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Rules Regulating The Compassionate Fund Of The Government Of India
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| Type | Railway Board Establishment Circular / Letter |
|---|---|
| Topic | staff-establishment |
| Directorate | Establishment |
| Official source | indianrailways.gov.in |
Summary
rules (1) and (2) of rule 18 of the Railway Services (Conduct) Rules, 1966 and found to be correct expenditure sanction for payment out of the Compassionate Fund of the Government of India,
Text of the circular
APPENDIX III RULES REGULATING THE COMPASSIONATE FUND OF THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 1. Constitution. —The Compassionate Fund of the Government of India is constituted and fed by means of an annual grant which is cumulative, the unexpended balance being carried forward from year to year. It is administered by a Committee consisting of Cabinet Secretary, Home Secretary, Finance Secretary (Expenditure), and Labour Secretary. A Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Finance (Deptt. of Expenditure) acts as the Secretary of the Committee. 2. Eligibility. —The fund is intended for the relief of the families of Government servants who die in service and who were paid from the Consolidated Fund of India. The deceased Government servant should have served in any Civil Deptt. of the Government of India or under a Union Territory. This Fund will also cater for Railway employee and civilians paid from Defence Services estimates. Those belonging to the Posts & Telegraph Department will not be eligible for the benefits of this Fund since the Posts & Telegraph Department has a separate fund administered by the Director General of Posts & Telegraph. 3. Applications. —No application will be considered which is not submitted to the Ministry of the Government of India concerned within one year of the death of the Government servant, unless the delay in submission is sufficiently explained. It is most desirable that applications should be submitted as promptly as possible after the death of a Government servant. 4. Conditions for the grant of award. —(i) Grants from the Fund are restricted to cases of an exceptionally deserving character where the family is left in indigent circumstances. (ii) The deceased officer must have been a meritorious public servant. Unusually meritorious service gives special claim for consideration. (iii) Death due to or accelerated by special devotion to duty established a claim for consideration. (iv) In ordinary cases preference will be given to the dependents of officers who have put in long years of service. (v) Other things being equal, preference will be given to those who had been in the lower pay ranges. (vi) Awards will not ordinarily be made from the Fund to the families of retired Government Servants but cases in which the death of a Government servant occurred within six months of retirement or where the Government servant has been totally permanently disabled can be considered. 5. Amount of the grant.— (i) No family Pension will be granted from the Fund. (ii) In exceptional cases suitable recurring grants may be sanctioned for a limited period as assistance towards special needs, such as expenditure on the education of minor children. These recurring grants will be subject to such conditions as the Committee may impose to satisfy itself regarding the continuance of the need, utilization of the amounts etc. (iii) Lump-sum grants in excess of Rs. 1,000/- will not be made save in very exceptional circumstances. The total benefit payable in any individual case (Lump-sum and recurring ) should not normally exceed Rs. 10,000/- or a year’s pay, whichever is less. The precise amount will be fixed according to needs of each case as assessed by the Committee. 6. Procedure for sanction.— The form of application for the grant of an award is given as appendix to these Rules. The administrative Ministry will forward to the Ministry of Finance by means of an Office Memorandum the application along with other relevant documents. The application should be strictly screened by the Head of the Department and the Administrative Ministry and only cases where the genuine need for assistance is established to their satisfaction should be forwarded for consideration. When an award is recommended which appears to be excessive and no special reasons are given in support, the Secretary of the Fund may ask the Administrative Department concerned for a further explanation. After awards are made by the Compassionate Fund C
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