Ad-hoc Bonus: RBE No.241/1988 – To RPF/RPSF Personnel
No.E(P&A)II-88/Bonus/1, dated 14.10.1988
Sub: Grant of Ad-hoc bonus for 27 days to RPF/RPSF Personnel for the year 1987-88.
1. An ad-hoc bonus, equivalent to 25 days emoluments, was sanctioned for RPF/RPSF personnel who are not eligible for bonus under the existing PLB scheme, applicable to other Railway employees, for the year 1986-87 vide this Ministry’s letter No.E(P&A)II-87/PLB-9, dated 23.09.1987 (RBE No.237/1987), pending evolution of a formula for such categories of Central Government employees who are not covered by existing PLB schemes or separate formulae for each sector.
2. Pending evolution of such formula (e), the President is pleased to decide that RPF/RPSF personnel, who are not eligible for bonus under the existing Productivity Linked Bonus Scheme on the Railways, may be granted ad-hoc bonus equivalent to 27 days (twenty seven days) emoluments for the year 1987-88.
3. The benefit will be admissible subject to the following terms and conditions:
(i) Only those employees who were in service on 31.03.1988 and have rendered at least six months of continuous service during the year 1987-88 will be eligible for payment under these orders. Pro rata payment will be admissible to the eligible employees for periods of continuous service during the year, ranging from 6 months to a full year, the eligibility period being taken in terms of number of months of service (rounded to the nearest number of months).
(ii) The employees drawing emoluments upto and including Rs.2500 p.m. as on 31.03.1988 will be eligible for the payment. However, in respect of the employees drawing emoluments more than Rs.1600 p.m. but not exceeding Rs.2500 p.m. the ad-hoc bonus will be calculated as if the emoluments were Rs.1600 p.m. The upper ceiling limit of Rs.2500 p.m. as on 31.03.1988 will be applicable irrespective of whether the emoluments are drawn in the revised or pre-revised scale of pay.
(iii) The quantum of ad-hoc bonus admissible under these orders will be worked out on the basis of emoluments as admissible on 31.03.1988. The term ‘emoluments’ occurring in these orders will be and include basic pay, Personal Pay, Special Pay, Deputation (Duty) Allowance and Dearness Allowance and will also include additional Dearness Allowance and Interim Relief in the case of employees who had not opted for the revised scales of pay on 31.03.1988, but, will exclude other allowances such as House Rent Allowance, Compensatory (City) Allowance, Special Compensatory (remote Locality) Allowances, Bad Climate Allowance, Children’s Education Allowance, etc.
(iv) All payments under these orders will be rounded off to the nearest rupee.
(v) In matters where the aforesaid provisions are silent, clarificatory orders issued vide Ministry of Railways, Letter No.E(P&A)II-79 HW1 (A), dated 09.05.1984 would hold good.
(vi) All RPF/RPSF staff, regardless of whether they are in uniform or out of uniform and regardless of place of their posting, shall be eligible only for ad-hoc bonus in terms of these orders.
4. A complete progress report and statement as in Annexure ‘A’ tabulating the payments made for the year 1987-88 should be submitted positively by 31.12.1988. A grant-wise statement as in Annexure ‘B’ duly vetted by your FA & CAO should also be submitted by 1st June, 1989. The statement vide Annexure ‘A’ will be required for formulating the Railway budget for the year 1989-90 and the target date should, therefore, be very strictly adhered to.
5. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of Ministry of Railways.
ANNEXURE-A
STATEMENT OF AD-HOC BONUS PAID TO RPF/RPSF STAFF FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1987-88
| Category | No. of employees paid ad-hoc bonus | Amount of ad-hoc bonus paid | ||||||||
| Open line | Workshop | Total of 2 & 3 | Constn/ Project | Grand Total | Open line | Workshop | Total of 7 & 8 | Constn/ Project | Grand Total | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Group ‘A’ | ||||||||||
| Group ‘B’ | ||||||||||
| Group ‘C’ | ||||||||||
| Group ‘D’ | ||||||||||
| Casual Labour | ||||||||||
| Total |
ANNEXURE-B
GRANT WISE ABSTRACT OF AD-HOC BONUS PAID FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1987-88
| Grant | No. of staff | Amount booked to this grant as Productivity Linked Bonus Rs. |
| No.1 | ||
| No.2 | ||
| No.3 | ||
| No.4 | ||
| 16 (Works) | ||
| 16 (Workshop) | ||
| Total |
Download Railway Board Circular RBE No.241/1988
Forward reference ⇒ RBE No.279/1988,