No.E(G) HOI-11 (Master Circular) New Delhi, dated 05.09.2019

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Grant of Honorarium Rates of Honorarium for delivering lectures in NAIR/CTIs/Zonal Training

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RBE No 148 /2019
Government of India/Bharat Sarkar
Ministry of Railways/Rail Mantralaya
(Railway Board)
No.E(G) 2019 HOI-11 (Master Circular) New Delhi, dated 05.09.2019

The General Managers,
All Indian Railway,
Production Units & others.

Sub:-Grant of Honorarium.

Master Circular no 11 on “HONORARIUM”, a compilation of instructions on the
subject was last brought out and circulated vide Railway Board’s letter no E(G) 90 HOI-
11 (Master Circular) and RBE no 34/91 dated 10.04.1991. Since then some provisions
have undergone some change and some new ones have been introduced. With the
objective to bring about all the current basic instructions at one place, the Master
Circular has been updated by incorporating the modifications/additions to the
instructions in the revised Master Circular as under:

2. General:

2.1 A Competent authority may grant or permit a railway servant to receive an
honorarium as remuneration for work performed which is occasional or intermittent in
character and either so laborious or of such special merit as to justify a special
reward. Except when special reasons, which should be recorded in writing, exist for a
departure from this provision, sanction to the grant or acceptance of an honorarium
should not be given unless the work has been undertaken with the prior consent of the
competent authority and its amount has been settled in advance.

(Ref: Para 1334 (b) IREC Vol I)

2.2. While sanctioning honoraria, the sanctioning authority shall record in writing that
due regard has been paid to the general principle enunciated in Rule 237, IREC Vol | /
(F.R.11), and shall record also the reasons which in his opinion justify the grant of the

extra remuneration.

(Ref: Para 1334 [दो IREC Vol 1)

2.3. Whole time of railway servant at the disposal of Government.—Unless in any
case it be otherwise distinctly provided, the whole time of a railway servant is at the
disposal of the Government which pays him, and he may be employed in any manner
required by proper authority, without claim for additional remuneration, whether the
services required of him are such as would ordinarily be remunerated from the
Consolidated Fund of Government of India, from a local fund or from the funds of a
body incorporated or not, which is wholly or substantially owned or controlled by the
Government.
(Ref: Para 237 IREC Vol 1 and F.R.11)
2.4 Nohonorarium will be admissible for temporary increases in work, forming a part
of the legitimate duties of a Railway servant. Also honorarium is not payable for
conducting oral tests and trade tests at the end of initial training and refresher course in
offices or Railway Training Schools. No portion of the honorarium received by a Railway
servant is required to be credited to the Railway Revenues.
(Ref:- Board’s letter No. E(G)64 HOI/9 dated 11.11.64).

3. Power of General Manager(s) for grant of Honorarium:

3.1 Inrespect of Gazetted officers: General Managers have been delegated power
to grant honorarium to a Gazetted Railway Servant an amount of up to
(a) Rs.10,000/- in a year for undertaking work as arbitrator in a dispute in
which the Railway Administration is a party; and
(b) Rs.5,000/- in a year in all other types of cases (eg. Setting up of question
papers, evaluation of answer sheets etc), except cases of acceptance of
honorarium for conducting Disciplinary Enquiries against Railway officers arising
out of Vigilance/CBI cases where the limit shall be as per the rate fixed by Board

from time to time.

(Ref: Board’s letters No. F(X)II-2015/PW/7 dt.12/06/2017 and
Board’s letter No. E(G) 2010 HO1/20 Dt.11.9.2010)

3.2. Inrespect of Non Gazetted Railway Servants: General Managers have been
delegated power to grant honorarium to a Non Gazetted Railway Servant an amount of

up to
(a) Rs 15,000/- in each individual case;
(b) 25% of annual basic pay plus grade pay in a financial year in case of
Cashiers and other cash and pay staff;

Note:

(i) Where the honorarium is recurring, the limit appl

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