NREU: PASS RULE

PASS RULES

These Rules may be called the Railway Servants (Pass) Rules, 1986. apply to all railway servants under the administrative control of the Ministry of Railways

Kinds of Passes : 1). Duty Pass,2). Privilege Pass including passes while on deputation, 3).School Pass; 4) . Post-retirement Complimentary pass, 5). Widow Pass , 6). Residential Card Pass, 7). Special Pass.

1.Duty Pass: A railway servant may be issued a duty pass for performing journey on duty; and The category of railway servants, the circumstances and the conditions subject to which a duty pass may be issued under sub rule (1) shall be specified in Schedule 1.

2.Privilege Pass : A railway servant may be issued on his/her request a privilege pass or a privilege ticket order in the prescribed format (Annexure A) from one station to another as requested by him/her. Privilege Passes/P.T.Os are admissible for self, family, dependent relatives and adopted child, as defined in these Rules; and 1. The category of railway servants, the circumstances and the conditions under which a pass under sub-rule(1) may be issued shall be as specified in Schedule II.

3.School Pass: A school pass may be issued to the son or daughter of a railway servant who is a bona-fide student of any recognized educational institution; and The category of railway servants whose son or daughter may he issued a pass under sub-rule (1), the circumstances and the conditions subject to which such passes may be issued shall beas specified in Schedule III.

4.Post-retirement Pass: A post-retirement complimentary pass may be issued to a railway servant after retirement or after he ceases to be a railway servant; and The category of railway servants, the circumstances and the conditions subject to which a pass under sub-rule (1) may be issued shall be as specified in Schedule IV.

5. Widow Pass: : This Passes may be issued to the widows of railway employees, who were in Railway service on or after 12.3.1987 and expired on or after that date whether after their retirement or during service and had opted for the scheme or were automatically governed under the scheme; and {widows of Railway employees who were in service before 12.3.87 as well as widows of railway servants who have opted out of the scheme of widow pass have also been made eligible for widow pass, on one time payment of Rs. 250 towards the cost of 2 sets of PTO vide Railway Board's letter No. E(W)95PS5-1/29 dated 24.04.1998 & Board's letter No. E(W)98 PS5-1/55 dated 12.03.2001 (RBE 52/2001)}

6. Residential Card Pass: A residential card pass may be issued to a railway servant for performing rail journey from the place of residence to the place of his work; and The category of railway servants, the circumstances and the conditions subject to which a pass under sub-rule(1) may be issued shall be as specified in Schedule VI.

7.Special Pass : A special pass may be issued to Railway servants, family members or dependent relatives as the case may be, on

a.). medical grounds; b.). sports account; c.for attending children camp or scouts camp;d. cultural functions; and any other occasion which the Railway Administration deems fit .The circumstances and the conditions subject to which a pass under sub-rule(1) may be issued shall be as specified in Schedule VII.

RBE No.03/2011

Bd’s ltr No. E(W)2008/PS5-1/38 dated 6.1.2011 (RBE No.03/2011)PC VI-244

Sub: Revised pay limits for entitlement of Passes/PTOs on the basis of Pay drawn in the Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008.

Consequent upon revision of Pay Scales on the basis of decision of the Government on the recommendations of the 6^th Central Pay Commission, the question of revision of existing entitlement of Passes/PTOs under the Railway Servants (Pass) Rules,1986 ( Second Edition,1993) has been under consideration of this Ministry.

The matter has been examined and the President is pleased to decide that the entitlement of Passes/PTOs in respect of railway servants drawing pay in the Railway Services ( Revised Pay) Rules,2008 shall be as under:-

S.No.	Category	Type of Privilege Pass & Privilege Ticket Order	Type of Duty Pass
1	Group ‘A’ & Group ‘B’ [Gazetted]	Ist Class ‘A’ Pass	Ist Class ‘A’ Pass
2	Non-Gazetted employees:[i] In Grade pay 4200 & above	Ist Class Pass	Ist Class Pass
	[ii] In Grade pay 2800	IInd Class ‘A’ Pass*	IInd Class ‘A’ Pass*
	[iii] In Grade Pay 1900 and above but below Grade Pay 2800	One IInd Class ‘A’ Pass* in a year, remaining passes and PTOs of Second/Sleeper Class	IInd Class ‘A’ Pass*
	[iv] Employees in Grade Pay 1800/-	One IInd Class ‘A’ Pass* in a year, remaining passes and PTOs of Second/Sleeper Class	Second/Sleeper Class Pass

* Note: In terms of the extant instructions, the holder of II Class ‘A’ pass shall be entitled to travel by AC-3 tier class in trains other than Rajdhani/ Shatabdi/ Duronto Exp. Trains. IInd Class ‘A’ Pass is of yellow colour.

3. In all other respects, the provisions of the Railway Servants [Pass] Rules, 1986 [Second Edition, 1993] will apply.

4. The Railway employees who are already entitled to Ist Class Passes, shall continue to draw Ist Class Passes, irrespective of their eligibility in terms of these orders.

5. Necessary amendment to the Railway Servants [Pass] Rules, 1986 [Second Edition, 1993] shall follow.

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

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RBE NO.47/2012

GOVERNMEN OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

( RAILWAY BOARD )

NO.E(W)2000/PS 5-10 New Delhi Dated.02.4.2012

The General Managers,

All Indian Railways &

Production Units.

Sub : Revised pay limits for entitled of Passes/PTOs reckoning of

running allowances in case of running staff.

Instruction were issued vide Board letter No. E(W)2008/PS5-1/38, dated 06.01.2011 linking revised entitlement of Passes/PTOs to Grade Pay.

2. The issue of reckoning of running allowance for the purpose of entitlement of Passes/PTOs was under consideration in Board office. After a detailed examination Board has decided to allot equivalent grade pay to running staff for the purpose of entitlement of Passes/PTOs, as in annexure.

3. The ultimate pass entitlement will be as per the Board letter No. E(W)2008 PS5-1/38 ,dated 06.01.2011.

4. This issue will be the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.

5. Receipt of the letter may be acknowledged.

Debasis Mazumdar

Joint Director Estt.(Welfare),

Railway Board

Post	Vth CPC Pay scale	VIth CPC Grade Pay	Alloted equivalent 6^th CPC Pay Band/Grade Pay after reckoning Running Allowance.
ALP/Brakeman	3050 -4590	1900	PB -1 , 2400
Sr.ALP/Loco Pilot (shntg), Sr.Brakeman	4600 - 6000	2400	PB-1 , 4200
Goods Guard	4500 - 7000	2800	PB -2 ,4200
Sr.LP (stg), LP (G), Sr.Goods Guard, Pass Guard	5000 - 8000	4200	PB -2, 4600
Sr. LP (G), LP (pass), Sr.pass Guard, Mail Guard.	5500-9000	4200	PB-2, 4600
Sr.LP Pass / LP (M/E)	6000 - 9800	4200	PB -2, 4600

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