Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules: RBE No.168/1986 – Notification
No.PC-IV/86/RSRP 1, dated 19.09.1986
NOTIFICATION
G.S.R. No.1099(E) – In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution, the President hereby makes the following rules, namely:
1. Short title and commencement:-
(1) These rules may be called the Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 1986.
(2) They shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st day of January, 1986.
2. Categories of Railway servants to whom the rules apply:-
(1) Save as otherwise provided by or under these rules, these rules shall apply to persons appointed to Railway Services.
(2) These rules shall not apply to:-
(a) Railway servants in a Group ‘A’ service or holding a Group ‘A’ post;
(b) Permanent employees of former Indian States absorbed in Railway Services so long as such persons continue to be governed by the pre-absorption conditions of service under the Railway Services;
(c) Persons locally recruited for service in Diplomatic, Consular or other Indian establishments in foreign countries;
(d) persons not in whole-time employment;
(e) persons paid out of contingencies;
(f) persons paid otherwise than on a monthly basis including those paid only on a piece-rate basis;
(g) persons employed on contract except where the contract provides otherwise;
(h) persons re-employed in Railway service after retirement;
(i) any other class or category of persons whom the President may, by order, specifically exclude from the operation of all or any of the provisions contained in these rules.
3. Definitions:-
In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) “basic pay” means pay as defined in Rule 2003(21)(a)(i) [FR 9(21)(a)(i)] of the Indian Railway Establishment Code, Volume-II;
(2) “existing scale” in relation to a Railway Servant means the present scale applicable to the post held by the Railway Servant (or as the case may be, personal scale applicable to him) as on the 1st day of January, 1986 whether in a substantive or officiating capacity.
Explanation: In the case of a Railway servant, who was on the 1st day of January, 1986 on deputation out of India or on leave or on foreign service, or who would have on that date, officiated in the or more lower posts but for his officiating in a higher post, “existing scale” includes the scale applicable to the post which he would have held but for his being on deputation out of India or on leave or on foreign service or, as the case may be, but for his officiating in a higher post;
(3) “present scale” in relation to any post specified in column 2 of the First Schedule means the scale of pay specified against that post in column 3 thereof;
(4) “revised emoluments” means the basic pay of a Railway servant in the revised scale and includes the revised non-practising allowance, if any, admissible to him, in addition to the pay in the revised scale;
(5) “revised scale” in relation to any post specified in column 2 of the First Schedule means the scale of pay specified against that post in Column 4 thereof unless a different revised scale is notified separately for that post;
(6) “Schedule” means a schedule annexed to these rules.
4. Scale of pay posts:-
As from the date of commencement of these rules, the scale of pay of every post specified in column 2 of the First Schedule shall be as specified against it in column 4 thereof.
5. Drawal of pay in the revised scales:-
Save as other wise, provided in these rules, a Railway servant shall draw pay in the revised scale applicable to the post to which he is appointed;
Provided that a Railway servant may elect to continue to draw pay in the existing scale until the date on which he earns his next or any subsequent increment in the existing scale or until he vacates his post or ceases to draw pay in that scale.
Explanation-1: The option to retain the existing scale under the proviso to this rule shall be admissible only in respect of one existing scale.
Explanation-2: The aforesaid option shall not be admissible to any person appointed to a post on or after the 1st day of January, 1986, whether for the first time in Railway Service, or by transfer or promotion from another post and he shall be allowed pay only in the revised scale.
Explanation-3: Where a Railway servant exercises the option under the proviso to his rule to retain the existing scale in respect of a post held by him in an officiating capacity on a regular basis for the purpose of regulation of pay in that scale under Rule 2017 (FR 22) or Rule 2027 (FR 31) of Indian Railway Establishment Code, Volume-II or any other rule or order applicable to that post, his substantive pay shall be the substantive pay which he would have drawn had he retained the existing scale in respect of the permanent post on which he holds a lien or would have held a lien had his lien not been suspended or the pay of the officiating post which has acquired the character of substantive pay in accordance with any order for the time being in force, whichever is higher.
6. Exercise of Option:-
(1) The option under the proviso to rule 5 shall be exercised in writing in the form appended to the Second Schedule so as to reach the authority mentioned in sub rule (2) within three months of the date of publication of these rules or where an existing scale has been revised by any order made subsequent to that date, within three months of the date of such order:
Provided that –
(i) in the case of a Railway servant who is, on the date of such publication or, as the case may be, date of such order, out of India on leave or deputation or foreign service or active service, the said option shall be exercised in writing so as to reach the said authority within three months of the date of his taking charge of his post in India; and
(ii) Where a Railway servant is under suspension on the 1st day of January, 1986, the option may be exercised within three months of the date of his return to his duty if that date is later than the date prescribed in this sub-rule.
(2) The option shall be intimated by the Railway servant:
(a) if he is a non-gazetted Railway servant, to the Head of his office;
(b) if he is a gazetted Railway servant, to his Accounts Officer.
(3) If the intimation regarding option is not received within the time mentioned, in sub rule (1), the Railway servant shall be deemed to have elected to be governed by the revised scale of pay with effect on and from the 1st day of January, 1986.
(4) The option once exercised shall be final.
Note-1: Persons whose services were terminated on or after they 1st January, 1986 and who could not exercise the option within the prescribed time limit, on account of death, discharge on the expiry of the sanctioned posts, resignation, dismissal or discharge on disciplinary grounds, are entitled to the benefits of this rule.
Note-2: Persons who have died on or after the 1st day of January, 1986 and could not exercise the option within the prescribed time limit be deemed to have opted for the revised scales on and from the 1st day of January, 1986 or such later date as is most beneficial to their dependents, if the revised scales are more favourable and in such cases, necessary action for payment of arrears should be taken by the Head of Office/ Accounts Officer.
7. Fixation of initial pay in the revised scale:-
(1) The initial pay of a Railway servant who elects, or is deemed to have elected under sub-rule (3) of rule 6 to be governed by the revised scale on and from the 1st day of January, 1986, shall, unless in any case the President by special order otherwise directs, be fixed separately in respect of his substantive pay in the permanent post on which he holds a lien or would have a lien if it had not been suspended, and in respect of his pay in the officiating post held by him, in the following manner, namely:
(A) in the case of all employees;-
(i) an amount representing 20 per cent of the basic pay in the existing scale, subject to a minimum of Rs.75, shall be added to the “existing emoluments” of the employee;
(ii) after the existing emoluments have been so increased, the pay shall thereafter be fixed in the revised scale at the stage next above the amount thus computed;
Provided that-
(a) if the minimum of the revised scale is more than the amount so arrived at, the pay shall be fixed at the minimum of the revised scale;
(b) if the amount so arrived at is more than the maximum of the revised scale, the pay shall be fixed at the maximum of that scale.
Explanation: For the purpose of this clause “existing emoluments” shall include;
(a) the basic pay in the existing scale;
(b) dearness pay, additional dearness allowance and ad-hoc dearness allowance appropriate to the basic pay admissible at index average 608 (1960=100); and
(c) the amounts of first and second installments of interim relief admissible on the basic pay in the existing scale;
(B) in the case of employees who are in receipt of special pay in addition to pay in the existing scale and where the existing scale with special pay has been replaced by a scale of pay without any special pay, the pay shall be fixed in the revised scale in accordance with the provisions of clause (A) above except that in such cases “existing emoluments” shall include;
(a) the basic pay in the existing scale;
(b) existing amount of special pay;
(c) dearness pay, additional dearness allowance and ad-hoc dearness allowance appropriate to the basic pay and special pay admissible at index average 608 (1960=100) under the relevant orders; and
(d) the amounts of first and second installments of interim relief admissible on the basic pay in the existing scale and special pay under the relevant orders.
(C) in the case of employees who are in receipt of special pay in addition to pay in the existing scales and in whose case special pay continues with the revised scale of pay either at the same rate or at a different rate, the pay in the revised scale shall be fixed in accordance with the provisions of clause (A) above with reference to existing emoluments calculated in accordance with the Explanation thereto, after excluding the existing special pay and the amounts admissible thereon with reference to dearness pay, additional dearness allowance and ad-hoc dearness allowance, and in such cases special pay at the new rate shall be drawn in addition to the pay so fixed in the revised scale;
(D) in the case of Railway medical officers who are in receipt of non-practising allowance, the pay in the revised scale shall be fixed in accordance with the provisions of clause (A) above except that in such cases the term “existing emoluments” shall include only;
(a) the basic pay in the existing scale;
(b) dearness pay, additional dearness allowance and ad-hoc dearness allowance appropriate to the basic pay and non-practising allowance admissible at index average 608 (1960=100) under the relevant orders; and
(c) the amounts of first and second installments of interim relief admissible on the basic pay in the existing scale and non-practising allowance under the relevant orders;
and in such cases, non-practising allowance at the new rates shall be drawn in addition to the pay so fixed in the revised scale.
Note-2: Where a Railway servant is holding a permanent post and is officiating in a higher post on a regular basis and the scales applicable to these two posts are merged into one scale, the pay shall be fixed under this sub-rule with reference to the officiating post only, and the pay so fixed shall be treated as substantive pay.
The provisions of this Note shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to Railway servants holding in an officiating capacity posts on different existing scales which have been replaced by a single revised scale.
Note-2: Where the existing emoluments as calculated in accordance with Clause (A), Clause (B), Clause (C) or Clause (D), as the case may be, exceed the revised emoluments in the case of any Railway servant, the difference shall be allowed as personal pay to be absorbed in future increases in pay.
Note-3: Where in the fixation of pay under sub-rule (1) the pay of Railway servants drawing pay at more than five consecutive stages in an existing scale gets bunched, that is to say, gets fixed in the revised scale at the same stage, the pay in the revised scale of such of these Railway servants who are drawing pay beyond the first five consecutive stages in the existing scale shall be stepped up to the stage where such bunching occurs, as under, by the grant of increment(s) in the revised scale in the following manner, namely:-
(a) for Railway servants drawing pay from the 6th upto the 10th stage in the existing scale – By one increment,
(b) for Railway servants drawing pay from the 11th upto the 15th stage in the existing scale, if there is bunching beyond the 10th stage – By two increments,
(c) for Railway servants drawing pay from the 16th upto the 20th stage in the existing scale, if there is bunching beyond the 15th stage – By three increments.
If the stepping up of the pay as above, the pay of a Railway servant gets fixed at a stage in the revised scale which is higher than the stage in the revised scale at which the pay of a Railway servant who was drawing pay at the next higher stage or stages in the same existing scale is fixed, the pay of the latter shall also be stepped up only to the extent by which it falls short that of the former.
Note-4: Where in the fixation of pay under sub rule (1) pay of a Railway servant, who, in the existing scale was drawing immediately before the 1st day of January, 1986 more pay than another Railway servant junior to him in the same cadre, gets fixed in the revised scale at a stage lower than that of such junior, his pay shall be stepped upto the same stage in the revised scale as that of the junior.
Note-5: Where a Railway servant is in receipt of personal pay on the first day of January, 1986, which together with his existing emoluments as calculated in accordance with Clause (A), Clause (B), Clause (C) or Clause (D), as the case may be, exceeds the revised emoluments, then the difference representing such excess shall be allowed to such Railway servant as personal pay to be absorbed in future increases in pay.
Note-6: In the case of, employees who are in receipt of personal pay for passing Hindi Pragya, Hindi Typewriting, Hindi Shorthand and such other examinations under the “Hindi Teaching Scheme”, or, on successfully undergoing training in cash and accounts matters prior to the 1st day of January, 1986, while the personal pay shall not be taken into account for purposes of fixation of initial pay in the revised scales, they would continue to draw personal pay after fixation of their pay in the revised scale on and from the 1st day of January, 1986 or subsequently for the period for which they would have drawn it but for the fixation of their pay in the revised scale. The quantum of such personal pay would be paid at the appropriate rate of increment in the revised scale from the date of fixation of pay for the period for which the employee would have continued to draw it.
Explanation: For the purpose of this Note – “apprcpriate rate of increment in the revised scale” means the amount of increment admissible at and immediately beyond the stage at which the pay of the employee is fixed in the revised scale.
Note-7: In cases, where a Senior Railway servant promoted to a higher post before the 1st day of January, 1986 draws less pay in the revised scale than his junior who is promoted to the higher post on or after the 1st day of January, 1986, the pay of the Senior Railway servant should be stepped up to an amount equal to the pay as fixed for his junior in that higher post. The stepping up should be done with effect from the date of promotion of the junior Railway servant subject to fulfillment of the following Conditions, namely;
(a) both the junior and the senior Railway servants should belong to the same cadre and the posts in which they have been promoted should be identical in the same cadre;
(b) the pre-revised and revised scales of pay of the lower and higher posts in which they are entitled to draw pay should be identical; and
(c) the anomaly should be directly as a result of the application of the provisions of Rule 2018B (FR 22C) of Indian Railway Establishment Code Valume-II or any other Rule or order regulating pay fixation on such promotion in the revised scale. If even in the lower post, the junior officer was drawing more pay in the pre-revised scale than the senior by virtue of any advance increments granted to him, provisions of this Note need not be invoked to step up the pay of the senior officer.
The orders relating to re-fixation of the pay of the senior officer in accordance with the above provisions should be issued under Rule 2023 (FR 27) of Indian Railway Establishment Code Volume-II and the senior officer will be entitled to the next increment on completion of his required qualifying service with effect from the date of re-fixation of pay.
(2) Subject to the provisions of rule 5, if the pay as fixed in the officiating post under sub-rule (1) is lower than the pay fixed in the substantive post, the former shall be at the stage next above the substantive pay.
8. Date of next increment in the revised Scale:-
The, next increment of a Railway servant whose pay has been fixed in the revised scale in accordance with sub rule (1) of rule 7 shall be granted on the date he would have drawn his increment, had he continued in the existing scale;
Provided that in cases where the pay of a Railway servant is stepped up in terms of Note 3 or Note 4 or Note 7 to sub-rule (1) of rule 7, the next increment shall be granted on the completion of qualifying service of twelve months from the date of the stepping up of the pay in the revised scale;
Provided further that in cases other than those covered by the preceding proviso, the next increment of a Railway servant, whose pay is fixed on the 1st day of January, 1986 at the same stage as the one fixed for another Railway servant junior to him in the same cadre and drawing pay at a lower stage than his in the existing scale, shall be granted on the same date as admissible to his junior, if the date of increment of the junior happens to be earlier;
Provided also that in the case of persons who had been drawing maximum of the existing scale for more than a year as on the 1st day of January, 1986, next increment in the revised scale shall be allowed on the 1st day of January, 1986;
Provided also that in the case of Railway servants who were in receipt of an ad-hoc increment on their stagnating for more than two years at the maximum of the existing scale of pay as on the 1st day of January, 1986, one more increment in the revised scale shall be allowed to them on the 1st day of January, 1986, in addition to the increment already allowed under the preceding proviso.
Note-1: Wherever the pay has been fixed in terms of the above provisos the efficiency bar will become operative only with reference to such bars in the revised scale, irrespective of whether a Railway servant had crossed or not crossed or had been held up at the efficiency bar in the existing scale.
Note-2: The benefit of additional increment under the fourth proviso will also be notionally admissible to a Railway servant in the scale in which he would have got an ad-hoc increment on his stagnating for more than two years at the maximum of the existing scale of pay as on the 1st day of January, 1986 but for his holding higher officiating post, subject to the maximum of the revised scale not being exceeded, irrespective of whether he was actually in receipt of the ad-hoc increment or not.
Note-3: Where by the grant of two additional increments in terms of the third and fourth provisos, in the revised scale applicable to the substantive post, the substantive pay of a Railway servant exceeds his officiating pay at any time, the Railway servant may be allowed, in addition to officiating pay, the difference between the officiating pay and substantive pay as personal pay to be absorbed in future increments for the periods during which the substantive pay exceeds the officiating pay.
Note-4: In cases where two existing scales, one being a promotional scale for the other, are merged, and the junior Railway servant, now drawing his pay in the lower scale, is receiving personal pay for stagnating in that scale, and happens to draw more pay in the revised scale due to grant of additional increment under Notes 2 and 3 above, than the pay of the senior Railway servant in the existing higher scale, the pay of the senior Railway servant in the revised scale shall be stepped up to that of his junior from the same date and he shall draw next increment after completing the qualifying period from the date of such stepping up of pay.
9. Fixation of pay in the revised scale subsequent to the 1st day of January, 1986:-
Where a Railway servant continue to draw his pay in the existing scale and is brought over to revised scale from a date later, than the 1st day of January, 1986, his pay from the later date in the revised scale shall be fixed under the Railway Fundamental Rules and for this purpose his pay in the existing scale shall have the same meaning as of existing emoluments as calculated in accordance with clause (A), clause (B), clause (C) or clause (D), as the case may be of sub-rule (1) of rule 7 except that the basic pay to be taken into account for calculation of those emoluments will be the basic pay on the later date aforesaid and where the Railway servant is in receipt of special pay or non-practising allowance, his pay shall be fixed after deducting from those emoluments an amount equal to the special pay or non-practising allowance, as the case may be, at the revised rates appropriate to the emoluments so calculated.
10. Fixation of pay on reappointment after the 1st day of January, 1986 to a post held prior to that date:-
A Railway servant who had officiated in a post prior to the 1st day of January, 1986 but was not holding that post on that date and who on subsequent appointment to that post draws pay in the revised scale of pay shall be allowed the benefit of the proviso to Rule 2017 (FR 22) or of the Fourth proviso to Rule 20188 (FR 22C) of Indian Railway Establishment Code, Volume-II, as the case may be, to the extent it would have been admissible had he been holding that post on the 1st day of January, 1986 and had elected the revised scale of pay on and from that date.
11. Mode of payment of arrears of pay:-
Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules, the arrears of pay to which any Railway servant may be entitled in respect of the relevant period under these rules shall be paid to the Railway servant either in Cash or by crediting the same to the provident fund account of the Railway servant or by crediting the same to a special savings account to be opened in the name of the Railway servant or partly in cash and partly by all or any of the other modes aforesaid, as the President may, by order, determine in this behalf.
Explanation: For the purposes of this rule;
(a) “arrears of pay”, in relation to a Railway servant, means the difference between-
(i) the aggregate of the pay and allowances to which he is entitled on account of the revision of his pay and allowances under these rules, for the relevant period; and
(ii) the aggregate of the pay and allowances to which he would have been entitled (whether such pay and allowances had been received or not) for that period had his pay and allowances not been so revised;
(b) “relevant period” means the period commencing on the 1st day of January, 1986 and ending with the 30th day of September, 1986.
12. Overriding effect of Rules:-
The provisions of the Railway Fundamental Rules, the Railway Services (Revision of Pay) Rules, 1947, the Railway Services (Authorised Pay) Rules, 1960 and Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 1973 shall not, save as otherwise provided in these rules, apply to cases where pay is regulated under these rules, to the extent they are inconsistent with these rules.
13. Power to relax:-
Where the President is satisfied that the operation of all or any of the provisions of these rules causes undue hardship in any particular case, he may, by order, dispense with or relax the requirements of that rule to such extent and subject to such conditions as he may consider necessary for dealing with the case in a just and equitable manner.
14. Interpretation:-
If any question arises relating to the interpretation of any of the provisions of these rules, it shall be referred to the Railway Board for decision.
SCHEDULE-I
(See Rules 3 & 4)
Revised scales for posts carrying present scales in Group ‘D’, ‘C’ & ‘B’ except posts for which different revised scales are notified separately in the Offices of – (1) Railway Board Secretariat, (2) Research Designs & Standards Organisation, Lucknow, (3) Railway Staff College, Vadodara, (4) Railway Rates Tribunal, Madras, (5) Railway Liaison Office, New Delhi, (6) Rail Movements (Coal), Calcutta, (7) All Railway Recruitment Boards, (8) Indian Railways Institute of Signal Engineering & Telecommunication, Secunderabad, (9) Indian Railways Institute of Advanced Track Technology, Pune.
|
S.No. |
Posts |
Present scale Rs. |
Revised scale Rs. |
|
1 |
All posts in the present scales specified in col.3 |
(a) 196-3-220-EB-3-232 (b) 200-3-212-4-232-EB-4-240 (SG) |
750-12-870-EB-14-940 |
|
2 |
-do- |
(a) 200-3-212-4-232-EB-4-240 (b) 200-3-206-4-234-EB-4-250 |
775-12-955-EB-14-1025 |
|
3 |
-do- |
(a) 210-4-250-EB-5-270 (b) 210-4-226-EB-4-250-EB-5-290 |
800-15-1010-EB 20-1150 |
|
4 |
-do- |
225-5-260-6-290-EB-6-308 |
825-15-900-EB-20-1200 |
|
5 |
-do- |
260-6-326-EB-8-350 |
950-20-1150-EB-25-1400 |
|
6 |
-do- |
(a) 290-6-326-EB-8-350 (b)260-6-290-EB-6-326-8-366-EB-8-390-10-400 |
950-20-1150-EB-25-1500 |
|
7 |
All posts in the present scales specified in col.3 |
260-8-300-EB-8-340-10-380-EB-10-430 |
975-25-1150-EB-30-1540 |
|
8 |
-do- |
330-8-370-10-400-EB-10-480 |
1200-30-1440-EB-30-1800
|
|
9 |
-do- |
330-10-380-EB-12-500-EB-15-560 |
1200-30-1560-EB-40-2040 |
|
10 |
-do- |
(a) 380-12-500-15-530 (b) 380-12-500-EB-15-560 |
1320-30-1560-EB-40-2040 |
|
11 |
-do- |
(a) 380-12-440-EB-15-560-EB-20-640 (b) 425-15-530-EB-15-560-20-600 |
1350-30-1440-40-1800-EB-50-2200 |
|
12 |
-do- |
(a) 425-15-560-EB-20-640 (b) 425-15-530-EB-15-560-20-700 (C) 455-15-560-EB-20-700 |
1400-40-1800-EB-50-2300 |
|
13 |
-do- |
(a) 425-15-500-EB-15-560-20-640-EB-20-700-25-750 (b) 425-15-500-EB-15-560-20-700-EB-25-800 (c) 470-15-530-EB-20-650-EB-25-750 |
1400-40-1600-50-2300-EB-60-2600 |
|
14 |
-do- |
(a) 550-20-650-25-750 (b) 550-20 650-25-800 |
1600-50-2300-EB-60-2660 |
|
15 |
-do- |
(a) 500-20-700-EB-25-900 (b) 550-25-750-EB-30-900 |
1640-60-2600-EB-75-2900 |
|
16 |
-do- |
(a) 650-30-740-35-880-EB-40-960 (b) 650 30-740-35-880-EB-40-1040 (c) 700-30-760-35-900 (d) 775-35-880-40-1000 |
2000-60-2300-EB-75-3200 |
|
17 |
-do- |
650-30-740-35-810-EB-35-880-40-1000-EB-40-1200 |
2000-60-2300-EB-75-3200-100-3500 |
|
18 |
-do- |
(a) 840-40-1040 (b) 840-40-1000-EB-40-1200 |
2375-75-3200-EB-100-3500 |
|
19 |
Senior Personal Assistant (Railway Board & R.D. S.O. only) Private Secretary (Railway Board only) |
650-30-740-35-880-EB-40-1040 650-30-740-35-810-EB-35-880-40-1000-EB-40-1200 |
2000-60-2300-EB-75-3200-100-3500 |
Instructions:
(1) The revised scale of pay are applicable for all categories of Railway servants irrespective of their designations strictly on the basis of the existing scales of pay except those who are covered by Sl. No.19.
(2) Except as otherwise provided, in the case of an employee drawing pay in the Selection Grade before the date of publication of these rules, his pay shall be fixed in the revised scale corresponding to such Selection Grade and the said pay shall be personal to such employee.
(3) The existing classification of Railway servants in Group ‘D’, ‘C’ & ‘B’ on the basis of the existing scales of pay will continue in the revised scales till further orders. No change in the classification should be made in the revised scales.
SCHEDULE-II
Form of Option
[See Rule 6(1)]
*(i) I ………………………………………………………………….hereby elect the revised scale with effect from 1st January, 1986.
*(ii) I ……………………………………………………………..hereby elect to continue on the existing scale of pay of my substantive/ officiating post mentioned below until:
*the date of my next increment,
the date of my subsequent increment raising my pay to Rs………………………………………..
I vacate or cease to draw pay in the existing scale.
Existing scale….. ……..
Signature …………………………………………………..
Name………………………………………………………….
Designation………………………………………………..
Office in which employed…………………………
Date:
Station
*To be scored out if not applicable
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Received from Shri …………………………………………………………………………..S/O…………………………………………… Designation …………………………………………..Office/ Station ………………………………………………….. an Option:
*(i) electing the revised scales of pay for all the posts from 1st January, 1986
*(ii) electing to continue on the existing scale of pay of his substantive/ officiating post mention below until:
*the date of his next inclement
the date of his subsequent increment raising his pay to Rs…………………………….. he vacates or ceases to draw pay in the existing scale.
Existing scale ………………………….
Signature……………………………………………..
Designation………………………………………….
Office in which employed……………..
Date:
Station:
*To be scored out if not applicable.
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The First Schedule relates to only posts in the Office of the Railway Board and its attached and subordinate offices. The schedule in respect of posts on Railways, Production Units, Projects and other offices is being issued separately under executive orders.
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Memorandum Explanatory to the Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 1986
Rule-1: This rule is self-explanatory.
Rule-2: This rule lays down the categories of employees to whom the rules apply. Except for the categories excluded under clause (2), the rules are applicable to all persons under the rule making control of the President serving under the administrative control of the Railway Board.
Rule-3: This rude is self-explanatory.
Rule-4: In respect of such employees as are presently in Group ‘B’ or Group ‘C’ and for whom the Pay Commission has recommended scales as applicable to any category of Group ‘A’ employee, this rule shall not apply till such time as the scales applicable to such employees are notified.
Rule-5: The intention is that all Railway servants should be brought over to the revised scales except those who elect to draw pay in the existing scales.
Those who exercise the option to continue on the existing scales of pay will continue to draw the dearness pay, dearness allowance, ad-hoc dearness allowance and interim reliefs at the rates in force on the 1st January, 1986 and the dearness pay will count towards house rent and compensatory allowances, emoluments for pension, etc. to the extent it so counted on the said date.
If a Railway servant is holding a permanent post in a substantive capacity and officiating in a higher post or would have officiated in one or more posts but for his being on deputation etc. he has the option to retain the existing scale only in respect of one scale. Such a Railway servant may retain the existing scale applicable to a permanent post or any one of the officiating posts. In respect of the remaining posts he will necessarily have to be brought over to the revised scales.
Explanation 3 to Rule 5: As a Railway servant will have the option to retain the existing scale in respect of only the substantive or any officiating post, a Railway servant who retains the existing scale in respect of his officiating post will be brought over to the revised scale in respect of his substantive post. In the revised scale of substantive post DP/ ADA/ Ad-hoc DA stands merged in the revised pay, whereas in the officiating scale he will be allowed the existing rates of dearness pay and ADA/ Ad-hoc DA. If his pay were to be re-fixed in the existing scale of the higher officiating post with reference to the pay on the revised scale in the substantive post, it will give him the benefit of dearness allowance, dearness pay and interim relief twice over. The explanation is designed to avoid such unintended benefit.
Rule-6: This rule prescribes the manner in which option has to be exercised and also the authority who should be apprised of such option. The option has to be exercised in the appropriate form appended to the rules. It should be noted that it is not sufficient for a Railway Servant to exercise the option within the specified time limit but also to ensure that it reaches the prescribed authority within the time limit. In the case of persons who are outside India at the time these rules are promulgated, the period within which the option has to be exercised is three months from the date they take over charge of the post in India. In the case of Railway Servants the revised scales of whose posts are announced subsequent to the date of issue of these rules, the period of three months will run from the date of such announcement.
Persons who have retired between 1st January, 1986 and the date of issue of these rules are also eligible to exercise option.
Rule-7(1): The rule deals with the actual fixation of pay in the existing scales on 1st January, 1986. A few illustrations indicating the manner in which pay of Railway servants should be fixed under this sub-rule subject to
stepping up of pay under Notes below rule 7(1) are given below:
Illustration No.1:
|
1 |
Existing scale of pay |
260-6-290-EB-6-326-8-366-EB-8-390-10-400 |
|
2 |
Proposed scale of pay |
950-20-1150-EB-25-1500 |
|
3 |
Existing basic pay |
342.00 |
|
4 |
DP/ADA at index average 608 |
662.50 |
|
5 |
Two installments of interim relief |
110.00 |
|
6 |
Existing emoluments |
1114.50 |
|
7 |
Add 20% of basic pay subject to minimum of Rs.75 |
75.00 |
|
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Total |
1189.50 |
|
|
Pay to be fixed in proposed scale |
1200.00 |
Illustration No.2:
|
1 |
Existing scale of pay |
650-30-740-35-810-EB-35-880-40-960 plus special pay Rs.100 |
|
2 |
Proposed scale of pay |
2375-75-3200-EB-100-3500 (without any special pay) |
|
3 |
Existing basic pay plus special pay |
845.00 + 100.00 |
|
4 |
DP/ADA at index average 608 on basic pay and special pay |
1390.60 |
|
5 |
Two installments of interim relief |
155.00 |
|
6 |
Existing emoluments |
2490.60 |
|
7 |
Add 20% of basic pay |
169.00 |
|
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Total |
2659.60 |
|
|
Pay to be fixed in proposed scale |
2675.00 (without any special pay) |
Illustration No.3:
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1 |
Existing scale of pay |
210-4-250-EB-5-270 (with special pay of Rs.10) |
|
2 |
Proposed scale of pay |
800-15-1010-EB-20-1150 with special pay of Rs.20 |
|
3 |
Existing basic pay |
230.00 |
|
4 |
DP/ADA at index average 608 |
463.50 |
|
5 |
Two installments of interim relief |
100.00 |
|
6 |
Existing emoluments |
793.50 |
|
7 |
Add 20% of basic pay subject to a minimum of Rs.75 |
75.00 |
|
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Total |
868.50 |
|
|
Pay to be fixed in proposed scale |
875.00 plus special pay of Rs.20.00 |
Rule-7(2): This follows the provisions of Rule 2027(2) (FR 31(2) of the Indian Railway Establishment Code, Volume-II. It should be noted that the benefit of this rule is not admissible in cases where a Railway servant has elected the revised scale in respect of his substantive post, but has retained the existing scale in respect of an officiating post.
Ride-8: This rule prescribes the manner in which the next increment in the new scale should be regulated. The provisos to this rules are intended to eliminate the anomalies of junior Railway servants drawing more pay than their seniors by the operation of the substantive part of this rule and also taking care of the Railway servants who have been drawing pay at the maximum of the existing scale for more than one year as on 01.01.1986 and also those Railway servants who have been stagnating at the maximum of the existing scale and are actually in receipt of stagnation increment on ad-hoc basis.
Rule 9 to 14: These rules are self-explanatory.
Explanatory Memorandum:
The Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 1986 have been made to implement the recommendations made by the Fourth Pay Commission with respect to the pay scales of Group ‘B’, Group ‘C’ and Group ‘D’ employees of the Railways. Even though the Commission has suggested the revision of pay scales from 1st April, 1986 the Government has decided to give effect to such recommendations from 1st January, 1986 in order to provide greater benefit to the Government servants in general. Accordingly, the rules are being given retrospective effect from 1st January, 1986. It is certified that the retrospective effect being given to these rules will not affect adversely any employee to whom these rules apply.
Download Railway Board Circular RBE No.168/1986
Forward reference ⇒ RBE No.