Issuance of Passes on Longer Route to Destination or Quicker than Direct Route – NFIR Clarification regarding issuance of passes on longer route to destination, if this longer route happens to be quicker than direct route “It is clarified that passes over quicker longer route are admissible without any distance restriction, that is irrespective of distance involved” Government of India Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) No.E(W)2018/PS5-2/11 New Delhi, dated 26.03.2018 The General Managers (P) All Indian Railways & Production Units. Sub:   Clarification regarding issuance of passes on longer route to destination, if this longer route happens to be quicker than direct route. NFIR has brought to the notice of Board that Zonal Railways are not issuing passes in accordance with Rule 3(vii)(c) stipulated under General Rules in Schedule-II (Pass on Privilege Account) of Railway Servants (Pass) Rules, 1986 (Second Edition-1993) taking the plea...