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Payment of ex-gratia lumpsum compensation to the families of Railway employees who die in harness in performance of bonafide official duties.

RBENo.14/2006 · 2007-05-01
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Circular numberRBENo.14/2006
File numberE(W)/2006/CP-1/37
Date2007-05-01
TypeRailway Board Establishment Circular / Letter
Topicstaff-establishment
DirectorateEstablishment
Official sourceindianrailways.gov.in

Summary

Payment of lEx. Gratia compensation to families of railway selVants who die in performance of their bona fide official duties- Delegation of powers to GMs regarding Railway Board Class IV Staff Association (with 5 spares)

Text of the circular

ME No._11 12007 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (~:;-~-(Jmq)R) MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (ffi +i?ll~) (RAILWAY BOARD) (t<:-~~) ~t No. E(W)2006/CP-1/37 Rail Bhawan, New Delhi the 1-- ~,2007 The General Managers, All Indian Railwaysand Productionunits, etc.

Sub:- Payment of lEx. Gratia compensation to families of railway selVants who die in performance of their bona fide official duties- Delegation of powers to GMs regarding.

In terms of Board's letter No. E(W)99/CP-1/1, dated 05-11-1999. (RBE No. 285/99) effective from 01-8-1997, instructions were issued regarding payment of Ex. Gratia compensation to families of all railway servants who die in performance of their bona fide official duties in terms of a.M. No. dated 11-9-98 of the Department of Pension& Pensioners'Welfare annexed thereto, followed by further instructions/clarifications as reiterated in the Board's letter no.E(W)2006/CP-1/1, dated 8-2-06 (RBENo.14/2006).

2.

Based on discussions in DC-JCMmeetings and suggestions received from Zonal Railways, a proposal regarding decentralisation of powers regarding sanction of Ex. Gratia compensation under tllese orders presently vested with the Ministry of Railwayshas been engaging attention of this Ministry.

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Ministry of Railwayshave now decided with tl-le approval of the Department of Expenditure and the Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare that the General Managersof Zonal Railways, Production Units, etc. and equivalents would be the competent authority to sanction Ex. Gratia compensation to families of railway servants who die in harness in the performance of their bona fide official duties under various circumstances, in terms of extant instructions mentioned in para-l above subject to the condition that personal concurrence of the FA&CAO 'and personal approval of the GM shall be obtained in each case. These powers are not to be delegated further under any circumstances.

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The cases should be settled within the maximum period of three months as prOVidedfor in the instructions so as to cause minimum hardship to the claimants, and should be subject to careful examination with reference to the extant instructions, conditions, etc.

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This Issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of th~in~ e- of Railways.

Please acknowledge receipt.

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, (Parvez) Joint Director Estt. (W) Railway Board No. E(W)2006/CP-l/37 Rail Bhawan; New Delhi the i!'!f1~Q2007 FA&CAOs, All Indian Railways and Production Unit~;,etc.

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•.•" Joint Director Estt. (W) Railway Board st No. E(W)2006/CP-l/37 Rail Bhawan, New Delhi the j. M~:, 2007 Copy to:

Dy. C&AG of India (Railways), Room No.224, Rail Bhawan, New Delhi.

for Financl,,1COm~r/RailWaYs.

gt- No. E(W)2006/CP-l/37 .

Rail Bhawan, Nev~,'Delhi the i...;.,'~, 2007 Copy to:

1. The Genl. secy., NFIR, 3 Chelmsford Road, New Delhi (with 35 spares).

2. The Genl.Secy. AIRF, 4 State Entry Road, New DeHli (with 35 spares).

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All members of the National Council, Department:::i Council.

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The Secretary, Staff Sirle National Council, 13-C, Ferozeshah Road,N.Delhi

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The 5ecy., Indian Railway Promotee Officers Ass~)ciation. (IRPOF)

6. The secretary General, FROA (with 5 spares)

7. The secretary, RPFAssociation.

8. The secretary, RBSS, Group 'A' Officers Associat1Gn(with 5 spares)

9. The President, Railway Board Group "B" Officer~.' Association ,(with 5 spares)

10.The President, Indian Railways Class II Officers Association, Rail Nilayam, Secunderabad (with 5 spares) .

11.The secretary, Railway Board Ministerial Staff Association (with 5 spares)

12.The secretary, Railway Board Class IV Staff Association (with 5 spares) For Sec~~,~I~ay Board.

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The GM N.F. Railway (Const.), CAOs, Southern Raiiway (Const.) and Central Railway( Const.)

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The FA & CAOs/ N.F. Railway (Const.) and Southem Railway (Const.)

3.

The Director General, RDSO/Lucknow

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The GenerallV1anager and FA & CAO, Metro Railw:.)y/Kolkata

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The General Manager r.ind FA

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