Grant of provisional pension to retired railway servants

No. 2014/F€III/1(1)/1                           RBE No. 127/2014                          Dated:13.11.2014

Sub: Grant of provisional pension to retired railway servants against whom departmental or judicial proceedings are in progress.

Rules on payment of provisional pension are contained in rule 10 of Railway Services (Pension) Rules,1993. The amount to be paid as provisional pension has been clarified vide Boards letter No.F€IlI 78 PN1/11 dated 17.5.78 which inter-alia states that in such cases, 100% pension which is otherwise admissible to the railway servant should be authorized as provisional pension, as in cases of normal
retirement.

2. It is reiterated that the instruction contained in Boards letter dated 17.5.78 that provisional pension will be equal to 100% pension which is otherwise admissible to the railway servant still holds good.

(Amitab Joshi) Deputy Director Finance(Estt), Railway Board