Purchase of Briefcase/Ladies Handbags- Enhancement of financial limits: Railway Board Order for reimbursement of expenditure incurred through Railway Board Stationery Management System vide Office Order No. 39 of 2024 and Circular dated 09.07.2024
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA/भारत सरकार
MINISTRY OF RAILWAY/रेल मंत्रालय
(RAILWAY BOARD)/रेलवे बोर्ड
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OFFICE ORDER No. 39 of 2024
Sub: Reimbursement of expenditure incurred towards purchase of Briefcase/Ladies Handbags- Enhancement of financial limits.
As per the existing practice, reimbursement against purchase of Briefcase/Office Bag/Ladies Handbag/Ladies Purse 1s provided to the officials/officers on joining Railway Board or once in three years from the date of issue of earlier one. Keeping in view the recent revision of monetary ceiling by Department of Expenditure/Ministry of Finance, the competent authority has decided to revise the monetary ceiling for reimbursement of expenditure incurred by officials/officers of Railway Board towards purchase of Briefcase/Office Bag/Ladies Handbag/Ladies Purse.
2. The details indicating the existing and revised ceiling in respect of officials/officers of Railway Board is appended below:
| S.No. | Level of officers/officials | Monetary Ceiling (Rs.)
(inclusive of gst) |
Period
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| Existing Ceiling | Revised Ceiling | |||
| 1. | Board Members/DGs (Level 17) | 10000/- | 12500/- | Once in 3 years |
| 2. | Advisors/PED/Addl. Member (HA grade) or equivalent (Level 15-16) | 8000/- | 10000/- | -do- |
| 3. | Joint Secretary/Executive Directors (SA grade) or equivalent (Level 14) | 6500/- | 8125/- | -do- |
| 4. | Director/Joint Director/ Deputy Secretary/PSO/Sr. PPS or equivalent (Level 12-13) | 5000/- | 6250/- | -do- |
| 5. | Deputy Director/Under Secretary/PPS or equivalent (Level 11) | 4000/- | 5000/- | -do- |
| 6. | Section Officers/PS or equivalent (Level 8-10) | 4000/- | 5000/- | -do- |
| 7. | Assistant Section Officer/PA/Inspector or equivalent (Level 7) | 3500/- | 4375/- | -do- |
3. The entitled officials/officers can purchase briefcase/office bags/ladies bags & purses of their choice from any private/public outlet. It may, however, be noted that reimbursement shall be limited to the above —mentioned ceilings subject to submission of proper Invoices/Bills with GST Number, Book Number and Invoice number of the trader. The bills should clearly mention the name of the article and name of the officials/officers purchasing the article.
4, The briefcase/office bag/ladies bag/purse shall be provided to the officials/officers on joining this Ministry or on completion of three years from the date of issue of earlier one.
5. The above revised ceiling will be effective from the date of issue of this Order.
(Adesh Kumar)
Under Secretary (Stationery)
Railway Board
File No. 2024/Stny./30/3/Briefcase (Policy File) New Delhi: 10/07/2024
भारत सरकार (GOVERNMENT OF INDIA)
रेल मंत्रालय (MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS)
रेलवे बोर्ड (RAILWAY BOARD)
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CIRCULAR
Sub: Applying for reimbursement of briefcase/ladies handbag through “Railway Board Stationery Management System”.
Railway Board Stationery Management System, a software module for placing indents of Stationery Items is effectively functioning w.c.f. 1.11.2023.
2. A new feature “Briefcase reimbursement” for keeping records of briefcase ‘Ladies handbag, is being introduced to the said portal. This feature will enable the entitled officials (Pay Level – 7 and above) to fill up the online requisition form and upload the bill for claiming briefcase/ladies handbag reimbursement.
3, Eligible officials/officers may login to Railway Board Stationery Management System Portal through URL https://reps.gov.in/stn/logon for applying for office bag/bricfcase/ladics handbag reimbursement. After submitting the request, a printout of the same is required to be submitted to the stationery branch with the original bill in physical form and also through e-office. This feature will be operational from 15.07.2024.
Signed by Adesh Kumar
Date: 10.07.2024 17:39:17
Reasson: Aproved
(Adarsh Kumar)
Under Secretary (Stationery)
Railway Board
Tele/Fax No. 011-47845592
No. 2020/Stationery/25/7
New Delhi, Dated 09.07.2024
To,
1. All employees of Railway Board.
2. C&IS Dte for uploading on Secretary Branch’s Portal on Railnet.
3. Notice Board.
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