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Master Circular No. 3 - Railway Institutes / Clubs
Master Circular No. 3
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| Circular number | Master Circular No. 3 |
|---|---|
| Type | Establishment Master Circular |
| Topic | staff-establishment |
| Archive source | pbtvc.in |
Summary
Railway Institutes / Clubs. Master Circular compilation sourced from the PBTVC Personnel website; check subsequent Railway Board amendments before use.
Text of the circular
MASTER CIRCULAR Master Circular No. 3 Railway Institutes/Clubs Master Circular No. 3 RAILWAY INSTITUTES/CLUBS At present the orders relating to Railway Clubs/Institutes are contained in a number of Office Circulars/ Orders issued from time to time. The question of consolidation of these existing orders/ circulars into one Master circular has been under consideration of the Ministry of Railways. They have now decided to issue a consolidated order on the above subject as below for the information and guidance of all concerned. 2. The Railway Administrations provide, as part of staff amenity, Institutes/Clubs to promote esprit de corps among Railway employees and also to encourage them to participate in sports, cultural programmes, etc. As such a Railway Institute should be looked upon as a club provided by the Railway, rent-free for the benefit of its employees. On principle, therefore the Railway Administrations should provide everything which a landlord ordinarily would and the Institute/Club should pay for all that a tenant would usually be liable. 3. The Railway Administration will bear: - i. The first cost of the building including the cost of electric installations (including electric fans) with necessary furniture, roads, fences, tennis courts and other playgrounds. Wherever possible, a garden will also be provided. Note: The term "furniture" is not intended to include billiards table, pianos and pictures. It includes lamps, other than billiards table lamps and locks and keys of almirahs. ii. The cost of maintenance and alterations except in the case of tennis courts and other playgrounds, the Railway Administration will bear only the cost of ordinary Engineering repairs. 4. The institute/club funds will bear:- a. the cost of rolling, watering, grass-cutting and other maintenance charges of playgrounds, other than engineering repairs. b. the cost of maintenance of its gardens and ornamental grounds; c. the cost of maintenance and renewal, whether partial or complete, of electrical installations including fans payable at a Hat rate of Rs. 5 per annum on the capital cost of the installations ; d. the cost of electric current consumed and hire of meter, e. occupiers' share of Municipal taxes for specific direct services rendered to an institute by a Municipality such as conservancy, water and the like taxes as distinct from taxes of general nature: f. water charges calculated at so much per tap, each Railway Administration fixing is own rate of charges. Note : In the case where large quantities of water are supplied as in case of swimming pools, the actual cost of water supplied should be recovered. However, in cases where waste water from the swimming pools is utilised for definite railway purposes, e.g. flushing of sewers and watering of grounds, etc. no charges for supply of water of swimming pools should be recovered. 5. No rent is recoverable in the case of Institutes/Clubs where the building is erected by the Institute/ Cub at its cost on Railway land. Also, no rent is recoverable in the case of Institutes/ Clubs : i. if the buildings are specifically constructed after obtaining the sanction from the Railway Board; ii. if any additional expenditure is incurred in converting an existing building into a Club/ Institute or providing ancillaries to make it suitable as an institute/club had the prior approval of the Railway Board. 6. The Class-IV Staff employed in Railway Institutes/Clubs may be given residential accommodation rent-free if such accommodation forms part and parcel of the Institute/ Club building and is not required for any other Railway purpose or cannot be rented to outsiders and would otherwise lie vacant. [Paras 2802 to 2811 of IREM, 1968 -for paras 2 to 6] [Paras 2202 to 2211 of IREM, 1989 -for paras 2 to 6] 7. The General Managers of the Railways are competent to frame rules with regard to the running of the Railway Institutes/Clubs taking into account the local requirement of the
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