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

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Latest Railway Orders 2022

R.B.E. No. 11/2022
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (भारत सरकार)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (रेल मंत्रालय)
RAILWAY BOARD (रेलवे बोर्ड)

No. D-43/12/2018-F(E)III

New Delhi, dated: 20.01.2022.

The GMs/ Principal Financial Advisors
Zonal Railways/Production Units etc.
(As per mailing list)

Sub:- Coverage under Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993, in place of National Pension System, of those Railway employees whose selection for appointment was finalized before 01.01.2004 but who joined Railway service on or after 01.01.2004 – regarding.

A copy of Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare (DOP&PW)’s O.M. No.57/04/2019-P&PW(B) dated 04th January, 2022 is enclosed for information and guidance. These instructions shall apply mutatis mutandis on the Railways also. The Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 correspond to the Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993. DOP&PW’s instructions No. 57/04/2019-P&PW(B) dated 17.02.2020 and dated 31.03.2021, mentioned in the DOP & PW’s O.M. dated 04.01.2022, were circulated on Railways vide this office’s letter of even number dated 03.03.2020 and 07.04.2021, respectively.

(G. Priya Sudarsani)
Director, Finance (Estt.),
Railway Board

Coverage under Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 in place of National Pension System of those Central Government employees whose selection for appointment were finalized before 01.01.2004 but joined Government service on or after 01.01.2004

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R.B.E. No. 10/2021

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAILWAY BOARD

No. D-43/4/2018 -F(E)III

New Delhi
Dated: 19.02.2021.

The General Managers/ Principal Financial Advisors,
All Zonal Railways/ Production Units.

Sub:- Payment of lump-sum compensation to employees covered under NPS on retention in Railway service in spite of disablement attributable to Railway service in accordance with Rule 10(3) of the Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993 – regarding.

A copy of the Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare (DOP&PW)’s O.M. no. 01.03.2019- P&PW(F) dated 01.01.2021 is enclosed for information and guidance. These instructions shall apply mutatis mutandis on the Railways also. The Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 and the Central Civil Services (Extra Ordinary Pension) Rules, 1939 correspond to the Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993 and the Railway Services (Extra Ordinary Pension) Rules. 1993 respectively.

2. The Railway Board’s instructions/ Railway Services (Extraordinary Pension) Rules, 1993 corresponding to DOP&PW’s instructions /CCS (Extraordinary Pension) Rules, 1939 referred to in their aforesaid O.M. dated 01.01.2021 are given below:-

(G. Priya Sudarsani)
Director. Finance (Estt.)
Railway Board

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Date of Next Increment after Promotion / Upgradation

MoD vide Para 2 of the OM No.1(20)/2017/ D(Pay/Services) – Part–I dated 02.11.2020 has stated that the provisions contained in Para 6 of MoF OM No.4- 21/2017-IC/E/IIIA dated 28.11.2019 will be mutatis – mutandis applicable to the Defence Service Officers also provided all the conditions and stipulations laid down therein are strictly fulfilled.

2. As per the provisions laid down in Para 6 of MoF letter dated 28/11/2019, “The opportunity to exercise of an option for pay fixation under FR 22(I)(a)(1) is available to employees in case of promotional/ financial upgradation. Therefore, the Central Govt Employee promoted on a regular basis/granted financial upgradation on any date other than the date of his/her annual increment in a lower grade and exercises the option under FR 22(I)(a)(1) read with DOPT’s OM No.13/02/2017-Estt.(Pay-I) dated 27/07/2017 for fixation of pay from the date of accrual of next increment in the scale of pay in a lower grade, he may be allowed the 1st increment in promotional grade on 1st January /1st July as the case may be after completion of 6 months qualifying service after such fixation on 1st July/1st January (i.e. the date of increment in lower grade) on the analogy of Deptt of Expenditure’s OM dated 31/07/2018. The next increment, thereafter, shall, however, accrue only after completion of one year”.

3. In light of the above provisions contained in Govt orders, this office is taking action to grant the first increment on completion of six months qualifying service in promotional grade, after fixation of pay on promotion from DNI, in respect of officers who have already exercised their option on promotion and also those who have re- exercised their option by 01/12/2020 as per ibid MoD letter. This work is being carried out in a phased manner.

4. This is put up for the kind information of the Army Officers, so that raising of queries on the above issue by the officers, may please be minimized/ avoided.

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RBE No.55/2020

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAIL MANTRALAYA)
(RAILWAY BOARD)

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

Dated :- 21 .07.2020

The GMs/ Principal Financial Advisors,
All Zonal Railways/ Production Units,
(As per mailing list)

Subject: Dispensing with the requirement of BSR code of Bank from the pension claim forms – regarding.

A copy of Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare (DOP&PW’s) O.M. No. 12/12/2020-P&PW(C)-6526 dated 27th June, 2020 is enclosed herewith for compliance and guidance. These instructions shall apply mutatis mutandis on the Railways also. Form 5 and Form 14 of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 correspond to the Form 8 and Form 10 of the Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993, respectively.

D.A.: as above

(G. Priya Sudarsani)
Director, Finance (Estt.),
Railway Board

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