IREC Rule No.1421: Out Turn Allowance
1421. Out Turn Allowance:-
(1) (i) A teleprinter operator may be paid Out Turn Allowance @ 10 paise per message worked in excess of 250 messages during the shift duty of 06 hour (intensive) or 08 hour (continuous). The limit of 250 messages will include all messages (sent or received) including service messages (classified as ‘T’ messages).
(ii) Weightages for message;
(a) A message containing words up to 44 is to be counted as 01 message.
(b) A lengthy message containing between 45 to 74 words should be treated as 02 messages and between 75 to 104 words should be treated as 03 messages and so on.
(iii) A Teleprinter Operator shall be entitled to earn ‘Out Turn Allowance’ in a month if;
(a) He has availed only casual leave and other leave eligible on full pay.
(b) He has attended 04 night duties or such less number as authorized by head of the department.
(c) No rebate shall be given for interruption on any circuit.
(iv) The following items of work performed by the Teleprinter Operators staff shall be treated as non-incentive work;
(a) Period spent for learning Hindi under the Hindi Teaching Scheme.
(b) Short duration of relief of supervisory staff.
(v) The Out Turn Allowance shall be computed on daily basis and paid on monthly basis.
- Subsidiary rules may be framed by individual Railway, in consultation with the Financial Adviser and Chief Accounts Officers.
Railway Board’s Decision: When Teleprinter Operators are put to work on a partially supervisory post, they should be granted Out Turn Allowance like other Teleprinter Operators under the Out Turn Allowance Scheme. The limit beyond which Out Turn Allowance become admissible shall, however, be 125 instead of 250 messages.
[Authority: RBE No.306/1989, No.E(P&A)II/86/AL/1, 15.12.1989, RBE No.37/1990, No.E(P&A)II/86/AL/1, 21.02.1990, ACS No.4, No.E(P&A)II/86,AL/1, 11.06.1990, RBE No.21/1999, No.E(P&A)I/98/A/l-4, 12.02.1999, RBE No.209/1999, No.E(P&A)I-98/AL/4, 20.08.1999]