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| Date | 2001-09-24 |
|---|---|
| Type | Commercial Circular |
| Topic | ticket-checking |
rule (1) may be issued in the form of metal pass, a card pass or a cheque pass the class of pass held and that of the higher class in which the pass
RAILWAY SERVANTS (PASS) RULES, 1986 (1993 EDITION)
In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of
the Constitution, the President hereby makes the following Rules,
regulating the issue of passes and privilege Ticket Orders to Railway
servants, for travel by trains namely:-
Pass Rules
1.
Short Title, Commencement and Application:
1.
These Rules may be called the Railway Servants (Pass) Rules,
1986.
2.
They shall come into force on the date of their publication in
the Official Gazette.
3.
Except where specifically provided to the contrary they shall
apply to all railway servants under the administrative control of the
Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) but shall not apply to :-
i.
an apprentice engaged under the Apprentices Act ;
ii.
a person in the casual employment or employed on daily
wages
iii.
any person under the administrative control of the
Ministry of Railways who by a general or special order is,
excluded from the facilities of Pass or a Privilege Ticket Order
under these rules.
2.
Definitions : In these Rules, unless the context otherwise
requires:-
a.
'adopted child' means a child for whom there is satisfactory
proof of adoption irrespective of the fact whether such
adoption is permissible or not under the personal law
governing the railway servant concerned.
b.
'attendant' means a person exclusively employed on salary in
the personal service of a railway servant.
c.
'dependent relative' in relation to a railway servant, whose
father is not alive, means:-
i.
mother including a divorced mother;
ii.
unmarried or widowed sister;
iii.
brother/step-brother under twenty one years of
age provided he resides with and is wholly
dependent on the railway servant;
iv.
invalid brother of any age, and
v.
brother who has attained the age of twenty one
years and is a bonafide student of a recognised
educational institution:
vi.
legally divorced sister.*
vii.
Widow mother-in-law in case of widows appointed
on compassionate grounds, whether her father is
alive or not. **
* Added vide Bd's lr No.E(W)98PS5-1/51 dtd. 13/10/1998
(ACS No. 11)
** Added vide Board's letter No. E(W)2001 PS5-1/3 dated
24/09/2001 (ACS No. 37)
Provided that a person shall not be considered to be a dependent relative
if his/her income from all sources including pension, dearness relief, etc.
exceeds 15% of pay per month of the Railway servant or the amount
arrived at by adding Rs. 1500+Dearness Pension/Dearness Family pension
to the dearness relief admissible to the pensioners/family pensioners on
pension of Rs. 1500 and rounded off to the nearest ten rupee figure,
whichever is more.
Provided further that a Pass or Privilege Ticket Order may be issued in
favour of dependent relatives mentioned at (iv) and (v) only on production
of a certificate from a Railway medical officer or the head of the recognised
institution, as the case may be.
{ The income ceiling for dependent relatives for the purpose of issue of
passes/PTOs has been fixed at Rs.3038/- p.m ( Rs.1500- Pension/Family
Pension plus Rs.750 DP + 35% DR thereon or 15% of the pay of the
Railway servant whichever is more, w.e.from 1.1.2007 ( Authority:
Board's letter No.
E(W)97PS5-1/71
dated 15/5/2007 (RBE
178/2006) SCR S.C.No.80/2007}
Provided further that dependent relatives may be included in the Privilege
Passes/PT0s given to the railway servants in cases where father is missing
for a period of at least 7 years Passes/PT0s can also be given to the sisters
in similar circumstances. However, an affidavit as to the period since when
the person is missing, duly attested by a Magistrate is necessary.
d.
'family' includes:-
i.
spouse of a railway servant whether earning or not;
ii.
son or sons who have not attained the age of 21
years and are wholly dependent on the railway
servant;
iii.
son or sons of the age of 21 and above who are;
a.
bonafide students of any recognised educational
institution;
b.
engaged
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