Raising income ceiling for grant of Privilege Passes/PTO to dependent relatives

1. Reference this office letter of even number dated 12-06-2008 on the above mentioned subject, whereby the income ceiling for dependency for the purpose of grant of Privilege Passes /PTOs to dependant relatives of railway servants was revised w.e.f. 1.1.2008 as Rs.3308 p.m. i.e. Rs.1500/- (pension/family pension)+ Rs.750 (DP) + 47% of Rs.2250 (1500+750) or 15% of the pay [excluding D.P. ]  of Railway servant, whichever was more.

2.         Consequent upon implementation of Govt.’s decision on the recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission regarding revision of minimum family pension to Rs.3500/-, it has been decided that a dependent relative in relation to a Railway servant as defined in  Para-2[C] of the Railway Servants (Pass) Rules, 1986 [Second Edition, 1993] shall be considered eligible for entitlement of Passes/PTOs if his/her income does not exceed minimum pension/family pension i.e. Rs.3500/ and Dearness Relief thereon or  15% of the basic pay of Railway servant, whichever is more.

3.         Accordingly, in exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution, the President is pleased to direct that the first proviso below Para 2[C][vii] of the Railway  Servants (Pass) Rules, 1986 [Second Edition, 1993] may be amended as per ‘Advance Correction Slip No. 67’ enclosed. 

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Advance Correction Slip No.67 to the  Railway  Servants (Pass) Rules, 1986 [Second Edition, 1993]

The first proviso below Para 2[C][vii] may be substituted with the following:

            “ Provided that a person shall not be considered to be a dependent relative if his/her income from all sources including pension, dearness relief, etc. exceeds 15% of the basic pay per month of the Railway servant or the amount arrived at by adding minimum pension / family pension of Rs. 3,500/-  and the dearness relief admissible to the pensioner / family pensioner thereon, rounded off to the nearest ten rupee figure, whichever is more.”

[Authority: Railway Board’s  letter No. E[W]97PS5-1/71 dated 31.08.2009 ]