Railway quarters upto Type-V on out of turn basis to Compassionate Ground Appointees

Sub:Allotment upto Type-V of Railway accommodation on out of turn basis to compassionate appointees and permitted the pre-20.11.2006 compassionate appointees to register for better type of accommodation as per the eligibility of deceased Railway employees.

The issue of “Allotment upto Type-V of Railway accommodation on out of turn basis to compassionate appointees and permitting the pre-20.11.2006 compassionate appointees to register for better type of accommodation as  the eligibility of the deceased Railway  employee” was examined by the full Board and after reviewing the actual position Board have decided to “modify existing instruction contained in Board’s letter No. E[G]2006 QR1-14[B] dated 20.11.2006, by substituting Type-IV Special by Type-V.”  Accordingly, modified para 2 of Board’s letter dated 20.11.2006 would read as under:-

“ Taking into consideration the fact that after the death of a Railway employee, there is tremendous amount of financial, emotional and social upset in the life of family members of  the deceased Railway employee and there is need to secure the environment in which the family was living before the death of Railway employee, it has been decided in partial modification of the instructions contained in letter No. E[G]85 QR1-9 dated 15-01-90 that the requests for out of turn allotment of Railway quarters from the eligible dependents / specified relations of deceased Railway employees who are appointed on compassionate grounds, may be considered for allotment of Railway quarter of one type below the entitlement of the deceased Railway employee, minimum being Type-I and restricting the allotment upto Type-V or the entitled category of accommodation of the compassionate appointee, whichever is higher, subject to fulfilling the laid down conditions.  This will be applicable to all group ‘A, B, C & D Railway employees.”

2.         These instructions will come into force from the date of issue.

3.         This issues with the concurrence of Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.