Revised pay limits for entitlement of School Pass, School Card Pass and Residential Card Pass(RCP)

Railway Board Letter No
E(W)2008/PS 5-1/38 dated 13/10/2011
Date
RBE No
145/2011
Circular Subject
Revised pay limits for entitlement of School Pass, School Card Pass and Residential Card Pass

1. Consequent upon revision of Pay Scales on the basis of decision of the Government on the recommendations of 6th Central Pay Commission, the question of revision of existing entitlements to ‘School Pass’, ‘School Card Pass’ and ‘Residential Card Pass’ under the Railway Servants (Pass) Rules, 1986 (Second Edition, 1993) has been under consideration of this Ministry.

 

2. The matter has been examined and in exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution, the President is pleased to direct that the pay limits for entitlements to ‘School Pass’, ‘School Card Pass’ and ‘Residential Card Pass’ be revised as per Advance Correction Slip No. 69 attached.

 

2.1 In all other respects, the existing provisions of the Railway Servants (Pass) Rules, 1986 (Second Edition, 1993), as amended from time to time shall continue to apply.

 

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

 

Advance Correction Slip No. 69 to the Railway Servants (Pass) Rules, 1986 (Second Edition, 1993)

(I) Schedule-III: School Pass

Replace Rule (i) in Column No. 3 under School Pass with the Following:

(i) be issued with the class of pass as indicated below:-

Category

Entitlement

1. Group ‘A’ & Group ‘B’ (Gazetted)

I Class ‘A’

2. Non- Gazetted employees:-
(i) In Grade Pay ` 4200/- and above
(ii) In Grade pay ` 2800/-
(iii) In Grade Pay below ` 2800/-

 

Ist Class
IInd Class ‘A’
IInd /Sleeper Class

 

However, the children of railway employee studying in Oak Grove School Jharipani, who are not ordinarily entitled to Ist Class Passes, may, as a special case, be issued Ist Class Passes from their homes to Dehradun at the beginning of school session and back to their homes at the conclusion of the school session. The above provision equally applies for their up and down journeys during authorised vacations. On these occasions, Ist Class Passes may also be issued to the escorts (School teachers) for their up and down journeys;

 

(II) Schedule-III: School Card Passes

Replace Column No. 3 under the heading School Card Passes with the following:

Category Entitlement

Category

Entitlement

1. Group ‘A’ & Group ‘B’ (Gazetted)

I Class ‘A’

2. Non- Gazetted employees:-
(i) In Grade Pay ` 4200/- and above
(ii) In Grade pay ` 2800/-
(iii) In Grade Pay below ` 2800/-

 

Ist Class
IInd Class ‘A’
IInd /Sleeper Class

 

(III) Schedule-VI : Residential Card Pass

Replace Column No. 3 with the following

Category

Entitlement

1. Group ‘A’ & Group ‘B’ (Gazetted)

I Class ‘A’

2. Non- Gazetted employees:-
(i) In Grade Pay ` 4200/- and above
(ii) In Grade pay ` 2800/-
(iii) In Grade Pay below ` 2800/-

Ist Class
IInd Class ‘A’
IInd /Sleeper Class

 

Note: No attendant is allowed in Residential Card Pass.

(Authority: Board’s Letter No. E(W) 2008 PS 5-1/38 dated 13.10.2011.)