Entitlement for 1st Class Passes on being medically de-categorized

Railway Board Ltr No.E(W)2012/PS5-1/4                                                               Dated 10.09.2013

Sub: Entitlement for 1^st Class Passes on being medically de-categorized and inter railway transfer own request basis to lower Grade Pay post.

                                Various references are being received in Board’s office regarding entitlement of privilege passes for those railway employees who are transferred on inter railway transfer and those railway employees who are medically de-categorized to posts carrying lower scale of pay with pay protection and are already entitled to 1^st class passes.

                                In this connection, it is clarified that in view of instructions contained in para-4 of Board’s letter No.E(W)2008/PS5-1/38 dated 6.1.2011, such employees as mentioned in above para and already entitled to Ist class passes shall continue to draw Ist class passes, irrespective of their eligibility in terms of the letter ibid.

                                                                                                              Sd / –(Debasis Mazumdar)

                                                                                                                Director Estt.(Welfare)

                                                                                                                   Railway Board