section (2) of Section 7 of the Act

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section (2) of Section 7 of the Act u/s.7 (2) (j) read with Section 7(3) and Section 24 of Payment of Wages Act

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MASTER CIRCULAR
Master Circular No. 59
Payment of Wages Act, 1936
Revised Master Circular.
Master Circular.
 
Revised Master Circular
Master Circular No. 59/94 on the subject cited above was last circulated to the
Railways vide Railway Board's Letter No. E(LL)93 /PW/MC dated 21.7.1994 (RBE
No. 58/1994) which has now been updated and issued as under.
1. Recovery for loss of duty card passes from the wages of the defaulting
employee.
Deductions for loss of duty card passes are permissible under Section 7(2)(c)
from the wages of Railway employees governed by the P.W. Act.
(No. E (Trg)61 PS/5-2/8 dated 28.07.1967)
2. Submission of Annual Returns:
The Railways are required to submit Annual Return on the working of P.W. Act
in the prescribed form to the Official concerned of the Central Industrial
Relations Machinery under the Ministry of Labour not later than 15th February
of the succeeding year.
(Railway Board's letters No. E(LL)71 AT/PW/1-8 dated 27.5.71
and No. E(LL)92 AT/PW/6 dated 27.10.1992)
3. Relief fund for Refugees of Bangladesh
It is not permissible under the P.W. Act to make deductions from the salary of
the employee governed by the Act towards Relief fund for Bangladesh
refugees.
(Railway Board letter No. E(LL)71 AT/PW/1-11 dated 9.8.1971)
4. Payment of Dues - Machinery for ensuring prompt payment.
Railways should take immediate steps to ensure that all payments were
made in the month to which they pertain, thus avoiding the need for
supplementary bills and should concentrate particularly on timely sanction of
leave and drawal of increments when due.
(Railway Board's letter No. E(LWA)69 AT/PW/1-44 dated 23.10.1972)
5.  
a. Festival Advance
It was brought to the notice of the Railway Board that festival Advance
was being granted to the employees on the consideration that the

employee applying for such advance
should belong to the community, which celebrates the festival.
The position was examined by the Board in consultation with the
Ministry of finance and it was clarified that the rules do not contemplate
any restriction of the type mentioned above.
(Railway Board's Letter No. E(LL)73/AT/PW/1-5 dated 31.12.1973)
b. Festival Advance - Change in pay limit and the amount of advance on
the basis of Central Fifth Pay Commission.
In pursuance of the decision taken by the Government on the Fifth Pay
Commission's recommendation relating to Festival Advance, the
Government has decided that non-gazetted employees who are in
receipt of basic pay not exceeding Rs. 8300 (Rupees Eight Thousand
Three Hundred) per month shall be eligible for Festival advance and the
amount of Advance shall be increased from the existing Rs. 600 (Six
Hundred) to Rs. 1500 (One Thousand Five Hundred)
(Railway Board's letter No. E(LL)97 FA/1 dated 6.1.1998 (RBE 4/1998)
6. Appointment of Inspectors:
The Central Government in the Ministry of Labour vide their Notification No.
S.31025/14/74-LR III (WC) dated 26.02.1976 circulated under Railway
Board's letter No. E(LL)76 AT/PW/1-7 dated 18.03.1976 and Ministry of
Labour's 
Notification 
No. 
4 
LS/31014/1/82/WC/PW 
dated.04.09.1982
circulated under Railway Board's letter No. E(LL)82/AT/PW/1-7 dated
09.11.1982 appointed the following Officers as Inspectors, for all persons
employed on a Railway (otherwise than in a factory) to whom the Payment of
Wages Act applies:
1. Chief Labour Commissioner (Central)
2. Joint Labour Commissioner (Central)
3. All Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner (Central)
4. All Regional Labour Commissioner (Central)
5. All Assistant Labour Commissioners (Central)
6. All Labour Enforcement Officers (Central)
7. Post office Recurring Deposit Rules 1970:
A copy of Post Office (Recurring Deposit) Rules, 1970, issued by the Ministry
of Finance vide their Notification No. F3(8)-NS/70 dated 28.02.1970 were
forwarded to the Railways for information and guidance

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