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RBE No. 76/2022

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

No.2016/ F(E)III/1(1)/7

New Delhi, dated: 05.07.2022.

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

Sub: Revision of pension/ family pension in respect of the pensioners drawing compulsory retirement pension or compassionate allowance after compulsorily retirement / dismissal / removal from service – reg

A copy of Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare (DOP&PW)’s O.M. No. 38/46/2017-P&PW/(A)(4879) dated 14.06.2022 is enclosed for information and guidance. These instructions shall apply mutatis mutandis on the Railways also. The Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 corresponds to Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993.

2. The Railway Board’s instructions/Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993 corresponding to DOP&PW’s instructions/CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 referred to in their aforesaid O.M. dated 14.06.2022 are given below:-

3. Please acknowledge receipt.

D.A.: As above

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

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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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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)
Ministry of Railways (Rail Mantralaya)
(Railway Board)

PC-VII No. 123
File No. PC-VII/2018/RSRP/1

RBE No.19/2018

New Delhi, dated 17.12.2018

The General Managers/CAOs(R),
All Indian Railways & Production Units,
(As per mailing list)

Sub: Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016 – opportunity for revision of option to come over to revised pay structure.

Please refer to Rule 5 & 6 af RS(RP) Rules,2016 regarding exercise of option to come over to revised pay structure effective from 01.01.2016 as notified by the RS(RP) Rules,2016. The said option was to be exercised within 3 months of the date of notification i.e. 28.07.2016 of the said Rules. The Rule 6(4) thereof provides that the option once exercised shall be final.

2. In this context, it is stated that Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure vide their permitted opportunity to Government Servants to revise their initial option in terms of Rule 5 & 6 of CCS(RP) Rules,2016. These orders issued by Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure shall be applicable mutatis mutandis in Railways with respect to RS(RP) Rules, 2016.

3. The ‘three months’ period mentioned in para 3 of aforesaid OM of Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure dated 12.12.2018 shall be three months from the date of issue of these instructions.

4. The matter has also been raised by both recognised Staff Federations AIRF and NFIR.

5. Hindi version will follow.

(Jaya Kumar G)
Deputy Director, PayCommission-VII
Railway Board

Source: NFIR

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Government of India (Bharat Sarkar)
Ministry of Railways(Rail Mantralaya)
Railway Board.

No.2017/SCC/03/09

New Delhi, Dated : 16.04.2018

To
The General Manager/equivalent
(All Indian Railways, PUSs, RDSO, NAIR, Directors/Training Institutes).

Subject : Benchmark for promotion to administrative grades in Railway Services.

Reference : Board’s letter No.2017/SCC/03/09 dated 01.09.17 and 23.11.17.

Board, vide letter dated 01.09.17 and 23,11.17, issued instructions regarding interpretation of the benchmark for promotion to various grades in terms of numerical grading. After considering several issues relating to interpretation of benchmark, Board have now decided to follow the following revised interpretation of benchmark in respect of APARs with numerical grading :

2. DPC should not be guided merely by the overall grading, that may be recorded in the APARs but should make its own assessment on the basis of entries in the APARs, as at times the overall grading in a APAR may be inconsistent with the grading under various parameters or attributes.

3. Railways/PUs etc. are also advised that empanelment /promotion of officers made on the basis of instructions dated 01.09.17 need not be revisited unless the same has adversely affected their promotion. Above mentioned decision should be brought to the notice of all officers working in respective Railways/PUs/CTIs.

S/d,
(SC Krishna)
Under Secretary (Conf)
Railway Board

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S.No.PC-VII/14

No. PC-V/2016/PS/1(Stipend)

RBE No. 08/2017

The General Managers
All Indian Railways and PUs
(As per mailing list)

Sub: Revision of rates of stipend to apprentices and trainees on Railways.

Ref: Railway Board’s letter No. PC-V/2008/PS/1 (Stipend) dated 15-12-2008

Consequent upon the promulgation of Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016 on the basis of the recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission, the issue of revision in the rates of stipend to apprentices and trainees (non-gazetted) on Railways was under consideration. Now, the President is pleased to revise the rates of stipend to the apprentices and trainees as per the schedule attached herein.

2. It is likely that some of the existing categories of apprentices on certain Railways may not have designations identical to what appears in the enclosed Schedule. In such cases, the Railway administration, in consultation with FA & CAO, should identify the designation/category of the apprentice concerned with similar case appearing in the Schedule and determine the rate of stipend applicable thereto. Wherever such identification is not possible, specific cases may be reported to the Board with verbatim comments of the FA & CAO.

3. In case, the period of training as indicated in these orders is at variance with the actual practice in respect of one or more categories, the matter should be referred to the Railway Board for decision.

4. The apprentices and trainees will draw the revised rates of Dearness Allowance appropriate to the revised rates of stipend.

5. The revised rates of stipend will take effect from 01.08.2016.

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

7. Hindi version is enclosed.

Source: NFIR

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TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION(II)

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAYS BOARD)

04-01-2017

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi,the 5th December,2016

REB No.146/2016

S.O.In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution, the president hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993, namely:

1. (1) These rules may be called the Railway Services (Pension) Amendment Rules, 2016.

(2) They shall be deemed to have come into force on the 17th day of September, 2015.

2. In the Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993, in Form-1:

(a) in serial No.7, for item (a), the following shall be substituted, namely:

“(a) (i) Name of organisation (firm or company or co-operative society, etc.);
(ii) Brief nature of the organisation;
(iii) Full address of the registered office of the organisation.
(iv) Permanent Account Number or Tax Indentification Number or Registration Number of the organisation”;

(b) For serial number 9, the following shall be substitued, namely:

“DECLARATION:

I hereby declare that-

(a) I have not been privy to sensitive or strategic information in the last three years of service, which is directly related to the areas of interest or work of the organisation that I propose to join or to the areas in which I propose to practice or consult.

(b) The proposed employment will not involve conflict of interest with the policies of the office held by me during the last three years and the interest represented or work undertaken by the organisation I propose to join will not bring me into conflict with the working of the Government.

(c) The organisation in which I am seeking employment is not involved in activities which are in conflict with or prejudicial to India’s foreign relations, national security and domestic harmony. The organisation is not undertaking any activity for intelligence gathering. The employment, which I propose to take up with the organisation also will not entail activities which are in conflict with or involve activities prejudicial to India’s foreign relations, national security and domestic harmony.

(d) My service record is clear, particularly with respect to integrity and dealings with Non-Government Organisations.

(e) The proposed emoluments and pecuniary benefits are in conformity with the industry standards.

(f) I agree to with draw from the commercial employment in case of any objection by the Government.

UNDERTAKING

I hereby solemnly declare that the above information is true to the best of may knowlege and belief and that no material information has been concealed. In the event of any of the information being found to be false, the permission may be withdrawn without assigning any reason and without prejudice to any other action that the Government may consider appropriate, including action under the Railway Services (pension) Rules, 1993 and criminal proceedings.

Address of the Applicant

Place …………

Date …………

Signature of applicant

Address of the applicant”.

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

1. The Railway Services (pension) Rules, 1993 came into force on the 3rd December, 1993.
2. In order to maintain uniformity with the Department of Personnel and Training’s Notification on the issue published in the Gazette of India, vide number S.O.713(E) dated the 17th September,2015, this notification is given retrospective effect from the 17th September,2015.
3. The amendments to the said rules with retrospective effect will not adversely affect the interest of any person.

(File No.E(G)/2015/EM1/37)

sd/-
(ALOK KUMAR)
Executive Director Estt. (IR)
Railway Board.

source : NFIR

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Government of India
Ministry of Railways
(Railway Board)

No. E(W)2016/PS5-1/8

New Delhi, dated 31.08.2016

The General Managers (P)
All Indian Railways &
Production Units.

Sub: Regulation of entitlement of Passes & PTOs till issue of orders on the basis of Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016.

Ref: Board’s letters No.E (W) 2008/PS5-1/38 dated 06.01.2011 & 3.02.2011.

Revised pay limits for entitlement of Passes & PTOs as well as travel entitlements linked with the Grade Pay were introduced vide Board’s above referred letters, consequent to implementation of 6th Central Pay Commission’s recommendations.

2. Pursuant to the notification of Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016, Railway servants shall draw pay in the revised pay structure in the Level applicable to the post to which appointed, and the Grade Pay Component has been done away with. The issue regarding linking of the Level of posts for pass entitlement on the revised pay structure is under consideration. Hence, till further orders, Grade Pay in the pre-revised scales i.e. 6th Central Pay Commission’s scale shall continue to be the basis for gradation and related entitlement on all kinds of Passes as well as PTOs.

3. In respect of persons appointed to different posts on or after 01.01.2016, the notional Grade Pay which they would have drawn in the pre-revised pay structure should be taken into account for fixing their pass entitlement.

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

Source: Indian Railways

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No. II/35/Part 12

Dated: 01/08/2016

The General Secretaries of
Affiliated Unions of NFIR

Brother,

Sub: Applicability of Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules 2008, for persons re-employed in Railway Service after retirement from Defence Forces-reg.

Ref: (i) NFIR’s PNM Item No. 1/2013.
(ii) GS/NFIR’s letter No. II/35/Part 12 dated 04/01/2016 and 02/02/2016 addressed to Secretary (E), Railway Board.

Attention is invited to the discussions held in the NFIR’s PNM meeting with the Railway Board on the subject and also illustrations given vide letters dated 04/01/2016 and 02/02/2016 with regard to Pay Fixation for ex-servicemen re-employed in Railways.

The General Manager, Western Railway has since written to the Railway Board justifying the pay fixation already done on Western Railway and in support of the same, the Zonal Railway has cited the Judgement given by Hon’ble CAT Chandigarh. A copy of the CAT Chandigarh Judgement is enclosed to enable the affiliates to examine in consultation with the ex- servicemen Railway employees on their respective Zonal Railways etc., and furnish comments early for taking further action.

DA/As above

Yours fraternally,

Sd/-
(Dr. M. Raghavaiah)
General Secretary

Source: NFIR

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NOTIFICATION

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RBE No : 83/2016

Government of India
Ministry of Railway
(Railway Board)

No. F(E)III/2008/PN1/13

New Delhi, Dated 11.07.2016

Subject: Verification of qualifying service after 18 years service and 5 years service before retirement

The provision regarding verification of qualifying service after 18 years service and 5 years service before retirement already exists in Rule 47 of Railway Service (pension) Rules, 1993. However, a copy of instruction issued by the Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DOP & PW) vide their O.M No. 1/19/2013-P&PW (E) dated 16.09.2015 on the above subject is enclosed for information and compliance. The Rule 32 of CCS (pension) Rules mentioned in the said O.M. corresponds to Rule 47 of Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993.

2. Please acknowledge receipt.

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

Source : NFIR

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