IREC Rule No.1007: Share Of Gratuity Admissible To Family Members Of Deceased

1007.  Share Of Gratuity Admissible To Family Members Of Deceased:-

The amount of gratuity and the proportion in which the gratuity shall be distributed among the widow or widows and or dependent children shall be fixed by the controlling officer;

Provided that where the controlling officer is lower in rank than the authority competent to dismiss the railway servant concerned, the gratuity shall not be withheld nor shall the amount be fixed at a figure less than the maximum permissible under these rules except with the previous sanction of that authority.