Computer Advance: RBE No.10/2017 – Guidelines

No.F(E)Spl./2016/ADV.4/1(7th CPC), dated 07.02.2017

Sub: Grant of advances – Seventh Central Pay Commission recommendations – Amendment to Rule on Computer Advance to Railway servants.

1. Consequent upon the decision taken by the Government on the recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission, the Ministry of Finance vide their OM No.12(I)/E.II(A)2016, dated 17.10.2016 have amended the eligibility criteria in the existing provisions relating to the grant of Personal Computer Advance.
2. Amendments conditions of grant of computer advance are as follows:-

3. Further, Ministry of Finance in their ibid OM have also decided that the other interest bearing advances relating to Motor Car Advance and Motorcycle/ Scooter/ Moped Advance will stand discontinued.
4. The above mentioned OM of Ministry of Finance relating to grant of interest bearing advances will apply mutatis-mutandis to Railway employees also.
4.1 So far as the interest free advances are concerned, Bicycle and Warm Clothing Advance stand abolished for Railway employees also in terms of MoF’s decision.
4.2 Orders relating to other interest free advances will be issued separately by concerned Directorates.
5. Necessary Advance Correction Slip to the Chapter XI of the Indian Railway Establishment Manual, Vol-I, Revised Edition, 1989 will follow.
6. The revised orders are effective from 07.10.2016 i.e. the date of the issue of the aforesaid OM of the Ministry of Finance. Past cases where the advances have already been sanctioned under the provisions of earlier rules on this subject did not be reopened.

Download Railway Board Circular RBE No.10/2017

Forward reference ⇒ Dated 18.12.2023,