RBE No. 41/2012: Passes – Validity of Privilege Passes & PTOs – Amendment to Pass Rules – ACS No.73
No.E(W)2007/PS 5-1/9, dated 26.03.2012
Sub: Extending the validity of full half set of Privilege Passes, Post Retirement Complimentary Passes, Widow Passes
1. Instructions were issued vide the Board’s letter of even number dated 10.07.2008 (RBE No. 82/2008) raising the validity period of half set of Privilege/ Post Retirement Complimentary/ Widow Passes to four months from the date of issue as in the case of full set passes. Further, in terms of instructions issued vide Board’s letter No.E(W)2010/PS 5-17/1, dated 03.06.2011 (RBE No. 80/2011) Privilege Pass/ PTO/ Post Retirement Complimentary Pass in the next year’s account, should not be issued more than 100 days in advance of beginning of the next year.
2. Consequent upon the decision of the Board to enhance the period of advance reservation from 90 days to 120 days vide Commercial Circular No.12 of 2012, dated 06.02.2012, the issue regarding enhancing the validity period of passes and PTOs was under examination in Board’s Office with a view to facilitate securing confirmed reservation on such Passes and PTOs. After careful consideration by Board, it has been decided that the validity period of full/ half sets of Privilege/ Post Retirement Complimentary/ Widow Passes and PTOs shall be one month more than the Advance Reservation Period, in general. Hence, the validity of such Passes/ PTOs shall be Five months instead of Four months, at present. However, if advance reservation period is reduced in future, the validity of Pass/ PTO will not be less than four months period. Accordingly, item 3(iv), (v) & (xiv) of Schedule-II under heading “General Rules”, item No.(i) under Column 4 of Schedule-IV and item Nos. 11 & 12 under Annexure ‘C’ of Railway Servants (Pass) Rules, 1986 (Second Edition, 1993) should be revised as per Advance Correction Slip No.73.
3. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.
Advance Correction Slip No.73
Railway Servants (Pass) Rules, 1986 (Second Edition, 1993)
1. Item 3(iv), (v) & (xiv) of Schedule-II under heading “General Rules relating to Privilege Passes/ PTOs” of Railway Servants (Pass) Rules, 1986 (Second Edition, 1993) may be amended as under:-
(iv) A half set or one set of Privilege Pass shall be valid for one month more than the advance reservation period i.e. five months at present, in general, from the date of issue irrespective of whether the inward journey is for the same station or any other station.
(v) Privilege Ticket Order (PTO) shall be valid one month more than the advance reservation period, i.e. five months at present, in general, from the date of issue.
(xiv) When an employee has availed all passes due to him/ her in a calendar year, one set of passes and/or one set of PTO may be issued to him/ her for journeys commencing in the next year only and the Pass/ PTO may be debited to the next year’s pass account. Such advanced issue of Pass/ PTO should not exceed one month more than the Advance Reservation Period i.e. five months at present, of the current year, in general, from the date of issue.
2. Item (i) under column 4 “other facilities” of Schedule-IV, Post Retirement Complimentary Pass of Railway Servants (Pass) Rules, 1986 (Second Edition, 1993) may be amended as under:-
(i) A retired railway servant may be issued on his/ her request one set of Complementary Pass one month more than the Advance Reservation Period i.e. five months at present, in general, in advance of the current calendar year from the date of issue for Journeys commencing in the next year duly debiting such issue of Complementary Pass in the next year’s account.
3. Item Nos. 11 & 12 under Annexure-C of Railway Servants (Pass) Rules, 1986 (Second Edition, 1993) may be amended as under:-
11. Incorrect issue of a Pass by pass issuing authority for a period exceeding one month more than the Advance Reservation Period i.e. five months at present, in general, and its use by a Railway Servant or his family after the period of availability.
12. Correct issue of Pass by the pass issuing authority for a period not exceeding one month more than the Advance Reservation Period i.e. five months at present, in general, and its use by a Railway Servant or his family after the period of availability.
[Authority: Railway Board’s letter No.E(W)2007/PS 5-1/9, dated 26.03.2012 (RBE No. 41/2012) (ACS No.73)]
Download Railway Board Circular RBE No. 41/2012
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