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Retention of railway accommodation — Leave / Training Programmes All types of sanctioned leave, excluding leave as at | For the full period of sanctioned leave as per the rules

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सत्यमेव जयते भारत सरकार GOVERNMENT OF INDIA RBE No.030 / 2026 रेल मंत्रालय MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS रेलवे बोर्ड RAILWAY BOARD

No. E (G) 2026 / Awas Niti/ QR / 6 New Delhi, Date:30/03/2026 The General Manager DG, CTIs PHODs, CAO/C DG, RDSO

All Indian Railways

Subject: Retention of railway accommodation — Leave / Training Programmes

In modification to the extant provision on the subject, the full Board in the exercise of powers vested in it to make reasonable relaxations in public interest for a class / group of employees in all or any of the provisions regarding house allotment / retention have decided that quarter at the current place of posting may be retained @ normal license fee during leave or training as below:

SN | Category modified provision as per instant instruction

(i) Study Leave Actual period of study-leave or two (02) years, whichever is earlier.

(ii) | Training Programme / Courses treated as ‘on duty’ | For the full period of the approved training / course.

All types of sanctioned leave, excluding leave as at | For the full period of sanctioned leave as per the rules para-2 below, and including sanctioned leave on | governing respective type of leave.

return from deputation and sanctioned leave on

return from approved training programmes / | [Note: quarter may be retained during the period courses. treated as ‘waiting for posting’ if any.]

footnote: In the event an employee / officer is transferred after the period of sanctioned leave / training / course, retention of quarter from the date of being relieved / charge relinquishing is admissible in terms of RBE 29 / 2026.

2 Extant instructions would continue on retention, vide para-9 & 10 of Railway Board letter no. E(G)85QRI1-9 dated

15.01.1990, during: (A) Leave Preparatory to Retirement and (B) Earned Leave granted to employees who retired under FR 56 (j).

3 This policy excludes earmarked accommodation, retention of which would continue to be governed in terms of extant instructions vide Railway Board's letter nos. E(G) 2001 RN4-10 dated 17.09.2002, para 7 of letter no. E (G) 2006 QR 1-14 (A) dated 20.11.2006, letter no. 2001/G(acc.)/5/17-Part IV dated 13.07.2001 & letter no. E(G)2022RN2-1 dated 05.04.2022 or as revised from time to time by the Board.

4. The policy instructions regarding retention of railway accommodation by staff of Railway Audit Department would continue to be governed in terms of Railway Board letter no E (G) 2005 QR 1-13 dated 06.07.2006 (RBE 88 / 2006) es to modified provisions w.r.t. the same as contained in the instant policy instructions.

Please acknowledge receipt and ensure compliance.

र Book wrt Ay (Pranav Kumar Mallick) (Neil aaddv) ED/Transformation Director /Estt. (Genl) Railway Board Railway Board email: pranav.mallick@nic.in email: neelam.yadav 16@gov.in

No. E (G) 2026 / Awas Niti/ QR / 6 New Delhi, iineeerin’ oun

1.PFAs, All Indian Railways & Production Units; PED (Finance), RDSO-Lucknow.

2.The ADAI (Railways), New Delhi:

3.The Director of Audit, All Indian Railways

Copy as per standard list:

No. E (G) 2026 / Awas Niti/ QR / 6 New Delhi, Date:30/03/2026

Copy for information to:

1. The CMDs of Railway PSUs, MDs of NHSRCL, DFCCIL and CRIS, VC of RLDA.

2. The Executive Director, Indian Railways Centre for Advanced Maintenance Technology, Gwalior.

3. CAO/MTP/Mumbai.

4. The Registrar, Railway Claims Tribunal, Delhi.

5. The Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety, New Delhi.

6. The Secretary, Railway Rates Tribunal, Chennai.

7. The Chairman, Railway Recruitment Board, Ahmedabad, Ajmer, Allahabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Bilaspur, Chandigarh, Chennai, Gorakhpur, Guwahati, Jammu & Srinagar, Kolkata, Malda, Mumbai, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Ranchi, Secunderabad, Siliguri and Thiruvananthapuram.

Director/ Estt.(Genl) /Railway Board email: neelam.yadav16@gov.in i No. E (G) 2026 / Awas Niti/ QR / 6 New Delhi, Date:30/03/2026 Copy to:

1. The Genl. Secy., AIRF, Room No. 253 & NFIR Room No. 256-C, Rail Bhawan.

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