PWI/7 of 26.10.90]
[Dept. of Pension and PW.No. 34/2/86. P.& P.W.(G) of 23.1.1989]
Family Pension :
In case of Railway servants who entered in service on or after 1.1.64 or having entered in
service prior to 1.1.64 has opted for or is deemed to have opted for Family Pension Scheme,
1964, the family pension is sanctioned to the widow/widower and if there is no
widow/widower, is payable to minor children of Railway servant. It can be granted only if the
Railway servant.
(a) dies while in service on or after 1.1.64,
(b) retired on or after 1.1.64 and at the time of death he
was in receipt of ordinary pension, and
(c) families of Railway servants governed by pension scheme who retired or died before
1.1.64 or otherwise not covered by the family pension scheme. In such cases payment of
pension shall be effective from 22.9.1977.
[R.B's No.F(E) III-85 PNI/19 of 26.7.1985]
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Family Pension shall be calculated at a uniform rate of 30% of the basic pay in all cases
and shall be subject to a minimum of Rs.1275/- p.m. and a maximum of 30% of the highest
pay in Railways. (The highest pay in the Government is Rs. 30,000/- since 1.1.96)
In case of Railway employee who dies after having put in not less than seven years'
continuous service, the amount of family pension will be at the rate of 50% of pay last drawn
or employees ordinary pension subject to a maximum of ----
(a) one and half times the pension admissible as per the limit laid down above in the case of
families entitled to compensation under the Workmen's Compensation Act, and
(b) twice the pension admissible as per limit laid down above in case of families not entitled
to the Workmen's Compensation Act.
[R.B's No.F(E)III/99/PNI/5, dated 15.3.99;Bahri's 49/99]
The family pension will be admissible only one person at a time to the following family
members :
(a) Wife in case of male Railway servant,
(b) husband in case of female Railway servant,
(c) minor sons,
(d) unmarried, widowed/divorce daughters, and
(e) Parents.
If wife/husband is alive, the family pension shall be granted in favor of wife/husband, as
the case may be and the children shall not be eligible. The eligible male/female children
(including male and female children suffering from disorder or disability of mind) of the
deceased Railway employee or pensioner will be entitled to the family pension in order of
their birth irrespective of the sex of the child and the younger of them will not be eligible for
family pension unless the elder above him or her becomes ineligible for the grant of family
pension. The children irrespective of sex will be eligible for family pension up to the age of
25 years, excepting those suffering from disorder of disability of mind who would be eligible
for life time.
Family pension payable to a son be stopped when he attains the age of 25 years and in the
case of a daughter when she attains the age of 25 years or when she gets married whichever is
earlier.
[R.B's No. F(E)III/85/PNI/19 of 14.5.93]
For the purpose of Family Pension, the definition shall also include, the parents who were
wholly dependent on the Railway servant when he/she was alive provided the deceased
employee had left behind neither a widow nor a child. In case, where family pension is
granted to widowed/divorced daughters, it may be stopped when she attains the age of 25
years.
Parents shall be eligible for family pension with effect from 1.1.98. Widow/widower, son,
daughter, or widowed /divorced daughter will have prior claim to family pension Wherever
family pension admissible to parents, the mother will receive the pension first and after her
death father will receive.
[R.B's No.F(E)III/98/PNI/4 of 9.9.99]
The income criteria for grant of family pension in respect parents and widowed/divorced
daughters will be that their earning is not more than Rs.2550/- per month. The parents will
get family pension at the rate of 30% of basic pay of the deceased employee subject to a
minimum of Rs.1275/- per month. They also will have to produce an annual certificate to the
effect that their earning is not more than 2550 per month. Family pension to the
widowed/divorced daughters will be admissible till they attain the age of 25 years or upto the
date of her marriage which over is earlier.
Family pension in respect of sons/daughter (including widowed/divorced daughters) will
be subject to the condition that the payment should be discontinued/not admissible when the
eligible son/daughter starts earning a sum of Rs.2550/- per months from employment in
Govt., the private sector, self employment etc. It is also admissible till he/she attains 25 years
of age or upto date of her/his marriage whichever is earlier.
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The family pension, which in pursuance of these orders, will continue to be sanctioned
and paid one year after the date of lodging the FIR will accrue from the date of lodging the
FIR or expiry of leave of the employee who has disappeared whichever is later. When
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sanction for family pension is issued the payment of pension from the date of accrual may be
authorised, after obtaining the usual indemnity bond.
[R.B's No.F(E)III/86/PN-I/17 of 21.1.1994]
The Indemnity Bond shall be obtained from the family members of the disappeared
employee/pension in the formats prescribed separately for the employee and pensioner.
[R.B's No.F(E)III/86/PN-1/17 of 27.3.1991]
The payment of family pension is to be made after expiry of one year from the date the
first information report regarding the missing person is lodged with the police and the arrears
of family pension shall also be payable from the date the pensioner is reported missing.
However, before making payment, it is to be ensured that the payment of employee's pension
to the pensioner has been discontinued from the date he has been reported missing. These
rules are applicable to the Railway servant and also Railway pensioner.
[R.B's No. F(E)III/86/PNI/17 of 16.1.92]
The above benefits may be sanctioned after observing the following formalities :
(a) The family must lodge a report with the concerned police station and obtain a report
that the employee has not been traced after all efforts had been made by the police.
(b) An Indemnity Bond should be taken from the nominee/dependents of the employees that
all payments will be adjusted against the payments due to the employee in case he appears on
the scene and make any claim.
[R.B's No.F(E)III-86/PN-1/17 of 19.9.1986]
[No.F(E)III/98/PN-1/4 of 11.5.1989]
The benefit of family pension shall also be admissible to the post-retrial (married after
retirement) spouses from the date following the date of death of the pensioner.
[R.B’s No.F(E)III/89/PN-1/7 of 23.1.1991]
The following procedure may be followed for endorsement of family pension entitlement
of post-retrial spouse in the pension payment order of Railway pensioners;
(i)As and when a pensioner marries or remarries after retirement, he shall intimate the
event to the Head of Office who processed his pension papers at the time of his
retirement. He shall also furnish along with his application, an attested copy of the
marriage certificate from Registrar/Gram Panchayat/District Magistrate in respect of his
post-retirement marriage.
(ii)The Head of the Office on receipt of the application mentioned above and after due
verification where necessary forward the papers to the Accounts Officer who will in turn
arrange to forward these papers to the PPO issuing FA & CAO for issue of corrigendum
PPO. While forwarding the papers to the Accounts Officer, the provision of clause
801(10) of MRPR as amended
vide Board's letter No. F(E)III/89/PNI/27 of 18.9.92 shall be kept in mind. When the
pensioner does not have any child or children from his previous spouse marriage, if any,
the post retrial spouse shall be eligible for full family pension. Where the pensioner has
any eligible child or children from an other wife who is not alive, the family pension to
the post-retrial spouse and the child/children from the previous marriage will be
authorised in terms of para 801 (10) as amended vide Board's letter No.F(E)III/89/PNI/27
02 18.9.92.
(iii)The corrigendum PPO shall be forwarded by the Accounts Officer to the concerned
pension disbursing agencies through FA & CAO. A copy of the corrigendum PPO shall
also be endorsed to the pensioner.
(iv)As far as children, including those born after retirement are concerned, a fresh PPO
will be issued as and when the turn of each child for receipt of family pension is reached
as at present.
[R.B's.No.87/AC-II/21/33 of 29.9.1993]
In case son/daughter is invalid or physically crippled or disabled and unable to earn
he/she will be entitled for family pension for life time, provided they produce the required
certificate, once in three years and fulfil other conditions such as started earning and in case
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of daughter not yet married. This certificate shall be evidenced by Medical Officer not below
the rank of Divisional Medical Officer. The condition of disability manifest before the
retirement or death has been withdrawn. Pension is admissible to such children whether born
before or after retirement from the marriage that took place even after retirement of railway
servants.
[R.B's No.F(E)III/86PNI/22 of 29.5.89 & 15.5.90]
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The absorbed employees who opt for the Railway family pension scheme will have to
seek exemption from the operation of the provisions of "The Employees Family Pension
Scheme", 1971 under section 17 (IC) of the "Employees" Provident Fund and Miscellaneous
Provisions Act, 1952, wherever necessary. For this purpose, the concerned employees should
submit a formal application for employers i.e., the concerned P.S.U.s./Autonomous Bodies.
The other terms and conditions stipulated in the various letters on the subject, which have
not been modified will continue to be operative. These orders shall take effect from 22.1.90.
The Railway employees absorbed in P.S.Us./Autonomous Bodies and who are in service
on this date will be eligible to exercise the option for being governed by Family Pension
Scheme for the Railway employees. The option shall be exercised within in a period of six
months from the date of issue of this letter. Option once exercised shall be final.
[R.B's No.F(E)III-90/PN-I/8 of 21.2.1990]
(1) The existing terms and conditions of absorption of permanent Railway servants in :-
(i) Central Public Sector Undertaking/Central Autonomous Bodies are regulated by the
instruction in Board's letter No. F(E) III/86/PNI/5 of 16.4.86 and F(E) III/84/PNI/4 of
25.6.87, and
(ii) State Public Sector Undertaking/State Autonomous Bodies/ Joint Sector Undertaking
are regulated by the instructions contained in board's letter No. .F(E) III /92 / PNI /25 of
16.3.93..
(2) Permanent Railway servant who have rendered not less than 10 years qualifying
service under the Railways prior to their absorption and who have opted to receive pro-rata
pensionary benefits fort the service rendered under the Railways are entitled to exercise on of
the following two options :
(a) To draw pro-rata monthly pension and death-cum retirement gratuity as admissible
under the relevant rules;
(OR)
(b) Pro-rata gratuity and lump sum amount in lieu of pension.
The existing terms and conditions had been reviewed and decided to modify to the extent
as indicated below:
(a) The existing facility of receiving capitalised value equivalent to 100% commutation of
pension on absorption is withdrawn.
(b) The existing facility to draw pro-rata monthly pension from the date of absorption
(with option to commute 1/3rd pension wherever admissible) shall continue to exist.
The above decision shall take effect from 10.7.1995
Grant of Pro-rata retirement benefits to the permanent Central Government/Railways
employees who are absorbed in the Nationalised Banks, General Insurance Corporations and
its subsidiaries, are not entitled to count the service rendered in Government/Railways for the
purpose of pension on absorption. Similarly, Central Government/Railways employees who
have rendered service in Nationalised Banks including the Reserve Bank of India and the
State Bank and its subsidiaries as well as other financial institutions including life Insurance
Corporation of India/General Insurance Corporation prior to their appointment in Central
Government/Railways are also not entitled to count such service for the pensionary benefits
under Central Government/Railways. They are, however free to seek terminal benefits as
admissible under the relevant rules from the concerned Nationalised Banks etc.
[R.B's No.F(E)III/95/PNI/14 of 4.9.95]
In the case of mad, lunatic, idiot and insane pensioners, when any sum is payable in
respect of pay, pension, gratuity or similar allowance to any person certified by a Magistrate
to be such, the Government Officer under whose authority such sum would be payable may
pay so much of amount as he thinks fit to person having charge of such pension and may pay
the balance amount, if any, of such part thereof as he thinks on him, for the maintenance of
such members of his family as are dependents on him, for the maintenance of such members
of his family as are dependent on him, for maintenance.
[R.B's No.99/AC-II-21/25 of 20.9.94]
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Calculation of Pension:-
Basic pay on 1.6.97 = 5600 /-
Pay on 1.6.98 = 5750/-
Calculation as follows .
( 1 - 3 - 98 -- 1 - 12 - 98 )
( 5600 x 3 + ( 5750 x 7 ) ) ÷10 = 5705/-
If employees completed 33 years of service .
PENSION = ( 5705 x 50 ) ÷ 100 = 2853 /-
If employees completed 30 years of service .
PENSION = ( 5705 x 30 ) ÷ 33 = 2594 /-
GRATUITY PAYMENTS
There are types of gratuity such as Retirement Gratuity and Death Gratuity.
Retirement Gratuity : The Rly. Servant who had completed minimum 5 years of qualifying
service, the retirement gratuity should be paid equal to 1/4th of its emolument for every
completed Six-month period.
(e.g.) Rly. Servant who has completed 5 years of service .
1) Emoluments means = basic pay + DA (20% as on the 16.9.93) for staff.
2) Emoluments for running staff = basic Pay + 55% Running allowance + DA.
Rly. Servant completed 5 years of service
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h) Married daughter.
i) Children.
Calculation of Gratuity:
Basic Pay = 5750 /- + DA 1265 /- = 7015 /- (Emoluments)
For 33 years of service = ( 7015 x 66 x1) ÷ 4 = 115748/-
For 25 years of service = (7015 x 50 x 1) ÷ 4 = 87688 /-
For 22.5 years of service = (7015 x 45 x 1) ÷ 4 = 78919 /-
Expired in service:
For 33 years of service = ( 7015 x 66 x1) ÷ 2 = 115748/-
For 25 years of service = (7015 x 50 x 1) ÷ 2 = 87688/-
For 22.5 years of service = (7015 x 45 x 1) ÷ 2 = 78919/-
For 8 years of service = 7015 x 1 2 = 84180 /-
VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT.
A Rly. Servant is permissible to take voluntary Retirement after a minimum qualifying
service of 20 years.
In the case of Rly. Servant will be given weightage of Max. 5 years.
Rly. Servant, who seeks V/Retirement, he should give an application in writing before
three-month .The weaightage given to Rly. Servant is not for calculation of pension.
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2) XI to XII -Rs.50/-PM.
3) Class I to XII physically handicapped- Rs.100/- PM.
Hostel subsidy :-
A Rly. servant shall be eligible of a Hostel subsidy at the rate of Rs.300/- P.M. per child if
because of his transfer he is compelled to keep the children in the hostel of a school way from
the station where he is posted or residing.
If a Rly servant is getting educational allowance so he is not eligible for Hostel subsidy. For
Hostel subsidy age limit is 54 yrs - 20 yrs. only.
Assistance are available to those who are having 3 children, who were born upto
31.12.1987 and is allowance only for two who were born after 31.12.1987
[RB No. E(W)/98/Ed-2/8-9.9.98.]
Provision of Canteens :-
Types of Canteens :-
a) Statutory (b) Non Statutory
a) Statutory Canteens : The provision of section 46 of the factory act 1948 Rly.
administration should set up Rly. Canteen, which are governed by Factory Act and employees
should more than 250 members. such canteens are to be strictly adhered to the Rules framed
by State Govt. (Sec.2) of the Act to constitute Managing Committee of Canteen that also
some representation from workers.
b)Non Statutory :- The Administration should take steps to develop Canteens by
encouraging co-operative basis. If the Canteen is run by Co-operative Society there should
over all control of Rly. administration. There should be an elected body consists of
Chairman, Secretary and a Managing Committee
Loans for the initial capital may be sanctioned from the Staff Benefit Fund and the loan
should be repaid in Installments.
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b) If Rly. staff where the strength is below 25, Tiffins should be provided. The Regular
Canteen can be provided where more than 100 staff or more.
c) For providing of new canteens, should get approval from Rly.
Co-operative Society :
Que.:-What are the type of societies ?
1) Consumer Co-operative Society.
2) Co-operative Credit Society and Bank.
3) Co-operative Housing Society.
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Membership :-Retired Rly. servants or Ex.Rly. servants should not be permitted or continue
beyond the limited period. Only serving Rly. servants will be eligible to become members
after purchasing a share or more of Rs.10/- each share.
Management :-Till the share holders should by means of conducting elections, to elect one
Chairman, Secretary and Treasurers and Board of Directors. The Co-operative Society will be
observed by Co-operative Registrar.
Distribution of Fund:-
1) To aid education of staff and children.
2) Relief of distress among the staff and family members.
3) Recreation and Amusement of staff and their children.
4) For the following purposes the staff Benefit Fund are being utilized :
I) Education :-
1) For Technical education, Engineering, Medical and Scientific courses.
2) Assistance to those who are doing chartered Accountancy and Cost Accountancy.
3) For operating vocational Training Centers.
4) Scholarships on merit and technical courses.
5) Assistance to Dumb and blind children.
II) Recreation:-
1) Loan to Canteen.
2) Mid day meals to children in Primary schools.
3) Supply of Uniforms to Primary School children of Rly. Schools.
4) Supply of books to Rly.hospitals for indoor patients.
5) Grant to Institutes, sports club, children camp, and Cultural activities.
Recreation Centers and Mahila Samities.
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B) Engineering Department :
1) Bridge inspectors.
2) Permanent way inspectors
3) Asst. Foreman cum Operator (Plasmatic Tie Tamping).
4) Operator- Cum Chargeman (Tie Tamping).
5) Section Mate,Keyman , P.Way Mistry.
6) Asst. Shop Supdtt. (Bridge workshop)
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On compassionate ground :-
The following posts are exclusively reserved for appointment on compassionate ground
for the widows.
a) Water woman.
b) Retiring room attendants.
c) Cinder Picking woman.
d) Sweeper woman.
e) C & W Khalasis.
f) Ayah and female sanitary cleaner in hospitals and
schools.
g) Khalasis in PWI & IOW.
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For appointment In-Group 'C' post suitability test (Written test and Viva-voce) should be
completed in one day only.
Appointment on compassionate ground to the adopted son/Daughters is in be legible in
the following conditions :-
1) The satisfactory legal adoption proof should be submitted.
2) The adoption must be reconigised.
3) The legal adoption process should be completed and should be proper valid before the
death or medically unfit
[RB.NO.E(NG)11 86/RG-1/1 policy dt. 20.5.1988. ]
Compassionate appointments in the case of missing Railway employees. Conditions for
compassionate appointments.
1) FIR should be lodged in the police station in the case of missing Rly.employees and if the
missing employee is traceable and the competent authority should feel the case is
genuine.
2) The length or remaining service is more than two years and should not committed any
fraud or joined any terrorist.
3) Appointment in the case of missing employee should not be a matter of right, and
subjected to fulfillment of all conditions including availability of vacancy.
4) Police investigation proof should be submitted and the decision would be considered on
GM level only.
5) The service of widow/ward should be terminated in the case when missing RLY.
employee becomes available.
6) The above will be applicable to the wards/widow of casual labor of temporary status.
A bother-in-law (Wife's brother) or a son-in-law are not eligible for appointment on
compassionate ground.
Authority competent to make appointment on compassionate ground.
The General Manager is having the power to appoint on compassionate ground. However
GM re-delegate this power to DRM and HOD's of different units.
In the cases of appointments in-group 'C' posts, the power may be exercised by the CPO
in consultation with the Head of Dept. concerned.
For group D posts DRM can make such appointments.
Que.:-What are the Institutions identified which are having facilities for specialties
treatment?
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Technology -Trivendrum.
B) Kidney Transport :-
1) Christian Medical college -Velour.
2) All India Institute of Medical Science - New Delhi.
3) Post Graduate Institute - Chandigarh.
4) Jaslok Hospital - Bombay
C) Blood Cancer :-
1) S.Rly. H.Q. Hospital - Perambur - Madras.
2) Christian Medical Collage - Velour.
3) KEM Hospital - Bombay
4) All India Medical Institute & Science - New Delhi
5) Bombay Hospital.
6) G.B. Gant Hospital - New Delhi.
7) Shree Chitra Tirnual Institute of Medical Science - Trivendrum.
8) Postgraduate institute - Chandigarh.
9) SSKM & Hospital - Calcutta.
10) Samaritan Hospital - Alwaye - Kerala.
11) Kasturba Hospital - Bhopal.
12) N.M. Wadia Institute of Cardiology - Pune.
Medical treatment facilities would be available free of charge to all the RLY. employees,
and their family members and dependents relatives for all groups (ABCD). whether they are
permanent or even temporary.
Medical treatment can be available to the staff of Consumer Co-operative society, Staff
Benefit Fund Committee, RLY. Institute, RLY. officers club and Station committee.
The family members of the above said quasi organization would be available only out
door facilities. Also apprentices in RLY. are also eligible for free of charge medical facilities
(only employees).
Govt. RLY. Police staff are eligible free of charge medical facilities indoor as well as
outdoor.
All casual laborers are eligible for free medical facilities.
Contractors laborers are eligible for free medical treatment, but not their members.
RLY. contractors and their staff are not eligible for free medical treatment.
Licensed Porters (only for self) are eligible for free medical treatment. (out door
treatment) but the routine laboratory and x-ray Examination they will be charged.
When a Licensed porter got injured while working they will be permitted as Indoor
patients, after on certification from StationMaster. The dist charges will not be available.
Even bonafide licensed porter will be issued Medical Identity card mentioning the names of
family members such as wife and dependents. But he should handover medical identity card
whenever he got transfer or terminated from service.
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REIMBURSEMENT :-
In an emergency an RLY. employees has to go for treatment to a government hospital or
a reconigsed hospitals or dispensary, without prior consultation with the authorized medical
attendant, the reimbursement of the expenses incurred, to the extent other wise permissible,
will be permitted. This circumstance should be examined carefully by the competent Med.
authority. Only GM/AGM and upto Rs. 50,000/- in each case would sanction the
reimbursement of the medical expenses, which were incurred in emergency without proper
prior commission as well as reference from authorized medical attendant.
The Reimbursement upto Rs.3000/- in the event of special laboratory tests in private
institutions, for which tests facilities are not exist in the Rly. hospitals, provided this test
would be permitted, after advance of authorized medical attendant. These powers would be
exercised by CMS personally and no lower level officer can be permitted to sanction the
amount.
The GM could sanction advance payment upto the reimbursable portion of the anticipated
cost the treatment or upto one lakh which is less on the recommendation of C.M.D. and
concurrence would be made by FA & CAO/DRMs of the division could be sanctioned
advance payment subject to the limitation stipulated with the concurrence of divisional
finance after recommendation of Sr.MS/CMS in charge of Divisional Hospitals.
Medical treatment facility of retired employees. There are also schemes
for/employees/retired.
1) Retired employees contributory scheme - Introduced in 1966.
2) Retired employee liberalized health scheme - Introduced in 1986.
The retired employees contributory scheme are limited to out door treatment only at
any of the nominated hospitals. They will be given the following facilities :-
1) Free medicines in the case of outdoor patients.
2) Routine examining of blood and stools.
3) For indoor treatment they will be charged at a rate of 10% of the charges laid down to
outsiders.
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Railway level :
Under the Rly.level there are four committee
1) H.Q. levels.
2) Divisional levels.
3) Stores.
4) Workshop.
In H.Q. levels GM will be the Chairman, Personnel Officer (L&W) will be the secretary.
Duration of meeting will be once in 3 months 3 meetings will be conducted separately with
Two recognized unions (NRMU & CRMS).
In divisional levels, DRM will be the Chairman and Sr. DPO will the secretary. Once in
a Month (Main and Review will be separately).
In stores levels, DCOS and APO(Stores) as well as Dy. CME and Personnel Officer -
workshop will be the Chairman and secretary.
With the view to have harmonious relation between the Government (Employer ) and its
employee in the matter of common concern , a machinery has been established which is
known as "Joint Consultative Machinery (JCM) " It may discuss matters relating to
conditions of services , welfare of the employees, and improvements of efficiency and
standard of work. JCM works on three tiers, viz. National Council, Departmental Council and
the Regional Council.
National Council: National Council deals with matters affecting all Central Government
employees (including railwaymen) such as remuneration, dearness allowance and pay of
certain common categories. National Council is headed by the Cabinet Secretary and consists
of members from official side as well as from staff side.
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Departmental Council: Departmental Council deals with matters affecting the staff in a
particular Ministry. The Departmental Council on Railways is headed by Member Staff
consisting of members from official side as well as members from both the Federations.
Matters, which remain, unsolved at the National Council or the Departmental Council are
referred to Compulsory Arbitration from each Council independently. Recommendations of
the Board of Arbitration are binding on both sides.
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Hours of Work : 48 Hrs. is a week, 9 Hrs. per day . O.T. should be paid twice his
ordering rate of wages and not more there 60 Hrs. in a Quarter.
Rest Day : If a workers worker continuously for 6 days shall be entitled Rest for one day.
If Rest cannot be given then 11th Day must be granted Rest. Rest can be granted 3 days in
advance or 3 days later. Normally rest is on Sunday.
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2) Workman having been at the time of accident under the influence of drink or drug.
3) Willful disobedience of workman in order expressively given, or to a rule expressively
framed for the purposes of securing Safety and not used Safety Devices.
There are four schedules appended under this Act :-
Schedule I -This schedule indicates the percentage of loss of earning capacity of a workman
for the various types of injuries, deemed result is permanent total and partial disablement and
accordingly the payments of compensation is arranged on the certification of Railway Doctor.
Schedule II -This schedule indicates the list of persons who are included in the category of
workman and entitles for the payment of compensation under the Act.
Schedule III-This schedule indicates the list of occupational diseases.
Schedule IV-This schedule indicates the amount of compensation payable to workman, is the
event of death, permanent total disablement and half monthly payment of compensation for
temporary disablement on the basis of monthly wages .
Railway Doctor would indicate the percentage of payment for permanent disablement.
Trade Union Act 1926 :-
1) The trade union act was passed in 1926 and implemented from 1.6.1927.
2) Any seven or more persons can form an association .
3) Union may raise fund on only voluntary basis to promote social activity.
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ADVANTAGES OF UNION
1) A boon to a working class.
2) Through Union improvements in working conditions.
3) This can brings out industrial peace.
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Trade Union Act - 1926 (Amended 1947 )- A trade union is a Continuos association of
wage earners for the purpose of maintaining and improving the condition of workers and their
lives.
In the year 1875 Sorabji Shapurje Stated a Labour agitation in Bombay against appalling
condition of workers especially women and children is factories. Between 1882 to 1890
about 25 strikes were recorded is Madras and Bombay alone. In 1890 N. M. Lokhandey had
started Labour Movement is India and formed "Bombay Millhand Association". He had also
started English News Paper known as "Deen Bandhu".
In 1918 P.B. Wadia had started Labour Movement is Choolce is Madras. He was working
is Buckingam and Karnatie Mill as a worker. He was removed from service for his
participating in political affair. The name of the union was kept. "MADRAS LABOUR
UNION" With in one year, the union had its four Branches and members gone to 20000.
Trade Union Act 1926 (Amended - 1947) - In 1917 Miss Ansuiya Sarabhai a Social
Worker had organised workers and strike at Ahmedabad.
In 1920 Mahatma Ghandhi had founded Spinning and Weavers Association at
Ahmedabad Textile Mill. From here the Labour took good turn.
In 1920 Mr. Miller had formed 'Association Railway worker in Punjab.'
In 1920 All India Trade Union Congress was formed and founded by Lala Lajpat Raj.
In 1926 Trade Union Act was passed by the Govt. and prior to this Unions were not
recognised. In 1940 Govt. instituted on Inquiry is regard to all India Trade Union Congress in
order to know the activities of the Union.
In 1946 India National Trade Union Congress was formed.
1) In 1922 all India Railway men Federation was founded
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6. The registrar can inspect the accounts and the Union Books at any time.
7. If a Union indulges in unfair practices, go for irregular strike, submit false statement -
punishment would be total withdraws of recognition.
8. If employer interferes is the working of union, influences against the union,
discriminates with any officer of the union, Refuses to Negotiate or Deny Privileges to
unions, he is liable to be find Rs. 1000.
Staff Councils :The staff councils are the bodies organized by RLY on territorial basis. It is
formed to maintain good relations and co-operations between Rly administration and all
groups of Non gazetted employees.
1) Central staff council
2) Divisional staff council at divisional HQ level and at workshop.
3) Area staff council (or) station committee on selected stations.
Central staff council: - The council consists of one elected member from each divisional
committee and equal no of the members nominated by GM and one of the members will be
nominated by GM as Chairman, the sectary (P.O. LABOUR) This meeting will be continued
quarterly.
Divisional Staff Council :- Five members are nominated by DRM and equal no of elected
members representing the employees of various departments. One of the nominated member
would be Chairman. All non-gazetted employees those are having minimum 3 years service
shall be eligible for election and the employees minimum one-year service can vote. Period
of elected members is only 3 years.
Election: - Election to Staff Council shall be held once in two or three years and by Ballot.
Apprentice are not eligible for content as will for voting
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The Railways Claims Tribunal set by central Govt. to exercise the jurisdiction, powers
and authority conferred on if under the Railway Tribunal Act- 1987, and effective from
8.11.1989.
If consists of a Chairman, four Vice chairman and such number of judicial members and
technical members as central Govt., the Jurisdiction power and Authority of Claims Tribunals
may be exercised by Benches. The chairman holds the office for 5 years or till the attains the
age of 65 years. There are 19 Benches.
All claims for payment of compensation against railway arising out of provisions under
section 82 A of Indian Railway Act.1890. are filed in such courts of Tribunal. The tribunal
shall have for the purpose of discharging its functions under the Railway claims Tribunal
Act., the same powers as are vested in a Civil Court under the code of Civil Procedure, 1908 .
While trying such suits the applicants have to submit applications along with fee as
prescribed is schedule II for cases.
1) Claims performing to loss, destruction, damage, deterioration or non-delivery of goods
and animals.
2) Refund of fare and freight for goods and animals.
3) Compensation payable under Railway act, to passengers for injuries caused in Railway
accidents.
Function Of RRB
1. To scrutinised the indents and arrange for publication of vacancies in leading News
papers
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An act to provide for the languages which may be use for the official purpose of
union, for transaction of business in Parliament, for central and state acts and for certain
purposes in High Court be it enacted by parliament in the year of the Republic of India. This
act may be called the official language act. This was come into effect on the 26th Jan. of
1965. In the meanline English language shall be used for Purpose of Communication between
union and state which had not adopted Hindi as its Official language. Both Hindi and
English shall be used for all Documents. Any employee may submit application either Hindi
or English. An employee applied an application it shall give reply in Hindi.
All manuals, codes and other procedure literature relating to the central Govt. offices
shall be provided in Hindi and English.
All nameplates, sign boards, letterheads to be use in Central Govt. shall be in Hindi or
English.
Lump sum award also eligible to those passed the Exams of the Hindi Teaching Scheme.
through their own effect that organization should be a Recognized are ;
5 1) Prabodh - RS. 250
6 2) Praveen - RS. 250
7 3) Pragya - RS. 300
8 4) Hindi Typing - RS. 150
9 5) Steno - RS. 300
10 6) Passed through.
11 voluntary Hindi
12 organization - RS . 300
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i) Those completely disabled for further service in any post in the railway , i.e. those who can
not be declared fit even in the 'C' medical category ; and
ii) Those disabled /incapable for further service in the post they are holding but declared
fit in a lower medical category and eligible for retention in service in posts
corresponding to this lower medical category.
3. The Rly. Servants both in group (I) and group (ii) above cease to perform the duties of
the post they are holding from the date they are declared medically unfit for the present
post. If such a Rly. Servant can not be immediately adjusted against or absorbed in any
suitable alternative post he may be kept on a special supernumerary post in the grade in
which the concerned employee working on regular basis before being declared medically
unfit pending location of suitable alternative employment for him with the same pay scale
and service benefits; efforts to locate suitable alternative employment starting
immediately. The special super supernumerary post so created will stand abolished as
soon as the alternative employment is located.
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(3) It will be the responsibility primarily of the officer under whom the concerned Rly.
Servant was directly working to find suitable alternative employment for him. This will
be done first by trying to find alternative employment in the officer 's own unit /division,
office, workshop etc. and a register with the details as mentioned in sub para (6) bellow
will be maintained for this purpose.
(4) If there is no immediate prospect of employment in his own unit /division, office etc., the
name of the Rly. Servant with particular given in sub para (6) bellow will be circulated to
all other offices or establishment where suitable employment is likely to be found.
(5) Nothing in the previous paragraph, however, debars a Rly. Servant from applying for a
particular post for which he is likely to be deemed suitable and it is known to be vacant
under any officer. Such an application must be addressed through the immediate officer of
the Rly. Servant concerned and must contained full particulars of his service and must
contained full particular of his service and must be forwarded to the officer to whom
addressed or to the authority competent to make the appointment. The result of the
application must be intimated to the Rly. Servant.
(6) A register containing the names of all Rly. Servant declared medically unfit and to be
absorbed in alternative post will be maintained by Headquarters, Divisional and other
extra-Divisional offices. These registers will contain not only the names of the staff of the
particular division, etc., but also the names notified to the unit Officer concerned by other
units/offices. This will not, however, absolve officers under whom the Rly. Servant was
last working from continuing their efforts to find suitable employment for the disabled /
medically decategorised employee. The particulars required to be maintained in registers
and notified to other offices in accordance with the instructions above are as follows:-
(i) Serial number.
(ii) Date on which incapacitated.
(iii) Name and Father's name.
(iv) Post last held on regular basis with scale of Pay and rate of pay.
(v) Educational qualification:-If no educational qualifications, then general remarks
regarding knowledge of English, regional language etc.
(vi) Medical category in which placed.
(vii) Details of special supernumerary post till absorption in alternative appointment.(para
1303)
(viii) Date from which absorbed in alternative appointment.
(ix) Nature and category of alternative appointment.
(x) Scale of pay of the alternative post and the pay fixed at.
(xi) Details of supernumerary posts if any after absorption in Alternative
appointment.(para 1305)
(xii) Remarks.
(7) If and when a Rly. Servant is absorbed in an alternative post intimation will be sent by the
officer under whom he was previously working to all other officers to whom his name
was notified. His name will be deleted from the registers.
(8) Before any post is filled or a promotion is ordered, officers concerned will refer to their
registers satisfy themselves that no disabled medically incapacitated Rly. Servant who is
suitable for the post is available. If any such disabled / medically incapacitated employee
is available, he will be given preference over all categories of staff for appointment.
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7. Fixation of Pay:- The pay of the disabled / medically decategorised Rly. Servants will be
fixed on absorption in an alternative post at a stage corresponding to the pay previously
drawn in the post held by them on regular basis before acquiring disability / medically
decategorisation. For running staff, the fixation will be based on the basic pay plus a
percentage of their basic pay, representing the pay element of running allowance as may
be in the force. If the basic pay so arrived at does not corresponding to any stage in the
absorbing grade the pay may be fixed at the stage just below and the difference allowed
as Personal pay to be absorbed in future increase in pay. Similarly if the Pay so arrived at
exceeds the maximum of the absorbing grade, the Pay may be fixed at the maximum and
the difference may be allowed as personal pay to be absorbed in future increments
/increases in pay. Other allowances such as Dearness Allowance, City Compensatory
Allowance and House Rent Allowance should be allowed on pay plus personal pay, if
any, in the absorbing grade.
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Normally only the father is taken to be breadwinner of the family. Where both husband
and wife are Railway Employee, consequent upon the death of husband appointment on
compassionate ground is admissible to a ward but not on account of death of wife. In such
cases, only one compassionate appointment is admissible.
This has been modified to the extent that compassionate appointment is admissible in
case of death of the mother or father, subject to a stipulation that compassionate appointment
will be available either on the death of the husband or wife whichever event occurs first.
Rib's no. (NG) II 86 /RC - 1 /1 Policy of 31.10.86 and rib's no. (NG) II /86 /RC- 1/1
Policy of 2.6.97]
Rly. Employee dying in harness leaving more than one widow along with children born to the
second wife, the appointment on compassionate ground to the 2nd widow and her children not
to be considered unless administration has permitted the 2nd marriage, taking in to account the
personal law. Second marriage is not permissible is invariably specified in the terms and
conditions advised in the offer of initial appointment.
[R.B's No.E(NG)II/91/RC/ - 1/36 of 2-1-92]
Where the widow cannot take up employment Railway can keep the case for appointment
on compassionate grounds open to enable consideration of appointment of a minor when he
attains majority, even though at the time of occurrence of the event making compassionate
appointment permissible, there is a daughter who has attained majority and / or a major son
who is already employed. This will be subject to the following conditions:-
(a) The minor son to be appointed will be attaining majority of age within a period of five
years of the event of death which is the basis for appointment for compassionate ground.
(b) Where there is more than one minor sons, it is the only eldest minor son who should be
considered for appointment when he attend majority and not any of the minor sons.
(c) Further in such cases , the competent authority should be satisfied about the bona fides of
the request of the widow or if there is no surviving widow of the family, that appointment
should be given to the minor son (When he attains majority) instead of daughter or an
employed son who is already major.
[R.B's No.E(NG) II/84/RC-1/172 of 1-3-85]
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Note:- (1) Women appointment on compassionate in permanent Way Gangs, Are to be posted
only in the Gangs that are located within the Station limits or in the Yards. The papers for
appointments of women in Permanent Way Gangs are to be put up to the competent authority
for approval through Senior Divisional Engineer ( Co - ordination ) of the Division, who will
ensure that there are only a limited number of women in each Gang. and also that it should be
made clear to the women posted in the Gang that they would have to do the normal Gang
work.
[R.B's No.E(NG) II/RC-1/139/ of 21.10.97.]
(1) For appointments of widows on compassionate ground, educational qualification need not
be insisted upon the Group 'D' post that has been exclusively reserved for them.
[R.B's No.E(NG) II/98/RC-1/39 of 4.3.99]
Normally, the appointment on compassionate grounds should made within one month for
item no(I) and within three month for others, but all out efforts should be made to offer
appointments as early as possible. A period of 5 years from the date of occurrence of event is
prescribed as period of eligibility of entitlement of appointments on compassionate ground
which may be relaxed up to 20 years with the approval of General Manager. In all cases of
death of an employee while in service and in cases where the widow cannot take up
employment and sons/daughter are minor, the case may be kept pending till the first son or
daughter becomes major. Compassionate appointments, as permissible under the extent
instruction, could be approved by the G.M. even beyond the limit of 5 years and up to the 10
years, subject to the following conditions:
(a) The powers shall be exercised personally by the G.M. and shall not be delegated;
(b) The cases should not be more than 15 years old from the date of the death.
(c) The widow of the deceased employee should not have re-married;
(d) The benefit of compassionate appointment should not have been given at any time to any
member of the family or to a near relative of the deceased employee.
(e) The circumstances of the case should be such as to warrant relaxation of the time limit.
(f) The preseason for relaxing the time limit should be placed o records;
(g) Th e request for the compassionate appointment should have been received by the
Railway administration as soon as the first child or, wherever the family desires for some
satisfactory reasons, the first son/daughter to be considered for appointment, become a
major. The G.M. will, however have the power to relax this period up to a maximum of
two years of attaining majority by the candidate, with the educational qualification for the
purpose of appointment being taken as that acquired at the time of attaining majority.
(h) Wherever the individual cases of merit, it is consider that justification exists for extending
consideration to cases falling beyond the above limit i.e. where death took place above
the 20 years ago and where the application for appointment are made for other than first
child/first son/first daughter, the prior approval of the Ministry of Railways should be
obtained by forwarding a detail proposal with specific justification and personal
recommendation of the G.M. in the prescribed Performa, circulated vide R.B's
No.E(NG)II/87/RC-1/143 of 19.4.88.
(i) A SL/II Class Special pass may be granted to the wards of Rly. employees called for
appearing in the test/interview, for the first time, for adjudging their suitability for
appointment on compassionate grounds in death cases, from the places of residence to the
nearest station of the place, where test/interview is held, and back. No such pass shall be
issued if the candidate fails in the test/interview in the first attempt and is call again to
appear.
[R.B's No.E(W)99 PS5-8/9 of 18.10.99]
Relaxation of minimum educational qualification:
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Normally the educational qualification prescribed for the post to be offered should not be
any case be relaxed. However if the merits of the individual case the GM feels that such a
relaxation of a educational qualification is absolutely necessary, then such cases may be
referred to the Ministry of Railways, with the stipulation that the candidate has to acquire
qualification with the prescribed time limit.
In order that the employees may acquire the qualification required within least possible
time and they do not take it for granted that extension of time will be given, and eventually
they will be retained in service albeit in the lower grade, following stipulation should be
made in case where educational qualification may be relaxed:
(a) The period to be allowed for acquiring the qualification will be two years.
(b) Such a person will not be confirmed in service till he acquires the qualification.
(c) He will not eligible for promotion till such time he acquire the qualification.
(d) If any junior is promoted before the senior compassionate appointee acquires the
qualification such promotion will be treated as regular.
While processing the proposals for relaxation of educational qualification and issuing of
offer of appointment the above mention instruction may be kept in view.
[R.B's No.E(NG)II/80/RC-1/4(KW) of 22-2-1989]
Note: The provision for the appointment of near relative has been deleted vide
Board's No.E(NG)II-88/RCI/1 of 13.12.95.]
Eligibility: 1.Dependent members of the family covered under pass rule are eligible
2. In cases there are daughters who have attain majority/major son who is employed and if
widow cannot take up appointment it may be kept pending till minor attains the age of
majority and if there is no other son/daughter the major if so desires could be appointed
provided he resigns the job he had and otherwise major daughter could be given appointment.
3.Casual labours could also be given appointment on compassionate grounds but offer as
casual labour only.
For recruitment on compassionate grounds as suitability test is to be held for judging the
suitability of applicant, the standard for the same need not be rigid. It should only be ensured
that person concerned would be in a position to discharge the duties of the post offered to
him. If the ward possesses the prescribed minimum educational qualification, he should be
considered for appointment in Group 'C' post for which he may be suitable and eligible and if
unsuitable for Group 'C' one post should be considered for another alternative Group 'C' post.
It is not necessary that the ward of Group 'D' should be appointed for Group 'D'. If he is
eligible and suitable for Group 'C' he may be given appointment in Group 'C' only.
[R.B's No.E(G)82/EC2(Lt. IV) of 27-6-1985]
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(b) In such cases the appointment will be approved personally by the Chief Personnel
Officer and.
(c) The railway administration has no practical difficulty in offering appointment in a
post for which the candidate is eligible and suitable.
[R.B's No. E(NG)II/84/RC - 1/105 of 16.1.84]
There is no bar in giving appointment to the husband of a female railway employee on the
compassionate grounds in the circumstances in which appointments are otherwise
permissible.
[R.B's No.E(NG)II/82/RC-1/213 of 17.1.83]
In case of persons being declared unfit on account of malingering, medical unfitness
papers should invariably carry an endorsement that he was declared unfit under para 512(ii)
of the Indian Railway Medical Manual.
[R.B's No. E(NG)II/86/RC-1/20 of 7.8.87]
A brother - in - law (wife's brother) would not come within the categories of persons
eligible for appointment. Similarly, a Son-in-law also is not eligible for appointment on
compassionate grounds.
[R.B's No. E9NG)II/87/RC-I/152 of 19-10-87 and E(NG)III/78/RC-I/I of 3.2.81.]
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giving details for ignoring the priority and the list of persons being put back in priority list.
Such cases should, however, be rare.
(c) Where a candidate for compassionate appointment is eligible and is also adjudged suitable
for a post in Group 'C' but for want of vacancy in Group 'C' he offered an appointment in a
Group 'D' which he accepts, his case may be considered for appointment in a Group 'C' post
as soon as suitable vacancy arises therein. Such a candidate will have performance for
appointment in a vacancy in Group 'C' occurring later over a candidate in the same priority
group, found suitable for such a post at any subsequent date under the same approval of the
competent authority should be kept to the effect that the candidate was selected for a Group
'C' post but appointment to a Group 'D post for want of vacancy in Group 'C' as early as
possible when a vacancy arises therein subject to his being found medically fit for the post for
which he is considered.
(d)At time limit of one month should be observed within which appointment should be given
in priority (I) cases and three months in cases relating to priority (ii) & (iii) &(iv) subject to
the vacancies being available.
[R.B's No.E(NG)III/78/RC-I/I of 7.4.83]
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employee's demise and application has been made within 2 years of attainment of majority of
the candidate.
[RBE-300/99 dated 30.11.1999]
In suppression of all previous orders, the following guidelines are issued for the
functioning of Unit Housing Committee at Bombay VT, Kasara, Igatpuri, Neral, Lonavla,
Pune Kurla, Kalyan and Parcel for non Gezetted Staff for which the Housing Committees on
Mumbai Division are hereby constituted with effect from the date to be notified separately.
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1.The Chairman / Senior Supervisor who is authorized to allot to a quarters with the
consent of Housing Committee in his jurisdictions as mentioned above, one member from
each of the recognized Union will act as a member of the unit hushing Committee in a
particular given jurisdiction. It should be ensured that atleast one member belong to SC/ST
Community. If none of the members on the Committee belong to any one of the reserved
group, the Chairman may nominator a 5th member form SC/ST Community from his
jurisdiction (as per allotment zone).
2.The Unit Housing Committee for the Administrative pool of Bombay shall consist of
DPO as Chairman with one representative of each Union as mentioned above and Shri P.D.
Koli, APO (Leave&W) representing the reserved class (SC/ST).
3.The Chairman will maintain separate registers for each pool showing separately
"essential", "non-essential" categories for original allotments of quarters as well as change of
quarters within the pool. Unit Housing Committee will not grant request for change of
quarters from one pool to another pool (interchange of pool). The register should be updated
every month taking into account the allotments already made. These registers should be
produced at the time of unit Housing Committee meeting and the signature of the nominated
members obtained during every meeting . Separate register. Should be maintained for Class
III and Class IV staff. The allotment of quarters belonging to Running staff will be made on
the basis of seniority-cum-registration as shown in Annexure 'A". Pool Holders should
identify the pool to which a particular quarter belongs on receipt of the vacant list from IOW
before allotment.
4.The Committee will allot the quarters to the staff strictly as per the registration of the
staff. In case, if there are suggestions for "out of turn" allotment of quarters because of local
circumstances, the case will be put up the DRM by the Committee through DPO.
5.All the subordinates who are allotting quarters at present should allot the quarters as
suggested by the quarter Committees. Registration of quarters with the subordinates will
continue to be made by them. When representatives of each Station Master, IOW, PWI, Loco
Foreman and other subordinates should come with their records to quarter committee and
show the quarters vacant committee will allot the quarters to the staff of the subordinates.
6.The Chairman and the members of the Unit Housing Committee will be fully
responsible to ensure that the extant orders of allotment to non-gazette staff are correctly
followed and also to comply with any special instructions including out of turn allotment
communicated by the Divisional Railway Manager. In terms of extant instructions (Board's
letter dated 22-8-86) separate waiting list have to be maintained for General and SC/ST
employees for allotment against 10 % quota for Type I & II and 5% in Type III & IV the
SC/ST employees who are senior enough and are covered in general list in their turn will be
given allotment from the general pool The special list will be operated only if the
accommodation provided from the general list falls short of this percentage.
7.While deciding allotment the earliest registration will be considered first where it is for
the original allotment or the change of accommodation.
8.The staff attached to brake down duties should be given preference for allotment of
quarters who are required to be called out at any time in case of emergencies. It is therefore
imperative that nomination of the break down staff should be done only from amongst those
who are in occupation of railway quarters nearby so that there may not be any occasions for
out of turn allotment under this pretext.
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10.In case of promotion of staff from Class IV to Class III or from lower grade to higher
grade within Class III, the employee can register for higher type of quarter according to his
entitlement after materialisation of his promotion. Staff promoted from Class IV to Class III
will have to register their name afresh, as they will loose their turn on promotion.
11.Meetings should be held atleast once in a month on a predetermined date if not often.
When the chairman is on leave or otherwise absent, he will nomination an officer who will
hold the meeting. Similarly, if for any reason one or both the nominated Union
representations are not in a position to attend the meeting, another office bearer of the same
organisation at the same station may be deputed along with authority letter by the
Chairman/secretary. In case Union representatives do not attend the meeting on the
nominated day, the meeting should be held by the Chairman and allotment completed.
12.All the allotments as a result of the meeting should be issued in an office order as per
Annexure "B" copied to the Divisional Headquarters for information. If any specific remarks
are expressed by the Union representatives, which could not be complied with by the
Chairman, the same may also be forwarded to the Divisional Headquarters for information.
However, allotment of the quarters need not pend for any reply from the divisional
Headquarters. The Chairman of the Housing Committee should hence make sure that the
allotment is made correctly is accordance with the extant orders.
13.The Unit Housing Committee will, not allot out of turn allotment on compassionate
grounds, father to son basis, Handicapped ground, Medical ground and also sports account
etc. All such cases should be forwarded with recommendations to the DPO for disposal by the
controlling officer or Chairman unit Housing Committee. Such allotments of quarters will be
made by D.R.M.. either on his own motion or otherwise.
14.Request for mutual exchange in the same pool and the same type of quarter with
allotment zone can be considered by the Unit Housing Committee, provided the incumbents
are entitled for the quarters involved, one or both of the requesters are not under orders of
transfer or retiring within a period of one year from the date of request. Any mutual requests
involving interchange of pool should be forwarded to DPO for disposal.
15.All respective IOW's should advise the Chairman in writing the date of vacation of
quarter every month in first, week indicating the pool to which it belongs.
16.Quarters are earmarked for the specific categories and should normally be allotted by
designation. However, in case the previous incumbent is permitted to retain the quarters then
the new incumbent can register himself for a quarter may also apply for out of turn allotment
which will be considered by Divisional Headquarters on Merit.
18.The Executive Branch Officer, Senior Subordinate controlling the employees who are
staying in Railway Quarters will advise the Chairman the date of retirement of the employee
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concerned. The employee should ask for retention of quarters, if he is interested in staying in
the quarters after his superannuation or cessation of service, in terms of extant instructions. It
should be recommended by the Unit Housing Committee and forwarded to DRM for
sanction. In all cases of unauthorised occupation of quarters action should be initiated by the
Chairman in co-ordination with the Estate Supervisor of the DRM's Office for initiating
eviction proceedings against the concerned railway servant. The Chairman shall also organise
surprise checks frequently of the quarters occupied by a Committee consisting of IOW
concerned, EF concerned, a representative of RPF, a representative of CRMs, a representative
from NRMU in his allotment zone for checking unauthorised occupation/subletting etc.
19.The permission for sharing accommodation will be granted only by the Divisional
Office.
20.The retention and allotment Zones of running staff and other categories of staff shall
be continued unchanged.
21.An uptodate list of quarters belonging to each pool under the control of each Chairman
Unit Housing Committee along with the register particulars of the staff waiting for quarters
will be handedover to Chairman from Divisional Office, by the OS (P) Qrs. and thereafter it
shall be the responsibility of the Chairman to updated allot the same in terms of instructions
contained above.
22.A copy of the allotment letters as well as vacation memo with the date of occupation and
the date of vacation as the case may be should be endorsed to the IOW/Elect. Foreman,
OS(P) Quarters concerned, Bill Section preparing the paysheet, controlling Unit of Personnel
Branch of DRM's Office, quarter section and Sr. DAO BB.
23.Presently senior subordinates are allotting Class IV Quarters to their staff like SMs of
way side stations PWIs controlling gang staff quarters, LFs and IOWs for their respective
group 'D' Staff. However, the allotment will be made only after the approval by the
nominated committee.
24.With the setting up of Unit Housing Committees, the Chairman shall arrange for up dating
and further registration or requests. At the time of the meeting of the Unit Housing
Committee the respective pool holder should present his record of registration and the IOW
the list of vacant quarters indicating the Unit to which it belongs. The Quarter Committee
shall allot it to the senior most registered employee as per turn, taking into account requests,
mutual exchange etc.
10% of total Qtrs. of Type I and II where no of quarters are more than 50 and 5% of Type III
and IV Qtrs. A special waiting list should be maintained for the purpose allotment qtrs. for
SC/ST employees. If the SC/ST employees who are senior enough and are covered to the
general waiting list they will be allotted from the general quota. The special list would be
operated only if the accommodation provided in the general list falls short of this percentage.
The 10% and 5% quota would be shared as 2:1 ratio for SC/ST employees.
The out of turn of allotment of Railway Quarters would be done in the following cases.
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1) Staff appointed on compassionate ground when the employee was already occupied
Railway Qtr. while in service.
2) Son/Daughter or wife of a Railway employee who are in Railway service when the
employee retires.
5) Handicapped employees.
6) Sport persons.
The above cases would be allotted by Quarter allotment Committee and would be allotted
after the Recommendations.
Subletting of Railway Quarters :No Railway employees are permitted to sublet the Railway
Qtrs. The staff violating the orders would be charged market rent or the penal rent after the
finalisation of DAR-inquiry.
Type of Qtrs. Revised Rates per Sq. Meter of plinth area per
above This order of rates would be in force for a period of two years or till further orders.
The requests from eligible dependents of deceased Railway employee who are appointed
on compassionate grounds and retired Railway employees may be allowed by the competent
authorities on the Railway as under.
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When a Railway servant who has been alloted Railway Qtrs. retires from service or dies
while in service, his/her son, daughter, wife, husband or father may be allotted Railway Qtr.
on out of turn basis provided that the said relation was a Railway employee eligible for Rly
Qtrs. and had been sharing Accommodation with the retiring or deceased Railway employee
for at least six months before the date retirement or death and had not claimed any HRA
during the period. The same Qtr. may be regularised in the name of eligible relation if he/she
was eligible for the QTR of that type or higher type. In other cases eligible below type can be
allotted.
1) Suppose a Railway staff got transfer from one place to another. Which essentially
required charge of Residence. May permit to Retain the Qtr for a period two months on
payment of Normal Rent.
On employees own request to detain the Qtr or education or sickness after application he
may further permitted to retain the Qtr for six months after paying double rent.
Further detention of Rly Qtr up to the end children's Current Academic session after
payment of Special Rent, staff who were posted for Training institute may permitted to
Retain the for a period of two years on normal rent.
The rent charges to a Railway Servant in respect of Rly Qtr. supplied should not exceed
10% of his/her monthly emoluments in respect of pay allotted.
However the Administration may charge a Rent in Excess of 10% the Emoluments from a
Railway Servant under the following circumstances.
1) Who is not required or permitted to reside on duty at the station at which the residence is
supplied to him.
2) Who at his own request, is supplied with Accommodation which exceeds that which is
appropriate to his status.
5) Who does not vacate the residence after the cancellation of the allotment.
On Temporary Transfer:
During the entire period of temporary transfer staff permitted to Retain the Qtr or Normal
Rent. Mostly for four months. If temporary transfer is converted into permanent he is
permitted to retain the Qtr for further period as admissible on permanent transfer (i.e. Two
months period on the date of permanent on Normal Rent and further Six months on education
or self or family member on double rent after producing school certificate or Medical
certificate).
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On Training:
A Railway staff who was deputed for Training in any Railway or non-Railway training
institute or to attend seminar conference may be permitted to Retain Railway Quarters on
payment of Normal Rent. An employee deputed for training in Abroad under any aided
Scheme may be permitted to retain Qtr. on normal rate.
A Railway employee who is on leave not exceeding 120 days after sanctioning of leave
certificate can Retain the Railway Quarter on Normal Rent.
On Retirement:
When a Railway was retired in normal case or voluntary the employee can be retain the
Railway Quarter for 4 months on Normal rent, and on children's education or sickness of the
employee he can retain the railway quarter for another 4 months on double rent.
On Death:
When a Railway employee who expired while in service, the family of Railway
employee can be Retain the quarter for 24 months or normal rent w.e.f. 22.1.99.
When a Railway employee was found missing while in service, the family of the Railway
can retain the Railway Quarter from the date the FIR lodged for one year on Normal Rent. If
after loding FIR upto one year if the employee is not traceable he can retain Railway quarter
for another 4 months as the case of retired employee in Normal Rent.
2) Welfare Organisation
A Uniform rate of Rs. 100/- should be charged for Accommodations allotted for Handicraft
center.
Homeopathic Dispensaries
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Staff Canteens
Temple Committee.
2) Railway Institutes, community Hall, Recognised Union Officers, and other Associations
may also charged at the rates applicable to Railway employees SUBJECT TO
MAXIMUM LIMIT of Consumption decided by CEE.Excess consumption over the
limit should be charged at OUTSIDERS Rates.
[RB'S NO. 93 Elec(G) 150/1 of 13.12.1993]
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