Indian Railway Codes and Manuals-Establishment code- Vol-I-Chapter-11 (XI)
Chapter 11
Joining Time Rules
1101. Extent of application. --Joining Time shall be granted to a
Railway servant on transfer in public interest to enable him to join the new
post either at the same or a new station.
1102. On temporary transfer. --No joining time is admissible in the case of
temporary transfer for a period not exceeding 180 days. Actual transit time as
in the case of journey on tour shall only be allowed. ,
1103. On discharge for taking appointment at
another station. --Railway
servants who are discharged due to reduction of establishment from one Railway
Office and posted to another Railway Office, shall be entitled to joining time,
if the orders of appointment to the new pos t are received by them while
working in the old post. If they are appointed to the new post after being
discharged from the old post, the period of break may be converted into joining
time with- out pay by the Head of Department provided that the break does not
exceed 30 days and the Railway servant has rendered not less than 3 years
continuous service on the date of discharge.
1104. On first appointment.--For appointment to posts under the
Railways on the results of a competitive examination and/ or interview open to
railway servants and others.- Railway servants and permanent/provisionally
permanent Central and State Government employees will be entitled to joining
time under these rules. Temporary Railway employees who have not
completed 3 years or regular continuous service, though entitled to joining
time, would not be entitled to joining time pay.
1105. Commencement of joining time.-- The joining time shall commence
from the 1ate of relinquishment of charge of the old post if the charge
is made over in the forenoon or the following date, if the charge is made
over in the afternoon.
1106. Time and place from which joining time
calculated.--The joining time
shall be calculated from old headquarters in all cases including where a
Railway servant receives his transfer orders or makes over charge of the old
post in a place other than his old headquarters or where the headquarters of a
railway servant while on tour is changed to the tour station
itself or where his temporary transfer is converted into permanent
transfer.
1107. Amount of joining time admissible.--Not more than one day's joining time shall be
allowed to a Railway servant to join a new post within the same 'station or
which does not involve change of residence from one station to another.
Note.-For this purpose, the term same station will
be interpreted to mean the area falling within the jurisdiction of the
municipality or corporation including such of suburban municipalities, notified
areas or cantonments as are continuous to the named ml1nicipality etc.
1108. Joining time on transfer.--In the cases involving transfer from one
station to another and also involving change of residence, the Railway servant
shall be allowed joining time with reference to the distance
between the old headquarters and the new headquarters by direct
route and ordinary mode(s) of travel as indicated in the following schedule.
When holiday(s) follow(s) journey time the normal joining time
may be deemed to have been extended to over such holidays.
Distance between the old headquarters and the new
headquarters |
Joining time admissible |
1000 Kms. or less More then 1000 Kms More than 2000 Kms. |
1000 Kms. or less 12 days 15 days except in cases of travel by air
for which the maximum will be 12 days. |
Note.-Distance means actual
distance and not weighted mileage for which fare is charged by
the Railway in certain ghat/hill sections.
1109. Extension of joining time.-Extension of joining time beyond
the limits indicated in para 1108 above, can be granted
upto the maximum limit of 30 days by the Head of Departments
and on Divisions, by Divisional Railway Managers in the
case of Group C and Group D staff and beyond 30 days by the Ministry of
Railways, the guiding principle being that the total period of
joining time should be approximately equal to 8 days for
preparation plus reasonable transit time plus holidays, if any, following the
extended joining time. While computing the transit time, allowance
could be made for the time unavoidably Spent due to disruption of transport
arrangement caused by strike or natural calamities, or the period spent
awaiting the departure of steamer etc.
1110. Crediting leave account with unutilised
joining time.-when a Railway servant
joins the new post without availing of the full
joining time, the number of days of joining time as
admissible under these rules subject to the maximum of 15 days,
reduced by the number or days actually availed of, shall be credited to his leave
account as leave on average pay. The credit of the joining time
to the leave account will be subject to the usual restriction on accumulation
of leave on Average Pay in the leave account. No special Casual Leave in lieu
of joining time will be admissible.
1111. Combination with vacation.--Joining time may be combined with vacation
and/or regular leave of any kind or duration except casual leave.
1112. When transfer orders are modified.--If a railway servant in transit on
transfer is directed to proceed to a place different from that
indicated in the initial transfer orders, he shall be entitled to
joining time already availed of upto the date of receipt of revised
orders plus fresh spell of full joining time from the date following the date
of receipt of the revised orders. The fresh spell of joining time
in such cases shall be calculated from the place at which he
received revised orders as if he is transferred from that
place.
1113. Joining Time Pay and Allowances.--A railway servant on joining time shall be
regarded as on duty during that period and shall be entitled to be paid joining
time pay equal to the pay which was drawn before relinquishment of charge in
the old post. He shall be entitled to Dearness Allowance, if any, appropriate
to the joining time pay, compensatory allowances like City Compensatory
Allowance, House Rent Allowance as applicable to the old station from which he
was transferred, but not conveyance allowance or permanent travelling
allowance.
1114. On deputation outside Railways.--When a Railway Servant to whom these rules
apply, is transferred to the control of Central Government/Defence Services or
organisation which has made separate rules prescribing amount of joining time,
his joining time for the journey to join his post under that
Government/organisation and for the return journey will be governed by those
rules, unless different provisions are expressly made in the terms of
deputation/foreign service by mutual agreement between the lending and
borrowing authorities.
1115. On deputation to Railways.--The joining time of Central Government
employees Armed Forces personnel and those paid from Defence Services
estimates, and the employees of State Government or any other organisation, who
are appointed to Railway services and post under the Railways on deputation or
on foreign service basis, shall, for joining the Railways and for the return
Journey, be regulated in accordance with these rules, unless different
provisions are expressly made in their respective terms of deputation/foreign
service by mutual agreement between the lending and borrowing authorities.
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1.Who is eligible for joining
time when transferred in public interest?
- a) Temporary employees
- b) Railway servant on leave
- c) Railway servant on transfer in public interest
- d) Casual workers
Answer: c) Railway servant on transfer in public interest
2.What is the maximum period of
temporary transfer for which no joining time is admissible?
- a) 90 days
- b) 180 days
- c) 30 days
- d) 120 days
Answer: b) 180 days
3.If a railway servant is
discharged due to a reduction of establishment and posted to another railway office,
what condition allows him joining time?
- a) If the new appointment is in a different department
- b) If the orders of appointment are received while
working in the old post
- c) If the new post is at the same station
- d) If the break does not exceed 60 days
Answer: b) If the orders of appointment are received while working in the old post
4.Who among the following is
entitled to joining time under the rules when appointed to posts on the results
of a competitive examination?
- a) Temporary railway employees with less than 3 years
of service
- b) Temporary railway employees with more than 5 years
of service
- c) Permanent railway servants and
permanent/provisionally permanent Central and State Government employees
- d) Casual workers
Answer: c) Permanent railway servants and permanent/provisionally permanent Central and State Government employees
5.When does the joining time
commence if the charge of the old post is handed over in the afternoon?
- a) On the same day
- b) On the following day
- c) After 2 days
- d) On the day of joining the new post
Answer: b) On the following day
6.How is joining time calculated
in cases where a railway servant is transferred to a new headquarters?
- a) From the place of current duty
- b) From the new headquarters
- c) From the old headquarters
- d) From the place where the transfer order is received
Answer: c) From the old headquarters
7.How many days of joining time
is allowed when the new post is within the same station and does not involve a
change of residence?
- a) 2 days
- b) 1 day
- c) 3 days
- d) No joining time is allowed
Answer: b) 1 day
8.What is the maximum joining
time allowed when the distance between the old and new headquarters is more
than 2000 km?
- a) 12 days
- b) 15 days
- c) 10 days
- d) 20 days
Answer: b) 15 days
9.Who can extend joining time
beyond 30 days for Group C and Group D staff on Divisions?
- a) Ministry of Railways
- b) Head of Department
- c) Divisional Railway Managers
- d) General Manager
Answer: c) Divisional Railway Managers
10.What happens to the unutilized
joining time when a railway servant joins a new post without availing the full
joining time?
- a) It is forfeited
- b) It is converted to casual leave
- c) It is credited to the leave account as leave on
average pay
- d) It is added to the next joining time
Answer: c) It is credited to the leave account as leave on average pay
11.Can joining time be combined
with casual leave?
- a) Yes
- b) No
- c) Only if approved by the controlling officer
- d) Only if joining time is less than 5 days
Answer: b) No
12.If transfer orders are
modified while a railway servant is in transit, what happens to the joining
time already availed?
- a) It is forfeited
- b) It is carried over to the new post
- c) It is combined with a fresh spell of joining time
- d) It is deducted from the leave account
Answer: c) It is combined with a fresh spell of joining time
13.Which allowances are NOT
applicable during joining time?
- a) Dearness Allowance
- b) House Rent Allowance
- c) City Compensatory Allowance
- d) Conveyance Allowance
Answer: d) Conveyance Allowance
14.What happens to the joining
time of Central Government employees appointed to Railway services on
deputation?
- a) Governed by Central Government rules
- b) Governed by Railway rules
- c) Not entitled to joining time
- d) Joining time is doubled
Answer: b) Governed by Railway rules
15.Under what condition can
joining time be governed by the rules of another department?
- a) When deputed to Railways
- b) When joining under Central Government/Defence
Services or organizations with separate rules
- c) When transferred within the same station
- d) When the transfer involves a foreign country
Answer: b) When joining under Central Government/Defence Services or organizations with separate rules
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