Incentives: For Acquiring Higher Qualifications
No.E(Trg) 94(28)/1, dated 17.04.2000
Sub: Incentives for acquiring higher qualifications.
1. Reference this Ministry’s letter No.E(Trg)94(28)/1, dated 05.07.1995 regarding grant of incentives to Group ‘B’ officers for acquiring higher qualifications and letter No.E(NG)I-93/IC2/5, dated 02.01.1996 (RBE No.01/1996) read with their letter dated 12.09.1997 (RBE No.122/1997), regarding grant of incentives to Gr. ‘C’ Railway employees for acquiring higher qualifications.
2. The question of review of above instructions including addition of fresh qualifications to the existing ones has been under consideration of the Ministry of Railways in consultation with the Deptt. of Personnel & Training. It has now been decided to amplify the list of qualifications the acquisition of which will entitle the individuals to grant of lump sum incentives as shown in the Annexure to this letter.
3. The revised scheme of incentives will be effective from the date of issue of this letter. In other words, the qualifications specified in the Annexure acquired on or after the date of issue of this letter will qualify for the amount of specified lump sump incentive.
3.1 However, the individuals who were eligible for grant of lump sum incentives in terms of existing instructions, will be entitled to grant of lump sum incentive on the old scale in respect of qualifications acquired up to the day preceding the date of issue of this letter.
3.2 For the purpose of paras 3 and 3.1 above the date of acquiring the qualifications will be the last date of the prescribed examination and not the date of publication of the results.
4. The revised scheme will apply to officers and staff in Group ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’.
5. The following conditions will apply to the grant of lump sum incentive:-
(i) Incentive should be allowed only for the qualifications, the acquisitions of which is directly related to the functions of the post held by the Railway servant or the functions to be performed in the next higher post and the qualifications should contribute to the efficiency of the Railway servant. In the case of qualifications being useful in the discharge of functions in the next higher grade the grant of incentive may be considered on actual promotion to the higher grade.
(ii) No incentive would be allowed for purely academic or literary subjects and accordingly incentives need not be considered for qualification like Degree in Humanities.
(iii) The incentive will not be available for the qualifications which are laid down as essential or desirable qualifications in the recruitment rules for the post.
(iv) The quantum of incentive will be uniform for all posts irrespective of their classification or grade or the department.
(v) The incentive will not be admissible where the Government servant is sponsored by the Government or he avails of study leave for acquiring the qualification. Only those officials who have acquired the higher qualification fully at their own cost and where the Railways have not borne any part of the expenses therefor will be entitled for grant of incentives.
(vi) The incentive would be given only for higher qualification acquired after induction into service and not for possession of higher qualification at the time of entry in service.
(vii) No incentive would be admissible if an appointment is made in relaxation of the educational qualifications. No incentive would be admissible if the employee acquires the requisite qualification for such appointment at a later date.
(viii) The qualifications meriting grant of incentive should berecognised by the All India Council for Technical Education, Department of Electronics, Deemed University, University or recognised by the Government.
(ix) Officials acquiring more than one prescribed qualification will be entitled for incentives for all such additional qualifications.
(x) Officials who avail the incentives should remain in service for at least three years after acquiring higher qualifications.
6. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.
ANNEXURE
Grant of lump sunn incentive for acquiring higher qualifications.
| S. No. | Deptt. | Higher Qualification | Amount of lump sum Incentive (Rs.) |
| 1 | Accounts Deptt. + RBSS | (i) On passing Part-I or ‘A’ or Intermediate or pre-final Exam. of ICWAI/ Institute of Chartered Accountants of India/ Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India. | 4000 |
| (ii) On passing Part-II or ‘B’ or final Exam. of ICWAI/ Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India/ Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India. | 8000 | ||
| (iii) On passing Intermediate Exam. of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. | 2000 | ||
| (iv) On passing Final Exam. of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. | 4000 | ||
| 2 | All Technical Deptts. Including Stores | (i) AMIE Section ‘A’ in the relevant discipline. | 3000 |
| (ii) AMIE Section ‘B’/ Final in the relevant discipline. | 5000 | ||
| (iii) degree in Engg. (B.E./B.Tech.) directly in the relevant discipline. | 8000 | ||
| (iv) Post Graduate degree or equivalent in Engg. in respective discipline. | 10000 | ||
| 3A | Stores Deptt. + Stock verifiers in the Accounts Deptt. | (i) Diploma in Engg, or Studentship course in Materials Management (SMM) of Indian Institute of Material Management. | 4000 |
| (ii) Graduate Diploma in Materials Manage- ment (GDMM) from Indian Institute of Material Management. | 5000 | ||
| 3B | Stores Deptt. | (iii) PG Diploma in Materials Management from Institute/ University/ Deemed University etc. recognised by the All India Council for Technical Education/ Govt. of India. | 6000 |
| 4 | Chemical & Metallurgical Organisation | On passing an examination equivalent to a degree in Metallurgy by Chemists in Railway Laboratories and Research Assistants doing Metallurgical work if they were possessing a Degree in Chemistry at the time of recruitment. | 8000 |
| 5 | Personnel Deptt. + RBSS | On acquiring Post Graduate Diploma in Personnel Management or Industrial Relations conducted by a recognized University or any other recognized Institution. | 6000 |
| 6 | Traffic Transpor tation and Commercial Deptt. | (i) Diploma in Marketing and Business Development. | 4000 |
| (ii) Diploma in Transport Economics | 4000 | ||
| 7 | General | (i) Ph.D. in the field relevant to the functions of the Govt. servant. | 10000 |
| (ii) Diploma or equivalent in Computer Science/ Computer Applications/ Information Technology relevant to the functions of the Government servant. | 4000 | ||
| (iii) PG Diploma in Computer Science/ Computer Applications/ Information Technology relevant to the functions of the Govt. servant. | 6000 | ||
| (iv) Degree in Computer Science/ Computer Applications/ Information Technology relevant to the functions of the Govt. servant. | 8000 | ||
| (v) Post Graduate Degree in Computer Science/Computer Applications/ Infor- mation Technology relevant to the functions of the Govt. servant. | 10000 | ||
| (vi) Multi skill diploma in relevant fields. | 4000 |
Download Railway Board Circular dated 10.05.2000
Forward reference ⇒ RBE No.