Clarification regarding Pass/travel entitlement โ Railway Board RBE No. 29/2021
RBE No. 29/2021
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)
No. E(W)2020/PS5-1/9
New Delhi, dated 13.04.2021
The General Managers (P)
All Zonal Railways
Production Units.
Sub: Clarification regarding Pass/travel entitlement.
Ref: Boardโs letters No. E(W)2016/PS5-1/8 dated 31.01.2019 and 26.07.2019.
Consequent upon operationalisation of E-Pass module as a part of HRMS, Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS) have sought for clarifications on certain issues in connection with Boardโs letters cited above.
2. The matter has been examined in consultation with Commercial and P&A Directorates and the following clarifications are issued:-
Validation of Privilege /Post Retirement Complimentary Passes /PTOs in Festival /Special Trains
Submission of Boarding Pass along with Travelling Allowance Bills; PCDAO Message No. 08/2021
(i) All First Class โAโ/First Class/Second Class โAโ Pass holders are entitled to travel in 3-AC Class as well as Chair Car Class of all Mail/Express type Trains. Accordingly, in the table of travel entitlement contained in Annexures I & II of Boardโs letter dated 31.01.2019 quoted above, โCCโ may be added along-with 3-AC and may be read as โ3-AC/CCโ in the column under โBerth/Seat Entitlements of Mail/Express Trainsโ.
(ii) The post of Assistant Library & Information Officer at Railway Board, National Rail Museum and IRICEN in Pay Level in Pay Matrix (PLPM) 7 has since been upgraded as a Group โBโ Gazetted post. Accordingly, in the Boardโs above cited letters dated 31.01.2019 & 26.07.2019, PLPM 7 may be added in all places alongwith โGroup B Gazetted Officers in PLPM 8โ.
3. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of Ministry of Railways.
(Mahesh Kumar Meena)
Joint Director Estt. (Welfare)
Railway Board.
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