Non-payment or delay in payment of retirement benefits on account of delay in verification of Caste Certificate in respect of retiring employees

Railway Services Pension Rules

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (भारत सरकार)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (रेल मंत्रालय)
RAILWAY BOARD (रेलवे बोर्ड)

No. D-43/43/2020-F(E)III

New Delhi, dated: 22.03.2022.

The General Managers/ Principal Financial Advisors,
All Zonal Railways/ Production Units etc.,
DGs of RDSO and NAIR.

Sub:- Non-payment/Delay in payment of retirement benefits on account of delay in verification of Caste Certificate in respect of retiring employees – regarding.

A copy of Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare’s (DOP&PW) OM No.38/09(02)/2020 -P&PW/(A)(6721) dated 30th November, 2021 is enclosed herewith which shall apply mutatis mutandis on the Railways. Rule 9 and Rule 69 of the Central Civil Services (Pension, Rules1972 correspond to Rule 9 and Rule 10 of the Railway Services (Pension) Rules 1993 respectively.

2. As desired by DOP&PW in para 5 of their O.M. dated 30.11.2021. a Quarterly Report may be furnished in the enclosed pro forma to Board’s Office starting with the quarter ended on 31.12 2021. The report may be submitted before 07^th of the next month of the completed quarter In case there are nil cases, a ‘Nil Report’ be sent.

(Sanjay Prashar)
Deputy Director, Finance (Estt. III)
Railway Board