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Waiver of recovery of excess payment made to Government employees-General Instructions- reg

No. 2024/F(E)IT/6/3 · 2024-07-15
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Circular numberNo. 2024/F(E)IT/6/3
Date2024-07-15
TypeCommercial Circular
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Waiver of recovery of excess payment made to Government employees-General Instructions- reg The General Secretary, All India RPF Association, Rail Bhavan, New Delhi.

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भारत WLHI/GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
रेल HaTTaA/MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

रेलवे s1s/RAILWAY BOARD ही

RBE.No~ 64/2024

No. 2024/F(E)IT/6/3 New Delhi, Dated [507.2024.

The General Manager,

All Indian Railways and Production Units incl. RDSO

(As per Standard Mailing List).

Sub: Waiver of recovery of excess payment made to Government employees-General Instructions-
reg.

Ref: D/o Expenditure’s OM No. 01(14)2016-E.II(A) (Part-If) dated 01.04.2024.

The undersigned is directed to refer to the following Instructions/Guidelines on the above
subject issued by DoP&T /Department of Expenditure and subsequently adopted/circulated by

. s OM = 18/26/2011- == letter No.

Estt(Pay-D dated 06.02.2014 मी FEI
DoP&T’s OM No. 18/03/2015. 2016/F(E)II/6/3 dated | Recovery of wrongful/
22.06.2016 excess payments made

Estt(Pay-DT) dated 02.03.2016 ~~
Board’s letter No. to Government

DoP&T’s OM No. 18/03/2015- servants.

> 2022/F(E)IV/6/3 — dated
Estt(Pay-D) dated 03.10.2022 711.2092

थे Waiver of recovery of
excess payment made
Board’s letter No. | to Government
2022/F(E)II/6/3 dated | Servants —General
24.07.2023 Instructions for
Ministries/
Departments.

D/o  Expenditure’s OM No.
| 09(20)/2023-E.II(A) dated
01.06.2023

2. In this regard, date of order for recovery of overpayment is a critical input for decision
regarding waiver of such recovery. Therefore, such order for recovery of overpayment should be
issued within one month from the date of detection of overpayment.

3. Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance vide their OM No. 01(14)/2016-E.I(A)(Part-
INI) dated 01.04.2024, has directed that cases involving waiver of recovery of more than Rs. 2,00,000/-
(Rupees Two Lakh only) should be referred to Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance.

4. It has, therefore, been decided that Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) may waive recovery
of overpayment upto Rs. 2,00,000/- (Rupees two lakh only) in the case of each individual with the
concurrence of Member Finance, Railway Board and approval of Chairman & CEO, Railway Board
and the proposal(s) for waiver of recovery of amount greater than Rs. 2,00,000/- (Rupees two lakh
only) shall continue to be referred to the D/o Expenditure, Ministry of Finance with the concurrence
of Member/Finance, Railway Board and approval of Chairman & CEO, Railway Board. All the
proposal(s) have to be forwarded only with the concurrence of PFA and approval of General Manager.

Contd...2/-

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5. The following guidelines may be adhered to while processing such cases:~-

i. Railways should examine all proposal(s) in terms of the Instructions/Guidelines on
recovery of wrongful/excess payments made to Government Servants cited in Para 1
above.

ii. Railways should verify that in cases of waiver, no serious negligence has taken place on
the part of any Railway servant, which may call for disciplinary action by a higher
authority

iii. In case the Railway is of the view that the loss is on account of a defect in existing rules or
procedures, the same shall be brought to the notice of Ministry of Railways (Railway
Board) for seeking amendment of such rules or procedures with justification.

iv. The guidelines issued by DoP&T vide its O.M.18/03/2015- Estt. (Pay-I) dated 02.03.2016
(circulated vide Board’s letter no. 2016/F(E)II/6/3 dated 22.6.2016) shall be strictly
adhered to while considering waiver of excess payment made to Railway servants. Each
case of waiver should be concurred by Member/Finance, Railway Board and approved by
Chairman & CEO, Railway Board.

v. In cases where the waiver of recovery arises from a Court direction, Ministry of Railways
(Railway Board)/Railways, wherever the authority lies, should satisfy themselves that there ,
are appropriate justifications for not challenging such Court direction.

vi. In case a recovery which is subsequently waived, is on account of incorrect interpretation
of rules or procedures, Railways may review all similarly placed cases to check
requir

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