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

S.No. PC-VII- 202.

RBE No.10/2023

No. PC-V/2017/A/TA/I(E)

New Delhi Dated: 11/01/2023.

The General Manager
All Zonal Railways & PUs
(As per mailing list)

Sub: Compendium of Instructions regarding grant of Transport Allowance at double the normal rates to persons with disabilities employed in Railways-regarding.

Reference is invited to Board’s letter dated 22-02-2017 regarding grant of transport Allowance at double the normal rates for Railway employees on the basis of 7th Central Pay Commission recommendations. Now Ministry of Finance vide their OM dated 15-09-2022 has issued Compendium of instructions regarding grant of Transport Allowance at double the normal rates to persons with disabilities employed in Central Government. A copy thereof is sent herewith for information and compliance. These instructions shall apply mutatis-mutandis on the Railways also.

Double Transport Allowance rates for disabled Central Government employees DoE

2. The railway Board’s instructions corresponding to the MoF’s instructions referred to. in their aforesaid OM dated 15-09-2022 are given as under:-

3. This has the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of Ministry of Railways

(Sudha A Kujur)
Dy. Director Pay Commission
Railway Board

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Latest Railway Orders 2023 for Central Government Employees

RBE No. 171/2022

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

No 2011/F(E)III/2(2)/3

New Delhi, Dated: 29.12.2022

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

Sub: Study Leave Rules-clarification reg.

In terms of Rule 14 of the Study Leave Rules contained in Appendix -V of the Indian Railway Establishment Code (IREC) Vol-I(1985-Edition), if a Railway servant resigns or retires from service or otherwise quits service without returning to duty after a period of study leave or within a period of three years (eight years in the case of Railway Medical Service Officer who has been granted thirty six months study leave under sub-rule (2) of rule (2)) after such return to duty, he shall be required to refund;

(i) the actual amount of leave salary, cost of fees, traveling and other expenses, if any, incurred by the Railways; and

(ii) the actual amount, if any , of the cost incurred by other agencies such as foreign Governments, Foundations and Trusts in connection with the course of study, together with interest thereon at rates for the time being in force on Government loans, from the date of demand, from his resignation is accepted or permission, to retire is granted or his quitting service otherwise.

2. In this regard, references have been received from various Railways seeking the details of the “Government Loan”, the rate of interest of which is to be considered for charging the interest on the actual amount to be refunded by the Railway servant. Since, DoP&T is the nodal Department on CCS(Leave) Rules, the matter was referred to them, who in turn asked M/o Railways to consult D/o Expenditure(M/o Finance).

3. After such due consultation, Board (MF & CRB) have considered the matter and decided as follows :

• (i) The ‘Advances’ admissible to Government employees will be taken as ‘Government Loan’ as provided in Rule 14 of the Study Leave Rules contained in Appendix-V of IREC Vol I.
• and
• (ii) The highest rate of interest prevailing on specific Advance at the relevant time will be taken as the ‘rate of interest’ for calculating the dues recoverable under Rule 14 of the Study Leave Rules.

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

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