Metal Pass Rules

Board have decided to modify the rail travel facilities on Rajdhani/Shatabdi Express Trains in respect of metal and I’A’ pass holders with pay below Rs.14,300/- on Duty, and serving and retired General Managers, Addl. Members, DG/RHS and DG/RPF of the grade Rs.24,050 and above in respect of Privilege and Post Retirement Complimentary Passes.

Instances  have come to the notice of the  Ministry  of Railways,  of Railway Officers not surrendering, at the  time  of retirement, the Metal passes issued to them while in service  for travel on duty.

The  matter  has  been considered by  the  Ministry  of Railways and it has been decided that the following measures  may be  taken  to  eliminate misuse of the Metal  Passes  by  retired officers.

Instructions   already   exist  vide   Board's   letter No.E(W)/89  PS5-1/9 dated 17.2.1992 that retiring officers  shall return the Metal pass, before/at the time of retirement,  failing  which post-retirement complimentary pass shall be forfeited  till  such  time the Metal Pass is surrendered or 3 times the  cost  of the Metal Pass is remitted by the retired Railway Officer.

Copy of Bd's letter No. E[W]2007 PS5-1/3[A] dated 04-05-2007  (RBE No.73 /07)

Sub: Entitlement for travel by Rajdhani Express trains on Duty.

Ref: Board’s letter No. E[W]93PS5-1/1 dt. 16-2-04

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            The extant provision in Railway Servants [Pass] Rules, 1986 [Second Edition, 1993] provide that if a Railway Servant in Group ‘A’ or ‘B’ is required to cut short his tour/or return to headquarters by air or by some other means of transport leaving behind his family, he may be allowed return journey pass of the same class as on privilege account for his family to enable them to return to the headquarters.  In such situation if a Railway Officer had undertaken journey on duty in a saloon, the empty inspection carriage or s

Instructions have been issued vide Board's letter of even number dated 8.3.1999 that Metal Passes need not be surrendered if officers take LAP for a short period in continuation of their tour on duty.  A doubt has arisen whether an officer after performing an outstation duty i.e.

In terms of Item I [1] [b] of Schedule-I [Duty Pass] of Railway Servants [Pass] Rules, 1986 [Second Edition, 1993], Railway Officers holding Silver Pass are entitled to travel on Indian Railways alone in any class or alongwith their family in any class other than First AC Class, or in First AC Class on payment of 1/3rd difference of fare between First AC Class and AC sleeper for their family, subject to reserving a maximum number of 4 berths.  Item I [1] [c] of this Schedule provides that all Officers of the Ministry of Railways and Railway  Administration drawing basic

It has been decided by the Ministry of Railways that only the following serving Railway Officers shall be eligible to have Gold Pass ;-

(i)                          Chairman/Railway Board, Financial Commissioner (Railways) and all Board members;