Revised pay limits for entitlement of Pass as per Fifth Pay Commission

Railway Board Letter No
E(W) 97/PS 5-1/62 PC-V/153 dated 1.2.1999
Date
RBE No
17/1999
Circular Subject
Revised pay limits for entitlement of Passes

It has now been decided that the entitlements in the revised Scales of Pay [RS(RP) Rules, 1997] will be as under:

Category

Class of Privilege Pass and Privilege Ticket Order admissible

(1)

(2)

I. Group 'A' & Group 'B' (Gazetted)

I Class 'A'

II. Non-Gazetted Group 'B' & Group 'C'employees

(a) Appointed prior to 1.8.1969

(i) Drawing pay of Rs. 5000/- or above provided the employee are in scale the maximum of which is Rs. 6000/- or above.

I Class

(ii) Employees other than those covered in items (i) above

II/ Sleeper Class

Appointed during the period from 1.8.1969 to 31.03.1987

(i) Drawing pay of Rs. 5375/- or above provided they are in a scale the maximum of which is Rs. 7000/- or above.

I Class

(ii) Employees other than those covered in items (i) above

II/ Sleeper Class

(b) Appointed during the period from 1.4.1987 to 1.2.1999

(i) Drawing pay of Rs. 7250/- or above or those who are in scale the minimum of which is Rs. 6500/-.

I Class

(ii) Employees other than those covered in items (i) above

II/ Sleeper Class

(d) Employees appointed after 01.02.1999

(i) Employees in pay scale the minimum of which is Rs. 6500/- or above.

I Class

(ii) Employees drawing pay of Rs. 7600/- or above

I Class

(iii) Employees in pay scales of Rs. 5000-8000/- and Rs. 5500-9000/- and drawing the pay of Rs. 7250/- or above but less then Rs. 7600/-

IInd Class 'A'

(iv) Employees other than those covered in items (i), (ii) and (iii) above

II/ Sleeper Class

III. Group ‘D’

II/ Sleeper Class

3. The holder of new IInd Class ‘A’ pass shall be entitled to travel by AC-3 tier. IInd Class ‘A’ pass shall be of yellow colour.

4. In all other respects, the provisions of Railway Servants (Pass) Rules, 1986 will apply.

5. The Railway employees who are already entitled to Ist Class passes shall continue to draw Ist Class passes, irrespective of their eligibility in terms of these orders.

6. In exercise of powers conferred by proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India the president is pleased to direct that the Railway Servants (Pass) Rules, 1986 may be amended as in the ACS No. 12 enclosed.

7. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board).

 

ADVANCE CORRECTION SLIP NO. 12 THE RAILWAY SERVANTS (PASS) RULES, 1986 (Second Edition 1993)

 ( Replace Column No. 1 & 2 under Schedule - II by the following)

Category

Class of Privilege Pass and Privilege Ticket Order admissible

(1)

(2)

I. Group 'A' & Group 'B' (Gazetted)

I Class 'A'

II. Non-Gazetted Group 'B' & Group 'C'employees

(a) Appointed prior to 1.8.1969

(i) Drawing pay of Rs. 5000/- or above provided the employee are in scale the maximum of which is Rs. 6000/- or above.

I Class

(ii) Employees other than those covered in items (i) above

II/ Sleeper Class

Appointed during the period from 1.8.1969 to 31.03.1987

(i) Drawing pay of Rs. 5375/- or above provided they are in a scale the maximum of which is Rs. 7000/- or above.

I Class

(ii) Employees other than those covered in items (i) above

II/ Sleeper Class

(b) Appointed during the period from 1.4.1987 to 1.2.1999

(i) Drawing pay of Rs. 7250/- or above or those who are in scale the minimum of which is Rs. 6500/-.

I Class

(ii) Employees other than those covered in items (i) above

II/ Sleeper Class

(d) Employees appointed after 01.02.1999

(i) Employees in pay scale the minimum of which is Rs. 6500/- or above.

I Class

(ii) Employees drawing pay of Rs. 7600/- or above

I Class

(iii) Employees in pay scales of Rs. 5000-8000/- and Rs. 5500-9000/- and drawing the pay of Rs. 7250/- or above but less then Rs. 7600/-

IInd Class 'A'

(iv) Employees other than those covered in items (i), (ii) and (iii) above

II/ Sleeper Class

III. Group ‘D’

II/ Sleeper Class

 

[Authority : Board’ s letter no. No. E(W) 97/PS 5-1/62 PC-V/153 dated 1.2.1999 (RBE No. 17/1999)]