IREC Rule No.1302: [FR-17(1)] Pay And Allowances

1302. [FR-17(1)] Pay And Allowances:-

Subject to any exceptions specifically made in these rules and to the provision of sub-rule (2) a railway servant shall begin to draw the Pay And Allowances attached to his tenure of post with effect from the date he assumed the duties of the post, and shall cease to draw them as soon as he ceases to discharge those duties;

Provided that an officer who is absent from duty without any authority shall not be entitled to any pay and allowances during the period of such absence

Audit Instructions:

Date Of Reckoning Pay And Allowances:

(1)   Government servant will begin to the pay and allowances attached to his tenure of post with effect from the date on which he assumes the duties of that post if the charge is transferred before noon of that date. If the charge is transferred in the afternoon, he commences to draw them from the following day. This rule does not, however, apply to cases in which it is the recognized practice to pay a Government servant at higher rate for more important duties performed during a part only of a day.

(2)      The date from which a person recruited overseas shall commence to draw pay on first appointment shall be determined by the general or special orders of the authority by whom he is appointed.