Government of India

Ministry of Railways

Railway Board

No. 2015/AC-II/21/10
New Delhi Dated:17.08.2015
General Secretary,
NFIR,
3, Chelmsford Road,
New Delhi-110055

Dear Sir,

Sub:- Commencement of Pension in favour of retired Railway employees.

Ref:- Your letter no. II/35/Pt.11 dated 29.7.2015.

The undersigned is directed to refer to your letter ibid and state that Board has taken various steps to streamline the pension payment system to ensure that payment of pension is commenced from the month following the month of retirement and the grievances, if any, are redressed promptly, as indicated below:

i. Single Window System has been implemented with banks to do away with delays in commencement of pension payments inherent in the earlier system. In brief, the scheme envisages that Railways will hand over the PPOs issued during a month to the nominated nodal branch of the respective banks (located at the HQ of PPO issuing Railways) by 5th of the following month. The nodal branch is responsible to forward it to their concerned Centralised Pension Processing Centre (CPPC) by 1oth of the following month so that the CPPC can commence pension w.e.f. last day of the following month. The scheme has already been implemented with 22 banks and remaining banks are under process of implementation.

ii. Further, at present, the pensioner is called to the bank for submission of an undertaking about recovery of excess/overpayments before commencement of pension. In order to obviate delays in the process of commencement of pension on this account, Board , vide letter no. F(E)III 2008/PN1/13 dated 17.3.2015 , has issued instructions that requisite undertaking may be obtained by HOD from the retiring employee before his retirement and forwarded to pension disbursing bank along with PPO by the Accounts Officer. The pensioner would no longer be required to visit the bank to activate his first payment of pension.

iii. In addition, it is planned to issue e-PPOs to the banks under the centralised Pension application (ARPAN) which would do away with the delays altogether. The same is being tested and is expected to be rolled out by end of this year. Railways are being advised to strictly follow the instructions and monitor timely commencement of pension to the staff.

iv. RBI was also addressed to direct the banks to put in place a sound grievance redressal mechanism for pensioners at CPPC/ Pension Paying Branches of the Banks . RBI has since issued the advisory to the banks to ensure expeditious redressal of pensioners’ grievances.


v. Zonal Railways have been advised to scrupulously follow the instructions issued by Board in this regard.

Yours faithfully,

sd/-

for Secretary, Railway Board

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)

No. E (NG)-II/2009/RR-1/10/Pt.

New Delhi, Dated: 09.12.2010.

The General Manager (P),
All Zonal Railways/Production Units.

Sub: Recruitment of staff from open market in Pay Band-1 of Rs.5200-20200 having Grade Pay of Rs.1800/-.

Attention is invited to instructions contained in para 3(vi) of Board’s letter No. PCVI/2008/I/3/1, dated 29.10.2008 (RBE No.160/2008), interalia stating that the instructions regarding minimum educational qualification for fresh recruitment to Railway services in PB-1 Grade Pay Rs.1800 (erstwhile Group ‘D’ posts) would be issued separately by the Establishment Directorate.

2. The Ministry of Railways have decided that henceforth minimum educational qualification for recruitment in Pay Band-1 of Rs. 5,200-20,200 having Grade Pay of Rs. 1800/- will be 10th pass or ITI or equivalent. These instructions will be applicable for all future recruitment henceforth against direct recruitment quota through all modes.

3. As regards the ongoing recruitment exercises presently under way on Central Railway, Eastern Railway, East Coast Railway, East Central Railway, Northeast Frontier Railway, North Eastern Railway, North Central Railway, Southern Railway, South Western Railway and West Central Railway, the same will adhere to the prescribed minimum qualification of 8th pass as laid down vide letter No. E (NG)II/98/RR-1/107 dated 4.12.1998 (RBE No. 277/98).

4. All Railways are directed to initiate the recruitment process immediately to fill up current vacancies including anticipated vacancies for the next two years as well as resultant vacancies owing to promotion of staff to higher grades etc., excluding the vacancies worked out on the basis of prescribed percentage against ex-servicemen quota for which separate recruitment is in progress, with the revised minimum qualification of 10th pass or ITI or equivalent. Railways may also ensure filling up of Physically Handicapped quota including backlog vacancies in this recruitment exercise.

5. The Railways mentioned in Para 3 above should also initiate recruitment to fill up the vacancies accrued beyond the vacancies already notified for which recruitment is in progress.

6. All Railways should initiate the process by way of issue of notification in the national and local dailies, etc. by 15th December, 2010, positively. Candidates may be given two months time to submit their applications and candidates from Andaman & Nicobar, Lakshadweep Islands etc. will be given 15 days extra as per extant rules in response to the above notification.

7. It has further been decided that written examination will be held on the same day simultaneously by all the railways. Similarly Physically Efficiency Test (PET) will also be held during the same period simultaneously by all the Railways. These instructions should be prominently mentioned in the notification.

8. The format of application should be limited to a single page only A draft format of application form is enclosed herewith for necessary action which may be modified suitably depending on the local requirements.

9. Instructions contained in letter No. E (NG)II/96/RR-1/62/Vol.II dated 08.12.2010 regarding waiver of fee for women, minority communities and economically weaker sections will apply.

10. All General Managers are to ensure that Railway Recruitment Cells (RRCs) are strengthened sufficiently by providing accommodation, equipment, vehicles, security, manpower, etc., so that the recruitment process is completed smoothly without any problem.

Encls,: As stated.

(R. Mukundan)
Executive Director Estt.(N)
Railway Board

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Railway Board has proposed to introduce the Risk Insurance Scheme instead of Risk Allowance.

All India Railwaymen Federation published a letter received from the Railway Board regarding the Risk Insurance Scheme.

Board has directed a copy of a letter received from GIPSA(General Insurance(Public Sector) Association of India) to two major unions and requested to review the issue of Scheme.

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINSTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAILWAY BOARD

PC-VI No. 226

RBE No : 134

No : PC-VI/2008/I/I/I

dated 14-09-2010.

The General Managers,
All Indian Railways/PUs etc.
(As per Standard Mailing List)

Sub:- Provisional designations of certain Group `C' categories.

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.

2. In terms of footnote 1 to Board's letter No. PC-VI/2008/RSRP/1 dated 11-09-2008 wherever the posts in different pre-revised pay scales have been placed in one common pay band and grade pay, the same stand merged with functions, unless specified otherwise. Pending rationalization of duties and responsibilities, staff in these categories may continue to perform the existing duties and responsibilities to which such other duties & responsibilities as considered appropriate may be added by the administration. The provisional revised designations as shown in this annexure by themselves will not entail any change in the existing duties and responsibilities, existing allocation of work between the posts of the same provisionally revised designations nor revision of pay structure.

3. Action taken be advised to this Ministry.

(Hari Krishan)
Director, Pay Commission-II

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Government of India
Ministry of Railways
(Railway Board)

S.No.PC-VI/225

RBE No.133/2010

No. PC-VI/2009/I/RSRP/6

New Delhi, dated 14.09.2010

The General Managers,
All Indian Railways,
(As per mailing list).

Sub: 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.

2, As per note 5 below Rule 7 of RSRP Rules, 2008, Where a Railway servant is holding a permanent post and is officiating in a higher post on a regular basis and the scales applicable to these two posts are merged into one scale, the pay shall be fixed under this sub-rule with reference to the officiating post only and the pay so fixed shall be treated as substantive pay".

3. Clarifications are being sought by the zonal railways regarding fixation of pay of staff working in Construction Organisation on ex-cadre posts on ad-hoc basis in merged grades. The matter has been examined and it is clarified that in the case of staff working in Construction Organisation on ex-cadre posts on ad-hoc basis, their pay in the 6th CPC pay structure is to be fixed separately for cadre post and ex-cadre post as provided in Rule 7(1) of RSRP, 2008. Note 5 below Rule 7 is not applicable in their case.

4. This issues in consultation with Establishment Directorate and with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.

5. This disposes of CAO (Const. & MTP), Southern Railway's letter No.P-5241/I/P/CN dated 12.08.2009 and Southern Railway's letter No.P(R)524 dated 31.0.2009.

(U.K.Tiwari)
Deputy Director Pay Commission-VI
Railway Board.

No. PC-VI/2009/I/RSRP/6

New Delhi, dated 14 09.2010

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Special Class Railway Apprentices’ Exam, 2010

The Union Service Public Commission will hold the Special Class Railway Apprentices’ Examination, 2010 on December 19, 2010 for recruitment to the Special Class Apprentices in the Mechanical Department of Indian Railways. The examination will be held at various centers across the country.

For details regarding Eligibility Conditions, the Syllabus and Scheme of the examination, Centres of Examination, Guidelines for filling up application form etc. aspirants must consult the Detailed Notice of the examination published in the Employment News/Rozgar Samachar dated August 28, 2010.

CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY:

(a) Age Limit:

Not less than 17 years and not more than 21 years on 1st August, 2010.
The upper age limit is relaxable for Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes/Other Backward Classes and certain other categories of candidates to the extent specified in the Notice.

(b) Educational Qualification: Must have passed in the first or second division, the intermediate or an equivalent Examination of a University or Board approved by the Government of India with Mathematics and at least one of the subjects Physics and Chemistry as subjects of the examination.

For further details, please refer Para 3(III) of Commission’s Notice for Examination published in the Employment News/Rozgar Samachar.

(c) Physical Standards: Candidates must be physically fit according to the Regulations given in Appendix-II of the Rules for the Special Class Railway Apprentices’ Examination, 2010 published in the Gazette of India dated 28th August, 2010.

HOW TO APPLY :

Candidates, who wish to apply offline, must apply in the Common Application Form devised by the Commission for its examinations, which can be purchased from the designated Head Post Offices/Post Offices (specified in Appendix-III of the Notice published in the Employment News dated 28.08.2010) throughout the country against cash payment of Rs.20/- (Rupees Twenty only). Each such Form can be used only once and only for one examination. In case of any difficulty in obtaining Application Forms from the designated POs the candidate should contact the concerned Post Master or UPSC “FORMS SUPPLY MONITORING CELL” over Telephone No.01123389366/Fax No.011-23387310.

Candidates can also apply Online using the link http://www.upsconline.nic.in Detailed instructions for filling up online applications are available on the above mentioned Website.

ADDRESS AND LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS:

(a) Common Application Form

All offline applications must reach the “Controller of Examination, Union Public Service Commission, Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi – 110069” either by hand or by Post/speed Post or by Courier, on or before the 27th September, 2010. However, in respect of candidates residing abroad or in certain remote areas , the last date for receipt of applications by Post/Speed Post only is October 4, 2010.

(b) Online Applications can be filled up September 20, 2010 till 11.59 P.M. after which the link will be disabled.

FACILITATION COUNTER AND WEBSITE FOR GUIDANCE OF CANDIDATES:

In case of any guidance/information/clarification regarding their applications, candidature etc. candidates can contact UPSC Facilitation Counter in its campus in person or over Telephone No.011-23385271/23381125/23098543 during working hours. Candidates can obtain details of the examination as well as information about results etc on Commission website http://www.upsc.gov.

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