Railway Services (Pension) Rules: RBE No.101/2000 – Second Amendment
No.F(E)III/97/PN1/14 (Amendment), dated 24.05.2000
Sub: Amendment to the Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993.
NOTIFICATION
S.O.1553:- In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution, the President hereby makes following rules further to amend the Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993, namely:-
1. (1) These rules may be called the Railway Services (Pension) Second Amendment Rules, 2000.
2. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
3. In Rule 16 of the Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993, for sub-rule (8), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:-
“(8) (a) In case where a railway accommodarion is not vacated after superannuation of the railway servant or after cessation of his services such as on voluntary retirement, compulsory retirement, medical invalidation, or death, then, the full amount of retirement gratuity, death gratuity or special contribution to provident fund, as the case may be, shall be withheld.
(b) The amount withheld under clause (a) shall remain with the railway administration in the form of cash.
(c) In case the railway accommodauon is not vacated even after the permissible period of retention after the supetannuation, retirement, cessation of service or death, as the case may be, the railway administration shall have the right to withhold, recover, or adjust from the Death-cum-retirement Gratuity, the normal rent, special licence fee or damage rent, as may be due from the ex-railway employee and return only the balance, if any, on vacation of the railway accommodation.
(d) Any amount remaining unpaid after the adjustment made under clause (c), may also be recovered without the consent of the pensioner by the concerned Accounts Officer from the dearness relief of the pensioner until full recovery of such dues has been made.
(e) Dispute, if any, regarding recovery of damages or rent from the ex-railway employee shall be subject to adjudication by the concerned Estate Officer appointed under the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act, 1971 (40 of 1971).”
Foot Note: (i) The RaiIway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993 were published as S.O. 930(E), dated 3rd December, 1993. The rules were subsequently amended vide Ministry of Railways’ notification given below:-
(i) No.F(E)III/94/PN1/31 (Amendment), dated 03.02.1995 published as S.O. No.511 on 25.02.1995.
(ii) No.E(G)94/EM1-6, dated 31.03.1995 published as S.O. No.1026 on 15.04.1995.
(iii) No.F(E)III/99/PN 1/38 (Modification), dated 23.05.2000 (RBE No.100/2000).
Download Railway Board Circular RBE No.101/2000
Forward reference ⇒ RBE No.44/2012,