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Modification in Existing Policies on Retention of Railway Quarter

RBE No. 087/2024 · 2024-09-09
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Circular numberRBE No. 087/2024
Date2024-09-09
TypeCommercial Circular
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Modification in Existing Policies on Retention of Railway Quarter | 20 | MULTI-DISCIPLINARY DIVISIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTES/CR/Nagpur~

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भारत सरकार / GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
रेल मंत्रालय / MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
रेलवे बोर्ड / RAILWAY BOARD

No. E(G) 2024 QR 1-3, New Delhi, dated 09.09.2024

The General Manager/Director General/MDs/CMDs,
All Indian Railways/PUs/RDSO/CTIs,

All Railway PSUs/JVs

(As per Standard Mailing list)

Sub: Modification in Existing Policies on Retention of Railway Quarter

In 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 retention/allotment, Full
Board have reviewed the existing policy guidelines in the meeting held on 27.08.2024 on
‘Retention’ of Railway quarter at previous place of posting on transfer/deputation ete and
decided to formulate a consolidated policy by way of modification/withdrawal/continuation of the
existing instructions issued in this regard. Accordingly, ‘in supersession of all existing
instructions issued by any Directorate of Railway Board except provisions related to leased
accommodation and rent chargeable and those which have been especially mentioned in these

instructions’, the following shall be applicable from the date of issue of this letter.

1; Retention of quarter when transferred to Unpopular locations :- Railway employees
transferred on administrative grounds from ‘other than X class cities’ to unpopular
locations shall be allowed to retain their Railway accommodation at previous place of
posting till their tenure in unpopular location. However, Railway employees transferred
on administrative grounds from ‘X’ class cities i.e. Delhi (UA), Greater Mumbai (UA),
Kolkata (UA), Chennai (UA), Hyderabad (UA), Bengaluru (UA), Ahmedabad (UA) and
Pune (UA) (as listed vide DoE’s OM No. 2/5/2014-E.II(B) dated 21.07.2015) to .
unpopular locations shall be allowed to retain their Railway accommodation at previous

place of posting subject to following stipulations:-

(a) Children are in class 6" to post graduation level (only 1* UG & 1* PG of each
child) from govt. recognised school/institute/university in same city,
or,
(b) Spouse is working as.permanent employee in Central/State Govt. organisations

including Railway/Non-Railway PSUs in same city.

Note:-

o Course must be regular one, not the distance learning/online/evening
classes/part time etc. Further, if regular hostel facility is availed by child,
retention is not permitted.

o Besides this, retention will not be permitted when transferred within Division.

o These unpopular locations will be identified and reviewed by Railway Board
from time to time.

o This will supersede the extant policy guidelines issued vide Board’s letter No.
E(G) 2024 RN 2-3 dated 10.05.2024 and E(G) 2012 QR 1-15 dated
18.12.2023. However, the presently retained quarter shall be allowed to be
retained till permitted period. Lists of unpopular locations are placed at

Annexure-A (I to V).

Preferential allotment after relieving from Unpopular locations:-

o Employee will be allotted quarter preferentially within 6 months at new place of
posting if he/she has completed 2 years (in continuous spells) at unpopular location(s)
just before joining at new place of posting. If quarter is ‘not allotted within 6 months,
it shall be done on out-of-turn basis.

-o Preferential quarter allotment at new place of posting shall be applicable only after
completion of initial 8 years of service (including probation) at the time of relieving
from unpopular location.

-o After relieving from unpopular location, preferential allotment of quarter at new place
of posting shall be done even if quarter was retained at the- previous place of posting
during tenure at unpopular location.

o Preference will be given to the officer who had not retained quarter during tenure at
unpopular location, over the officer who retained the quarter.

o These out-of-turn or preferentially allotted quarters will not be counted in the quota of
GM/competent authorities’ out-of-turn quarter 

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