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Amendment No. 12-Para 815 of IRVM-2018 in respect of Honorarium & other allowances payable to Inquiry Officers(lO)/Presenting Officers(PO) and terms and…

No. 2024/V-1/DAR/6/2 · 2011-09-22
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Circular numberNo. 2024/V-1/DAR/6/2
Date2011-09-22
TypeCommercial Circular
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CurrencyHistorical — likely superseded
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Summary

Amendment No. 12-Para 815 of IRVM-2018 in respect of Honorarium & other allowances payable to Inquiry Officers(lO)/Presenting Officers(PO) and terms and conditions for conducting departmental inquiries arising out of vigilance investigation against Railway Servants (c) The Inquiry Officer shall submit the inquiry report after completing the inquiry within

Text of the circular

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)

No. 2024/V-1/DAR/6/2 (Pt.)

The General Managers/ oO . The SDGMs/CVOs
All Zonal Railways/PUs - o All Zonal Railways/PUs

The Director General
All Railway Institutes

Sub: Amendment No. 12-Para 815 of IRVM-2018 in respect of Honorarium &
other allowances payable to Inquiry Officers(lO)/Presenting Officers(PO)
and terms and conditions for conducting departmental inquiries arising out
of vigilance investigation against Railway Servants.

Ref. 1. Railway Board's letter no.2009/V-1/DAR/6/1 dated 22.09.2011 and letter
no.2012/V-1/DAR/6/2 dated 07.10.2015.

2. DoPT’s Office Memorandum No.DOPT-1668597747466 dated
16.11.2022. .

1. In supersession of above referred Railway Board's letters at ref.1 and based on
DoPT’s letter at ref.2, it has been decided to revise the structures of rates of
Honorarium and other allowances payable to inquiry Officers and Presenting Officers
for conducting departmental inquiries arising out of vigilance investigations against
Railway Servants and amend Para 815 of IRVM-2018 as per Annexure-| attached.

2. These revised rates/instructions will be applicable to those cases in which the Inquiry
officer(s)/Presenting officer(s) has/have been appointed after issue of this amendment
and are applicable to only those cases arising out of vigilance investigations.

3. Railway Board’s letter No. 2012/V-1/DAR/6/2 dated 07.10.2015 shall remain
applicable for ongoing cases of Inquiry.

4. This issues with the concurrence of Finance Directorate of Ministry of Railways and
with the approval of the Competent Authority i.e. Chairman & CEO/Railway Board.

DA: As above

) _ (Ashok Kumar Yadav)

Director Vigilance (R&SC)
Railway Board

No. 2024/V-1/DAR/6/2 (Pt.) New Delhi, Date: 10.03.2025

Copy to- - दे ः
(i) The Principal Director of Audit, Northern Railway, New Delhi. '

(ii) Dy. Comptroller & Auditor General of India (Rlys.), Room No.224, Rail Bhavan, New

~ Delhi.
(iii) Principal Financial Advisor /All Indian Railways & Production Units etc.

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for Member Finance(Railway Board)

New Delhi, Date: /0 .03.2025

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DG/HR, Railway Board

EDCC and all Officers and Branches.of Vigilance Dte

AIRF, NFIR, IROF, FROA & AIRPFA Sop os ं
DME(C&ISVYRB for uploading this letter..on the website
(https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/view_section.jsp?lang=0&
id=0,1,304,366,546,843)

22 12a TEAS. अर

Annexure-!

Para 815.1 The rates of honorarium/ other allowances payable to the Inquiry
Officer! Presenting Officer. for conducting. departmental inquiry: arising out of
vigilance investigations against railways servants

(a) The rates of honorarium/ other allowances : to the. Inquiry
Officer
(i) Retired officers .
[Items | Category e Rate per case (in rupees)

Where number of witnesses | An amount equal to 90% of the
cited in the charge sheet is | monthly basic pension drawn
more than 10
7 Where number of witnesses | An amount equal to 70% of the
cited in the charge sheet are monthly basic pension drawn

between 6-10 ं
7 Where number of witnesses | An amount equal to 60% of the

cited in the charge sheet is monthly basic pension drawn
less than 6 कि कर |
| Transport Rs. 40,000/- per case.

Allowance

Honorarium

In addition, where the duties and responsibilities require
outstation travel for conducting a departmental inquiry under
the Discipline and Appeal Rules (D&AR), the Disciplinary
Authority/Nominated Authority* may grant Travel Authority in |.
the form of a Special Duty Pass for the Inquiry Officer in
accordance with Railway Board’s letter No. E W)2000/PS._ 5-
1/24 dated 30.01.2012 (RBE No 13/2012)

Air travel (in economy class) may also be allowed to the
ं inquiry officer on case to case basis, subject to the approval of
the competent authority (General Manager of. the Zonal
Railway/Production Unit for cases where DA is at the level of
General. Manager or below and concerned Board Member
where DA is at the l

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