Validity of Duty/Privilege/Post Retirement complimentary Passes (PRCP) in Duronto Express trains.

RBE No. 20/2013

Government of India
Ministry of Railways
(Railway Board )

E(W)2009/ps 5-1/30

Date: 01-03-2013

The General Manager(P)
All Indian Railways &
Production Units.

Sub: - Validity of Duty/Privilege/Post Retirement complimentary Passes (PRCP) in Duronto Express trains.

Ref:- This office letter No.E(W)2009/PS5-1/30  Dated 21.03.2012.

   Instructions have been issued vide this office letter of even No.E(W)2009/PS5-1/30 dated 21.3.2012 permitting railway officials to travel in Duronto Exp. trains while travelling on Duty subject to certain conditions.

   2. On a demand raised by recognized Federations at DC/JCM forum, a proposal has been under consideration for allowing booking of berths/seats in Duronto Express trains by serving/retired Railway servants on Duty/Privillege/ Post Retirement Complimentary Passes.

   2.1. After due deliberations, Board have decided to allow booking of berths/seats in Duronto Express trains by serving/retired railway servants on Duty/Privilege/ Post Retirement Complimentary Passes on the pattern of Rajdhani/Shatabdi Express trains without any exception. However, number of berths to be earmarked in Duronto Exp. trains on duty pass quota will be as under:-

CLASS	No. of berths/seats to be earmarked as Duty pass quota in Duronto Express trains
1A	4
Executive Class	4
2AC	6
3AC	16
CC	4
SL	20
2S	20

   3. This information may be brought to the notice of all concerned.

   4. CRIS will make necessary modifications in the software under intimation to all zonal Railways and this office.

   5. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.

   6. Receipt of the letter may be acknowledged.

Sd/-
(Debasis Mazumdar)
Director Estt.(Welfare)
Railway Board

Sd/-
(Sanjay Manocha)
Dy. Director Traffic Commercial (General-II)
Railway Board

Source: NFIR

Grant of Privilege Passes/PTOs to dependent relatives — raising the income ceiling limit.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BAORD)

No. E(W) 97/PS 5-1/71

New Delhi, dated 15-10-2012.

The General Managers (P)
All Indian Railways &
Production Units.

Sub:- Grant of Privilege Passes/PTOs to dependent relatives — raising the income ceiling limit.

   Pursuant to 6th Pay Commission recommendations, Board vide letter No. E(W)97/PS 5-1/71 dated 31-8-2009 have issued instructions raising the income ceiling for grant of Privilege Passes/PTOs to dependent relatives of railway servants indicating that a dependent relative in reletion to a railway servant as defined in Para-2(C) of the Railway Servants (Pass) Rules, 1986 (Second Edition, 1993) shall be considered eligible for entitlement of Passes/PTOs if his/her income does not exceed minimum Pension/family pension i.e.` 3500/- and Dearness Relief thereon or 15% of the basic pay of the Railway servant, whichever is more.

Extending the validity of full/half sets of Privilege Passes, Post Retirement Complimentary Passes, Widow Passes and Privilege Ticket Orders (PTOs).

R.B.E. No.41/2012

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BAORD)

No. E(W) 2007/PS 5-1/9

                                           New Delhi, dated 26 -03-2012

 

The General Managers (P)
All Indian Railways &
Production Units.

Sub:- Extending the validity of full/half sets of Privilege Passes, Post Retirement Complimentary Passes, Widow Passes and Privilege Ticket Orders (PTOs).

   Instructions were issued vide Board’s letter of even number dated 10-7-2008 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 3-6-2011, 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 6-02-2012, 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 reservations 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.

sd/-
( Debasis Mazumdar )
Joint Director Estt. (Welfare)
Railway Board

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