Indian Railway Codes and Manuals-Administration and Finance Code-Chapter-10 (X)
CHAPTER-10
ADVANCES & ARREAR CLAIMS
1001. Applicability.—The guidelines regulating the grant of advances to Railway servants as laid down in this chapter apply to only Railway servants in permanent employment. However, temporary Railway servants may also be granted advances in accordance with these guidelines under the general or special sanction of President. Temporary Railway servants with a continuous service of three years or more are to be treated as permanent employees ; probationers should be deemed to be temporary employees.
1002. Repayment.—An advance to a Railway servant may be repaid by him either in cash, or by reduction in his pay, or by adjustment against the relevant Travelling Allowance Bill in accordance with the rules applicable to each case. When an advance is adjustable by recovery from pay, the quantum of recovery should not be affected by the fact of the Railway servant going ort leave of any kind with allowances or subsistence allowance. It is however, open, to a Head of the Department to order reduction in the instalment of recovery In any case in which he deems it right to do so.
1003. Proceeding on Tour.—A Railway servant, when proceeding on long tour, may be granted by the controlling officer an advance sufficient to cover for the duration of the tour his personal travel expenses and contingent charges such as for hiring of conveyance, etc., for the carriage of records or other Government property and the cost of ticket (s) for the journey where required to be undertaken by other than rail transport. The Railway servant applying for the advance should give an estimate of the expenses on account of contingent charges and cost of ticket (s) to enable the controlling officer to sanction the advance. For journeys undertaken by air, the advance would require sanction of the Head of Department.
1004. A temporary Railway servant may also be granted advance of travelling allowance. However, the employees who has not completed one year's service or, having completed one year's service is likely in the opinion of the competent authority to be discharged within three months of the receipt of advance, should be required to produce a surety from a permanent Railway servant not governed by the Payment of Wages Act.
1005. An advance of travelling allowance for proceeding on tour should be adjusted immediately upon the Railway Servant's return to head quarters. The advance should be treated as a final charge, not as advance recoverable, and should be drawn and accounted for as contingent charges or travelling expenses of the establishment as the case may be.
1006. Proceeding on Transfer.—A Railway servant under orders of transfer, whether he is on duty or on leave when he receives the orders of transfer, may be granted, under the sanction of the competent authority an advance upto an amount not exceeding one month's substantive pay plus the travelling allowance to which he may be entitled under the rules, in consequence of transfer. The advance should be recovered on the last pay certificate of the Railway servant concerned. No advance of pay should be sanctioned in respect of mutual transfers, as such transfers are made on the request of the Railway servants concerned.
1007. An advance of one month's pay may also be granted to a temporary Railway servant subject to a surety from a permanent Railway servant not governed by the Payment of Wages Act, and provided also that the circumstances of the case warrant an advance being sanctioned.
1008. The advance of pay may be allowed by the competent authority to be drawn at the new station, soon after the arrival of the Railway servant there, on production of the last pay certificate showing that no advance had been drawn at the old station.
1009. The advance of pay, should be recovered from the pay of the Railway servant in three monthly instalments beginning with the month in which a full month's pay is drawn after the transfer. The amount of advance to be recovered should be fixed in whole rupees, the balance being recovered in the last instalment. The advance of travelling allowance should be recovered, in full, on submission of the Railway servant's travelling allowance bill.
1010. A Railway servant may be allowed a second advance to cover the travelling expenses of any member of his family who follows him within six months from the date of transfer and in respect of whom an advance of travelling allowance has not already been drawn.
1011. When a single lump sum is drawn to cover the travelling expenses both of the Railway servant himself and of his family, it may be adjusted by the submission of more than one bill if it so happens that the members and the family do not actually make or complete the journey with him. In such a case, the Railway servant should certify on each adjustment bill submitted by him that a further bill in respect of the travelling allowance of the members of his family (to be specified) who have not yet completed the journey will be submitted in due course and is expected to include an amount not less than the balance of the advance left unadjusted in that bill.
1012. Advances of pay and/or transfer T. A. to a Railway servant on transfer abroad and/or deputation to foreign service are governed by separate rules which are laid down in the Indian Railway Establishment Manual.
1013. Festival Advance.—Class III and Class IV Railway servants (including Workshop staff) In receipt of basic pay not exceeding Rs. 2,850 per mensem in the revised scales may be granted an advance on the eve of important festivals subject to the following terms and conditions :—
(i) The amount of advance will be limited to Rs. 600/-,
(ii) The advance must be drawn before the festival concerned. It is admissible only to those on duty or on leave on average pay or privilege leave at the time the advance is drawn as also to female Railway employees on maternity leave at the time of the drawal of the advance.
(iii) The advance will be recovered in not more than 10 equal monthly instalments, the first recovery commencing with the next pay bill.
(iv) The advance will be admissible only on one occasion in a financial year for members of each community serving in an establishment. In case a festival falls twice in a financial year the advance will be admissible only on one occasion. The occasion on which it may be granted will be fixed by the General Manager, after taking into consideration the importance attached locally to such festivals, on the basis of collective options exercised by the Railway servants of a particular community in an establishment, and/or in consultation with Staff Council and/or recognised Unions or Associations of workers, where such exist. Republic Day and Independence Day may be treated as festival occasions for the purpose of grant of festival advance.
(v) Before these advances are sanctioned to temporary Railway servants, sureties from permanent Railway servants or any ether form of security considered adequate by the sanctioning authority should be obtained. The advance should not be paid to temporary Railway servants, who are net likely to continue in service for a period of at least six months beyond the month in which the advance is paid.
(vi) A second festival advance should not be sanctioned until the earlier advance sanctioned for the same purpose has been recovered in full.
(vii) To obviate the risk of the advance being paid again during the stipulated period to a Railway servant who has drawn the advance and fully refunded it prior to his transfer from one establishment to another and happens to apply to the latter for the grant of a second advance, the Railway servant should be required to furnish in his application for the advance a certificate to the effect that he had not drawn the advance applied for prior to his transfer within the stipulated period. This certificate may be test checked if considered necessary.
1000. Purchase of Conveyance.—Interest-bearing advance may be granted to a Railway servant with the sanction of the competent authority for the purchase of a conveyance. The general conditions applicable to such advances are as follows :-
(I) Motor-car.—
(a) The maximum amount of the advance granted for the first time restricted to Rs 80,000/-, or 16 months' basic pay of the employee, or anticipated price of the motor-car, whichever is the least.
(b) The quantum of advance that may be granted on the second or subsequent occasions for the purchase of a motor-car shall not exceed Rs. 75,000/- (Rupees Seventy Five thousand) or sixteen months' basic pay of the Government/Railway servant or the anticipated price of the motor-car to be purchases! whichever is the least.
Such second or subsequent advances for the purchase of a motor-car will be admissible only after four years, reckoned from the date of drawal of the last advance, have elapsed, provided that this restriction- of 4 years shall not apply in the following cases :—
(i) Where an advance had been allowed earlier for the purchase of a motor cycle but it is desired to draw the advance for the purchase of a motor car.
(ii) Where a Government servant disposes of his motor-car, in India prior to his posting abroad lasting more than one year and returns to India without a motor-car,
(iii) Where a Government servant is appointed to a regular post abroad and does not take his motor-car along with him.
Note.—(I) The word "Price" used in the above sub-rules includes the registration money paid for in advance by the Government servant to the dealer while booking for the new car and which is later adjusted by the dealer on allotment/delivery towards the price of the new car.
(2) Where a Government/Railway servant desires to keep two vehicles of different types i. e., a motor car and Motor Cycle/Scooter and has purchased one type of vehicle with the advance drawn from the Government/Railway and wants to have advance for purchasing a different type of vehicle he may be sanctioned the same under the provisions already existing in Indian Railway Establishment Manual as amended from time-to-time without being required to sell the previous vehicle provided he repays the outstanding amount of advance with Interest before drawing the fresh advance. An advance given in such a case will be treated as second advance.
(c) The advance is recoverable in not exeeding200 equal monthly instalments.
(d). The employee is required to execute a mortgage bond hypothecating the vehicle to the President.
(2) Motor-cycle, Scooter, Moped etc.
(a) The first advance is restricted to Rs. 13,000/- or 8 months' basic pay of the employee or the price of the vehicle, whichever is the least.
(b) The second or subsequent advance is equal to the difference between the price of the vehicle and the sale proceeds of the old vehicle reduced by the amount due, if any, against an earlier advance, subject again to Rs. 10,000/- or 6 months' basic pay, whichever is less.
(c) The advance is recoverable in 70 equal monthly instalments but such numbers should not be more than seventy.
(d) The employee is required to execute a mortgage bond in the case of a motor car.
(3) Bicycle—
(a) The advance is admissible to an employee whose basic pay does not exceed Rs. 1,750 per month.
(b) The amount of the advance is restricted to Rs. 600 or the price of the vehicle inclusive of taxes, whichever is less.
(c) The advance is recoverable in not more than 30 instalments.
Detailed rules governing the terms and conditions for the grant of advances for purchase of conveyance are contained in the Indian Railway Establishment Manual.
1015. Special Circumstances and natural calamities.—The General Manager may sanction an advance of one month's pay or Rs. 500, whichever is less, to non-gazetted Railway servants under very special circumstances, e.g., if the Railway servant's camp is burnt or, if serious damages are caused to his belongings due to floods, etc. Such an advance must be recovered in three equal monthly instalments beginning with the month in which a full month's pay is drawn after drawal of the advance.
1016. After the Government have declared a particular natural calamity as one necessitating the grant of the concession of an advance of pay, it may be sanctioned by the General Manager concerned subject to the following conditions :—
(i) The advance is admissible only to non-gazetted Railway servants whose property movable or immovable ha- been substantially affected or damaged by the natural calamity.
(ii) The advance will be interest-free and will be repayable in not more than twenty four equal monthly instalments commencing from the second issue of pay after the drawal of the advance.
(iii) The maximum-amount of the advance should not exceed three month's pay of the Railway servant or Rs. 500 whichever is less.
(iv) In the case of a temporary Railway servant, surety from a permanent Railway servant not governed by the Payment of Wages Act should be obtained before the advance is sanctioned.
(v) Normally a second advance on this account should not be sanctioned if an earlier advance for the same purpose remains unadjusted. If, however, the grant of a second advance becomes necessary, the quantum of the second advance plus the outstanding balance of the first advance should not exceed the limit prescribed in clause (iii) above.
(vi) No sanction to an advance under these orders should be accorded to a Railway servant who fails to apply for the relief within three months of the issue of the Government orders.
(vii) This advance will not be in addition to the advance of one month's pay admissible under paragraph 1123 of Establishment Manual. If a Railway servant has already been sanctioned an advance of one month-pay for the same calamity, it would be adjusted against the amount of the advance sanctioned under this paragraphs
The General Manager while sanctioning such advances should record that arrangements will be/or have been a to provides necessary funds for covering the payment involved. It will be the duty of the general manager to make recommendation for the application of these rules as soon as natural calamity of unusual severity has occurred. when making such reports he should also indicate the action, if any, taken by the State or other local authorities in respect of their staff.
1017. Other Advances.—Apart from the advances dealt with in the foregoing paragraphs, the fallowing other advances are admissible under the rules prescribed in respect of each in the Indian Railway Establishment Manual:—.
(a) for purchase of warm clothing on transfer from plains to a hill station,
(b) for purchase of table fans by Class IV employees,
(c) for purchase of outfit for school-going children,
(d) for treatment of cancer or to meet expenses on account of other illness,
(e) for house building or purchase of ready-built houses, etc,
(f) for lawsuits,
(g) for purchase of personal computers.
Claims of outsiders (i.e., private individuals and Non-Government
bodies)
Against the Railways
1018. Arrear claims.—No claim
against the Railways not preferred within six months of
its becoming due, can be paid without the sanction of
the Financial Adviser and Chief Accounts
Officer concerned Claims, other than claims for overcharges aid
compensation (vide Section 77 of the
Indian Railways Act) of Rs.
5 and "less may, however, be preferred within one year of their becoming
due.
1019. A claim against the Railways, which is barred by
time under any provisions of law relating to limitation, is ordinarily to
be refused and no claim on account of such time-barred item is to be
paid without the sanction of the Railway Board. The
onus is upon the claiming authority to establish a claim to
special treatment for a time-barred item, and it is the duty of the
authority against whom such a claim is made to refuse the claim until a case
for other treatment is made out. All petty time-barred claims are to be
rejected forthwith and only important claims of this nature considered.
Note.—(I) The General Manager of Zonal Railways will have
full powers in regard to settlement of suit barred claims for compensation and
refunds with further authority to re-delegate their powers to the Chief
Commercial Superintendents and the Additional/
Deputy Chief Commercial Superintendents to
the extent considered necessary. The concurrence of the
Financial Advisers and Chief Accounts Officers or the Additional/Deputy
Financial Advisers and Chief Accounts Officers is to be obtained in each ease.
(2) Subject to the General Managers of Zonal Railways
personally exercising the powers after prior consultation with
the financial Advisers and Chief Accounts Officers, they will have powers of
settlement of compensation claims cases valued not more than Rs. 50,000 in each
case, which are time barred under Section 78-B of the Indian Railways Act, 1890
(9 of 1890).
1020. -It is the duty of the executive authority, in
the first instance, to consider the question of time-bar, before
submitting a claim to the Financial Adviser and Chief
Accounts Officer for
sanction under paragraph 1018 and the Accounts Officer
should refuse payment of all claims found to be
time-barred until the
sanction of the Board has been obtained.
1021. Claims of Railway Employees.—All
patty arrear claims
other than these that affect an officer's
pension, all claims for whose delayed submission an
adequate explanation is not forthcoming,
and all claims preferred after the expiry of the period prescribed for
the preservation of records required for their verification,
should be rejected.
The General Manager or any other authority to whom the power
may be delegated by the President are authorised to sanction an
investigation of arrear claims of persons appointed by him in the following,
i.e.
(i) “When the claim is not over three years old from the
date it becomes due, irrespective of the amount involved, and”
(Authority : Railway Board’s letter
No. E(G)2016/AL 1-1 dated 17.06.2016)
(ii) When the claim is over three years old reckoned as
above, but the amount of the claim pertaining to the period beyond three years
does not exceed Rs.10,000/-.
In cases where the amount of the claim for the period beyond
three years exceeds Rs.10,000/-, investigation of the portion within the
three years' limit may be sanctioned by the General Manager and the question of
sanction of the balance only, i.e. portion beyond three years should be
referred to the Railway Board for orders.
(Authority Board's letter No. E(G)2002 AL1/5 dated 15/1/2003
& E(G)2009 AL1/16 dated 04.03.2010) ACS No. 1&2
Subject to the conditions stated in this paragraph and
to any further conditions which he may consider necessary the general
Manager may delegate his power to authorities subordinate to him.
Note.—This paragraph does not apply to (i) cases
gratuity/special contribution to provident Fund provided satisfactory evidence
exists that payment of the amount admissible had not been made previously, and
{ii) claims for the payment of amounts placed under the head "
Deposits-Unpaid wages ".
1022. Delays in payments are opposed to all rules and
are highly objectionable, and when not satisfactorily explained
should be brought to the-notice of the head of the department concerned by the
Accounts Officer.
1023. Inter-Governmental and Inter-Departmental Claims.—A convention has been
established between the Central Government and State Governments and between
Departments or Ministries of the Government of India (Commercial and
non-Commercial), on a reciprocal basis, that adjustment of
past transactions, "within an admitted type of obligation,
should not be made if more than three years old counting from the date on
which a mistake is discovered subject to the proviso that the time limit might
be exceeded in exceptional cases. If, however, a claim is
of a type not previously made either generically or specifically, it
should not be effect from an earlier date than the
commencement of the financial year in which it is first made.
Note.—(!) The date on which a mistake is
discovered means the date on which
the mistake is discovered and reported to the Department or
Ministry liable to pay,
(2) In order that the submission of belated
claim's may be avoided claims should be regularly preferred by Railway
Administrations against other departments or Ministries annually for all
amounts due from them.
(3) The convention does not apply to claims for
overcharges and under charges which are governed by
the rules in paragraphs 1024 and 1025 below.
1024. Claims of State Governments and other
Departments or Ministries of the Central Government against Railways for
over-charges and claims of Railways against State Governments or other
Departments or Ministries of the Central Government for undercharges will be
recognised and admitted if the claims are preferred within six months—
(i) in the case of cash payment, from the date of payment ;
and
(ii) in the case of Warrants
and Credit Notes, from the date of presentation of
bill by the Railway
Administration.
1025. The terms 'overcharges' and 'undercharges'
used in the preceding paragraph mean overcharges
and undercharges of Railway freight and fares, only. They
refer to excesses and shortages in the items included in a bill
which has already beery rendered, but the omission of an item in a bill is not
an ' undercharge ' nor is the erroneous inclusion of an item an ' overcharge
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Multiple choice questions:
1. To whom do the guidelines
regulating the grant of advances apply?
A. Only permanent Railway servants
B. Only temporary Railway servants
C. Both permanent and temporary Railway servants
D. Only probationers
Answer: A. Only permanent Railway servants
2. Under what condition can
temporary Railway servants be granted advances ?
A. Under the general or special
sanction of the President
B. When they have completed six months of service
C. Only if they are probationers
D. When they have a surety from a permanent Railway servant
Answer: A. Under the general or special sanction of the President
3. How is an advance to a Railway
servant to be repaid?
A. In cash
B. By reduction in pay
C. By adjustment against the Travelling Allowance Bill
D. All of the above
Answer: D. All of the above
4. Who has the authority to order a
reduction in the installment of recovery when an advance is adjustable by
recovery from pay?
A. The President
B. The Head of the Department
C. The Controlling Officer
D. The Railway Board
Answer: B. The Head of the Department
5. What should a Railway servant
provide when applying for an advance for a long tour?
A. An estimate of personal travel
expenses
B. An estimate of contingent charges and cost of tickets
C. An estimate of accommodation expenses
D. An estimate of food expenses
Answer: B. An estimate of contingent charges and cost of tickets
6. Can a temporary Railway servant
be granted an advance of travelling allowance? If so, what is required if they
haven't completed one year of service or might be discharged within three
months?
A. No, they cannot be granted an
advance
B. Yes, with a surety from a permanent Railway servant not governed by the
Payment of Wages Act
C. Yes, with approval from the President
D. No, only permanent employees can receive it
Answer: B. Yes, with a surety from a permanent Railway servant not
governed by the Payment of Wages Act
7. How should an advance of
travelling allowance be treated upon the Railway servant's return to
headquarters?
A. As an advance recoverable
B. As a final charge
C. As a loan
D. As a personal expense
Answer: B. As a final charge
8. What is the maximum amount of
advance that can be granted to a Railway servant under orders of transfer?
A. One month's basic pay
B. Two months' substantive pay
C. One month's substantive pay plus travelling allowance
D. Three months' pay
Answer: C. One month's substantive pay plus travelling allowance
9. Under what circumstances can a
temporary Railway servant be granted an advance of one month's pay?
A. With the President's approval
B. With a surety from a permanent Railway servant not governed by the Payment
of Wages Act
C. With no conditions
D. Only if they have completed three years of service
Answer: B. With a surety from a permanent Railway servant not
governed by the Payment of Wages Act
10. How should the advance of pay be
recovered when a Railway servant is transferred?
A. In three monthly installments
B. In six monthly installments
C. In one lump sum
D. It should not be recovered
Answer: A. In three monthly installments
11. Can a Railway servant be granted
a second advance to cover the travelling expenses of any member of his family
who follows him within six months from the date of transfer?
A. No
B. Yes, without any conditions
C. Yes, provided no advance of travelling allowance has been drawn for that
family member
D. Yes, but only with the President's approval
Answer: C. Yes, provided no advance of travelling allowance has
been drawn for that family member
12. How are advances of pay and/or
transfer T.A. to a Railway servant on transfer abroad and/or deputation to
foreign service governed?
A. By the rules in this chapter
B. By separate rules in the Indian Railway Establishment Manual
C. By the President's special order
D. By the Railway Board's guidelines
Answer: B. By separate rules in the Indian Railway Establishment
Manual
13. What is the maximum amount of
advance that can be granted for the first-time purchase of a motor-car?
A. Rs. 75,000
B. Rs. 80,000
C. 16 months' basic pay
D. Both B and C, whichever is the least
Answer: D. Both B and C, whichever is the least
14. How often can a Railway servant
apply for a second advance for purchasing a motor-car?
A. After two years
B. After three years
C. After four years
D. After five years
Answer: C. After four years
15. In which of the following cases
is the restriction of 4 years for a second motor-car advance not applicable?
A. When the Railway servant's
motor-car is stolen
B. When the Railway servant is promoted
C. When the Railway servant disposes of his motor-car prior to a posting abroad
lasting more than one year
D. When the Railway servant's motor-car is damaged
Answer: C. When the Railway servant disposes of his motor-car prior
to a posting abroad lasting more than one year
16. What is included in the term
"price" used in the sub-rules for the advance for purchasing a
motor-car?
A. Only the cost of the car
B. The registration money paid in advance by the Government servant
C. Insurance and maintenance costs
D. Cost of fuel for the first year
Answer: B. The registration money paid in advance by the Government
servant
17. What is the maximum advance for
the purchase of a motor-cycle, scooter, or moped for the first time?
A. Rs. 8,000
B. Rs. 10,000
C. Rs. 13,000
D. Rs. 16,000
Answer: C. Rs. 13,000
18. How many monthly installments
are allowed for the recovery of an advance given for the purchase of a
motor-cycle, scooter, or moped?
A. 30
B. 50
C. 70
D. 100
Answer: C. 70
19. What is the maximum advance for
the purchase of a bicycle for an employee whose basic pay does not exceed Rs.
1,750 per month?
A. Rs. 300
B. Rs. 500
C. Rs. 600
D. Rs. 1,000
Answer: C. Rs. 600
20. How many monthly installments
are allowed for the recovery of an advance given for the purchase of a bicycle?
A. 10
B. 20
C. 30
D. 50
Answer: C. 30
21. What amount of advance can the
General Manager sanction to non-gazetted Railway servants under very special
circumstances such as a natural calamity?
A. One month's pay or Rs. 300,
whichever is less
B. One month's pay or Rs. 400, whichever is less
C. One month's pay or Rs. 500, whichever is less
D. One month's pay or Rs. 600, whichever is less
Answer: C. One month's pay or Rs. 500, whichever is less
22. What is the maximum amount of
interest-free advance that can be granted to non-gazetted Railway servants
whose property is affected by a natural calamity?
A. One month's pay or Rs. 300,
whichever is less
B. Two months' pay or Rs. 400, whichever is less
C. Three months' pay or Rs. 500, whichever is less
D. Three months' pay or Rs. 600, whichever is less
Answer: C. Three months' pay or Rs. 500, whichever is less
23. What must a temporary Railway
servant provide before being sanctioned an advance in the case of a natural
calamity?
A. A surety from a permanent Railway
servant
B. Proof of damage to property
C. A letter of recommendation from the General Manager
D. An application within three months of the issue of Government orders
Answer: A. A surety from a permanent Railway servant
24. Which of the following is NOT an
advance admissible under the rules prescribed in the Indian Railway
Establishment Manual?
A. For purchase of warm clothing on
transfer from plains to a hill station
B. For purchase of a bicycle
C. For purchase of personal computers
D. For treatment of cancer or other illness
Answer: B. For purchase of a bicycle
25. What is the maximum time limit
for preferring a claim against the Railways without requiring the sanction of
the Financial Adviser and Chief Accounts Officer?
A. Three months
B. Six months
C. Nine months
D. Twelve months
Answer: B. Six months
26. Claims for overcharges and
compensation can be preferred within how many months of their becoming due?
A. Three months
B. Six months
C. Nine months
D. Twelve months
Answer: D. Twelve months
27. Who has the full powers
regarding the settlement of suit-barred claims for compensation and refunds?
A. Financial Adviser and Chief
Accounts Officer
B. Chief Commercial Superintendents
C. General Manager of Zonal Railways
D. Railway Board
Answer: C. General Manager of Zonal Railways
28. What is the maximum value of
compensation claims that the General Manager of Zonal Railways can settle if
they are time-barred under Section 78-B of the Indian Railways Act, 1890?
A. Rs. 25,000
B. Rs. 50,000
C. Rs. 75,000
D. Rs. 1,00,000
Answer: B. Rs. 50,000
29. Who should initially consider
the question of time-bar before submitting a claim to the Financial Adviser and
Chief Accounts Officer for sanction?
A. The claimant
B. The Accounts Officer
C. The General Manager
D. The executive authority
Answer: D. The executive authority
29. Who is authorized to sanction an
investigation of arrear claims for amounts not over three years old from the
date it becomes due?
A. Financial Adviser and Chief
Accounts Officer
B. Railway Board
C. General Manager
D. President
Answer: C. General Manager
29. What is the limit for the
General Manager to investigate a claim that is over three years old but does
not exceed a certain amount?
A. Rs. 5,000
B. Rs. 10,000
C. Rs. 15,000
D. Rs. 20,000
Answer: B. Rs. 10,000
30. Which claims are exempt from the
conditions in paragraph 1018 regarding arrear claims?
A. Claims for salary arrears
B. Claims for provident fund contributions
C. Claims for unpaid wages
D. Both B and C
Answer: D. Both B and C
31. What should be done with claims
for arrears that are submitted after the preservation period of records
required for their verification?
A. They should be accepted
B. They should be rejected
C. They should be forwarded to the Railway Board
D. They should be investigated further
Answer: B. They should be rejected
32. What is the established time
limit for the adjustment of past transactions between Central and State
Governments or between Departments or Ministries of the Government of India?
A. One year
B. Two years
C. Three years
D. Five years
Answer: C. Three years
33. For claims of overcharges and
undercharges, what is the time limit for preferring a claim in the case of cash
payment?
A. Three months
B. Six months
C. Nine months
D. Twelve months
Answer: B. Six months
34. In the case of Warrants and
Credit Notes, what is the time limit for preferring a claim from the date of
presentation of the bill by the Railway Administration?
A. Three months
B. Six months
C. Nine months
D. Twelve months
Answer: B. Six months
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