Railway Services (Pension) Rules: RBE No.157/2008
No.F(E)III/2008/PN1/10, dated 22.10.2008
NOTIFICATION
S.O. – In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution, the President hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993, namely:-
1. Short title and commencement –
(1) These rules may be called the Railway Services (Pension) (Amendment) Rules, 2008.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Amendment of Rule 75 – In the Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993, in rule 75:-
(1) In sub-rule (6), in the proviso:-
(i) In condition (b), for the words “a medical officer not below the rank of a Divisional Medical Officer”, the words “Medical Board” shall be substituted;
(ii) In condition (c), for the words, “shall produce every three years a certificate from a medical officer not below the rank of Divisional Medical Officer”, the words, “shall produce, once, if the disability is permanent, and once in every five years, if the disability is temporary, a certificate from a Medical Board” shall be substituted;
(2) In sub-rule (15), after clause (ii), the following clause shall be inserted namely:-
“(ii A) As and when the disability referred to in the proviso to sub-rule (6) manifests itself in a child which makes him/her unable to earn his/her living, the fact shall be brought to the notice of the Head of Office duly supported by a Medical Certificate from a Medical Board. After receipt of Medical Certificate, the Head of Office may indicate in Form 6 as to whether disability is permanent or temporary. As and when the claim for family pension arises, the legal guardian of the child shall make an application supported by a fresh Medical Certificate from a Medical Board that the child is still suffering from the disability”;
(3) After sub-rule (15), the following explanation shall be inserted, namely:-
“Explanation – For the purposes of this sub-rule and sub-rule (6), “Medical Board” means a Medical Board consisting of a Medical Director or a Chief Medical Superintendent or In-charge of a Zonal Hospital or Division or his nominee as Chairperson and two other members, one of them at least shall be Specialist in the particular area of mental or physical disability.”
(4) Amendment to Form 6 – In Form 6 of the said rules, below item number 6 relating to Details of family as on ……………………., in heading, for the words, “Whether the child is physically handicapped”, the words, “Whether the child is physically or mentally handicapped or if the child is suffering from disability, whether it is permanent or temporary” shall be substituted.
Note: The Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993 were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide, notification number S.O. 930, dated the 3rd December, 1993 and subsequently amended as follows:-
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S.No. |
Notification No. |
Date |
Published in the Gazette of India Part II Section 3 Sub-Section (ii) |
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S.O. No. |
Date of Publication |
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1 |
F(E)III/94/PN1/31(Amendment) |
03.02.1995 |
511 |
25.02.1995 |
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2 |
E(G)94 EM1-6 |
31.03.1995 |
1026 |
15.04.1995 |
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3 |
F(E)III/99/PN1/38(Modification) (RBE No. 100/2000) |
23.05.2000 |
1554 |
15.07.2000 |
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4 |
F(E)III/97/PN1/14(Amendment) (RBE No. 101/2000) |
24.05.2000 |
1553 |
15.07.2000 |
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5 |
F(E)III/2000/PN1/23 (RBE No. 209/2001) |
18.10.2001 |
1081 |
30.03.2002 |
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6 |
E(G)2002 EM1/1 |
23.08.2002 |
1214(E) |
04.11.2004 |
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7 |
F(E)III/2003/PN1/38(Amendment)1 (RBE No. 222/2003) |
30.12.2003 |
1488(E) |
30.12.2003 |
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8 |
F(E)III/2004/PN1/21(Amendment) (RBE No. 251/2004) |
07.12.2004 |
3191 |
18.12.2004 |
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9 |
F(E)III/2003/PN1/25 (RBE No. 15/2005) |
20.01.2005 |
399 |
05.02.2005 |
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10 |
F(E)III/2003/PN1/1 (RBE No. 41/2005) |
10.03.2005 |
1001 |
19.03.2005 |
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11 |
F(E)III/2003/PN1/1 (RBE No. 42/2006) |
30.03.2006 |
1306 |
08.04.2006 |
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12 |
E(G)2007/EM1/1 (RBE No. 117/2007) |
19.09.2007 |
3005 |
13.10.2007 |
Download Railway Board Circular RBE No. 157/2008
Forward reference ⇒ RBE No.197/2013,