GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)

RBE No.23/2021

No.E(W)2020/PS5-1/3

New Delhi,dated 17.03.2021

The General Managers (P)
All Zonal Railways & PUs.

The Principal Financial Advisers
All Zonal Railways & PUs.

Sub: Special Dispensation for issuance of Privilege Pass Surrender Certificate (PPSC) of the year 2020 in the year 2021 for availing Special Cash Package (SCP).

Ref: (i) Board’s letters of even number dated 05.11.2020 & 04.03.2021.
(ii) OM No.12(2)/2020/E-11.A dated 16.02.2021 & 10.03.2021 of Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance (MoF).

The administrative and other difficulties brought out by South Central & Southern Railways vide their letters, both dated 09.03.2021, have been examined in the light of clarifications issued by MoF vide their OMs cited under Ref.(ii) above and it has been decided to permit the issuance of PPSC of the Calendar year 2020 to eligible Railway Servants for availing the Special Cash Package equivalent in lieu of AILTC. Accordingly, PPSC of 2020 may be issued upto 31.03.2021, on receipt of application as prescribed (copy enclosed) in Board’s letter No. E(W)2017/PS5-1/3 dated 10.09.2018. The PPSC of 2020 already issued in the Calendar Year 2021 shall also be treated as valid upto 31.03.2021 for the SCP scheme.

2. Under this special dispensation, if any Railway Servant becomes eligible for PPSC of 2020 but had already drawn PPSC of 2021, cancellation of PPSC of 2021 may be permitted by the Pass Issuing Authorities (PIA) on receipt of an application (Format at Annexure-I) with the original PPSC of 2021.

3. In cases, where original PPSC of 2021 had already been submitted by the Railway Servants to Personnel/Accounts Section and claimed SCP or for claiming SCP but eligible for PPSC of 2020, on receipt of an application (Format at Annexure-II) without original PPSC of 2021, respective PIA will issue PPSC of 2020. The Railway Servant will deposit the same i.e. the original PPSC of 2020 to respective Personnel/Accounts Section with an application (Format at Annexure-III) for cancellation of PPSC of 2021 already submitted with the claim. Personnel/Accounts Section will take into account the PPSC of 2020 submitted by the Railway Servant and cancel the PPSC of 2021 and return the same to respective PIA for records. The PTAs will ensure that the cancelled PPSCs of 2021 are received back from respective Personnel/Accounts Sections and taken on record. Priority may be accorded by PTAs and Personnel/Accounts Sections to settle such cases well before the closure of SCP Scheme.

4. It may be noted that Privilege Passes credited back to the Pass Account will be considered as un-availed Passes and this special dispensation will be applicable only upto 31.03.2021 for availing the Special Cash Package. Other terms and conditions of SCP scheme shall remain the same, as indicated vide Board’s letter dated 05.11.2029 cited under Ref(i) above.

5. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of Ministry of Railways.

Encl. : As stated

(V. Muralidharan)
Dy. Director Estt. (Welfare)-I
Railway Board

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No. 17-16/2020-GDS
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts
(GDS Section)

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg
New Delhi-110001

Office Memorandum

Subject : Extension of Grant of Advance- Special Festival Package to all approved category of Gramin Dak Sevaks.

The undersigned is directed to say that with a view to enable Gramin Dak Sevak to meet expenses relating to festivals and to encourage spending thereby giving a boost to economic activities, in pursuance of decision taken by the Department in consultation with AS & FA and Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, it has been decided that a special festival package advance will be accorded to all approved category of Gramin Dak Sevaks for any important festivals upto 31st March, 2021 :

(i) Advance of Special Festival Package may be granted to a Gramin Dak Sevak if she/he fulfills the following conditions.-

(a) GDS should be is on duty and engaged regularly.

(b) The amount of package should not be granted to those GDSs who are going to discharge from engagement within 10 months from the date of sanction of advance.

(c) Provisionally engaged GDSs and substitute engaged against leave vacancy of GDS will not be entitled to this package.

(d) GDS who are under Put Off duty-disciplinary proceedings/cases are pending will not be entitled to this package.

(ii) Head of office may sanction this festival package on the eve of any important festival to GDS under his administration control. The term “important festival: is clarified as such festivals or one of such festivals as Head of Department may declare in respect of establishment under his/her administration control.

(iii) The amount of the package is Rs5000/- to be paid as advance to Gramin Dak Sevak. This amount is interest-free. The amount would be released through a pre-loaded Rupay Card from SBI. DDQs, on receipt of application from GDS for this package, may process and acquire the prepaid cards from SBI for the issue among the applicants. A detailed SOP issued by the Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure vide their OM No. 12/2/2020-E IIA (Pt. dated 13th October, 2020 is enclosed for obtaining these pre-loaded Rupay cards with an amount of Rs.5000/-. The amount paid under this package is recoverable in not more than ten (10) equally installment.

(iv) GDSs are outside of the Civil service of the Union and shall not claim to be at par with Central Government employees on grant/sanction of this Special Festival package.

(v) These order will take effect from the date of issuance of this Office Memorandum and will be in force during the current financial year till 31st March, 2021.

2. This issue has the concurrence of IFW vide their diary No.86 dated 20.01.2021.

(Dr. Vincent Barla)
Director (GDS/PCC)

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