ayment of Dearness Allowance to Railway employees – Revised rates effective from 01.07.2010.
Please refer to this Ministry”s letter to even number dated 26.03.2010 (S.No PC-VI/194, RBE No 45/2010) on the subject mentioned above. The President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Allowance payable to Railway employees shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 35% to 45% with effect from 1st July, 2010.
In pursuance to the implementation of recommendations of 6th Central Pay Commission, the issue of revision of designations of Group `C' categories where pre-revised pay scales (as per 5th CPC) have been merged and granted common replacement pay structure/higher grade pay had been under consideration of this Ministry. It has now been decided in consultation with both the Federations that existing designations of Group `C' categories where grades have been merged and granted common replacement pay structure/higher grade pay, may be replaced provisionally by the designations as shown in the Annexure-°A' to this letter
Fixation of Pay in merged grades for working on ad-hoc basis on ex-cadre posts in Construction Organisations.
As per Rule (7) of RS(RP) Rules,2008, initial pay of a Railway servant shall be fxed separately (i) in respect of his substantive pay in the permanent post on which the employee holds a lien and (ii) in respect of his pay in the Officiating post held by him.
In supersession of Board's Order of even number dated 17.2.2010, it is clarified that DR Assistants/DR Grade 'C' Stenographers who have got Non-Functional Grade (NFG) in the Grade Pay of RS.5400 would only be entitled to 3rd financial upgradation in the immediate grade pay of RS.6600 on completion of 30 years of continuous service or on completion of 10 years of stagnation in 2 single Grade Pay, whichever is earlier. No further financial upgradation would be admissible to such officials.
Revised pay structure of the common category posts of Pharmacists cadre – clarification reg.
Attention is invited to Railway Board’s letter of even number dated 30.O3.2010 on the above subject
Subject: Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008 - Revision of option exercised under Rule 6 of Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008.
In accordance with the provisions contained in Rule 11 of the Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008, where a Railway servant opts to continue to draw his pay in the existing scale from the 15` day of January 2006 and switch over to the revised scale from a date later than the 1s` day of January, 2006, his pay from the later date in the revised scale is required to be fixed under Rule 110) of the Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008. As per Rule 5 of these Rules, this option to switch over to the revised pay structure from a date later than 1.1 2006 is available to a Railway Servant :
A copy of Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare (DOP&PW)'s O.M. No. 38/37/08-P&PW(A) dated 25th June, 2010 on the above subject is enclosed for information and strict compliance. Accounts Department of the Railways to whom the copies of documents relating to proof of age /date of birth have been forwarded by the pension disbursing banks for formal authorization of additional pension, and the Personnel Department of the Railways to whom such documents may have been forwarded by Accounts Departments for having the additional pension/family pension sanctioned from Head of Office/Head of Department, should take immediate action thereon so that the final authorization of additional pension/family pension could be issued at the earliest.
Grant of full pension to Government servants who retired on or after 01.01.2006 - recovery of excess payment of Retirement Gratuity from the employees who retired voluntarily after getting the benefit of adding years of service
The Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare (DOP&PW) vide their O.M. No.38/37/08-P&PW(A) dated 10.12:2009, circulated vide this Ministry's letter of even number dated 15.12.2009, have dispensed with the provision relating to linkage of full pension with 33 years of qualifying service, with effect from 01.01.2006 instead of 02.09.2008. These instructions, inter-alia, provide that the benefit of adding years of qualifying service for the purpose of computation of pension and gratuity shall stand withdrawn w.e.f. 01.01.2006. Simultaneously, para 4 of the said O.M. also provides that the overall calculation, may take into account revised gratuity and revised pension, including arrears up to the date of revision based on these instructions and that no recoveries would be made in the cases already settled.
As per the extant instructions, Railway employees nominated to undergo training, other than training in initial course in Railway Training Centres, are provided free messing, where it is compulsory. The messing rates for employees undergoing training are to be fixed on a uniform basis by the General Managers in consultation with their FA&CAOs.These rates correspond to roughly 80% of the daily allowance being spent on messing, so that wholesome food could be supplied. These instructions also provide for 20% of the rate of Daily Allowance being paid to the trainees for incidental expenses.
Dynamic ACP Scheme for the officers of the Indian Railway Medical Service
With reference to Board's letter of even number dated 7.1.2009 on the above subject, and pursuant to several references received from IRMS officers seeking clarification regarding the admissibility of benefits associated with the higher grade allotted to them under the DACP Scheme, such as issue of Silver Pass, etc.
