PTO Rules

                Instructions have been issued vide Board’s letter No. TCII/2910/06/Garib Rath dated 28-09-2006 [Commercial Circular No. 77 of 2006] regarding the basic fare structure and classes of travel available on Garib Rath Express trains.  The question of validity of Privilege Passes/PTOs and other passes for traveling in Garib Rath Express trains has been considered by Board and it has been decided that:

         In the PNM (AIRF) meeting held on 7/8th March, 1997, AIRF raised a point that in the absence of clear provision in the Pass Rules regarding entitlement of ‘attendants’ to travel in Sleeper Class, difficulties are being faced by attendants on some of the Railways. It is clarified that IInd Class Pass/PTO holders including eligible ‘attendants’ are entitled to travel in Sleeper Class without any additional charge.

            Issue of passes to the widows of the railway servants is governed by the provisions contained in Schedule V of the Railway Servants (Pass) Rules, 1986 (Second Edition 1993). As per these provisions widows of Railway servants who were in service on 12.03.1987 and opted for the scheme of widow pass or widows of those Railway servants who joined service on or after 12.03.1987 and are compulsorily governed under the scheme of Widow Pass are eligible for Widow Passes.

1.             Instructions were issued vide Board’s letter referred to above, that children born out of void marriage are not eligible for inclusion in the Pass of widows of Railway servants.