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Weeding out of old records

· 1989-02-23
Historical — likely supersededCircularticket-checking
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Date1989-02-23
TypeCommercial Circular
Topicticket-checking
CurrencyHistorical — likely superseded

Summary

Weeding out of old records Those instruction do not apply to confidential Records kept is the personal custody of

Text of the circular

N.E.Railway 
Office Order No. 1/2015 
Sub:-Weeding out of old records. 
Ref- CCM's observation's during inspection. 
In lieu of office order No. 13 dt. 23.2.1989, the time limit for preservation of records nas 
been. rmodified and reproduced bloW for smooth working and guidance of staff and officer 
concerned 
An inventory of those records which are due for destruction at a later date, may be made 
in'a register which should show full details of the file such as subject dealt wjth, the date up to 
which it is required to be kept and the date when sent to record room for'custody and the due 
date for destruction as per Proforma given below :-
Period of 
correspondence 
Due date of. 
Prescribed 
Date seent to 
life of the 
record1 
SI: 
No. of 
Subject 
dealt 
destruction as per 
office order. 
Na. 
the file 
record room 
with 
From To 
Period of preservation of record are as under :-
Description of Records 
iNo. 
Sl. 
Time limit for preservation of records 
Years 
Attendance registers , muster 
rolls, leave record and 
posting/office order and handing. 
of establishrment matter 
Complaints by and against th 
staff (other than) 
Claims Paid 
Repudiated cases 
2. 
3 Years 
| 3 years from date of final payment. 
I year from date of decision of competent 
authority. 
Complete office file of decree cases should be 
preserved for 03 years. 
Dismissed cases should also be preserved for 
Fyear 
1 year from the date of final payment.. 
Cases decreed by court 
Cases dismissed 
Cases settled out of court 
Cases in which liability.has been 
3 Years from the date of issue of liabiiity of 
accepted by the other Railways acceptance letter or the date of foreign debit 
8. 
of claim have beer.. settled .by | against a devisor Railways whichever is 
payment 
on behalf. of other | longer. 
Railways. 
Cases in which liability hàs been | 3 Years from the date of issue of letter 
repudiated or delivery in .good |.furnishing particulars of handing over to the 
condition has. been. preserved to adjoinirig Railways or issue of letter 
adjoining Railway. 
Records 
of 
counter foil 
or 
3 years from date of issue pay/cash order. 
pay/cash order/Old EFT 
Claim Register 
9 
repudiating.liability. 
10. 
S years from the date of Repudiation of the 
Case. 
12 
as3 years from the date of Repudiation of the 
Departmental 
cases 
PWD, Elect, RFC, Public sector 
cOvered such as IOC, FCI. 
such. 
case.

(2) 
Note 
The ca_es that are required to be preserved specially must not be destroyed even after the 
expiry of time limit mentioned above. 
2. Those instruction do not apply to confidential Records kept is the personal custody of 
officers or in the security section of each Department destruction of such records will be 
subject to the orders of, the Railway Board or other competent authority and they shall be
preserved till such orders are issued. 
All ACM's În charge will ensure strict compliance on the subject. 
Dy.CCMPS 
For General Manager/C 
No.C/61/1/Pt-xIVIGL2015 
Dated: 2i.04.201s

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