Entitlement of 1st A Pass facility corresponding to the higher Grade Pay of Rs.4800 & Rs.5400 granted under MACPS.

No:IRTSA/Memo/MACPS – Pass/3-11              Date: 7-3-2011

1. CHAIRMAN, Railway Board, New Delhi.
2. MEMBER STAFF, Railway Board, New Delhi.

Respected Sir,

Sub: Entitlement of 1st A Pass facility corresponding to the higher Grade Pay of Rs.4800 & Rs.5400 granted under MACPS.

Ref: 1. Railway Board’s letter No. E(W)2008/PS 5-1/38, Dated 06.01.2011 - (RBE No. 03 /2011)

2. Railway Board’s letter No.PC-V/2009/ACP/2, Dated 12.01.2011 - (RBE No. 06 /2011)

3. Press release (dated 6.1.2011) by Ministry of Railways on new criteria of entitlement of pass with only Grade Pay as the sole criterion.

   1. Revised pay limits for entitlement of Passes/PTOs as per Revised Pay)Rules, 2008, were decided by the Railway Board vide RBE 3-2011 (cited above – copy attached).

   2. Ministry of Railways in its Press Release dated 6.1.2011 stated that, the new criteria of entitlement pass has been simplified with only Grade Pay as the sole criterion as against multiple variables like scales of pay, pay and date of appointment which were prevailing earlier.

   3. MACP Scheme was extended to Railway employees vide RBE No.101/2009 dated 10.06.2009.

   4. Railway Board vide RBE 06 – 2011 dated 12-1-2011 (copy attached) has clarified that the Grade Pay granted on account of MACP scheme shall be considered for the entitlement of Passes.

   5. But the subsequent rider there on that the Grade Pay granted on account of MACP will not affect the status – has created a doubt about entitlement of “First A Pass” to those granted the Grade Pay of Rs.4800 & Rs.5400 under MACP. This needs to be clarified – as in no other Department of Central Government any distinction is made on the basis of Classification of Posts or status..

   6. Ministry of Finance, Dept. of Expenditure, vide Office Memorandum, F.No.19030/3/2008-E.IV, Dated 23rd September, 2008 for the purpose of Entitlement for Journey on tour, Mileage Allowance for journeys by road, Daily Allowance on Tour, T.A. on transfer has grouped the employees based on Grade Pay only.

   7. It is requested that the benefit of “Ist Class 'A' Pass” be extended to the higher Grade Pay of Rs.4800 & Rs.5400 granted under MACPS.

Yours faithfully,

-sd-

Harchandan Singh,

General Secretary, IRTSA

Source;IRTSA