Indian Railway Codes and Manuals-Establishment code- Vol-I-Chapter-9 (IX)
Chapter 9
Provident Fund Rules
901. Short
title and extent of application. -- The rules in this chapter may be
called the State Railway Provident Fund Rules.
This will apply to all
railway servants both pensionable and non-pensionable, provided no government
contribution and special contribution will be credited to the account of
the subscriber who are pensionable, but shall not apply to
(i) employees
taken over from the ex-Company Railways who have not opted for both
C.P.C. Leave Rules and C.P.C. scales of pay.
(ii) non-pensionable employees taken over from
the ex-State Railways who opted to be governed by the ex-State Railways scales
of pay applicable to them and on promotion also elected to retain ex-States
Railways scales of pay, and
(iii) pensionable
railway servants of ex-States Railways with more than three years service at
the time of taking over .
(iv) Railway servants
entering into service on or after Ist January,2004.
(Ministry of Railway’s
letter No. F(E)III/2003/PFI/3 dated 31.12.03)
902. Definitions.-- In these rules, unless, there is anything repugnant in the
subject or context-
(1) “Accounts
Officer” means the Financial Adviser and Chief Accounts Officers of a
railway or such other officer as may be appointed in this behalf by the Railway
Board.
(2) "Children" means
legitimate children and step-children. It shall also include adopted children.
(a) for the
purpose of payment of Provident Fund excluding special contribution, only if
the Accounts Officer is satisfied after obtaining such legal advice as he may
consider necessary that under the personal law of the subscriber,
adoption is legally recognised as conferring the status of a natural
child; and
(b) for the purpose of
payment of special contribution to the provident fund, at the discretion of the
General Manager, according to the circumstances of each case irrespective of
whether the adoption was valid under the personal law of the subscriber having
regard to his religion or not.
(3) "Controlling
Officer" means in relation
to the classes of subscribers specified in the first column of the table below,
the officer or authority specified in the corresponding entry in the second
column thereof.
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Classes of Subscribers |
Controlling Officer |
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1. Subscribers under the Administrations
control of a General Manager. 3. Subscribers not above the rank
of Section Officers of the Railway Ministry. 4. Head
of departments or Officers directly under the control of the Railway Ministry
and General Manager and Officers above the rank of Section Officers employed
in the Office of Railway Ministry. 5. Railway servants employed in the Railway
Audit Department. |
The General
Manager. The Railway Board. |
Railway Ministry's decision.- The
powers exercised by the Secretary, Railway Board, as "Controlling
Officer" may also be exercised by the Joint Secretary, Railway Board, in
respect or officers not above the rank of Section officers Officers and by the
Deputy Secretary, Railway Board, in respect of Group C and Group D staff of the
Railway Board's office, provided the Controlling Officer and/or General
Managers are empowered to redelegate such powers to lower authorities or, such
powers can be exercised by authorities lower than the controlling officers
under the relevant rules.
(Railway Ministry's
letters No. E55 AD 6/4, dated the l5th May, 1956 & 19th
April, 1951 and letter No. F(E) III/74PW/1 dated 10-6-74).
(4) "Dependent"
means any of the following relatives of a deceased subscriber namely, a wife,
husband, parent, child, minor brother, unmarried sister and deceased son's
widow and child, and where no parent of the subscriber is alive, a paternal
grand parent.
.
(5) "Emoluments" means pay as defined in Rule .103(35) in
chapter I of this volume and includes any remuneration of the nature of pay
received in respect of foreign service, and dearness pay:
Provided that—
(i) The monthly
emoluments of a Group ‘C’ and Group ‘D’ railway servant entitle to running
allowances shall include a fixed components representing the pay element in the
running allowance, as notified by the Government through administrative
instructions from time to time.
(ii) the emoluments of a railway servant who is
on deputation out of India shall be deemed to be the emoluments he would have
drawn had he remained on duty in India; and
(iii) in the case of a
person re-employed under reemployment terms, emoluments shall mean only the
emoluments as admissible as a re-employed person. If in any case pension is
held in abeyance, the gross pension (including portion of pension commuted) and
/or pensionary equivalent of other retirement benefits held in abeyance shall
be excluded from these emoluments.
.Railway Ministry’s
order.- The term "actual
amount of running allowances" represents running allowance subject to the
usual limit of seventy-five percent of pay, of running staff employed in relief
of permanent station staff and running staff attached to the Indian Territorial
Army (Railways).
(6) "Family" means :-
(a) in the case of male
subscriber, the wife or wives, parents, children, minor brothers, unmarried
sisters, deceased son's widow and children and where no parents of the
subscriber are alive, a paternal grand parents :
Provided that if a
subscriber proves that his wife has been judicially separated from him or has ceased,
under the customary law of the community to which she belongs, to be entitled
to maintenance, she shall thenceforth be deemed to be no longer a member of the
subscriber's family in matters to which these rules relate unless the
subscriber subsequently indicates, by express notification in writing to the
Accounts Officer that she shall continue to be so regarded;
(b) In the case of a female subscriber, the
husband, parents, children, minor brothers, unmarried sisters, deceased son's
widow and children and where no parents of the subscriber are alive, a paternal
grand parents.
Provided that if a subscriber, by notification
in writing to the Accounts Officer, expresses her desire to exclude her husband
from the family, the husband. shall henceforth be deemed to be no longer a
member of the subscriber's family in matters to which these rules relate,
unless the subscriber subsequently cancels formally in writing her notification
excluding him;
Provided further that in
either case if the child of a subscriber has been adopted by another person and
if, under the personal law of the adopter, adoption is legally recognised as
conferring the status of a natural child, such a child shall be considered as
excluded from the family of the subscriber.
(7) "Fund" means
the State Railway Provident Fund.
(8) "Pay" for
the purpose of Special contribution to Provident Fund admissible to Railway
servants under rule 915 means pay as defined in rule 103(35) which the railway
servant was receiving immediately before quitting service. The benefit of
higher officiating pay will, however, be given only if such pay was drawn
continuously for a period of not less than 22 days. In
the case of running staff, the pay for Special Contribution to Provident Fund
will include the monthly average of the running allowance drawn during 365 days
of running duty immediately preceding quitting service limited to 55% of the
pay as determined above. In the case of running staff the pay for special
contribution to Provident Fund will include a fixed component representing the
pay element in the running allowance, as notified by the Government through
administrative instructions from time-to-time.
Note
1.- If a Railway servant, immediately before his retirement or death etc.
has been absent from duty on leave, the pay for the purpose of Special
Contribution to Provident Fund should be taken as that it would have been
had he not been absent from duty;
Provided that the
benefit of higher officiating or temporary pay is given only if it is certified
that he would have continued to hold the higher officiating or temporary
appointment but for his proceeding on leave .
Note 2. -The officiating pay drawn by Railway servant
while on deputation to other departments of the Central Government or to a
State should be taken into account for determining pay under the above
para.
Note 3.-The pay drawn by the Government servant while
on foreign service or deputation to non-Government bodies will not count
for Special Contribution to Provident Fund. In such a case the pay Which
the Government servant would have drawn under the Government, had he not been
sent on foreign service/deputation will also be taken into account.
Note 4.-In the case of persons governed by the
prescribed scales of pay the “dearness pay" shall mean pay under
Rule 103(35)
(Railway Ministry's
letter No. F(E)III 68PF-1/21 dt. 12-9-69)
Railway Ministry's
decision- (i) The
intention of the term "running duty" in this rule is to exclude only
such periods during which the railway servant is taken off from the running
post to officiate in a stationary post and draws the pay of the stationary post
without any running allowances; (ii) in cases where a railway servant has
been officiating in a stationary post for the entire period of
three hundred and sixty-five days or more, the period of three hundred and
sixty-five days immediately preceding the date of the stationary appointment
should be taken.
(Railway Ministry's
letter No. F 41AL19(I), dt. 2-10-1941).
(iii) In the case of
members of the running staff, who on transfer from a stationary post to a
running post, may not have completed three hundred and sixty-five days of
running duty before quitting service, their average running allowance for
purposes of this rule should be calculated on the basis of actual days of
running duty in the manner indicated in (i) above.
(iv) The term
"monthly average of running allowance drawn during the three hundred and
sixty-five days of running duty immediately preceding the date of quitting
service" used in proviso (i) of the rule should be interpreted to mean
I/l2th of the total running allowances drawn during the three hundred and
sixty-five days or running duty immediately preceding the date of quitting
service.
(Railway
Ministry's case No, (FE)51/PF-8/3.)
(9) "Running
Allowance" is an allowal1ce ordinarily granted to running staff for
the performance of duty directly connected with the charge of moving trains;
and include "mileage allowance" or "allowance in lieu of
mileage" but excludes special compensatory Allowance.
(10) "Service"
for the purpose of the special contribution admissible under rule 915 means
continuous service during which a subscriber holds a lien or a suspended lien
on a permanent post paid monthly from railway revenues but includes the period
of-
(i) officiating or
temporary service or service as paid apprentice or as a probationer if followed
without break by permanent service ;
(ii) service in monthly
paid works establishment;
(iii) which the
President may by a general or special order permit to be counted as service.
(11) "Subscriber"
means a person who is required or is permitted to subscribe to the fund under
these rules ;
(12) "Technical
Department" means Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering,
Transportation (Power) and Mechanical Engineering and Signal and
Tele-communication Department ;
(13) "Year"
means a financial year.
903. Constitution and management of the fund. --The fund shall be maintained in
rupees-
904. Compulsory subscribers. -All Railway servants except-
(i) those
who are re-employed after final retirement from Government service ; and
(ii) those whose
services were pensionable even before 16th November, 1957, the date of
introduction of Pension Scheme on the Railway;
shall subscribe to the
fund, in accordance with these rules either from the 1st of the month following
that in which they complete one year's continuous service or from the date of
confirmation, whichever is earlier. Provided that-
(a) probationers
to Railway services, Group A and Group B shall subscribe from the date of
appointment;
(b) a person, who is subscribing to a
Provident Fund administered by another Department/Ministry of the Central
Government or a State Government or a body corporate owned or controlled by
Government or an autonomous organisation registered under the Societies
Registration Act, 1860 on the date of his appointment under the administrative
control of the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) and in whose case the
amount in his old Provident Fund is transferred to the State Railway Provident
Fund under rule 942-A, shall subscribe to the Fund from the date of joining
Railway service; and
(c) in the case of a Railway servant not
eligible to get Government contribution, no subscription shall be recovered on
the arrears of emoluments admissible to him consequent on re-fixation of his
pay etc, with retrospective effect and paid to him after his retirement
from service.
(d) A temporary railway servant, who is
borne on an establishment or factory to which the provisions of Employees
Provident Funds and Family Pension Fund Act, 1952 (19 of 1952) would apply or
would have applied but for the exemption granted under Section 17 of the said
Act, shall subscribe to the State Railway Provident Fund if he has completed
six months continuous service or has actually worked for not less than
120 days during a period of six months or less in such establishment or
factory to which the said Act applies, under the same employee or partly in the
other, or has been declared permanent whichever date is the earliest .
(iii) those who enter
service on or after Ist January,2004.
(Ministry of Railway’s
letter No. F(E)III/2003/PFI/3 dated 31.12.03)
Explanation.-For the purpose of this rule "continuous
service" shall have the same meaning assigned to it in the
Employees' Provident Fund Scheme, 1952, and the period of work for 120 days
shall be computed in the manner specified in the said scheme and shall be
certified by the employer .
(Railway Ministry's
letter No. F (E) III 76-PF-I/7 dt. 28-12-76.)
905. (I) Optional Subscribers. -(i) A Railway servant who, after having served in a technical
department as an apprentice on an agreement for fixed period, is confirmed in a
permanent post may be permitted to subscribe to the fund with retrospective
effect for any complete year or years of his apprenticeship;
(ii) Special Class
Apprentices on confirmation in the Transportation (Power) and Mechanical
Engineering Department of the Superior Revenue Establishment of the Indian
Railway may be permitted to subscribe to the Fund with retrospective effect
from the date their engagement as Special Class Apprentices, and
(iii) Re-employed
personnel from the date of re-employment.
(2) Voluntary
Subscribers.-Unless specifically stated otherwise, all compulsory
subscribers may subscribe voluntary to the State Railway Provident Fund at any
time during the financial year at rates fixed in whole rupees subject to the
condition that the rates so fixed shall not exceed the emoluments excluding
dearness pay after making necessary deductions due to Government. The amount of
such subscription will be in addition to the normal subscription payable under
rule 909 in the case of compulsory subscriber and may be --
(a) Reduced once at any
time during the course of the year;
(b) enhanced twice
during the course of the year; or
(c ) reduced and
enhanced as aforesaid.
(Railway Ministry's
letter No. F. (E) III 77-PF 1/19 dt. 28-11-77.)
“(3) The amount of
subscription fixed under Rule 909 and fixed or reduced or enhanced under
sub-rule (2) shall be subject to limit specified in the second proviso to
sub-rule (1) of Rule 909. ”
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906. Exceptions.-Notwithstanding anything contained in rule, 904 or 905 the
President may permit any railway servant or class of Railway servants to
subscribe to the Fund subject to such conditions as he may think fit to
impose.
907. Subscribers accounts.-An account shall be opened in the name of each subscriber in
which shall be credited-
(i) his
subscriptions;
(ii) the
contribution, if any, made under rules 912 and 914 ;
(iii) the interest, as
provided by rule 920 on the subscriptions and contributions ;
(iv) incentive bonus as
provided by rule 921 on the subscriptions (including voluntary subscriptions);
(v) the special
contribution made under rule 915.
908. Conditions and rates of subscription..-Every subscriber shall subscribe monthly to
the fund when on duty, foreign service, deputation, temporary transfer from
railway service to any other Government service or leave other than leave
without pay.
“Provided that the sum
of the monthly subscriptions during a financial year together with the amount
of arrear subscriptions deposited in that financial year shall not exceed the
limit as specified in the second proviso to sub-rule (1) of Rule 909”
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909. Amount of Subscription.-(l) The amount of subscription payable for any month shall be
8.1/3% i.e. one twelfth of the subscriber's emoluments for that month in the
case of SRPF (Non-contributory) Staff and 10% i.e. one tenth of the
subscriber's emoluments in the case of SRPF (contributory) Staff.
Provided that :-
(i) in the
case of a person on leave other than leave without pay, the subscription to the
State Railway Provident Fund shall be one twelfth (if governed by
SRPF/Non-Contributory Scheme) and one tenth (if governed by SRPF/Contributory
Scheme) of the officiating/substantive pay (including overseas pay. special pay
if it forms part of the scale of pay of the post, personal pay and dearness
pay) admissible to the railway servant from time to time, in the post which he
would have held but for being on leave. In the case of running
staff one-twelfth (if governed by SRPF/non-contributory scheme) and one-tenth
(if governed by SRPF/ contributory scheme) of 55% of basic pay shall also be
added to the subscription referred to above. No subscription shall be recovered
during the leave without pay.
Explanatory Note- In the light of revision of employee’s
subscription/employer's share of contribution to the employee's Provident Fund
from 8.1/3% to 10 %' the Government of India have also decided to enhance the
employee's subscription/employer's share of contribution to the CPF from the
existing 8.1/3 % to 10% w .e. f. 1-3-92. It is certified that none of the
employees governed by these rules will be adversely affected with this amendment
.
“Provided further that:-
the sum of monthly
subscriptions in a financial year shall not exceed the threshold limit referred
to in sub-clause (i) of clause (c) of the Explanation below sub-rule (2) of
rule 9D of the Income Tax Rules, 1962”
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(ii) in the case of a
person under suspension, no subscription shall be recovered from the
subsistence allowance but if he is subsequently reinstated he shall be allowed
the option of paying in one lump sum or in instalments any sum not exceeding
the maximum amount of arrear subscription payable for that period.
(2) The subscription
shall be rounded off to the nearest rupee, fifty paise and above being counted
as the next higher rupee and less than fifty paise being dropped.
(3) A Railway servant
who is subscribing to the State Railway Provident Fund (non- contributory)
shall be, exempted from making any, subscription, to the fund during the last 3
months of the service. The discontinuance of the subscription would be
compulsory and not optional. Recovery towards refund of advance taken from the
Provident Fund also may not be made during this period. Further, no temporary
advance shall be sanctioned during the last 3 months from the Provident
Fund.
(4) Railway servant
governed by the State Rai1way provident Fund. (contributory scheme) shall not
subscribe to the fund for the month in which he quits service unless before the
commencement of the said month he communicates to the Head of Office in writing
his option to subscribe for the said month.
910. Realisation of subscriptions.—(1) When emoluments are drawn from a
Government treasury in India or from an authorised office of disbursement
outside India, recovery of subscription on account of these
emolument and of the principal and interest of advance shall be made from the
emoluments themselves.
(2) When emoluments are
drawn from, any other source the subscriber shall forward his dues monthly to
the Accounts Officer:
Provided that in the
case of a subscriber on deputation to a body corporate owned or controlled by
Government, the subscription shall be recovered and forwarded to the Accounts
Officer by such body.
(3) If a subscriber
fails to subscribe with effect from the date on which he is required to join
the Fund or is in default in any month or months during the course of a year
otherwise than as provided in rule 908, the total amount due to the fund on
account of arrears of subscription shall with interest thereon at 'the rate
'provided .in rule 920, forthwith be paid by the subscriber to the Fund or in
default be ordered by the Account Officer to be recovered by deduction from the
emoluments of the subscriber by instalments or otherwise, as may be directed by
the authority Competent to sanction an advance:
Provided that the
subscribers whose deposits in the Fund carry no interest shall not be required
to pay any interest.
“Provided further that
the sum of the monthly subscriptions during a financial year together with
arrears of subscription and the interest thereon recovered in that financial
year shall, in no case, exceed the limit as specified in the second proviso to
sub-rule (1) of Rule 909.”
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911. Recovery of arrears of subscriptions.—If a railway servant is
admitted as a subscriber to the fund with retrospective
effect, the arrears of subscriptions due from him shall be recoverable either
in a lump sum or in such installments as may be fixed by the controlling
officer.
912. Contribution by Government. ---(1) The provisions of rules 914 and 915 shall apply only to
staff appointed before 16th November, November, 1957, who
have not opted for the Pension Scheme introduced on that date, no Government
contribution is admissible in respect of voluntary subscriptions.
(2) The Government
contribution together with interest thereon, already credited to the Provident
Fund of a subscriber who opts for the Pension Scheme; introduced on the 16th
November,1957 shall revert to the Government on his opting for that
schemes.
(3) At the end of each
half-year, that is on the 3lst March and 30th September, a contribution
will be made from railway revenue to the account of each subscriber at the rate
laid down in rule 914 .
Provided that—
(i) if a
subscriber quits the service otherwise than on resignation or dismissal or dies
during a half year, contribution shall be credited to his account for the
period between the close of the preceding half year and the date of the
casualty;
(ii) if a
subscriber quits the service on resignation or dismissal no contribution shall
be credited to his account in respect of the subscription for the half year in
which the casualty occurs, but the contribution in respect of any arrears of
subscription paid during the half year which the subscriber has been permitted
under any of these rules to pay and which relate to a previous complete half
year or half years, shall be credited to his account; and
(iii) unless otherwise
ordered in any particular case by the President, no contribution shall be
payable from railway revenues in respect of a period of foreign service, but
that portion of the contribution received from the foreign employer, or the
subscriber, as the case may be, which is equivalent to contributions creditable
under rule 914 shall be credited to the subscriber's account on the date on
which it is received, or the due date whichever is later.
Railway Ministry's
decision - Retirement on
grounds other than those of permanent physical or mental incapacity or
attainment of age limit, excepting voluntary retirement with the concurrence of
the administration shall be regarded as resignation for the purposes of this
rule.
(Railway Ministry’s case No. E51/rt1/7/2Pt. A.)
(4) In the case of those
temporary railway servants who subscribe after one year's Continuous service,
the Government contribution to Provident Fund plus interest thereon shall,
subject to that may be specifically provided otherwise by the competent
authority be credited to the Provident Fund account only on confirmation with
retrospective effect from the second year of service. In the case of workshop
staff the date of confirmation shall mean the completion of three year's
continuous service.
Note.-Regarding temporary engineers, see State Railway
Gratuity Rules.
(5) In the case of
re-employed persons, the Government contribution with interest will be credited
only if the total period of re-employment exceeds one year. No protected rate
of interest will be admissible in such cases.
913. Commercial employment by Railway officers after
retirement
l.(a) Every
non-pensionable Railway officer shall, before he takes up commercial employment
at any time before the expiry of two years from the date of his retirement,
obtain the prior permission of the Ministry of Railways :
Provided that no such
prior permission is required in cases where such an officer was permitted
by the Ministry of Railways to take up a particular commercial employment
during his leave preparatory to retirement.
(b) If a non-pensionable
Railway officer desires to take up commercial employment before the expiry of
two years from the date of his retirement, he shall apply for permission in the
prescribed form (enclosed Annexure 1) to the Secretary, Railway Board through
.the General Manager of the Railway where he had served before retirement.
(c), Railway
Officer' means a subscriber to, or depositor; in the state Railway
Provident Fund (Contributory) .constituted by the Ministry of Railways, who,
immediately before his retirement is a member of a Railway Service Group ‘A’
but does not include an officer appointed under a contract of service for a
specified term. --,
2(a) 'Commercial
employment' would mean employment in any capacity (including that of
an agent) under any company, co-operative society, firm individual
engaged in trading, commercial, industrial, financial or professional business
and includes also:
(i)
a directorship of a company ;
(ii)
the holding of any officer, whether elective or otherwise, such as that of
president, chairman, manager, secretary, treasurer, by whatever name called in
a co-operative society and
(iii)
the setting up of practice, either independently or as partner of a firm, as
adviser or consultant in matters in respect of which the non-pensionable
Railway officer;
(a)
has no professional qualification, but the matters in respect of which such
as practice is to be set up or is carried on are related to his official
knowledge or experience,
(b)
has professional qualifications, but the matters in respect of which such
practice is to be set up are such as are likely to give his clients an
unfair advantage by reason of the posts held by him under the Central
Government, or
(c)
has to undertake work involving liaison or contact with the offices or
officers of Central Government (including Railways) but does not include
employment in or under a corporation or company wholly or substantially owned
or controlled by Government or employment in or under a body controlled or
financed wholly or substantially by Government.
(b) "Government
contributions" means contributions made after the commencement of the
Provident Funds (Amendment) Act, 1975. In this case it would be from 1-2-1977.
3(a) No Railway
officer shall have any right to the Government "contributions made to his
credit in a contributory provident fund in any case where he takes up
commercial employment at any time before the expiry of two years from the date
of his retirement without the prior permission of the Central, Government
(Ministry of Railways).
(b) If any
non-pensionable Railway officer takes up any commercial employment at any time
before the expiry of two years from the date of his retirement without the
prior permission of the Central Government (Ministry of Railways) or commits a
breach of any condition subject to which permission to take up any commercial
employment has been granted to him it shall be competent for the
Central Government (Ministry of Railways ) to declare by order in writing and
for reasons to be recorded therein that he shall not be entitled to such part
of the Government 'contributions made in relation to such officer as may be
specified in the order and if he has received payment thereof, to direct that
he shall refund to the Central Government (Ministry of Railways) an amount
equivalent to such part of the Government contributions ;" .
Provided that no such
order shall be made without giving the officer concerned an opportunity of
showing cause against such declaration or direction:
Provided further that in
making any order under this Rule the Central Government (Ministry of Railways)
shall have regard to the following factors, Viz.
(i) the financial
circumstances of the officer concerned ;
(ii) the nature of, and
the emoluments from, the commercial employment taken up by
the officer concerned ;
(iii) the exceptional
circumstances, if any, which would cause a hardship to the person concerned in
case the permission is refused ;
(iv) such other relevant
factors as may be prescribed.
Explanation.-For the purpose of this Rule, the "date of
retirement" in relation to a non-pensionable Railway officer re-employed
after retirement without any break either in the same or any other Group' A'
post under the Central Government or any other equivalent post under a State
Government shall mean the date on which such Railway Officer finally
ceases to be re-employed in Government service.
4. Any amount
required to be refunded by an order under this Rule may, if it is not refunded
within the prescribed period, be recovered as arrears of land revenue.
5. The Central Govemment (Ministry of Railways)
may, by order in writing, on an application made in the prescribed form by a
non-pensionable Railway Officer, grant, subject to such conditions, if any, as
it may deem necessary, permission, or refuse, for reasons to be recorded in the
order, permission, to such officer to take up the commercial employment
specified in the application.
6. While granting or
refusing permission to the non-pensionable Railway officer for taking up any
commercial employment, the Central Government (Ministry of Railways) should
also have regard to the following factors:-
(a) the nature of
the employment proposed to be taken up and the antecedents of the employer;
(b) whether his
duties in the employment which he proposes to take up might be such
as to bring him into conflict with Government ;
(c) Whether the
officer while in service had any such dealing with the employer under whom he
proposes to seek employment as might afford reasonable basis for the suspicion
that such officer had shown favours to such employer;
(d) whether the
proposed employment would involve liaison or contact with Cen- tral
Government Departments ;
(e) whether the
duties under the proposed employment are likely to give his employer an unfair
advantage by reason of the posts held by him under the Central Government ;
(f) the
emoluments offered by the proposed employer;
(g) the
exceptional circumstances, if any, which would cause a real hardship to the
person concerned in case the permission is refused ;
(h) any other
relevant factors which may be prescribed.
7. Where the
Central Government (Ministry of Railways) grants the permission applied for
subject to any conditions or refuses such permission, the applicant may, within
thirty days of the receipt of the order of the Central Government (Ministry of
Railways) to that effect, make a representation against any such condition or
refusal and the Central Government (Ministry of Railways) make such orders
thereon as it deems fit :
Provided that no order
other than an order cancelling such condition or granting such permission
without any condition shall be made under this Rule without giving the person
making the representation an opportunity to show cause against the order
proposed to be made.
8. Every order passed by
the Central Government (Ministry of Railways) under this rule shall be
communicated to the officer concerned.
9. Period for refunding
Government Contribution:-Any
amounts required to be refunded by an order under this rule shall be refunded
by the person concerned within a period of three months from the date of
receipt of such order by him.
(Railway Board's letter
No. E(G) 77 EM 1-5 dated 22-9-1977.)
ANNEXURE 1
FORM
(Rule 913)
Form of Application for Permission to accept Commercial Employment
within a period of Two years after retirement
1.
Name of the Officer(In block letters)
2.
Date a of retirement
3.
Particulars of the
Ministry/Development/office in which the officer served during the last
five years preceding retirement (with duration)
Name of
Ministry/Department/Office
Post
held
Duration
________
From
To
___________________________________________________________________________
4.
Pay scale of the post and the pay drawn by the officer at the
time of retirement..
5.
Government contribution to Contributory Provident Fund (if the amount has not
been sanctioned so far, mention the estimated amount).
6.
Details regarding commercial employment Proposed to be taken up:
(a)
Name of the firm/Company/Cooperative Society, etc.
(b) Whether
the official had during his official career any dealings with the
firm/Comp-
any/Cooperative Society, etc. or any other firm to which the firm is
subordinate or any other firm which is subordinate to the firm in
question.
(c ) Duration and
nature of the official dealings With the firm.
(d) Name of
job/post offered.
(e) Whether
the post was advertised, if not, how Was the offer made.
(f)
Description of the duties of the job/post
(g) Does it
involve liaison/contact work with Government department.
(h) Remuneration
offered for the post/job.
(i) Station/place
of posting of the proposed Commercial employment.
7. Any information which the applicant desires
to Furnish in support of his request.
Station:
Signature of the officer
Date:
914. Rate of Government Contribution.--The contribution from Railway revenues under
rule 912 subject to the limitations laid down therein shall, be equal to the
subscriptions paid by the compulsory/optional subscriber under rule 909 or what
would have been paid if the whole or any part of the subscriptions had not been
utilised under rule 927 or the payment of the premium on a policy of life
insurance during the half year or period;7 as the case may be:
Provided that if it
appears at any time to the President that the contributions made to the
accounts of subscribers together with interest, thereon and in the case of
subscribers joining railway service on or after the Ist April, 1938,
together with the specia1 contribution under rule 915, is generally in excess
of the value of pension admissible to those subscribers if their service had
been pensionable the President may direct that the contribution shall be
reduced to such proportion of the subscriptions as he thinks fit.
915. Special contribution to Provident Fund.-- (l) If a subscriber being a railway servant
belonging to Group' A or Group B quits service on --
(a)
completion of thirty years' service; or
(b)
attainment of the age of fifty years; or
(c )
retirement on account of permanent incapacity due to bodily or mental
infirmity; or
(d)
abolition of appointment due to a reduction of establishment, if other suitable
employment, cannot be found for the gazetted railway servant;
Note.-A Group C Railway servant, who is officiating
in a Group A or Group B post at the time of quitting service shall be regarded
as a Group A or Group B railway servant for the purpose of this sub-rule.
or
(2) if subscribers
being a Group C or Group D railway servant, quits service on-
(a) completion of
thirty years service ; or
(b) attainment of
the age of fifty five years; or
(c) retirement or
resignation after fifteen years' service on grounds admitted by the
controlling officer as good and sufficient from the point of view of the
administration; or
(d) discharge,
as distinguished from dismissal after fifteen years service for reasons
other than misconduct; or
(e) retirement due
to permanent physical or mental incapacity, or abolition of appointment, if
other suitable employment cannot be found for him ;
the controlling officer, may order that in
addition to the contribution credited under rules 912 and 914 subscriber’s
provident fund account shall be credited with a special contribution calculated
in the manner prescribed below:
Provided, that special
contribution shall not be credited to a subscriber's account if he is dismissed
from service, and shall not be credited, save with the sanction of the
President, if he is a Group A or Group B railway servant, and otherwise of the
controlling officer, if he has been removed from service by reason of
misconduct:
Provided further that
the retrenchment compensation, if any, payable under the Industrial Disputes
Act, will be offset against special contribution otherwise payable under these
rules.
Railway Ministry's
Decision-A railway servant who
is physically or mentally incapacitated for the post which he occupies but is
not incapacitated for performing other duties and who does not accept an
alternative employment offered to him in terms of Rule (304) may be granted
special contribution under this clause provided the controlling officer is
satisfied that the alternative employment offered to him was not
suitable.
(Railway Ministry's
letter No. E55RG6-19, dated 26-4-1957)
(1) Special
contribution shall be calculated as follows :--
(a)
In the case of Railway servants retiring prior to 31st March 1985:-
(i) if the
service does not falls short of 15 years, I/4 (one-fourth) of a month’s
pay for each completed 6 monthly period of service but not exceeding 16-1/2
months pay or Rs. 45,000 whichever is less; and
(ii) if service
falls short of 15 years, 1/4th (one-fourth) of a month's pay for each completed
6 monthly period of service but not exceeding 6 months pay provided that in the
case of Group 'C' and Group 'D' railway servants, the Controlling Officer may,
on being satisfied that the circumstances are special, increase special
contribution to half month's pay for each completed 6 monthly period of
service subject to a maximum of 6 months pay.
(b) In the case of
railway servants retiring on or after 31st March 1985;
(i) if
service does not fall short of 15 years. 1/4th of a month's pay for each
completed 6 monthly period of service but not exceeding 16-1/2 months pay, or
Rs. 50,000/- whichever is less; and .
(ii) if service
fall short of 15 years, 1/4th of a month's pay for each completed 6 monthly
period of service but not exceeding 6 months pay provided that in the case of
Group 'C' and Group 'D' railway servants, the Controlling Officer may, on being
satisfied that the circumstances are special, increase the special contribution
to half month's pay for each completed monthly period of service subject
to a maximum of 6 month's pay.
(4) If a subscriber dies
while in service, the controlling officer may, in addition to the contribution
admissible under rules 912 and 914, direct a special contribution to be made to
the subscriber's provident fund account in the manner prescribed above as if
the subscriber had, on the date of his/her death quitted service on retirement
on account of permanent incapacity provided that the special contribution so
credited shall not be less than the following :--
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(a)
if the subscriber had not completed one
year service b) If the subscriber had completed
one year’s service but not five year’s service. |
The amount by which Government contribution together with
interest thereon standing to his credit in the fund falls short of two
month’s pay. The amount by which the Government contribution together
with interest thereon standing to his credit in the fund falls short of six
month’s pay. Twelve month’s pay. |
(5) The General
Manager may delegate the powers under sub-rules (1), (2), (3) and (4) of this
rule to a Head of a Department or a Divisional Railway Manager, as the case may
be, or in respect of subscribers in Group C and Group D categories to a
Divisional Officer (including a Senior Scale Officer in Group B who is in
independent charge of a Division/ Sub-Division).
916. The effect of reduced pay on special contribution. -- When a subscriber, who is retained in
service on reduced pay and the reduction in pay is for reasons other than his
own fault, or is re-appointed on reduced pay on the abolition of his post and
the break in his service, if any, has been condoned, the special contribution
admissible under rule 915 may be calculated in respect of each period of
service at the rate of pay actually drawn at the end of respective periods if
that is more favourable to him. For this purpose, if there be any broken
period, i.e. of less than 6 months falling in the period before reduction in
pay, it should not be ignored but added to the period of service rendered on
the reduced pay.
917. Refund of Provident Fund money and/or gratuity on
re-employment. -(I) A subscriber who,
at any time, has received a part or the whole of his provident fund money (his
own contribution and/or the Government contribution with interest thereon) or a
gratuity under the State Railway Gratuity Rules or the special contribution
under these rules and is re-employed before attaining the age of superannuation,
shall not be permitted to count his former service for the special
contribution/pensionary benefits ; but if he has refunded special
contribution/gratuity as well as the Provident Fund money received by him, he
may, at the discretion of the authority competent to condone the break in
service under rule 918, be allowed to count his former as well as subsequent
service for the special contribution under rule 915 the break, if any, being
condoned.
(2) In all such cases
the special contribution under rule 915 for service on re-employment shall not
exceed the difference between the contribution calculated with reference to the
aggregate service of the subscriber regarded as one service and the special
contribution or gratuity already received by him, whether refunded on
re-employment or not.
(3) The intention to
make the refund should be made known by the Railway servant in writing to the
re-employing authority not later than six months from the date of his re-
employment.
(4) A subscriber who at
any time has received a part or the whole of his provident fund money due to
him under the State Railway Provident Fund Rules and is reinstated, shall, as a
condition for counting the service prior to re-instatement for special
contribution to provident fund, have to repay to the fund at the time of his
re-instatement, the amounts received by him in a lump sum or in instalments in
terms of sub-rule (5) below.
(5) The refund shall be
made in lump sum or in such instalments not exceeding twelve;as the authority
which re-employed/re-instated the Railway servant, may fix. The right to count
the former service as continuous with the subsequent service shall not,
however, revive till the whole of the Provident Fund money as well as the
special contribution/gratuity has been completely refunded.
918. Breaks and deficiencies in service.-- (l) A break in the service of a subscriber
shall, unless condoned under the provisions of this rule, entail forfeiture of
his service before the break for the purpose of calculating the special
contribution admissible under rule 915 :
Provided that-
(i) interval
between relinquishing appointment on one railway and joining another shall not
constitute a break, if the conditions laid down in rule 918 have been
observed, and:
(ii) participation
in a strike, other than a strike declared to be illegal under any law, does not
constitute a break in service for the purpose of this rule.
(2) The President
may condone any break or deficiency in the service of a subscriber for the
purpose of these rules.
(3) In the case of
a Group A Group B railway servant, the Railway Board, and in the
case of a Group C or Group D railway servant, the controlling officer or when
the break does not exceed twelve months in all, a head of a department or a
Divisional Railway Manager may condone break in service, the period being
treated as dies non :
Provided that -
(i) the
break was not due to dismissal or to participation in a strike declared to be
illegal under any law for the time being in force,
(ii) the break was
due to resignation by the subscriber in circumstances beyond his control,
or
(iii) when the break was
between one period of temporary service and another or between temporary
service and permanent service, the total service, permanent and
temporary, rendered or likely to be rendered up to the date of superannuation,
by the subscriber is not less than thirty years ;
Save that the conditions
mentioned in clauses (ii) and (iii) of the proviso to sub-rule (3) may, in
special cases, be relaxed by the Railway Board or in respect of a Group C or
Group D subscriber by the controlling officer.
Railway Ministry's
orders. -The phrases
"beyond his control" appearing in clause (ii) of the proviso to
sub-rule (3) should not be taken to cover cases where the break is attributable
to a railway servant's previous resignation the circumstances of which indicate
that its object was to secure payment of his provident fund money .
(Railway Ministry's letter
No. 8786-F, dated the 21st March, 1941).
919. Service on more than one railway.-The service for the special contribution under
rule 915 of a subscriber who has served on more than one railway without a
break will be cumulative, provided that on each occasion of transfer from one
line to another the sanction of competent authority was obtained, to treating
the service as continuous as part of the terms and conditions of the
transfer.
920. Interest.-(l)
Subject to the provisions of sub-rules (4), (5) and (6) interest shall be paid
to the credit of the account of a subscriber at such rate as may be determined
for each year according to the method of calculation prescribed from time to
time by the President :
Provided that, during
any period for which the rate prescribed is less than four percent, all
subscriber who joined the fund before the 7th March, 1938, shall be allowed
interest at four per cent.
Railway Ministry's
decisions. -(l) Railway
servants who were termed as compulsory subscribers before the liberalisation of
the State Railway Provident Fund Rules in 1949 will be entitled to the
protected rate of interest at 4 per cent per annum if they are admitted to the
benefits of the fund with retrospective effect on or after the 7th March, 1938.
This protection shall not, however, apply in the case of those who were termed
optional subscribers before the date of liberalisation of the State Railway
Provident Fund Rules. These categories are Workshop and Shed Staff, Group B
railway servants, Temporary Engineers and Apprentices including Special Class
Apprentices.
(Railway Ministry's letters No. F42/PF
43(1) dated the 7th March. 1942, No. F43ITI(2), dated 25th November. 1943
and Case No. E54 (Code) 1/XIII.)
(2) The protected rate
of 4 per cent does not apply to a subscriber who has break in his service and
is re- appointed on or after the 7th March, 1938. even though the break is
condoned by the competent authority and the subscriber has refunded the
Provident Fund deposits, if any, previously received by him.
(3)In respect of the subscribers of the
ex-States Railway who before, *Federal Financial integration, were granted the
protection of guaranteed/fixed rate of interest, the Board have decided that on
the accumulation in the Provident Fund account as on the 1st April, 1950,
of each such subscriber, who was entitled to guaranteed/fixed rate of interest
under the ex-States Railway Provident Fund Rules be allowed the guaranteed/fixed
rate of interest but for the subscriptions and contributions made after the 1st
April, 1950, the rate of interest should be declared for the fund from
time to time. For this purpose, the provident fund account of each such
subscriber will be split up into two parts one up to the 1st April, 1950,
interest accruing thereon at the guaranteed/fixed rate of interest and the
other part for subscriptions after the 1st April, 1950.
(Railway Ministry's
letter No. F(E)52/IT-1/2, dated the 11th May, 1955.)
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*The date of Federal Financial Integration was 1st August.
1949. in the case of the ex-G.B.S. Railway and Ist April, 1950, in the case
of the other ex-States Railways. |
(2) Interest shall
be credited with effect from the 31st March of each year in the following
manner :-
(i) on the
amount at the credit of a subscriber on the 31st March of the preceding year,
less any sums withdrawn during the current year-interest for twelve months; ,
(ii) on sums
withdrawn during the current year otherwise than under rule 940 interest from
the lst April of the current year up to the last day of the month preceding the
month of withdrawal;
(iii) on sums
withdrawn during the current year under rule 940-interest from the lst April of
the current year up to the date of tender of payment;
(iv) on all sums
credited to the subscribers' account after the 31st March of the preceding
year--interest from the date of deposit up to the 31st March of the current
year.
Provided, that
when the amount standing at the credit of a subscriber has become payable,
interest thereon shall be credited in respect only of the period from the
beginning of the current year, or from the date of deposit as the case may be,
up to the date of tender of payment, or up to the end of the sixth month
after the month in which the amount became payable, whichever is earlier;
Note.-Payment of interest on the Fund balance beyond
a period of 6 months may be authorised by-
(a) the Head of
Accounts Office i.e. FA&CAO (which expression includes the Pay &
Accounts Officer, where there is one) up to a period of one year; and
(b) the immediate
superior to the Head of Accounts. Office i.e. General Manager, up to any
period,
after he has personally satisfied himself that
the delay in payment was occasioned by circumstances beyond the control of the
subscriber or the person to whom such payment was to be made, and in every such
case the administrative delay involved in the matter shall be fully
investigated and action, if any required, taken.
(Railway Ministry's
letter No. F (E) III/78-1T/1 dt. 13-8-1979)
Provided further that
interest shall continue to be credited after the end of the sixth month after
the month in which the amount became payable and upto the date of tender of
payment on the amount withheld beyond the six month under sub-rule (2) &
(3) of rule 944.
(Railway Ministry's
letter No. F(E)III/68PF-1/16 dt. 16-5-69.)
Provided further that
where a subscriber on deputation to a body corporate, owned or controlled by
the Government, is subsequently absorbed in such body corporate with effect
from a retrospective date, for the purpose of calculating the interest due on
the Fund accumulations of the subscriber, the date of issue of the orders
regarding absorption shall be deemed to be the date on which the amount to the
credit or the subscriber becomes payable, subject, however, to the condition
that the amount recorded as subscription during the period commencing from the
date of absorption and ending with the date of issue of orders of absorption
shall be deemed to be subscription to the Fund only for the purpose of awarding
interest under this rule.
(Railway Ministry's
letter No. F(E)III/74 PF-I-10 dt. 15-3-75.)
President's decision.- The period of six months for the purpose of
the first proviso to this rule in the case of a subscriber who quits service on
the last day of the month should be counted after excluding the immediate
succeeding month, for the amount becomes payable to him only in that month,
irrespective of whether he actually hands over charge in the afternoon of the
last day of the month or in the forenoon of the following month, that is to say
for instance, when a subscriber's last day of service is the 31st May, the
period of six months should be computed from July to December and not
from June to November.
(3) In this rule,
"the date of deposit" shall, in respect of a recovery from
emoluments be deemed to be the first day of the month in which it is
recovered; and in respect of an amount forwarded by the subscriber, shall
be deemed to be the first day of the month of receipt if it is received
by the Accounts Officer before the fifth day of that month, but if it is
received on or after the fifth day of that month, the first day of the next
succeeding month:
Provided that in the
case of an amount forwarded in accordance with the proviso to sub-rule (2) of
Rule 910, the date of deposit shall be deemed to be the first day of the month
if it is received by the Accounts Officer before the fifteenth of that month.
Provided further that
where the emoluments for a month are drawn and disbursed on the last working
day of the same month the date of deposit shall, in the case of recovery of his
subscriptions, be deemed to be the first day of the succeeding month.
(4) Interest shall not
be credited to the account of a Muslim subscriber if he informs the Accounts
Officer that he does not wish to receive it, but if he subsequently asks for
interest, it shall be credited with effect from the first day of the year in
which he asks for it.
(5) No interest shall
accrue on the special contribution admissible under rule 915.
(6) The interest on
amounts which under sub-rule (4) of rule 932 and (1) (d) of rule 934 or rule
935 are replaced at the credit of the subscriber in the Fund, shall be
calculated at such rates as may be prescribed under sub-rule (1) and so far as
may be in the manner described in this rule.
(7) The interest
calculated under this rule shall be rounded off to the nearest rupee, fifty
paise and above being counted as the next higher rupee and less than fifty
paise being dropped.
921. Deleted.
(Ministry of Railway
letters No. F(E)III/82/IT/1 dt. 6.6.86 and 19.9.986 and
F(E)III-2000-PF-1-2 dt.26.7.2000).
ADVANCES AND WITHDRAWALS
FROM THE FUND
922. General.-(l)
The authority competent to sanction an advance / withdrawal under these rules
is the Controlling Officer, but this power may be exercised by :-
(a) Chief
Personnel Officer/Addl. Chief Personnel Officer in the case of Group A
or Group B Officer up to J.A. Grade;
(b) A Divisional
Officer including a Group A or Group B officer in independent charge of an
office in case of a Group C subscriber employed under him; and
(c) An Assistant
Personnel Officer or an officer of an equivalent rank, in the case of Group D
subscriber.
Railway Ministry's
decision.-The powers of the
Controlling Officer in the case of Railway servants employed in the Railway
Board may be exercised by the following officers in respect of the Railway
servants indicated against each :-
|
Jt. Secretary, Railway Board.. |
All Group C, and B and Group A
Officers upto and inclusive of the rank of Joitnt Directors. |
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Under Secretary, Railway Board. |
Group D Staff. |
(Railway Ministry's fetters No. F(E) 59
PF-6/(2), dt. 26-4-61, F(P) 63PFl-41, dt. 10-1-64, Railway Minis- try's case
No. 80 CR/ESTT/CHAP XIV.)
(2)Dearness pay shall be
treated as part of emoluments or pay under rules 923 to 925.
(3) The
advances/withdrawal may be sanctioned in special cases even after the relevant
event, provided :
(a) the authority
competent to sanction the advance/withdrawal is satisfied that adequate
reasons existed for not applying for the advance/withdrawals before the
occurrence of the event and necessity still exists for withdrawing the money
from the Provident Fund such as for liquidating some previous borrowings, and
(b) Advance/withdrawals
have been applied for not more than 3 months after the event.
(4)(a) Withdrawals under
Rule 925(1) and 925(2) except for Farm land and Business Premises may be
allowed during service of the subscriber.
(b) In the case of
withdrawals under rule 925(3), 925(4), 925(5) and 925(7) the concession will be
further subject to the essential condition that the subscriber has either less
than ten year's service before superannuation or has completed fifteen years'
service (including broken periods of service, if any), whichever is earlier.
(Railway Ministry's
letter No. F (E)III /77-PF 1/3 dt. 27-5-77 , F (E)III /96/PF-1/1 dt.
27.2-96 & 25-3-96).
(5) A subscriber
who has drawn an advance in terms of sub-clauses (2) to (5) of clause (g) or
rule 923, may convert at his discretion, by written request addressed to the
Accounts officer through the sanctioning authority, the balance outstanding
against him into a final withdrawal on his satisfying the condition necessary
for the grant of such a withdrawal.
(Railway Ministry's letter
No. F(E)III/77-PF 1/3 dated 12/13-2-81).
(6) Only one withdrawal
shall be allowed for the same purpose under rule 925. But marriage or education
of different children or illness on different occasions or further addition or
alteration to a house or flat covered by a fresh plan duly approved by the
local municipal body of the area, where the house or fiat is situated shall not
be treated as the same purpose.
(7) A withdrawal under
rule 925 shall not be sanctioned if an advance under rule "923 (g) is being
sanctioned for the same purpose and at the same time.
(Railway Ministry's
letter No. F (E)III/77-PF 1/3 dt. 27-5-77)
Government or India’s
decision. -A sanction to an
advance/withdrawal shall, unless it is specifically renewed, lapse on the expiry
of a period of three months. As an exception, a withdrawal which is effected in
instalments shall remain valid up to a particular date to be specified by the
sanctioning authority in the sanction order itself.
923. Advances from the fund. -An advance may be granted to a subscriber from the amount
standing to his credit in the fund at the discretion of the authority specified
in rule 922 subject to the following conditions :-
(a) a subscriber shall
satisfy the authority of the necessary for the advance.
(b) that authority shall
record in writing its reasons for granting the advance :
Provided that if the
reasons to be recorded are of a confidential nature, they may be
communicated by the sanctioning authority to the Accounts Officer personally
and/or confidentially;
(c) the advance
shall in no case exceed the amount of subscription and interest thereon
standing to the credit of the subscriber in the fund at the time when the
advance is granted ;
(d) advance on
more than one account are not sanctioned simultaneously;
(e) a new advance
should not be granted until at least 50 percent of the last advance has been
repaid ;
(f) an
overall limit is always enforced that the amount of the advance is such that
after making all permissible deductions the net amount payable is not less than
50 percent of the basic pay; and
(g) the advance is
required :-
(i) to pay for the passage of the
subscriber when proceeding on leave out of India ; on medical certificate
or returning after such absence ; or
(ii) to meet the
expenses of the subscriber, or of any member of his family, his parents, minor
brothers, or widowed sisters, if they are dependent on him, for making a
journey in India or outside India under medical advice or to meet expenses
incidental to his or to their severe illness; or
(iii) to meet the cost
of education or overseas passage for education of the subscriber or of any
person actually dependent on him in the following types of cases :-
(a) for education outside India
whether for an academic, technical, professional or vocational course, beyond
the High School stage;
(b) for post
Graduate Courses of all disciplines, Graduate/Post Graduate Degree / Diploma in
information Technology related courses conducted by Universities/Recognized
Technical Institutions and medical, engineering and other technical or
specialized courses in India beyond the High School stage; or
(M/o letter
No.F(E)III/98/PF1/4 dt. 11-05-2001)
(iv)
to pay obligatory expenses on a scale
appropriate to the subscriber's status which by customary usage the
subscriber has to incur in connection with his/her marriage or the marriages of
his/her children and dependent relatives;
(v) Deleted
(vi) (a) In
special cases, for purchasing a motor-car, motor-cycle, scooter, moped etc. or
for repaying the Government loan already taken by them for the purpose to the
Railway servants who may fall short of the minimum service of 15 years, by
a period of not more than 6 months subject to the fulfilment of all other
conditions of Rule 925(6)A. The advance thus granted shall be refundable
in not more than 36 instalments.
(b) In special
cases, for booking a motorcar; motor-cycle, scooter, moped, etc., to railway
servants falling short of the minimum required service of 15 years by a
period of not more than 6 months subject to the fulfilment of all other
conditions of Rule 925(6) B.
(vii)
To purchase consumer durabe such as TV, VCR/VCP, Washing
Machine, Cooking range, geyser,Computer, an advance not
exceeding three months` pay or half the amount standing to his credit in the
Fund, whichever is less.
(M/o letter
No.F(E)III/2002/PF1/1 dt. 27-02-1996)
(viii)
to meet the cost of legal proceedings instituted by or
against the subscriber or any member of his family or any person actually
dependent upon him as also to meet the cost of the subscriber’s defence where
he engages a legal practitioner to defend himself in any enquiry in respect of
any alleged official misconduct on his part, an advance not exceeding three
months’ pay or half the amount standing to his credit in the Fund, whichever is
less.
(M/o letter
No.F(E)III/2002/PF1/6 dt. 13-11-2002).
(ix) to meat expenses on account of pilgrimage
or visiting places of eminence of all religions, an amount not
exceeding three months pay or
half the amount standing to the credit of the subscriber in the Fund, whichever is less. The authorities
vested with the power of sanctioning advance, may satisfy themselves that the
palace proposed to be
visited is a place of pilgrimage or a place of religious eminence.
(Authority:
Ministry of Railways letter No. F(E)III/2005/PF1/2 dated 12.2006)
Note. - An advance for the construction or a house
or flat will be granted only on sub- mission of a plan duly approved by the
local municipal body of the area where the house is proposed for
construction.
(Railway Ministry's
letter No. F (E) III/77-PF 1/3 dt. 27-5-1977)
Provided that the amount
of the advance shall not exceed-
(a) under
(i) the actual cost to the subscriber of the passage;
(b) Under (ii) and
(iii) a sum consisting of whole rupees and not exceeding three months’ pay or
half the amount standing to the credit of the subscriber in the fund, whichever
is less.
(c ) under (iv), three
months’ emoluments in the case of the marriage of a male and six months'
emoluments in the case of the marriage of a female;
(d) under (v),
three months' emoluments or in special cases, relaxable upto six months'
emoluments by the sanctioning authority or half the amount standing to the
credit of the subscriber, whichever is less.
(Railway Ministry's
.letter. No. F(E)III/PF(1)/3 dt. 27-5-1977).
Note 1. -In special cases, the sanctioning authority
may relax, the limit at (c) above but in no case should more than 10 months'
emoluments be sanctioned provided further that advance for the marriage of a
male should in no case exceed 6 months' emoluments.
Note 2. -In the case of subscribers to the
Provident Fund where the balance in the Provident Fund account, consisting of
his own contribution and an interest thereon, does not exceed, Rs. 10,000/- and
where the amount available as an advance for marriage purposes within the
existing provisions of the Rule, is less than 90% of such amount, an advance
upto 90% of the balance may be granted by the sanctioning authority. Where,
however, the entitlement of a subscriber, under the existing rules for an
advance from the fund for the marriage purposes, is higher than the maximum
ceiling of 90% referred to above, the higher amount will be permissible.
(Railway Ministry's
letter No. F(E)III/79/PFI/1 dt. 10-3-1980).
Note 3. For the purpose of this Rule, the term
'illness' occurring in clause (ii) above covers confinement.
Note 4. For the purpose of this Rule, advance will be
permitted both on the occasions of the betrothal ceremony and the marriage
ceremony treating each occasion as a separate purpose.
(M/o letter
No.F(E)III/2001/PF1/1 dt. 26-02-2001)
Railway Ministry’s
decision.-No hard and fast rules
can be laid down for the certification of the fact of illness. It is left to
the Railway Administrations to adopt a procedure enabling them to judge the
genuineness or otherwise of the subscriber's request. The controlling officer
may, at his discretion. refer an application for advance from the State
Railway Provident Fund to the Divisional Medical Officer whenever he considers
this is justified.
(Railway Ministry's
letter No. F(E)52-Adv. 3/2, dt.18-8-195! And No. F(E)53-Adv. 3/3,
dt.19-10-1954).
924. Final withdrawal.—Funeral expenses and immediate requirement
of the family of a deceased subscriber.--When the representatives of a deceased subscriber have been
left in indigent circumstances, an advance not exceeding two months pay or Rs.
500/- whichever is less may be made by the authority specified in Rule 922 to
meet funeral and incidental expenses of the subscriber or other immediate
requirements of the family of the deceased subscriber if it is certified that
the amount advanced can be recovered at the time of the payment of the fund
money or otherwise. The advance should, as far as possible, be granted to the
person persons eligible to receive the Provident Fund money in terms of Rule
943 and should be limited to the share of the person concerned.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1. What is the title of the rules mentioned in this chapter?
- A) Railway
Provident Fund Rules
- B) State
Railway Provident Fund Rules
- C) Central
Railway Provident Fund Rules
- D) Indian
Railway Provident Fund Rules
Answer: B) State Railway Provident Fund Rules
2. Which of the following employees are excluded from the application of these rules?
- A)
Employees entering service on or after 1st January, 2004
- B)
Employees taken over from the ex-Company Railways who have opted for CPC
Leave Rules
- C)
Non-pensionable employees taken over from the ex-State Railways
- D)
Employees of the Central Government
Answer: A) Employees entering service on or after 1st January, 2004
3. Who is considered the "Accounts Officer" according to these rules?
- A)
Financial Adviser and Chief Accounts Officers of a railway
- B) General
Manager of the Railway
- C) Chief
Controller of Accounts
- D)
Secretary, Railway Board
Answer: A) Financial Adviser and Chief Accounts Officers of a railway
4. What does the term "Dependent" refer to in these rules?
- A) Any
relative of the railway servant
- B) Only
parents and children
- C) Wife,
husband, parent, child, minor brother, unmarried sister, and deceased
son's widow and child
- D)
Grandparents only
Answer: C) Wife, husband, parent, child, minor brother, unmarried sister, and deceased son's widow and child
5. How is the "Fund" referred to in these rules?
- A) Indian
Railway Provident Fund
- B) State
Railway Pension Fund
- C) State
Railway Provident Fund
- D) Central
Railway Provident Fund
Answer: C) State Railway Provident Fund
6. Which department is NOT included under "Technical Department" as per these rules?
- A) Civil
Engineering
- B)
Electrical Engineering
- C) Medical
Department
- D)
Mechanical Engineering
Answer: C) Medical Department
7. What is the percentage of emoluments to be contributed to the fund by SRPF (contributory) staff?
- A) 5%
- B) 8.1/3%
- C) 10%
- D) 12%
Answer: C) 10%
8. For a railway servant under suspension, what is the rule regarding subscription to the Fund?
- A)
Subscription is doubled during suspension
- B) No
subscription is recovered from the subsistence allowance
- C)
Subscription is mandatory during suspension
- D)
Subscription is optional during suspension
Answer: B) No subscription is recovered from the subsistence allowance
9. What is the rule regarding the subscription of a railway servant who quits service in a particular month?
- A) They
must continue to subscribe for three more months
- B) They do
not need to subscribe for the month in which they quit
- C) They
must subscribe for the entire month
- D)
Subscription for the month is optional only if communicated in writing
Answer: D) Subscription for the month is optional only if communicated in writing
10. Which of the following is NOT credited to a subscriber's account in the Fund?
- A)
Contributions by the government
- B) Special
contributions under rule 915
- C)
Interest on the subscriptions
- D) Donations
from other employees
Answer: D) Donations from other employees
11. Which of the following
statements is true regarding commercial employment taken up by non-pensionable
Railway officers after retirement?
- A) They can take up commercial employment without any
restrictions.
- B) They must obtain prior permission from the Ministry
of Railways before taking up commercial employment within two years of
retirement.
- C) They can take up commercial employment immediately
after retirement without informing anyone.
- D) They can only take up commercial employment after
five years of retirement.
Answer: B
12. What must a non-pensionable
Railway officer do if they wish to take up commercial employment before two
years from their retirement?
- A) Directly start the employment without any
permissions.
- B) Apply for permission in the prescribed form to the
Secretary, Railway Board through the General Manager of the Railway where
they served before retirement.
- C) Inform their previous colleagues and start the job.
- D) Wait for two years before applying for any
commercial employment.
Answer: B
13. Which of the following is NOT
considered as "commercial employment" under the rules?
- A) Directorship of a company.
- B) Employment under a cooperative society.
- C) Employment in or under a corporation wholly
controlled by the government.
- D) Setting up of practice as a consultant.
Answer: C
14. What consequence may a
non-pensionable Railway officer face if they take up commercial employment
without prior permission before two years from their retirement?
- A) They may have to refund part of the government
contributions to their provident fund.
- B) They will be dismissed from their job.
- C) They will receive a warning from the Ministry of
Railways.
- D) They will not face any consequences.
Answer: A
15. What factors are considered by
the Ministry of Railways when deciding on granting permission for commercial
employment?
- A) Financial circumstances of the officer, nature of
the employment, and emoluments offered.
- B) The officer's educational qualifications.
- C) The officer's family background.
- D) None of the above.
Answer: A
16. If a non-pensionable Railway
officer is granted permission to take up commercial employment with conditions,
what can they do if they are dissatisfied with the conditions?
- A) They must accept the conditions without any appeal.
- B) They can make a representation against the
conditions within thirty days of receiving the order.
- C) They can take up the employment and ignore the
conditions.
- D) They can reapply for permission after one year.
Answer: B
17. Which of the following is true
about the special contribution to the Provident Fund?
- A) It is automatically granted to all Railway officers
upon retirement.
- B) It may be granted under specific circumstances such
as permanent incapacity or abolition of the appointment.
- C) It is given only to Group D railway servants.
- D) It is not applicable to any Railway officer.
Answer: B
18. How is the special contribution
to the Provident Fund calculated for railway servants retiring after 31st March
1985?
- A) 1/4th of a month's pay for each completed 6 monthly
period of service, not exceeding 16-1/2 months' pay or Rs. 50,000,
whichever is less.
- B) 1/2 of a month's pay for each completed year of
service, not exceeding 12 months' pay.
- C) A fixed amount determined by the General Manager.
- D) 1/4th of a month's pay for each year of service
without any limit.
Answer: A
19. What happens if a Railway
officer dies while in service regarding special contribution to the Provident
Fund?
- A) No special contribution is made.
- B) A special contribution is credited as if the
subscriber had retired on account of permanent incapacity.
- C) The officer's family must apply for special
contribution separately.
- D) The amount is decided by the controlling officer
based on the officer's last drawn salary.
Answer: B
20. Who has the authority to grant
special contribution to the Provident Fund for Group C and Group D railway
servants?
- A) The President of India.
- B) The General Manager, or a delegated officer such as
a Divisional Officer.
- C) The Secretary, Railway Board.
- D) The Ministry of Finance.
Answer: B
21. What is the effect on special
contribution when a subscriber is retained in service on reduced pay due to no
fault of his own?
A) The special contribution is
calculated based on the original pay before reduction.
B) The special contribution is calculated based on the reduced pay only.
C) The special contribution is calculated at the rate of pay actually drawn at
the end of respective periods, if more favorable.
D) The special contribution is forfeited entirely.
Answer: C
22. In what scenario can a
subscriber, who has received Provident Fund money or a gratuity, count his
former service for special contribution/pensionary benefits upon re-employment?
A) If he refunds the Provident Fund
money only.
B) If he refunds both the special contribution/gratuity and Provident Fund
money received.
C) If he is re-employed before attaining the age of superannuation without any
refund.
D) If he is re-employed after attaining the age of superannuation.
Answer: B
23. What is the maximum number of
instalments allowed for a subscriber to refund the Provident Fund money upon
re-instatement?
A) 6
B) 8
C) 10
D) 12
Answer: D
24. What is the consequence of a
break in service if it is not condoned under the rules?
A) The subscriber's service before
the break is counted.
B) The break has no effect on the calculation of special contribution.
C) The subscriber's service before the break is forfeited for calculating
special contribution.
D) The subscriber is penalized with a reduction in pay.
Answer: C
25. Who has the authority to condone
a break or deficiency in the service of a Group A or Group B railway servant?
A) Divisional Railway Manager
B) Head of Department
C) Railway Board
D) President
Answer: C
26. Under what conditions can a
break in service be condoned for a Group C or Group D railway servant by the
controlling officer?
A) The break was due to resignation
under any circumstances.
B) The break was due to participation in a strike declared to be illegal.
C) The break was due to dismissal.
D) The break was not due to dismissal or participation in an illegal strike,
and total service is not less than thirty years.
Answer: D
27. Which of the following statements
is true regarding the phrases "beyond his control" in the context of
service break?
A) It covers all cases of
resignation regardless of circumstances.
B) It does not cover cases where the break is attributable to resignation aimed
at securing Provident Fund money.
C) It only covers breaks due to dismissal.
D) It applies to all breaks in service, regardless of the cause.
Answer: B
28. What is the condition for the
service of a subscriber who has served on more than one railway to be
cumulative for the special contribution under Rule 915?
- a) The service must be without a break.
- b) The service must be continuous.
- c) The sanction of competent authority must be obtained
on each transfer.
- d) All of the above.
Answer: d) All of the above.
29. What is the minimum interest
rate guaranteed to subscribers who joined the fund before 7th March 1938,
during periods when the prescribed rate is less than 4%?
- a) 2%
- b) 3%
- c) 4%
- d) 5%
Answer: c) 4%
30. Who among the following is
entitled to the protected rate of 4% interest?
- a) Compulsory subscribers before the liberalisation of
the State Railway Provident Fund Rules in 1949.
- b) Optional subscribers before the liberalisation.
- c) Subscribers with a break in service reappointed
after 7th March 1938.
- d) All railway servants.
Answer: a) Compulsory subscribers before the liberalisation of the
State Railway Provident Fund Rules in 1949.
31. What happens to the interest
rate for subscribers of ex-States Railways after 1st April 1950?
- a) They continue to receive the guaranteed/fixed rate
of interest.
- b) The interest rate is declared for the fund from time
to time.
- c) They receive no interest.
- d) The rate of interest is fixed permanently.
Answer: b) The interest rate is declared for the fund from time to
time.
32. How is interest credited to a
subscriber’s account on the amount at credit on the 31st March of the preceding
year?
- a) Interest for six months.
- b) Interest for twelve months.
- c) Interest for the current month.
- d) No interest is credited.
Answer: b) Interest for twelve months.
33. Under what condition can payment
of interest on the Fund balance beyond a period of 6 months be authorised by
the Head of Accounts Office?
- a) Up to one year if the delay was beyond the control
of the subscriber.
- b) Up to two years under any circumstances.
- c) No extension is allowed.
- d) Only with the approval of the General Manager.
Answer: a) Up to one year if the delay was beyond the control of
the subscriber.
34. In the context of interest on
Fund accumulations, how is the period of six months counted for a subscriber
who quits service on the last day of the month?
- a) From the month of quitting service.
- b) From the succeeding month.
- c) From two months after quitting.
- d) From the beginning of the next year.
Answer: b) From the succeeding month.
35. What does "the date of
deposit" refer to in the context of recovery from emoluments?
- a) The first day of the month of recovery.
- b) The last day of the month of recovery.
- c) The first day of the succeeding month.
- d) The last day of the succeeding month.
Answer: a) The first day of the month of recovery.
36. What happens to the interest on
amounts replaced at the credit of the subscriber in the Fund under certain
rules?
- a) No interest is given.
- b) Interest is calculated at a reduced rate.
- c) Interest is calculated at the prescribed rate.
- d) Interest is doubled.
Answer: c) Interest is calculated at the prescribed rate.
37. How is the interest calculated
under this rule rounded off?
- a) To the nearest rupee.
- b) To the nearest paise.
- c) To the nearest ten rupees.
- d) To the nearest fifty rupees.
Answer: a) To the nearest rupee.
38. Who is the competent authority
to sanction an advance/withdrawal for a Group A or Group B officer up to J.A.
Grade?
- A) Chief Personnel Officer/Addl. Chief Personnel
Officer
- B) Divisional Officer
- C) Assistant Personnel Officer
- D) Under Secretary, Railway Board
Answer: A) Chief Personnel
Officer/Addl. Chief Personnel Officer
39. In the case of a Group C
subscriber employed under a Divisional Officer, who can sanction the
advance/withdrawal?
- A) Chief Personnel Officer
- B) Divisional Officer
- C) Assistant Personnel Officer
- D) Joint Secretary, Railway Board
Answer: B) Divisional Officer
40. Which authority is responsible
for sanctioning advances/withdrawals for Group D staff in the Railway Board?
- A) Joint Secretary, Railway Board
- B) Chief Personnel Officer
- C) Under Secretary, Railway Board
- D) Assistant Personnel Officer
Answer: C) Under Secretary, Railway
Board
41. Dearness pay is treated as part
of what under the rules 923 to 925?
- A) Pension
- B) Gratuity
- C) Emoluments or pay
- D) Bonus
Answer: C) Emoluments or pay
42. What is the maximum period after
an event within which an advance/withdrawal application must be made?
- A) 1 month
- B) 2 months
- C) 3 months
- D) 6 months
Answer: C) 3 months
43. Under which condition can a
subscriber convert an advance into a final withdrawal?
- A) By repaying the entire advance
- B) By satisfying the conditions necessary for the grant
of a withdrawal
- C) By submitting a new application
- D) After 6 months from the date of the advance
Answer: B) By satisfying the
conditions necessary for the grant of a withdrawal
44. How many withdrawals are allowed
for the same purpose under rule 925?
- A) One withdrawal
- B) Two withdrawals
- C) Three withdrawals
- D) Unlimited withdrawals
Answer: A) One withdrawal
45. Which of the following is NOT
considered the same purpose for multiple withdrawals?
- A) Marriage of different children
- B) Illness on different occasions
- C) Further addition or alteration to a house
- D) Repayment of the same loan
Answer: D) Repayment of the same
loan
46. What is the condition under
which an advance and a withdrawal under rule 923(g) and 925 cannot be
sanctioned simultaneously?
- A) If both are for different purposes
- B) If both are for the same purpose
- C) If the advance amount is less than the withdrawal
amount
- D) If the withdrawal is for medical expenses
Answer: B) If both are for the same
purpose
47. What is the period after which a
sanction to an advance/withdrawal lapses if not renewed?
- A) 1 month
- B) 2 months
- C) 3 months
- D) 6 months
Answer: C) 3 months
48. Which of the following is NOT a
condition for granting an advance from the Provident Fund?
- A) The subscriber must satisfy the authority of the
necessity for the advance
- B) The advance must exceed the amount of subscription
and interest
- C) A new advance should not be granted until 50% of the
last advance is repaid
- D) Advances on more than one account are not sanctioned
simultaneously
Answer: B) The advance must exceed
the amount of subscription and interest
49. For what purpose can a
subscriber take an advance to cover the expenses of a journey under medical
advice?
- A) Marriage expenses
- B) Purchase of consumer durables
- C) Pilgrimage expenses
- D) Severe illness of the subscriber or family members
Answer: D) Severe illness of the
subscriber or family members
50. What is the maximum number of
installments allowed for the repayment of an advance granted for purchasing a
motor-car or motorcycle under special conditions?
- A) 12 installments
- B) 24 installments
- C) 36 installments
- D) 48 installments
Answer: C) 36 installments
51. How much of an advance can a
subscriber take for the purchase of consumer durables like TV or computer?
- A) Three months' pay or half the amount in the fund, whichever
is more
- B) Six months' pay or half the amount in the fund,
whichever is less
- C) Three months' pay or half the amount in the fund,
whichever is less
- D) Six months' pay or half the amount in the fund,
whichever is more
Answer: C) Three months' pay or half
the amount in the fund, whichever is less
52. What is the maximum amount that
can be advanced for meeting the cost of legal proceedings initiated by or
against a subscriber?
- A) Three months’ pay or half the amount in the fund,
whichever is less
- B) Six months’ pay or half the amount in the fund,
whichever is more
- C) Entire balance in the Provident Fund
- D) No advance is allowed for legal proceedings
Answer: A) Three months’ pay or half
the amount in the fund, whichever is less
53. Which of the following is NOT a
condition for permitting an advance for the construction of a house or flat?
- A) Submission of a plan approved by the local municipal
body
- B) The advance should not exceed half the amount in the
fund
- C) The subscriber must have at least 15 years of
service
- D) The advance should not exceed 10 months' emoluments
Answer: C) The subscriber must have
at least 15 years of service
54. What percentage of the balance
in the Provident Fund account is allowed as an advance for marriage purposes
when the balance is less than Rs. 10,000?
- A) 50%
- B) 75%
- C) 90%
- D) 100%
Answer: C) 90%
55. How many occasions related to a
marriage are treated as separate purposes for the purpose of advance under
these rules?
- A) One occasion
- B) Two occasions (betrothal and marriage ceremony)
- C) Three occasions
- D) No specific occasions are mentioned
Answer: B) Two occasions (betrothal
and marriage ceremony)
56. In special cases, what is the
maximum emoluments that can be advanced for the marriage of a male?
- A) 3 months' emoluments
- B) 6 months' emoluments
- C) 10 months' emoluments
- D) 12 months' emoluments
Answer: B) 6 months' emoluments
57. Which officer may refer an
application for an advance from the Provident Fund to the Divisional Medical
Officer to judge the genuineness of the request?
- A) Accounts Officer
- B) Sanctioning Authority
- C) Controlling Officer
- D) Assistant Personnel Officer
Answer: C) Controlling Officer
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