Submission of annual return of immovable property by the supervisory staff in GP 4600

Sub: Submission of annual return of immovable property by the supervisory staff in terms of Railway Ministry’s Decision No. 11 below rule 18 of Railway Services [Conduct] Rules, 1966- equivalent to pay of Rs.9000/- mentioned therein in the VIth CPC scales of pay – clarification reg

1.             Attention of the Railways is invited to Board’s letter of even number dated 28.3.2008 advising that the pay of Rs.900/-, mentioned in Board’s letter No. E[D&A]78/GS1-14 dated 24.10.80, which was incorporated as Railway Ministry’s Decision No. 11 below rule 18 of the  Railway Services [Conduct] Rules, 1966, equates to the pay of Rs.9000/- as per the normal replacement scale under the Vth CPC.  In other words, supervisory staff of Group C [Class-III] on railways who are working in scales of pay the maximum of which is Rs.9000/- [Rupees Nine Thousand]  or above are also required to submit an annual return of their immovable property. 

2.         Board have reviewed the matter in the context of acceptance of the recommendations  of VI th Central Pay Commission and have decided that the provisions contained in Board’s letter dated 24.10. 80 as mentioned above would now apply to the supervisory staff who are working in Pay Bands-2 [Rs.9300-34800/-] with Grade Pay of Rs.4600/-.  Thus, all such staff will now have to submit an annual return of their immovable property. 

[This also disposes of North Central Railway’s letter No.797-E/NCR/Policy/Conduct Rules dated 17.2.2009]