Removal of pay based ceiling for extending benefit under Head/Activity SI.No.8 – Railway Staff Benefit Fund: Railway Board Order RBE No. 129 /2023 ACS No. 147 dated 04.01.2023
RBE No. 129 /2023
ACS No. 147
भारत सरकार GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
रेल मंत्रालय MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(रेलवे बोर्ड) (RAILWAY BOARD)
No.E(W)/2023/SBF/7
New Delhi, date 04.01.2024
The General Managers/DGs/CAOs(P)
All Indian Railways, PUs & CTIs.
Sub: Removal of pay based ceiling for extending benefit under Head/Activity SI.No.8 – Railway Staff Benefit Fund.
Ref: Board’s letter No. E(W)/2022/SBF/5 dated 21/12/2022 (RBE No. 157/2022)
The requests received from Central, South Eastern & Southern Railways for removal of the pay based ceiling limit prescribed under Col.2, SI. No.8 in the Table indicating distribution under Rule No.805, Chapter-8, Railway Staff Benefit Fund of the Indian Railway Establishment Code Volume I, 1985 Edition (Third Reprint Edition-2008) i.e. “Relief of distress, sickness etc. for Railway Staff in Grade Pay upto Rs.4,600/- (i.e. upto Level-7 of Pay Matrix)”, circulated vide Board’s letter cited under reference, have been examined. It has been decided with the approval of the Competent Authority to remove the ceiling limit of Grade Pay upto Rs. 4600/-(i.e. upto Level-7 of Pay Matrix), as requested by the Railways and to extend the benefit to all Non-Gazetted railway employees, irrespective of Grade Pay/ Level of Pay in Pay Matrix.
2. Accordingly, the above referred Head/activity is amended as follows: :
“Relief of distress, sickness, etc. for all non-gazetted Railway employees”.
3. This will take effect from the date of issue of this letter. All other terms and conditions will remain the same.
4. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.
(V. Muralidharan)
Joint Director Estt.(Welfare)
Railway Board
Phone No.: 011-23047203
E-mail ID: v.muralidharan[at]gov.in
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