Special Passes: RBE No.148/2000 – Railway Inquiry Officers
No.E(W)2000 PS5-1/24, dated 07.08.2000
Sub: Issue of Special Passes to retired Railway officers empaneled as Inquiry Officers – Amendment of Schedule-VII of Railway Servants (Pass) Rules, 1986 (2nd Edition, 1993).
1. While approving the terms & conditions for empanelment of senior retired officers as Inquiry Officers in DAR cases, Board had approved payment of TA/DA to the RIOs at the same scale as the entitlement of serving officers of equal status, if RIO was required to undertake a journey for official purpose. However, the entitlement of the class of travel was not clearly stated in the said terms and conditions.
2. After giving careful consideration in the matter the Board have decided that the retired Railway officers of Selection Grade and above, who are empaneled as RIOs to conduct inquiry into charges against Gazetted Railway Officers under the D&A Rules may while travelling on official work be granted passes for self only, in the same class to which serving officers of equivalent rank are entitled while on duty, and an attendant in sleeper/ second class when required to undertake journeys from the place of their residence to the Zonal Railway Headquarters where the inquiry is conducted or to the place near the residence of retired COs where inquiry is conducted owing to ill-health of COs and in the case of training from the place of their residence to the place where training programmes are conducted or for any other official purpose in this connection. The authorisation for issue of such a pass shall be given either by the SDGM or by the CVO.
3. In view of the above, Schedule-VII of Railway Servants (Pass) Rules, 1986 (Second Edition, 1993) may be amended as per the Advance Correction Slip No.28 enclosed.
4. In all other respects the provision of Railway Servants (Pass) Rules, 1986 (Second Edition 1993) shall apply.
5. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.
Railway Servants (Pass) Rules 1986
(2nd Edition, 1993)
Advance Correction Slip No.28
The following may be added as item ‘(41)’ in Schedule-VII (Special Passes) of Railway Servants (Pass) Rules, 1986 (2nd Edition 1993):-
| Condition of Entitlement | Entitlement/ Facilities |
| (41) Retired Railway Officers of Selection Grade and above who are empaneled as Railway Inquiry Officers in D&AR cases to undertake journey either for conduct of inquiry or for training or any other official purpose in this connection. | A Pass of the class for self only, to which a serving Railway officer of equivalent rank is entitled while on duty and an attendant in second/ sleeper class from the place of residence to the Zonal Railway headquarters and in some cases to the place near the residence of retired COs where inquiry is conducted owing to ill-health of the CO and in case of training, to the place where training programmes are conducted on authorisation of the SDGM/CVOs. |
[Authority: Board’s letter No.E(W)2000 PS5-1/24, dated 07.08.2000]
Download Railway Board Circular RBE No.148/2000
Forward reference ⇒ RBE No.