RBE No. 139/2008: Quarters – Retention – NF Railway Staff

No.E(G)2008 QR-1-9, dated 01.10.2008

Sub: Retention of railway quarter at the previous place of posting by Railway employees posted to Northeast Frontier Railway.

Instructions have been issued from time to time regarding grant of permission for retention of Railway accommodation on payment of normal rent at the previous place of posting in favour of officers posted to N.F. Railway. The existing instructions issued vide letter No.E(G)2005 QR 1-3, dated 12.09.2005 (RBE No. 151/2005) were valid upto 30.06.2008. The question of further extension of this facility beyond 30.06.2008 has been considered and it has now been decided to extend these instructions for a further period of three years upto 30.06.2011 or till revised order are issued, whichever is earlier.
Since the retention of quarter at the previous place of posting in favour of officers/ staff who have been transferred and posted to N.F. Railway is allowed for bonafide use of the dependent family of transferred Railway officer, he/ she will furnish certificate on 1st July and 1st January of every year, stating that his/ her dependent family members are actually residing in the Railway quarter at the last station of his/ her posting. Such a certificate will also have to be furnished at the time of seeking retention.
If no such certificate is received by 31st January and 31st July every year respectively, the quarter controlling authority may cancel the allotment of the quarter in question.
The request for retention of entitled type of accommodation should be received within a period of one month from the date of relinquishing the charge at the last station of posting.
This issues with the concurrence of Finance Directorate of the ministry of Railways.

Download Railway Board Circular RBE No. 139/2008

Forward reference⇒RBE No. 141/2009, RBE No.74/2021,