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RBE 132/2016 · 2016-11-24
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Circular numberRBE 132/2016
Date2016-11-24
TypeCommercial Circular
Topicticket-checking
CurrencyHistorical — likely superseded

Summary

to Ist Class /Ist ‘A’ Post Retirement Complimentary /Widow Pass, shall exercise option

Text of the circular

1 | P a g e R A I L W A Y P A S S R U L E S 7 T H C P C 
 
RAILWAY SERVANTS (PASS) RULES,1986 (1993 EDITION) 
[With Latest instructions] 
IMPORTANT DEFINITIONS 
 
a) 
'Attendant' means a person exclusively employed on salary in the personal 
service of a railway servant.  
b) 
'adopted child' means a child for whom there is satisfactory proof of adoption 
irrespective of the fact whether such adoption is permissible or not under the 
personal law governing the railway servant concerned.  
c) 
'Dependent relative'- 
➢ Mother including a divorced mother 
➢ Unmarried or widowed sister 
➢ Brother/step-brother under twenty one years of age 
➢ Invalid brother of any age 
➢ Brother who has attained the age of twenty one years and is a bonafide student  
➢ Legally divorced sister 
➢ Widow mother-in-law in case of widows appointed on compassionate grounds, 
whether her father is alive or not. 
Provided that a person shall not be considered to be a dependent relative if his/her 
income from all sources including pension, dearness relief, etc. exceeds 15% of 
pay per month of the Railway servant or the amount arrived at by adding 
minimum  Pension/Family Pension of Rs 9000/- (excluding the element of 
additional pension to old pensioners) and the dearness relief admissible to the 
pensioners/family pensioners on pension rounded off to the nearest ten rupee figure, 
whichever is more. (Revised limit for dependency w.e.f 01.01.2016 RBE 132/2016 
Dated 24/11/2016)  
Provided further that dependent relatives may be included in the Privilege 
Passes/PT0s given to the railway servants in cases where father is missing for a 
period of at least 7 years Passes/PT0s can also be given to the sisters in similar 
circumstances. However, an affidavit as to the period since when the person is 
missing, duly attested by a Magistrate is necessary.  
c) 'Family' includes 
➢ Spouse of a railway servant whether earning or not;  
➢ Son or sons who have not attained the age of 21 years and are wholly 
dependent on the railway servant;  
➢ Son or sons of the age of 21 and above who are bonafide student  
➢ Unmarried daughters of any age whether earning or not;  
➢ Widowed daughters provided they are dependent on the railway servant;  
➢ Legally divorced daughter who is dependent on the railway servant;  
Note: For the purpose of issue of Special Pass on medical grounds under 
Schedule-VII, the term "family" and "dependant relatives" shall be as defined 
in Paras 601(5) and 601(6) respectively of IRMM,2000. 
d) 'Pay' means

2 | P a g e R A I L W A Y P A S S R U L E S 7 T H C P C 
 
➢ Basic pay; ( Pay in PAY MATRIX LEVEL) 
➢ In the case of Running Staff, basic pay plus 30% thereof;  
➢ Any other pay which may be specially classified as pay by the President. 
e) "Set" means one Pass or P.T.0 for outward and return journeys ; "Half-set" 
means a Pass or P.T.0 issued from one station to another 
f) 'year' means a Calendar Year.  
 
OFFICER OR AUTHORITY COMPETENT TO ISSUE AND SIGN A PASS OR PTO.   
 
A pass or PTO may be issued by such officer or authority and may be signed by such 
officer as the Central Government (Ministry, of Railways) may from time to time 
specify: 
Provided that until such authorities or officers are specified, the Pass or PTO shall be 
signed and issued in accordance with the instructions/orders issued by the Central 
Government in the Ministry of Railways and in force at the commencement of these 
Rules. 
 
KINDS OF PASSES 
➢ Duty pass-  
➢ Privilege pass including passes while on deputation-  
➢ School pass-.   
➢ Post-retirement Complimentary pass-.      
➢ Widow pass-  
➢ Residential card pass-  
➢ Special pass-  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ENTITLEMENT OF PASSES/PTO S (RBE 120/2019 DATED 26/07/2019)

3 | P a g e R A I L W A Y P A S S R U L E S 7 T H C P C 
 
DUTY PASS 
 
A railway servant may be issued a duty pass for performing journey on duty. (For 
Travel entitlement please refer RBE No. 16/2019 Dated 31/01/2019) 
 
 
Note: (i)

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