RBE No. 27/1998: Railway Services (Revised Pay) Pay Rules

No.PC-V/97/I/EC/1 (Pt-1), dated 05.02.1998

(issued under RBE No.41/1998)

Sub: Notification – Railway Service (Revised Pay) Pay Amendment Rules, 1997.

GSR 69(E) – In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution, the President hereby makes the following rules in Amendment to the Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 1997 namely:-

1. (1)   These Rules may be called Railway Services (Revised Pay) Amendment Rules, 1997.

        (2)   They shall be deemed to have come into force on the first day of January, 1996.

2.     In the First Schedule to the Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 1997, the existing phrase “(See Note 1 & 3 below)” appearing under S. No.14, Scale No. S-14 may be substituted by the phrase “(See Note 1, 3 & 5 below).”

3.     In the First Schedule to the Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 1997, under S. No.15, Scale No. S-15, the following phrase may be instructed “(See Note 5 below).”

4.     The word “INSTRUCTIONS” appearing after the list of scales in the First Schedule to the Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 1997 may be substituted by the word “NOTES”.

5.     Below Note 4 in the First Schedule to the Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 1997, note 5 may be inserted as under:-

“(5) In the case of Group ‘B’ Accounts Officer, the revised scale S-14 will be operated to the extent of 20% of the total Group ‘B’ cadre strength of Accounts Department. The revised scale S-15 will be operated to the extent of 80% of the Group ‘B’ cadre strength of the Accounts Department and the posts in this scale shall be filled from amongst officer with a minimum of three years of service in Group ‘B’.”

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

The Railway Services (Revised Pay) Amendment Rules, 1998 have been made to implement the recommendations made by Fifth Central Pay Commission with respect to pay scale of Group ‘B’ Service/ Posts. They are being given retrospective effect from 1^st January, 1996. It is certified that the retrospective effect be given to these rules will not affect adversely any employee to whom these rules apply.

Download Railway Board Circular RBE No. 27/2008

Forward reference ⇒ RBE No. 33/1998, RBE No. 41/1998, RBE No. 278/1998, RBE No. 39/2008