Honorarium to the Railway Employees for setting of question papers & evaluation of answer sheets for LDCE

1.             Reference Board’s letters No. E[G]2001/HO1-7 dated 03.03.2009 and 29.12.2009 on the above subject enhancing the rates of honorarium payable to Railway officers /staff for setting of question paper and evaluation of answer sheets of Limited  Departmental Competitive Examination held for promotion from Group ‘C’ to Group ‘B’.

2.         Doubts have been raised by some of the Railways regarding the honorarium to be paid to the officers who fail to meet the conditions stipulated in Board’s letter dated 03.03.2009 and 29.12.2009 ibid of submitting the evaluated answer sheets within one month, if the number of answer sheets are upto 250, and within two months, if the answer sheets exceed 250.

3.         The matter has been examined by the Board, and it is clarified that the officers who fail to meet the conditions mentioned above may be paid honorarium at the earlier rate of Rs.12/- per answer sheet.

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

5.         This also disposes of Western Railway’s letter No. E[G] 1024/0 [Vol.VII] dated 09.03.2010.