1. Item No.2 of Schedule VII of the Railway Servants [Pass] Rules, 1986 [Second Edition, 1993] provides for issue of a special pass to the Railway employee himself or his family members/ dependents, who are actually participating in the sports events, for journeys in the class of entitlement of the railway servant on privilege account. It is also provided therein that a higher class pass not higher than first class may be issued to a team when they travel together and at least one member of the team is ordinarily entitled to travel by the higher class.
2. It has been brought to the notice of this office that some of the Zonal Railways have issued special passes under Item No. 2 of Schedule VII of the said Rules, valid for travel in Rajdhani /Shatabdi trains. The Zonal Railways etc. would be well aware that special passes issued under Item No.2 of Schedule VII of the said Rules are not valid for travel in Rajdhani /Shatabdi trains. Board, therefore, desire that the extant rules on the subject be strictly adhered to. It is also desired that the authority in respect of cases where special passes issued under Item No. 2 of Schedule VII of the said Rules were validated for travel in Rajdhani /Shatabdi trains, be advised.