Passes: RBE No.109/2000 – Entitlement for Travel by Rajdhani & Shatabdi Express

No.E(W)2000/PS/5-1/17, dated 09.06.2000

Sub: Entitlement for travel by Rajdhani and Shatabdi Express trains on Privilege/ Post-retirement Complimentary passes.

1. Instructions were last issued vide Board’s letter No.E(W)93 PS5-1/1, dated 09.01.1995 (RBE No.02/1995) and D.O. No.E(W)94/PPS/5-1/5, dated 28.05.1996 regarding entitlement for travel by Rajdhani/ Shatabdi Express trains on Duty/ Privilege/ Post-retirement Complimentary passes. Consequent upon revision of pay scales on the basis of recommendations of V PC, the entitlements for travel in Rajdhani/ Shatabdi Express trains, may be revised as follows:

(A) Entitlement to travel on Duty by Rajdhani/ Shatabdi Express:-

Status	Rajdhani Express	Shatabdi Express
(i) Gold Pass holders	First AC Coupe or four berths in 2-AC	Four seats in Executive Class/ Chair Car.
(ii) Silver Pass holders	One berth in First AC or Two berths in 2-AC or Four berths in 3-AC	Two seats in Executive Class or four seats in Chair Car.
(iii) Metal & First ‘A’ Pass holders (Pay Rs. 14300 & above)	-do-	-do-
(iv) Metal & First ‘A’ pass holders (Pay Rs.12000 & above but less than Rs.14300)	One berth in 2-AC or two berths in 3-AC	Two seats in AC Chair Car.
(v) Metal & First ‘A’ pass holders (Pay less than Rs.12000)	One berth in 2-AC or two berths in 3-AC	Two seats in AC Chair Car.
First Class pass holders	One berth in 3-AC	One seat in AC Chair Car.

Note: Gold pass holders are entitled to coupe accommodation even when travelling alone and can also take their family members in the coupe in Rajdhani Express trains.

(B) Entitlement to travel on each privilege and post-retirement complimentary pass:-

Status	Rajdhani Express	Shatabdi Express
(i) Retired and serving Board Members	Two berths in 1-AC or two berths in 2-AC or four berths in 3-AC	Two seats in Executive Class or two seats in Chair Car.
(ii) Serving officers with pay Rs.22400 and above and retired officers of equivalent status.	One berth in 1-AC (on payment of 1/3rd of difference of fare between 1-AC & 2-AC of Rajdhani) or two berths in 2-AC or Four berths in 3-AC.	One seat in Executive Class (on payment of difference of fare between Executive Class & Second AC of Rajdhan i) or two seats in Chair Car.
(iii) Serving officers with pay Rs.14300 and above and retired officers of equivalent status.	Two berths in 2-AC or four berths in 3-AC	Two seats in AC Chair Car.
(iv) Serving officers with pay below Rs.14300 and retired officers of equivalent status.	One berth in 2-AC or two berths in 3-AC	Two seats in AC Chair Car.
(v) Other serving and retired First Class pass holders.	-do-	-do-

Note:

(i) In the case of serving Chairman and Members of the Railway Board travelling on their own privilege passes, the facility to travel in 1-AC of all trains including Rajdhani Express and in Executive Class of Shatabdi Express, without payment of any difference in fares will be admissible not only to themselves and their spouses, but to all members of the family who are entitled to travel on privilege passes, subject to the maximum of two berths in 1-AC or two seats in the Executive Class. This facility will be available even if the Chairman/ Members is not travelling along with them. Spouses of retired Chairmen/ Members of the Railway Board travelling alone on their post retirement complimentary passes would also be entitled to the facility of travel in 1-AC and Executive Class, without payment of any difference in fares.

(ii) For the purpose of item (ii) above, the equivalent status of retired Railway employees will be as follows:-

Officers who retired between 01.07.1959 – 31.12.1972 with a basic pay of Rs.3000 and above/ officers who retired between 01.01.1973 – 31.12.1985 with a basic pay of Rs.3000 and above/ officers who retired between 01.01.1986 – 31.12.1995 with a basic pay of Rs.7300 and above.

(iii) For the purpose of item (iii) above, the equivalent status will be as follows:-

Officers who retired between 01.07.59 – 31.12.1972 with a basic pay of Rs.1880 and above/ officers who retired between 01.01.1973 – 31.12.1985 with a basic pay of Rs.1980 and above/ officers who retired between 01.01.1986 – 31.12.1995 with a basic pay of Rs.4500 and above.

(iv) For the purpose of item (iv) above, the equivalent status will be as follows:-

Officers who retired between 01.07.1959 – 31.12.1972 with a basic pay below Rs.1880 officers who retired between 01.01.1973 – 31.02.1985 with a basic pay below Rs.1980 and officers who retired between 01.01.1986 – 31.12.1995 with a basic pay below Rs.4500.

2. The Privilege/ Post-retirement Complimentary pass holders will be permitted to travel within the quota earmarked for pass holders by these trains. Preference will be given to the Duty Pass holders in allotment of berths/ seats.

3. These instructions should be brought to the notice of all concerned.

4. These instructions are in supersession of all earlier orders issued on this subject.

5. This issues with the concurrence of Commercial and Finance Directorates of the Ministry of Railways.

Download Railway Board Circular RBE No.109/2000

Forward reference ⇒ RBE No.158/2000,