RBE No. 12/2007: Recovery of Cost of Staff – Posted on Sidings and Level Crossings

No.F(E)II/2006/FSC/2, dated 12.01.2007

Sub: Recovery towards the cost of Railway staff employed on siding and level crossings.
Ref: Board’s letter No.58/W-1/SA/13, dated 21/23.04.1982 & 26.06.1987, F(E)II-83/Misc/1, dated 27.06.1984 & 20.11.1985 and F(E)II/2002/FSC/1, dated 06.01.2003 (RBE No.04/2003).

The cost of maintenance of the private sidings manned by Railway staff are settled in terms of the instructions issued vide Railway Board’s letter No.58/W-1/SA/13, dated 21/23.04.1982, F(E)II-83/Misc/1, dated 27.06.1984 as amended by Board’s letter of even number, dated 20.11.1985 and Board’s letter No.58/W-1/SA/13, dated 26.06.1987. The Comptroller and Auditor General in Audit Para No.6.2.3 for the year 2004-05 has observed that the element of Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB) has not been included in the Central Railway while calculating the maintenance charges to be recovered from the owners of private sidings.
The matter has been considered by the Board and it is clarified that the Productivity Linked Bonus paid to Railway staff posted in private sidings being part of the cost of staff, is recoverable in full from the owners of private sidings. Accordingly, in addition to the cost being recovered at present from the private siding owners under the head “Incidental Charges” (i.e. at the rate of 10% of pay, Interim Relief plus DA/ ADA), the full amount of PLB paid to the railway staff during the previous year may be recovered during the following year from the private sidings owners.

Download Railway Board Circular RBE No. 12/2007

Forward reference ⇒ RBE No. 94/2019