S.No. Pc-VI/ 358
No, PC-V,/ 2008/Ps/1(Stipend)

RBE No:144/2015
New Delhi, dated 16-11-2015

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 of even number dated 15.12.2008 (s.No. PC-VI/61, RBE No.198/2008 and Railway Board’s letter No. PC-III/93/Stand/Pt.II dated 01-12-1998.
Consequent upon the revision in training period of JE (Drawing/Design), item Nos. 34 & 35 under Drawing Office of the Schedule in Board’s letter of even number dated 15-12-2008 stand modified as under:-

2. The above revised rate of stipend are applicable to those batches that undergo the modified training modutes as indicated against the category.

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

(N.P.Singh)
Dy. Director/ pay Commission-V
Railway Board

Source: NFIR

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Apprentices for the leave rules includes:

Apprentice Mechanics under training in workshops.
Other apprentices who are not governed by apprentices Act1961, attached to the workshops and printing Presses.
Apprentices under training for non-gaztted posts in all other departments who are posted to supervisory posts after training such as Apprentice Train Examiners, Apprentice Permanent Way Inspectors, Stores Apprentices, etc.
Casual leave 

10 days in a calendar year.

LAP/LHAP

Apprentices may be granted leave on full stipend for a period not exceeding 16 days and on half stipend on medical certificate for a period not exceeding 20 days in any year of apprenticeship.
These leave will be non-accumulative and no leave shall be granted if it would interfere with the training.

Extraordinary leave(ExL)

Apprentices may be granted extraordinary leave (without stipend) by the General Manager under the rules applicable to temporary railway Servants
Hospital leave

Apprentices injured on duty are entitled to hospital leave.
Maternity Leave

A female Railway employee (including an apprentice, temporary employee, casual labour with temporary status, irrespective of their length of service) with less than two surviving children may be granted maternity leave by an authority competent to grant leave for a period of 135 days from the date of its commencement. This leave shall not be debited against leave account.(Rule 1417 of IRMM).

Paternity Leave

A male railway servant (including an apprentice) with less than two surviving children may be granted Paternity Leave for a period of 15 days during the confinement of his wife.(Rule 1418 of IRMM)
Recalculation of leave on absorption in service

On subsequent absorption, without a break, if the period of apprenticeship or training as probationer, is treated as service, recalculation of leave may be allowed as is permissible under the normal operation of the rules.
Ref:

Rule 1908 Chapter 19 of of Indian Railway Establishment Manual Vol

Rules 533-537 of Chapter 5 of Indian Railway Establishment Code Vol I
Rules 1417-1418 of Indian Railway Medical Manual

Source: http://indianrailwayemployee.com/content/leave-rules-railway-apprentices-trainees

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