Joining Time
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For transfer in administrative interest from one station to another and appointments to permanent posts filled by competitive exam.
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Commences on the day one relinquishes charge.
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Not admissible if change of station is not involved.
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Joining time is allowed based on the actual distance between old and new headquarters as follows:
1000 Km or less
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10 days
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More than 1000 Km
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12days
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More than 2000 Km
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15 days
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In rare cases Joining time can be extended by Competent authority.
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In case an employee on request transfer is relieved on the eve of holiday and join new station forenoon after Holiday they may be deemed to have availed the holiday and no leave may be debited.
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In temporary transfer only actual transit time will be allowed.
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When a Railway servant joins a new post without availing full joining time for — (a) he is ordered to join the new post at a new place of posting without availing of full joining time to which he is entitled; or(b) he proceeds alone to the new place of posting and joins the post without availing full joining time and takes his family later within the permissible period of time for claiming Travelling Allowance for the family, then thenumber of days of joining time admissible reduced by the number of days of joining time actually availed of shall be credited to his leave account as LAP. (Ref 2)
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Joining time can be combined with other leave of any kind or duration excluding CL. (Ref 2)
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Salary – that before relinquishing if on promotion.
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Overstayal of Joining Time will not be duty and will not count for increment.
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Holidays afte rJoining time will extend it to the extent.
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For appointment to posts under the Central Government on the results of a competitive examination and or interview open to Government servants and others, employees will be entitled to joining time. The employee shall be treated on duty during the period of joining time and shall be entitled to joining time pay equal to the pay and allowances like DA, HRA, CCA, drawn before relinquishment of charge at the old post. But temporary Central Government employees with less than 3 years of regular continuous service, though entitled to joining time would not be entitled to joining time pay.(Ref 2)
References
1. Chapter 11 of Indian Railway Establishment Code Vol.I
2. Railway Board’s letter No.E(W2008/ED-2/4 Dated 07.06.2013 (RBE No. 55/2013) PC-VI No.319