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General conditions

  • Passes and PTOs are not transferable and should be used only by the person in whose favour they have been issued.
  • Passes may also be returned within one month of the expiry of the pass or its utilization whichever is earlier.
  • Fine of Rs. 10/- for second class and Rs.25/- for First Class passes may be imposed on the Railway employees for not filling the date of commencement of the journey on both privilege and duty passes.
  • For the issuance of pass a year means a Calendar year. 

Validity of passes/PTOs 

   Single Journey Pass   4 months from date of issue
   Return  Journey Pass   4 months from date of issue
   Single Journey PTO   4 months from date of issue
   Return Journey PTO   4 months from date of issue
   Settlement Pass   1 year from date of Retirement
   Kit Wagon Pass   1 month from issue

Ref : RBE 82/2008 dated 10.07.2008

Route

Pass shall normally be issued via shortest route, provided that a longer route may be permitted on the Privilege Pass in the following circumstances :-

  • Two alternative routes are available for a destination, for example - Bombay to Calcutta via Nagpur or via Allahabad and Bombay to Delhi by the Central Railway or by the Western Railway - such passes may be permitted by either route irrespective of the distance involved; 
  • If longer route preferred by the Railway employee does not exceed by fifteen percent of the distance via the direct route such passes may be issued even if a double journey over a small portion is involved (for example - ex-Chittaranjan to Kancharapara via Howrah or ex-Lucknow to a station on the Southern/South Central Railway via Bombay V.T.), provided the distance does not exceed the distance via the shortest route by more than 15% to take advantage of terminal facilities as in Bombay V.T. - Kalyan or Madras-Arkonam sections; 
  • If the longer route is quicker than the direct route irrespective of distance involved.

Against the column Route/via it can be written as 'available over IR & KRC

Break Journey

  • Pass holder can include any number of stations for break journey in the pass.
  • In addition an unscheduled break journey can be made and endorsed by SM/TC on the pass.

Year ending passes

  • Passes, PTOs , Post Retirement Complimentary passes, Widow passes as due on for the year can be issued upto 31st March of next year half set pass and 30 April in case of full set.
  • Validity of these passes/PTOs will be upto 31 MArch/30 April only.  

Pass in next year’s account

  • One set of Pass/PTO/Complimentary Pass/Widow pass not more than 100 days in advance of beginning of the next year, for journeys commencing in the next year duly debiting such issue of pass/PTO in the next year’s pass account.
  • The validity of the pass shall be four months from the date of issue. *

Apprentices

  • Passes as for Railway employees shall be applicable to various categories of trainees and apprentices, but not to their families.

References

1  Railway Board’s letter No. E(W)2010/PS5-17/l dated 3-6-2011(RBE No: 80/2011)

2.  RBE No:  41/2011 dt 26.03.2012

Comments

sir what is dpo

sir what is dpo

DPO is Divisional Personnel

DPO is Divisional Personnel Officer.

sir,i have taken a p.pass

sir,i have taken a p.pass from howrah to amritsar (via-mgs,lucknow).but i want to go amritsar by jalianwalabagh express which runs via mgs,delhi.may i get reservation in this train?

No, you will get reservation

No, you will get reservation only by the pass route.

i am working as clerk in sdah

i am working as clerk in sdah division in compansation ground.my father was worked in liluah workshop.my widow mother not drawn any  pass from workshop since twelve years of my father death.sir can my mother avail pass facilities in my privilege pass

You can include her in your

You can include her in your pass if she is dependent on you ie, her pension doesnt exceed Rs. 3500 + DA.

Otherwise she can take widow pass.

if my privilege pass issued

if my privilege pass issued on 1st jan  from mumbai to hwh break jurney raipur

can i reserve ticket in jan. from mumbai to raipur and return back and after a month can i again reserve a ticket from raipur to hwh in next month or up to validity

No this is not permitted

No this is not permitted under rules for break journey.

Sir pls tell me who are

Sir pls tell me who are entitled to be an ATTENDENT.

can i draw a pass that it is

can i draw a pass that it is valid from a particular date(suppose Nov '12) now for the purpose of reservation.... asrmurthy,cri,scrly,secunderabad.

For the purpose of

For the purpose of reservation now you canpass up to five months in advance.o

sir, is widow mother pass can

sir,

is widow mother pass can be taken only having pension of

5775 (3500+65%da)

is it not horrible

As per the rule widow pass

As per the rule widow pass can be taken only if her income doesnt exceed Rs. 5775.

sir,  i have taken privilege

sir, 

i have taken privilege railway pass for with three family members ( i.e myself , wife and son ) and  one month before made reservation for only two person i.e husband and wife for a particular date and train and got confirmed berth, now i want to make reservation for my son on the same date and same train to travel with us.

please guide me , can i get another PNR No. for my son on the same date and same train of the same privilege pass.

 

please reply

You cant do that. Only one

You cant do that. Only one reservation per pass at a time. You cancel and rebook for all three.

my mother may  dependent if

my mother may  dependent if my mother  basicor  full penssion in no more than.......amount in new pay commission for rly.pass

3500 plus rate of DA, that is

3500 plus rate of DA, that is 3500 + 65% of 3500

How much time reservation can

How much time reservation can be made after cancelation on privilege passes- Daradi

I have reserved a ticket on

I have reserved a ticket on the privilege pass issued to me but due to unavoidable reason I canceled  reservation and again reserved for another date on the same pass.  Sir please inform me how many time can I  make such cancelation and make reservation on the same pass.

sir,i was working as a loco

sir,i was working as a loco pilot from 12.10.2007 till29.02.2012.at bsp div.secr.i came to raipur div secr on own request transfer on reversion on 1.3.2012.as a loco pilot at bsp div. in g.p. of 4200 i was getting ist class pass.now as they have fixed me on g.p. of 1900 as asst.loco pilot.and giving the difference of g,p,2300 as pay protection.basic is same as 12470.my question is can a privilege which i enjoyed

for five years of 1st class pass can be withdrawn. and i m now entitled for 2nd class pass.pl.clarify

Pass eligibility is based

Pass eligibility is based purely on Grade Pay of the employee.

my question was a privilege

my question was a privilege once enjoyed can be taken back or not, in case of punishments involving signal overshooting where a loco pilot is reverted back to asst.loco pilot.his pass and quarter eligibility is not changed.

 

Unfortunately yes. Previously

Unfortunately yessad. Previously the open line staff had 12 Casual Leave. Now they have only 10. All the employees has been withdrawn this privilege without any reason. . 

one privellage pass issued

one privellage pass issued from ndls to behs and return ................to ndls.from station not shown.in this case pass is complite or incomplite for reservation from behs to ndls?

It cant be left blank in the

It cant be left blank in the pass. Better to approach the officer who issued the pass and get it corrected. Otherwise pass may not be accepted at all.

one previllage pass issued

one previllage pass issued from ndls to behs and return........................to ndls.from station not shown.in this case pass is complete or incomplete for reservation from behs to ndls.

an employee who is having an

an employee who is having an eligibility in the RELHS schen when being issued with a medical pass to go for medical check up/treatment what will be validity for the medical pass. The present valildity which is under force is only 02 months which isnot at allsufficient for getting a clear and confirmed  accomidiation in the triian. pl c;arify

Dear Sir/Madam, Kindly guide

Dear Sir/Madam,

Kindly guide me about,  what will be the validity of prievilage pass for a railway servent who is going to retire after one month. Whether it will be 4 months or up to his date of retirement?

4 months.Here is the extract

4 monthsyes.Here is the extract from Pass Rules:

" Privilege Passes/PTOs to be issued to the employees who are about to retire/ superannuate, may be issued for the normal period of availability admissible under the Rules even if it is beyond the date of superannuation of the employee. It would however be subject to the condition that the total number of passes issued to a railway employee in service as well as after retirement will not exceed the total number to which he/she was entitled while in service. " 

Dear Sir/Madam,I have joined

Dear Sir/Madam,

I have joined Indian Railways as Section Engineer. Presently i am an Apprentice.My query about pass is that whether i am eligible for First class pass or not?I was told at my division that trainees as given only second class sleeper not even third AC & the personnel there handed me that Second class sleeper pass. however at training center i have met JEns who have been given first class pass.(all passes above were duty passes).

So please help me with this and also give me some reference i.e. some letter or from establishment manual.So that i could show it to the department at my division.

Any help would be appreciable.Thanks

An Apprentice appointed in

An Apprentice appointed in grade pay of 4200 & above is entitled for First class pass for duty. He is also entitled for first class previlage pass for self only (one set per calender year). You can see the pass rules available on website indianrailways.gov.in or on airfindia.com or in any latest establishment manual available in your training institues library.

 

Can a person be issued last

Can a person be issued last year account pass after the issue of current year account pass if it is issued before 30 Apr?

Pass rule says that it can be

Pass rule says that it can be issued upto and with validity upto 30 april. So it can be issued. 

I class pass rules for

I class pass rules for retired employees.

 

please tell the rules for the above

Retired employee get first

Retired employee get first class pass if he was eligible for it on the day of retirement.

He is eligible.

He is eligible.

 pl.clearify whether student

 pl.clearify whether student son age above 21 yrs is eligible for complimentry pass issued in favour of retd empoloyee

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