Festival Special Trains 2020 Ministry of Railways Ministry of Railways approves 196 pairs of “Festival Special” services These Festival Special trains 2020 will be operated between 20th October 2020 and 30th November 2020 The fare for these Festival Special services shall be that applicable for special trains Posted On: 13 OCT 2020 6:45PM by PIB Delhi To clear the festive rush, Ministry of Railways has approved 196 pairs (392 trains) of “ Festival Special ” services over Indian Railways to be operated from 20th October 2020 and 30th November 2020. The fare for these Festival Special services shall be that applicable for special trains. Zonal Railways will notify their schedule well in advance. The list of the trains is attached in the link given below. Link of 196 pairs trains approved . – Download PDF   Source: PIB  

  No.AIRF/561 Dated: October 12, 2020 The D.G.(H.R.), Railway Board, New Delhi Dear Sir, Sub: Regularization of absence during COVID-19 epidemic lockdown period Ref.: Railway Board’s letters No.(EG) 2020/LE 2/1 dated 06.08.2020 and 03.09.2020 We are thankful to Railway Board for issuing instructions in the matter of treatment of absence during COVID-19 epidemic lockdown. Many of the employees have had to remain away from their work, subsequent to the lockdown, whose absence is pending regularization. Many of the employees were forced to remain under quarantine due to various situations, which can be classified broadly as follows:- (i) An employee was asked to remain in quarantine on return from outstation duty. (ii) An employee remained in quarantine due to Central/ State Government instructions. (iii) An employee was advised by Railway Medical Authority to remain in quarantine. (iv) An employee who chose to remain in quarantine as a precaution. (v) ...

  RRE No. 85/2020 भारत सरकार GOVERNMENT OF INDIA रेल मंत्रालय MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (रेलवे बोर्ड RAILWAY BOARD) No.E(NG)I/2020/TR/16 New Delhi, dated October 1, 2020 The General Managers (P), All Zonal Railways and Production Units. Sub: Inter-Railway Request Transfer – Hardships being faced by the staff – Reg. As the Railways are aware, transfers on request of officials working on the Zonal Railways cannot be claimed as a matter of right. However, enabling provisions under Ministry of Railways’ decision below Rule 226 of IREC Vol.I allows Transfer of Railway Servant in Group ‘C’ on request on the grounds of hardship from one Railway to another. Detailed instruction/ guidelines governing such transfers have been laid down by the Board from time to time. 2. Despite several executive orders issued by the Board from time to time to minimize the hardship of the officials, repeated complaints are being received from staff and the  Federations that...

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAILWAY BOARD) No.E(NG)I/2016/PM 1/12 (Pt.) New Delhi, dated April 05, 2019 The General Managers (P), All Zonal Railways/Production Units. (as per standard mailing list) Sub:   Merger of three categories of posts in the Commercial Department viz -Ticket Checking Staff (TC), Commercial Clerk (CC) & Enquiry-cum Reservation Clerk (ECRC). As Railways are aware, consequent to the acceptance of the recommendations of the 7th CPC, Railway Board had issued orders vide RBE 28/2018 regarding the merger of Ticket Checking Staff, Commercial Clerks & ECRCs in a phased manner. It has been observed that implementation of RBE No. 28/2018 has led to reported problems at the field level. The integration of seniority of existing CCs and ECRCs has led to either of the groups feeling aggrieved due to their promotional prospects perceived as getting affected on account of the vacancies in their seniority group being· thrown open to the other...

Dearness Allowance grant to railway employees – Revised rates effective from 1 January 2019 Grand of DA Rates (9% to 12%) effective from Jan 2019- Railways GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR) Ministry of Railways (Rail Mantralaya) (Railway Board) PC-VII No.- 131 File No. PC-VII/2016/I/7/2/1 RBE No : 37/2019 New Delhi, dated: 06.03.2019 The General Manager/CAOs(R), All India Railways & Production Units, (As per mailing list) Sub: Grant of Dearness Allowance to Railway employees – Revised Rates effective from 01.01.2019. The undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry’s letter RBE No. 132/2018 dated 10.09.2018 (F. No. PC-VII/2016/1/7/2/1) on the subject mentioned above and to say that the President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Allowance payable to Railway employees shall be enhanced from the existing rate of   9% to 12% of the basic pay   with effect from   1st January, 2019. The term ‘basic pay’ in the revised pay structure means th...

House allocation to railway staff to improve accessibility and simplify the process GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS   RAILWAY BOARD No. 2018/Trans Cell/S&T/House Allotment Dated: 05.03.2019 The General Manager, All Indian Railways/PUs, NF(Con), CORE The DG/RDSO/Lucknow, DG/NAIR/Vadodara CAOs, DMW/Patiala, WPO/Patna, COFMOW/NDLS , RWP/Bela, CAO/IROAF Sub:   Allotment of House to staff improving availability and simplification of process. In order to improve availability of Houses for Railway Employees and to simplify the process of allotment, Board (ME, MS, FC & CRB) have approved the following: The quarters of a pool laying vacant for more than 3 months or so should be brought into a Common Pool. The process may be started from way side station colony and progressively moved to minor and major colony. There may be a single allotment agency considered at the station of the unit that would maintain the record and allot the quarters in accordance wi...

Provisional family pension on death of NPS covered Govt Employees prior to allotment of PRAN Card: Clarification of PFRDA & DoP&PW by Railway Board GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR) MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAIL MANTRALAYA)   (RAILWAY BOARD) No. D-43/4/2018-F(E)III New Delhi, dated: 26.02.2019. The General Managers/Principal Financial Advisors, All Zonal Railways/Production Units. Sub: Additional benefit on death/disability of Government servant covered by NPS – reg. Attention is invited to Board’s letter No. 2008/AC-II/21/19 dated 29.05.2009 on the above subject vide which instructions were issued providing for additional relief on death/disability of Government servants covered by New Defined Contribution Pension System (NPS). In the wake of the above instructions, some of the Zonal Railways have raised the issue of admissibility of provisional family pension to the family members of the deceased railway servant who were governed by National Pension System...

Railways: Supply of copy of Service Cards to Gazetted Officers – reg. (RBA No. 19/2019) GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS   (RAILWAY BOARD) RBA No. 19/2019 No 2018/AC-II/ 20/8   110001 19/2/2019 Rail Bhavan, New Delhi-110001 19/2/2019 The Principal Financial Adviser   (All Zonal Railway & Production Units) Sub:   Supply of copy of Service Cards to Gazetted Officers. Please connect Board’s letter of even no. dated 21/8/18 under which it was requested to ensure that above provisions & instructions issued from time to time with regard to supply of copy of Service Record to officers are followed. It is requested to review the position on your Railway to ensure that the above provisions/ instructions are followed scrupulously by officials handling the service Records and send a compliance report for Board’s information at the earliest. This may also be notified to all officers on your Railway. (G. Kabul) Director Finance/CCA Railway Board...

Child Care Leave (CCL) – Amendment to the Indian Railway Establishment Code, Volume-I, 1985 Edition (Reprint Edition 2008) Chapter V – Indian railways GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAILWAY BOARD) RBE No.18/2019 No.E(P&A)I-2008/CPC/LE-8 New Delhi dated 05.02.2019 The General Managers/Principal Financial Advisers, All Indian Railways and Production Units. Sub:   Amendment to the Indian Railway Establishment Code, Volume-I, 1985 Edition (Reprint Edition 2008) Chapter V – Child Care Leave (CCL). In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution, the President is pleased to direct that Rule No. 551(E) of the Indian Railway Establishment Code, Volume-I, 1985 Edition (Reprint Edition- 2008) may be amended as in the enclosed Advanced Correction Slip No.136 This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways. Please acknowledge receipt. DA:- Correction Slip. (N P Singh) Joint Directo...

Process Simplification-Referral of patients for Treatment, Investigation, Physiotherapy, etc. to the Private Empanelled and other Government Hospitals GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS RAILWAY BOARD NO.2018/Trans Cell/Health/Medical Issues Dated: 24.01.2019 The General Manager, All Indinan Railways/PUs, NF(Con), CORE The DG/RDSO/Lucknow, DG/NAIR/Vadodara CAOs,DMW/Patiala, WPO/Patna. COFMOW/NDLS, RWP/Bela, CAO/IROAF Sub:  Process Simplification-Referral of patients for Treatment, Investigation, Physiotherapy, etc. to the Private Empanelled and other Govt. Hospitals . Ref: 1. Railway Board’s letter no. 2018/Trans cell/Health/Zonal Hospitals dated 13.06.2018. 2. GM/NWR’s letter no. G/HQ/NWR/TC dated 08.01.2019 With reference to GM/NWR’s letter at (2) and Board’s letter at (1) above, Board(MS, FC & CRB) in consultation with Health Directorate have approved the following:- Railway Medical Beneficiary may be referred for treatment, investigation, physiothera...

NPS: Authorisation of withdrawals under National Pension System Authorisation of withdrawals under National Pension System (NPS) – Online Partial/ Premature/ Superannuation/ Exit/ Death Withdrawal Requests: Railway Board GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAILWAY BOARD) RBA No. 5/2019 No. 2017/AC-II/21/2 New Delhi, dated 15.01.2019 PFAs All Zonal Railways and PUs Sub:   Authorisation of withdrawals under National Pension System (NPS) At present, the Personnel Deptt are exercising function of initiation as well as authorisation (approval) of withdrawal requests of staff of Personnel Deptt. It has been decided that as per maker/checker concept, the Personnel Deptt shall perform the function of initiator and Proposer’ and Accounts Deptt. of ‘ Recommender and Authoriser ‘ for processing the withdrawal requests. The functionality to initiate aforementioned withdrawal requests has been enabled by NSDL for all PAOs. Accordingly, the withdrawal requests will be in...

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS Revision of Flexi Fare Scheme of Indian Railways Flexi fare scheme has been introduced in Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto trains from 09.09.2016. Under this scheme, the fare increases by 10% with every 10% of berths sold subject to maximum limit of 1.5 times in classes Second AC, Sleeper, Second Sitting (reserved), AC Chair Car and 1.4 times in 3rd AC class. No change has been made in the fare of First AC and Executive class. Based on the feedback from different quarters, a committee was constituted to review the flexi fare scheme and based on certain recommendations of the committee, Flexi fare scheme in Rajdhani, Shatabdi & Duronto Trains has been rationalized as under: Flexi fare scheme has been discontinued from 15 trains, with average monthly occupancy less than 50%, for full year and from 32 trains, with average monthly occupancy between 50 to 75%, during pre-defined lean period of 3 months (February, March & August). Maximum cap of flexi fa...

Railway Recruitment : Ministry of Railways announces recruitment for 13487 posts Ministry of Railways  Ministry of Railways announces recruitment for 13487 posts of Junior Engineers (JE), Junior Engineers (IT), Depot Material Superintendent (DMS) & Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant (CMA) The last date for applications for this 2 stage recruitment (1st stage- CBT, 2nd stage – Document Verification) is 31st January, 2019 04 JAN 2019 Ministry of Railways has announced recruitment for 13487 posts of Junior Engineers (JE), Junior Engineers (Information Technology), Depot Material Superintendent (DMS) & Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant (CMA). The scale of the posts is Rs 35,400- 112400/- (Level 6) as per 7th CPC. The notification for the posts has been issued on the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) website. The last date for applications for this 2 stage recruitment (1st stage- CBT, 2nd stage- Document Verification) is 31st January, 2019. It is also to be n...