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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BSNL

BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED
(A Govt. of India Enterprise)

F.No. BSNLCO-A /14(21/1/2021-ESTAB

Dated: 15 /03/2021

To
The Chief General Manager,
BSNL, J&K Telecom Circle,
Jammu.

Sub:- Special concessions to Central Govt. Employees working in Kashmir Valley in attached/subordinate offices or PSUs falling under the control of Central Govt.-reg

Sir,

Attention is invited towards this office letter of even No. dated 06.03.2019 vide which special concession/ facilities to employees working in Kashmir Valley was extended for a period of two years upto 31.12.2019. Approval of Competent Authority is hereby conveyed for a further extension of special concessions from 01.01.2020 to 31.07.2021.

Incentives to Central Government employees working in Kashmir Valley as per 7th CPC – DoPT

In this regard, OM No. 18016/3/2018-Estt(L), dated 14.10.2020 issued by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions (Department of Personnel & Training) and endorsed by DoT vide 6-21(01)/2019-PAT dated 29.10.2020 on the subject cited above is enclosed herewith.

It is requested to strictly adhere to the guidelines contained in the above-mentioned Memo and keep a record of all the payments made on the above account.

Further compliance may be reported to this office.

Yours faithfully,

(KESHAV KUMAR)
ASSTT. GENERAL MANAGER (Estt. II)

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No. 31011/ 3/ 2015-Estt.(A.IV)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
Establishment A-IV Desk
***

North Block, New Delhi-110001
Dated: 04 February , 2021

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- Central Civil Services (Leave Travel Concession) Rules, 1988 Fulfillment of procedural requirements clarification reg.

The undersigned is directed to refer to para (c) of this Department’s O.M. of even number dated 09.02.2017 on the subject noted above regarding reimbursement in cases where a Government servant travels on LTC up to the nearest airport/ railway station/ bus terminal by authorized mode of transport and undertakes rest of the journey to the declared place of visit by private transport/ own arrangement (such as a personal vehicle or private taxi etc.).

2. Para (c) of the aforesaid O.M. provides as under:

“(c) In case, there is no public transport available in a particular stretch of journey, the Government servant may be reimbursed as per his entitlement for journey on transfer for a maximum limit of 100 Kms covered by the private/ personal transport based on a self-certification from the Government servant. Beyond this, the expenditure shall be borne by the Government servant”.

3. With regard to the above provision, many references are received in this Department seeking following clarifications:-

Special cash package equivalent in lieu of LTC fare for central government employees during the Block 2018-2021

(i) Whether the 100 Kms limit specified in DoPT’s O.M. No. 31011/3/ 2015-Estt.A-IV dated 09.02.2017 is for the whole journey (i.e. to and fro combined) or separately for onward and return journey, i.e. 100 Kms for onward and 100 Kms for return journey?

(ii) How assistance shall be provided in cases where various members of a family avail LTC separately and thus avail the facility of private taxi/ transport separately? Whether in such cases also reimbursement as above shall be provided individually to each family member?

4. The matter has been considered in this Department and it is clarified that the 100 Kms limit as prescribed in DoPT’s O.M. No. 31011/3/ 2015-Estt.A-IV dated 09.02.2017 is to be seen from one side. Hence, for the to and fro journey, the fare reimbursement shall be provided for a total of 200 Kms (100 Kms each side).

5. As regards the second situation described in para 3(ii) above, it is stated that in cases where members of the family avail LTC separately, they shall also be eligible for reimbursement of taxi fare/ private transport separately as per DoPT’s O.M. No. 31011/ 3/ 2015-Estt.A-IV dated 09.02.2017.

6. Hindi Version will follow.

(Satish Kumar)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

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