Saloons: RBE No.249/1985 – Entitlement of Railway Ministers

No.E(W)85 PS 5-16, dated 28.08.1985

Sub: Entitlement of Railway Ministers to the Air Conditioned Saloons on the Indian Railways and booking of the expenditure thereon to the Zonal Railways.

According to the extant instructions of the Ministry of the Home Affairs, Ministers in Railway Ministry are entitled to requisition a standard gauge saloon when travelling on duty. As Minister of Railways/ Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways have to undertake extensive field inspection tours on the Railways, they may also utilise the Air-conditioned saloons when they proceed on tour and the charges thereof, which are now being debited to the Ministry of Home Affairs/ Cabinet Sectt. by the respective Zonal Railways, may henceforth be borne by the Zonal Railways themselves. 

Download Railway Board Circular RBE No.249/1985

Forward reference ⇒ RBE No.