Indian Railway Codes and Manuals-Establishment code- Vol-II-Chapter-17 (XVII)

 


CHAPTER 17
HOUSE RENT AND COMPENSATORY (CITY) ALLOWANCES

 1701. (1) The amount of a compensatory allowance shall be so regulated that, on the whole, it is not a source of profit to the recipient.

(2)  A compensatory allowance may be withdrawn or reduced by the President, if he is satisfied that the circumstances justify such a withdrawal or reduction.

(3) The President may, by general or special orders, sanction the grant of compensatory allowance in any case or any class of cases and also prescribe the conditions subject to which the allowance may be drawn, Except as otherwise provided by such orders, the drawal of the allowance shall be regulated by these rules.

1702   The rates of Compensatory (City) Allowance which may be granted with effect from 1.8.1997 to Railway servants stationed in ‘A-1’, ‘A’, ‘B-1’ and  ‘B-2’ class cities are given below :-

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

* Pay Range (Basic Pay)

Amount of Compensatory (City) Allowance in class of cities 

(Rs. Per month)

 

A-1

A

B-1

B-2

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Below Rs.3000 p.m

90

65

45

25

Rs.3000 p.m. to Rs.4499 p.m

125

95

65

35

Rs.4500 p.m to Rs.5999 p.m

200

150

100

65

Rs. 6000 p.m and above

300

240

180

120

 

* In the revised scales of pay as per Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 1997.

 

NOTE – 1.  Provided that in the case of a railway servant who is allowed the concession of free boarding and lodging as a condition of service, Compensatory (City) Allowance shall be limited to half the amount of the allowance specified above.

                       

2.          A Compensatory (City) Allowance may be granted to a railway servant whose place of duty is situated within the qualifying area of the station for which the allowance has been prescribed.”

 

( Authority : Railway Board’s letter No.E(P&A)II-97/HRA-19 dated 3.10.2005).

 

1703. The rates of House Rent Allowance which may be granted with effect from 1.8.1997 to Railway servants stationed in    ‘A-1’, ‘A’, ‘B-1’, ‘B-2’, ‘C’ class and unclassified cities are given below:-

 

Classification of cities/ towns

Rates of House Rent Allowance

 

A-1

 

 

30 %  of actual basic pay drawn

 

A

 

 

15 % of actual basic pay drawn

 

B-1

 

 

15 % of actual basic pay drawn

 

B-2

 

 

15 % of actual basic pay drawn

 

C

 

 

7.5 % of actual basic pay drawn

Unclassified

5 % of actual basic pay drawn.

 

 

House Rent Allowance at the above rates shall be admissible to all Railway servants (other than those provided with Government owned/hired accommodation) without reference to the quantum of rent paid, without requiring them to produce any rent receipts. Such railway servants shall, however, be required to furnish a certificate that they are incurring some expenditure on rent/ contributing towards rent. House Rent Allowance at the above rates shall also be admissible to Railway servants living in their own houses subject to their furnishing a certificate that they are paying/ contributing towards house or property tax or maintenance of the house.

 

NOTE : Where House Rent Allowance has been allowed under special orders, the same shall be given as admissible in A-1, A,  B-1, and B-2 cities, as the case may be, until issue of orders to the contrary.”

 

( Authority : Railway Board’s letter No.E(P&A)II-97/HRA-19 dated 3.10.2005).

1704. For the purposes of these orders: --

  (a)         Pay would be as defined in Rule 103(35)(i)–R.I and in the Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules 1997 would also include stagnation increment (s) and non-practising allowance.  In the case of those railway servants who opt to retain the pre-revised scales of pay in existence prior to 1-1-1996, it will include, in addition to pay in the pre-revised scale, dearness allowance and interim relief appropriate to that pay admissible under orders in existence on 1-1-1996. In case of Running staff, pay shall include the pay element in running allowance as determined by administrative orders from time to time.”

 ( Authority : Railway Board’s letter No.E(P&A)II-97/HRA-19 dated 3.10.2005)

(b)  “Rent” means the charges paid by a Railway employee as consideration for accommodation occupied by him if he is a tenant and the rental value of the house as assessed for municipal purposes or otherwise, if he lives in his own house.  It will also mean the charges paid by a Railway employee who resides in a hostel or a boarding house or resides and boards in a private family as a paying guest.

(c)  “Family” means a Railway employee’s wife/husband, children and nother persons residing with and wholly dependent upon him/her. A husband/wife/child/parent having an independent source of income is not treated as a member belonging to the family of the Railway employee except when such income including pension (inclusive of temporary increase in pension and pension equivalent of death-cum-retirement benefits) does not exceed Rs. 250 per month.

1705. (a) (i) The limits of the locality within which these Rules apply shall be those of the named municipality, or corporation and shall include such of the suburban municipalities, notified areas or cantonments as are contiguous to the named municipality or corporation or other areas, as notifies form time to time.

(ii) The orders contained will automatically apply/cease to apply to areas which may be included within/excluded from the limits of the named municipality or corporation by the State Government concerned from the date of such inclusion/exclusion.

(iii)                  The classification of the localities into A-1, A, B-1 and B-2 for purposes of Compensatory (City) Allowance, and, into  A-1, A, B-1, B-2, C and unclassified localities for the purpose of House Rent Allowance shall be notified as per the administrative orders issued by the Ministry of Railways from time to time.”

 (Authority: Railway Board’s letter No.E(P&A)II-97/HRA-19 dated 3.10.2005).

(b) (i)  A Railway employee whose place of duty falls within the qualifying limits of a city shall be eligible for both the compensatory (city) and house rent allowances irrespective of whether his place of residence is within such limits or outside.

NOTE. --1.  Absence from place of duty during holidays, except those affixed to leave , will not affect the eligibility for the compensatory (city) and house rent allowances.

(2) (i) For the period of tour, a Railway servant’s entitlement to these allowances shall be regulated with reference to his headquarters.

(ii) Railway employees whose place of duty is in the proximity of a qualified city, and who, of necessity, have to reside within the city, may be granted compensatory (city) and house rent allowances admissible in the city.  The following conditions should be satisfied for grant of compensatory (city) and house rent allowances in the above cases:

(1)  the distance between the place of duty and periphery of the municipal limits of the qualified city does not exceed 8 kilometers; and

(2)  the staff concerned have to reside within the qualified city out of necessity i.e. for want of accommodation nearer their place of duty.

(iii) Railway employees working within a distance of 8 kilometers from the periphery of the municipal limits of a qualified city should be allowed house rent allowance at the rates admissible in that city even though they may not be residing within those municipal limits, provided.

(1)   that there is no other suburban municipality, notified area or cantonment within the 8 kilometers limit; and

(2)  that it is certified by the Collector/Deputy Commissioner, having jurisdiction over the area, that the place is generally dependent for its essential supplies e.g. foodgrains, milk, vegetables, fuel etc. on the qualified city.

Such a certificate would remain valid for a period of 3 years after which fresh certificate will be required.

(i)   The initial sanction for House Rent Allowance/Compensatory (City) Allowance for any locality based on the basis of the certificate issued by the Collector/Deputy Commissioner will be issued by Railway Board.

(ii)  Further extensions based on fresh certificates issued by the Collector/Deputy Commissioner will be granted by the General Manager/Addl. General Manager of the Railway concerned with the concurrence of their FA & CAO after ensuring that the conditions which weighed at the time of initial sanction continue to hold good.  The powers so delegated should  be exercised by the General Manager/Addl. General Manager personally and not be further redelegated.

(iii) In case of doubt, the matter may be referred to Railway Board.

1706. (a) (i) House Rent Allowance shall not be granted to a Railway employee if--

(a)  he does not incur any expenditure on rent for his accommodation;

(b)  he occupies accommodation provided by the Government;

(c)  he shares Government accommodation allotted rent-free to another Government servant;

(d) he/she resides in accommodation allotted to his/her parents/son/daughter by the Central Government/State Government, an autonomous public undertaking or Semi-Government organization such as a Municipality, Port Trust, Nationalized Banks, Life Insurance Corporation of India etc. and

(e) his wife/her husband has been allotted accommodation at the same station by the Central Government/State Government, an autonomous public undertaking or semi-Government organization such as municipality, Port Trust etc. whether he/she resides in that accommodation or he/she resides separately in accommodation rented by him/her.

(ii) A Railway servant who shares Government accommodation allotted to another Railway/Government employee (excluding those specified in (c), (d) and (e) of sub-rule (i) above shall be eligible for House Rent Allowance.

NOTE. -In cases where husband/wife/parents/children-two or more of them being Central Government servants or employees of State Governments, autonomous public undertakings or semi Government organizations like Municipality, Port Trust, Nationalized Banks, Life Insurance Corporation of India etc., share accommodation allotted to another Government servant, house rent allowance will be admissible to only one of them, at their choice.

The term ‘accommodation’ includes the accommodation allotted to the employees of State Governments, autonomous public undertakings, semi-Government organizations such as Municipality, Port Trust etc.

1707. (i) A Railway employee will be entitled to draw Compensatory (City) Allowance and House Rent Allowance during leave at the same rates at which the allowances were drawn before he/she proceeded on leave in respect of total leave of all kinds (except terminal leave, whether running concurrently or not with the notice period) not exceeding 180 days and if the actual duration of leave exceeds the period, the allowances would be payable during the first 180 days of the leave.

(ii) The limit of 180 days shall be extended to 8 months for the purpose of grant of these allowances in the case of Railway servants suffering from T.B., Cancer or other ailments during the period of their leave taken on medical certificate when such certificates are in the forms prescribed.  It is immaterial whether the leave is on medical certificate from the very commencement or is in continuation of other leave as defined in (i) above. In the case of employees suffering from T.B., Cancer or other ailments, who remain on leave for a period exceeding 8 months, House Rent Allowance and City (Compensatory) Allowance for the period of leave beyond 8 months, may be granted by the General Managers in consultation with FA & CAO subject to fulfillment of usual conditions.  The General Managers at their discretion may delegate these powers to the Chief personnel Officers or other Heads of Department if no post of Chief Personnel Officer exists.

(iii)  Drawl of these allowances during the period of leave in excess of 180 days availed of on grounds other than those specified in sub-rule (ii) above, shall be subject to the Railway employee certifying that:--

(i)   he or his family or both continued for the period for which Compensatory (City) Allowance is claimed to reside at the same station from where he proceeded on leave.

(ii)  he continued for the period for which house rent allowance is claimed, to retain the house of the same station whether within the qualifying limits or in an adjoining areas from where he proceeded on leave and paid rent for it and did not sublet whole of it.

NOTE. -1.  In the case of Railway servants who are originally granted leave on medical certificates exceeding 180 days and have ultimately to retire from Government service on grounds of invalidity, the entire leave thus becoming leave preparatory to retirement, the recovery of compensatory (city) and house rent allowances already drawn need not be effected.

2.   The drawl of these allowances during periods of vacation whether combined with leave or not, shall be regulated in the same way as during leave.

3.   In cases, where a Railway servant who is sanctioned leave whether on medical grounds or otherwise, does not join duty after availing himself of such leave, and resigns, he shall not be eligible for Compensatory (City) and House Rent Allowances for the entire period of such leave.  The competent authority concerned shall ensure that the entire amount drawn on this account is recovered before resignation, etc. is accepted.

(Board’s letter No. E (S)66/CPC/AL/10, dt. 13-7-66 and PC-60/HRA-1/MOF/6 dt. 11-2-71.)

1708.  The grant of Compensatory (City) Allowance and House Rent Allowance to a Railway employee under suspension shall be regulated with reference to Rule 1342 (FR-53) and Rule 1343 (FR-54) of Indian Railway Establishment Code Vol.II, subject to the employee furnishing similar certificate as prescribed in Rule 1707 (iii) above.

1709. In case of temporary transfer, a Railway employee shall draw Compensatory (City) Allowance and House Rent Allowance at the same rate at which he was entitled to them at the time of transfer provided-

(i)  the authority sanctioning the temporary transfer certifies that the Railway employee is likely, on the expiry of the transfer, to return to duty at the station from which he proceeded on transfer or to another station at which he will be entitled to an allowance of the same nature; and

(ii)   the Railway employee furnishes a certificate similar to the certificate prescribed in Rule 1707 (iii) above.

1710.  Railway employees going abroad on deputation shall be eligible to draw Compensatory (City) Allowance and House Rent Allowance at the rates admissible to them from time to time at the station from where they proceeded abroad on deputation in the following manner:-

(i)   Case of deputation abroad not exceeding one year. --Compensatory (City) Allowance and House Rent Allowance will be admissible for the entire period of deputation subject to the employee furnishing a similar certificate as prescribed in Rule 1707 (iii) above.

(ii)  Cases of deputation abroad exceeding one year. --A Railway employee proceeding on deputation abroad for a period exceeding one year will be eligible for Compensatory (City) Allowance/House Rent Allowance till such time as the family remains at the last place of his duty, subject to the employee furnishing a similar certificate as prescribed in Rule 1707 (ii) above.  In the event of an employee applying for family passage to the place of deputation abroad or for Transfer Traveling Allowance in respect of his family’s journey from the headquarters in India to home town or any other station, he will not be required to refund the amount of Compensatory (City) Allowance/House Rent Allowance upto the date upto which the family actually resides at the last Headquarters of the employee in India.

(iii) Deputation initially not exceeding one year but subsequently extended beyond one year. --Compensatory (City) Allowance and house rent allowance will be admissible upto the date of orders extending the period of deputation beyond one year.  Thereafter, the allowance shall be admissible as per sub-para (ii) above.

1711. During joining time, a Railway employee shall continue to draw Compensatory (City) Allowance and House Rent Allowance at the same rates at which he was drawing these allowances at the station from where he was transferred.  In cases where joining time is affixed to leave, the joining time shall be added to the period of 180 days referred to in Rule 1707 above.

1712. The grant of Compensatory (City) Allowance and House Rent Allowance in the case of re-employed pensioners, shall be regulated as indicated below:-

(i)  In the case of re-employed Pensioner, the allowances would be granted with reference to the pay fixed on re-employment before deduction of the non ignorable part of the pension. In the case of those re-employed pensioners whose initial pay is fixed by ignoring the full pension which they receive as pensioners, the pay that will be taken into account for fixing of allowances will be the pay which they get on re-employment.  Pension will not be added to this pay for the purpose of calculation of the allowances.

(ii)  Deleted

(Authority:- Railway Board's letter No. E(G)99 EM 1/2 dated 2.11.01)

1713.  (a) A Railway employee who is deputed for training abroad under the various training schemes sponsored by the Govt. of India or operated through non-official channels, shall be entitled to draw Compensatory (City) Allowance and House Rent Allowance during the entire period of such training at the rates admissible to him from time to time at the station from where he was deputed abroad for training subject to the production of similar certificates as prescribed in Rule 1707 (iii).

(b) A Railway employee who is sent on training in India and whose period of training is treated as duty under rule 103 (16), shall be entitled to draw during the entire period of such training Compensatory (City) Allowance and House Rent Allowance at the rates admissible to him, from time to time, at either the place of training or the place of duty from where he proceeded on training, whichever is more favorable to him.  For claiming the allowances admissible at the place of duty from where the Railway employee proceeded on training, the certificate prescribed in Rule 1707 (iii) will have to be furnished.

NOTE. --A Railway employee who is allowed Traveling allowance as on tour and draws daily allowance at the place of training, will draw House Rent Allowance and Compensatory (City) Allowance only at the rates admissible to him at the headquarters from where he proceeded on training.

1714.  Drawl of allowances during the periods specially treated as duty. --The grant of compensatory allowance during any period specially treated as duty under Rule 103 (16) of the Indian Railway Establishment Code, Vol.I, shall be regulated by general or special orders  as may be issued by the President in this behalf.

1715. Railway employees to whom the rules do not apply.--The rules in this chapter shall not apply to-

(i)   Railway servants appointed on ad-hoc rates of pay who are not specifically allowed under the orders sanctioning their appointments to draw allowance admissible under these rules or whose pay has been fixed with reference to the conditions of living and high rents prevailing at the place where they are stationed;

(ii)  Railway employees specifically exempted from the operation of these rules by the President.

 

Multiple choice questions:

1. What is the primary condition for granting a compensatory allowance?

a) It should provide a source of profit to the recipient.
b) It should not be a source of profit to the recipient.
c) It should be equal to the amount of House Rent Allowance.
d) It should be granted only to senior employees.

Answer: b) It should not be a source of profit to the recipient.

2. Who has the authority to withdraw or reduce a compensatory allowance?

a) The Railway Board
b) The President
c) The General Manager
d) The Ministry of Railways

Answer: b) The President

3. What is required from a railway servant to be eligible for House Rent Allowance if they are living in their own house?

a) A certificate that they are contributing to house or property tax or maintenance.
b) A rent receipt from a landlord.
c) An affidavit stating ownership.
d) No documentation is required.

Answer: a) A certificate that they are contributing to house or property tax or maintenance.

4. What is the House Rent Allowance rate for a railway servant stationed in an ‘A-1’ city?

a) 30% of actual basic pay drawn
b) 15% of actual basic pay drawn
c) 7.5% of actual basic pay drawn
d) 5% of actual basic pay drawn

Answer: a) 30% of actual basic pay drawn

5. Which of the following is NOT considered when calculating "Pay" for the purposes of House Rent Allowance and Compensatory (City) Allowance?

a) Basic Pay
b) Stagnation increment
c) Non-practising allowance
d) Provident Fund

Answer: d) Provident Fund

6. What is the definition of "Rent" according to the rules?

a) Charges paid only for Government accommodation.
b) Charges paid by a railway employee for accommodation occupied, including rental value if they live in their own house.
c) Only the amount paid as rent for private housing.
d) The charges paid for staying in a government guest house.

Answer: b) Charges paid by a railway employee for accommodation occupied, including rental value if they live in their own house.

7. Which of the following conditions would make a Railway employee ineligible for House Rent Allowance?

a) They reside in their own house.
b) They live in accommodation provided by the Government.
c) They rent a private house in a classified city.
d) They share rented accommodation with another railway employee.

Answer: b) They live in accommodation provided by the Government.

8. For how many days can a Railway employee draw Compensatory (City) Allowance and House Rent Allowance during leave?

a) 90 days
b) 120 days
c) 150 days
d) 180 days

Answer: d) 180 days

9. Which authority can grant extensions for House Rent Allowance and Compensatory (City) Allowance beyond 8 months for employees suffering from ailments?

a) The President
b) The General Manager in consultation with FA & CAO
c) The Railway Board
d) The Collector/Deputy Commissioner

Answer: b) The General Manager in consultation with FA & CAO

10. What happens if a Railway servant does not return to duty after availing of leave and resigns?

a) They continue to receive House Rent Allowance and Compensatory (City) Allowance.
b) They are eligible for House Rent Allowance only.
c) They are eligible for Compensatory (City) Allowance only.
d) They are not eligible for either allowance and must repay the amount drawn.

Answer: d) They are not eligible for either allowance and must repay the amount drawn.

11. How is the grant of Compensatory (City) Allowance and House Rent Allowance to a Railway employee under suspension regulated?

  • (A) With reference to Rule 1342 (FR-53) and Rule 1343 (FR-54) of the Indian Railway Establishment Code Vol. II.
  • (B) With reference to Rule 1707 (iii) alone.
  • (C) By the decision of the Railway Board alone.
  • (D) By the employee's salary before suspension.

Answer: (A) With reference to Rule 1342 (FR-53) and Rule 1343 (FR-54) of the Indian Railway Establishment Code Vol. II.

12. What is required for a Railway employee on temporary transfer to continue receiving Compensatory (City) Allowance and House Rent Allowance at the same rate?

  • (A) A certificate from the employee's family.
  • (B) A certificate from the authority sanctioning the temporary transfer.
  • (C) No certification is required.
  • (D) A new application for allowances must be submitted.

Answer: (B) A certificate from the authority sanctioning the temporary transfer.

13. For how long can a Railway employee on deputation abroad exceeding one year receive Compensatory (City) Allowance and House Rent Allowance?

  • (A) Only for the first year.
  • (B) Until the employee's family remains at the last place of duty in India.
  • (C) For the entire duration of deputation abroad.
  • (D) Until the employee's return to India.

Answer: (B) Until the employee's family remains at the last place of duty in India.

14. During joining time, how are the Compensatory (City) Allowance and House Rent Allowance regulated?

  • (A) The allowances are discontinued during joining time.
  • (B) The employee continues to receive the allowances at the same rates as at the previous station.
  • (C) The allowances are recalculated based on the new station.
  • (D) The allowances are only granted after the employee joins the new station.

Answer: (B) The employee continues to receive the allowances at the same rates as at the previous station.

15. How are Compensatory (City) Allowance and House Rent Allowance granted to re-employed pensioners?

  • (A) Based on the pension amount alone.
  • (B) With reference to the pay fixed on re-employment before deduction of the non-ignorable part of the pension.
  • (C) Based on a combination of pension and previous salary.
  • (D) The allowances are not applicable to re-employed pensioners.

Answer: (B) With reference to the pay fixed on re-employment before deduction of the non-ignorable part of the pension.

16. For a Railway employee deputed for training abroad, how are Compensatory (City) Allowance and House Rent Allowance regulated?

  • (A) The allowances are discontinued during the training period.
  • (B) The employee is entitled to draw the allowances at the rates admissible at the station from where they were deputed abroad.
  • (C) The allowances are only applicable if the training period exceeds one year.
  • (D) The allowances are drawn based on the place of training.

Answer: (B) The employee is entitled to draw the allowances at the rates admissible at the station from where they were deputed abroad.

17. What happens to the Compensatory (City) Allowance and House Rent Allowance if a Railway employee’s deputation abroad is initially less than one year but later extended beyond one year?

  • (A) The allowances are stopped immediately after one year.
  • (B) The allowances are admissible up to the date of the orders extending the deputation period.
  • (C) The allowances continue unchanged for the entire deputation period.
  • (D) The allowances are recalculated based on the new duration.

Answer: (B) The allowances are admissible up to the date of the orders extending the deputation period.

18. How are allowances treated during periods specially classified as duty under Rule 103 (16) of the Indian Railway Establishment Code?

  • (A) They are not granted at all.
  • (B) They are regulated by general or special orders issued by the President.
  • (C) They are automatically doubled.
  • (D) They are only granted after approval from the Railway Board.

Answer: (B) They are regulated by general or special orders issued by the President.

19. Who is exempted from the rules governing the grant of Compensatory (City) Allowance and House Rent Allowance?

  • (A) Railway employees on permanent transfer.
  • (B) Railway servants appointed on ad-hoc rates of pay.
  • (C) All railway employees without exception.
  • (D) Employees with more than 20 years of service.

Answer: (B) Railway servants appointed on ad-hoc rates of pay.

20. In which case would a Railway employee on training in India be entitled to House Rent Allowance and Compensatory (City) Allowance at the rates admissible at the place of duty?

  • (A) When the training period is more than six months.
  • (B) When the training is treated as duty under Rule 103 (16).
  • (C) When the employee is allowed Traveling Allowance as on tour.
  • (D) When the training is outside the employee’s home state.

Answer: (B) When the training is treated as duty under Rule 103 (16).

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Indian Railway Codes and Manuals-Accounts code- Vol-II-Chapter-33 (XXXIII)

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  Chapter XXXIII Inspection of Station Accounts 3301 The preceding chapters deal with the check and counting of returns which are submitted by the stations to the Accounts Office. The check of initial records of accounts maintained at stations, which do not come under the scrutiny of the Accounts Office, is carried out by the Travelling Inspectors of Station Accounts who are also responsible to check that the returns submitted by stations to the Accounts Office have been correctly prepared and agree with the initial records maintained at the stations. Travelling Inspectors of Station Accounts or a Cell specifically created in the Traffic Accounts office may be given requisite access and responsibility for checking of online transactions of different Systems such as PRS/FOIS/UTS/PMS Terminals with some specific report generation eg., Exceptional report of missing Roll continuity. Short remittance. Delayed remittance. Distance Masters Junction distance table Commodity...
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Indian Railway Codes and Manuals-Establishment code- Vol-I-Chapter-5 (V)

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  Chapter 5 Leave Rules   501.   Short title. – These rules may be called the Railway Services (Liberalised Leave) Rules, 1949.   502.   Extent of application. – These rules shall apply to (i) Railway servants appointed on or after 1st February 1949; (ii) Railway servants appointed prior to 1st February 1949 who have elected to be governed by these rules; and (iii) others who are brought under these rules by special orders; (iv) a temporary Railway servant who has completed 3 years continuous service shall be entitled, from the date of completion of 3 years continuous service, to the same conditions of service in respect of question of leave (including leave salary) as he would have been entitled to if he held a lien on the post in which he was initially appointed. 502-A.    Definitions                     (1)        In ...
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Indian Railway Codes and Manuals-Accounts Code-Chapter-9 (IX)

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Indian Railway Codes and Manuals-Stores code- Vol-II-Chapter-19 (XIX)

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  CHAPTER XIX ENGINEERING PLANT RESERVE Custody, Receipt and Issue 1901.  Object of a Reserve.-—In order to avoid losses from forced sales of serviceable and useful plant left over from special works which is likely to be required for future special works, an "Engineering Plant Reserve" may be created on each railway, with the previous sanction of the Railway Board, who will fix the maximum financial limit of such reserve. 1902.  Nature of Plant in Reserve Stock.—The Engineering Reserve would include items of construction plant of the following description.— 1. Air Compressors 2. Air receivers 3. Boilers 4. Boring Plant, special, hand and power driven 5. Concrete mixing machine 6. Cranes (derrick scotch) 7. Dregers, crab 8. Drilling machine, hand or power drives 9. Drilling machines, pneumatic 10. Driving Gear 11. Engines, portable, steam 12. Engines, internal combustion 13. Engines, locomotive, 2 feet gauge 14. Gantries for girder erect...
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Indian Railway Codes and Manuals-Accounts Code-Chapter-1 (I)

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                                                                                         ACCOUNTS CODE VOL-I (1)                                                   CHAPTER-1(I) DEPARTMENTAL REGULATIONS 101 Functions of the Accounts Department. - The Accounts Department of a Railway Administration is mainly responsible for :- ( a) Keeping the accounts of the railway in accordance with the prescribed rules: (b) The check with reference to rules or orders (Known as “Internal Check”) of transactions affecting the receipts and expenditure of railway ; (c) Prompt settlement of proper claims against the railway ; (d) Tendering, as part of its importan...
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