Railway Services (Pension) Rules: Recruited on Compassionate Ground

No.D-43/12/2018-F(E)III, dated 06.02.2024

Sub: Coverage under Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993 in place of National Pension System, of those Railway employees who were recruited on Compassionate Ground.

1. Please refer to NF Railway’s letter dated 11.07.2023 vide which a clarification has been sought regarding admissibility of option for coverage under Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993 to those railway employees who were appointed on Compassionate ground and in whose case advertisement/ notification for recruitment/ appointment is not issued.

2. The matter has been examined in consultation with the Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare (DoP&PW), the Nodal Department in pensionary matter. It is clarified that the criterion prescribed in the letter of even number dated 10.03.2023 (RBE No.41/2023) for inclusion under Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993 is that the date for advertisement/notification for recruitment/ appointment should be prior to notification for National Pension System i.e. 22.12.2003. Therefore, these instructions are not applicable in the cases where conditions prescribed in instructions dated 10.03.2023 (RBE No.41/2023) are not fulfilled. Further, the modes of appointments are not relevant to decide applicability of above instructions.

Download Railway Board Circular dated 06.02.2024

Forward reference ⇒ 12.04.2024,