RBE No. 60/2020: Railway Accommodation – Retention
No.E(G)2020 RN 2 COVID-19, dated 31.07.2020
Sub: One time relaxation for retention of railway accommodation in view of Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19).
1. Vide letter of even number dated 19.05.2020 (RBE No. 38/2020) Railway Board have allowed suo-motu retention of Railway accommodation by officers/ staff for the period from 17.03.2020 to 30.06.2020 in line with the decision taken by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs for allottees of general pool residential accommodation. This retention has been extended upto 15.07.2020 vide this office letter of even number dated 01.07.2020 (RBE No. 47/2020) in accordance with the decision taken by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs vide their OM No.12035/2/2020 Pol-II, dated 22.06.2020.
2. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, vide their OM No.16(5)Covid-19/retention/2020, dated 18.06.2020 have now decided that suo-motu extension of retention of quarters granted to the allottees in respect of Mumbai City shall be extended upto 31.08.2020. Accordingly, Ministry of Railways have decided that in Mumbai City, suo-motu retention of railway accommodation by officers/ staff already allowed for the period from 17.03.2020 to 15.07.2020 shall further be extended upto 31.08.2020 subject to the conditions stipulated in Board’s letter of even number dated 19.05.2020 (RBE No. 38/2020).
3. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.
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Download Railway Board Circular RBE No. 60/2020
Forward reference ⇒ RBE No. 89/2020