RBE No. 118/2019: Re-engagement – Retired Employees – Leave Entitlement
No.E(NG)II/2007/RC-4/CORE/1 Pt-I, dated 24.04.2019
Sub: Re engagement of retired employees in exigencies of services.
Ref: (i) Board’s letter No.E(NG)II/2010/RC-4/6, dated 27.09.2012 (RBE No.109/2012),
(iii) Board’s letters No.E(NG)II/2007/RC-4/CORE/1, dated 16.10.2017 (RBE No.150/2017), No.E(NG)II/2007/RC-4/CORE/1, dated 12.12.2017 (RBE No.193/2017), No.E(NG)II/2007/RC-4/CORE/1, dated 27.03.2019
1. Attention is invited to Railway Board’s letter referred to on the above subject. Railways/ Units have raised the point that the issue of providing leave to retired Railway employees who have been re-engaged on contractual arrangements has not been spelt out in Board’s letters referred to above.
2. The matter has been examined in Board’s office. It has been observed that vide their OM F.No.A-12034/11/2018-Admn.I, dated 30.11.2018 the M/o Labour & Employment has issued comprehensive guidelines regarding engagement of retired Government officers/ officials as Consultants. These provide for 08 days leave in a year to such retired officials engaged on contract basis. It has been decided to adopt the same with reference to retired Railway employees re-engaged on contractual basis in terms of Railway Board’s letters ibid.
3. Accordingly, it is clarified that 08 days leave (on prorate basis) in a calendar year will be admissible to retired Railway employees re-engaged on contractual arrangements in terms of Board letter ibid.
4. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate.
Download Railway Board Circular RBE No. 118/2019
Forward reference ⇒ RBE No.
Maximum amount of remuneration not mentioned in Railway board’s letter dated 24.10.2019; as mentioned MoL&E letter dated 30.11.2018. PFA/MAS has decided to recover overpayment of remuneration from re-engaged employees and to recover from the relief of dis-engaged employees. Remuneration now fixed is marginally reduced. Normal rate of Remuneration to be fixed as basic pay+DA-Gross Pension. Gross Pension means Basic Pension + Dearness relief. Enhanced rates of already fixed by Rly Board to cater more retired employees in existences of services vide letter dated 16.10.2017. After a gap of two that remuneration is modified and revised WEF 24.10.2019. There is no mentioned about recovery of overpayment.
Erstwhile Group-D employees, who were appointed in Railways on or after 01.01.2016, pay to be fixed with entry pay of Rs.7000/- (Pay band pay 5200+Grade pay 1800). If these employees already earned more than one promotions in the pre-revised scales in VI PC i.e., from Rs.2550-3200 to Rs.2610-3540, 2610-3540 to 2650-4000, 2650-4000 to 2750-4400. These grades already been upgraded as Group-C and bunching of pay fixation allowed. Now the Southern Railway Administration is assuming that these are merged grades and allowing additional increment/s in the revised pay structure. I think this is wrong. Already they were upgraded from -1S to PB-1. By way of wrong implementation lakhs of rupees lose to the Government. If my suggestion is correct, an appreciation may be sent to my E.mail ID.
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