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| Date | 1998-10-13 |
|---|---|
| Type | Commercial Circular |
| Topic | ticket-checking |
rule (1) may be issued in the form of metal pass, a card pass or a cheque pass Complimentary Passes, one set of higher class of pass but not higher than 1st Class,
1
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 Railway Board's letter No. E(W)98PS5-1/51 dated
13/10/1998 (Advance Correction Slip No. 11)
*** Added vide Railway Board's letter No. Board's letter No. E(W)2001
PS5-1/3 dated 24/09/2001 (Advance Correction Slip 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. 500 to the dearness relief admissible to the
pensioners/family pensioners on pension of Rs. 500 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.
2
{Revised limit for dependency w.e.f 01.01.2002 vide Railway Board's letter
No. E(W)97PS5-1/71 dated 30/05/2003 (RBE 87/2003)}
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 in any research work and do not get any
scholarship/stipend;
c.
working
as
an
articled
clerk
under
the
Chartered
Accountant;
d. invalid, on appropri
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