GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAIL MANTRALAYA)
(RAILWAY BOARD)
RBE NO:43/11
NO:E(G) 2006 QR 1-14 New Delhi, Dated: 5 .04.2011
The General Managers,
All Indian Railways &
Production Units.(As per standard list)
Sub: Retention of Railway accommodation on educational grounds - definition of “end of academic/scholastic session”.
Ref: Board’s letter No.E(G) 2006 QR1-14(C) dated 20-11-2006,
E(G) 85 QRl-9 dated 15-01-90 and E(G) 2006 QR1-14 dated
12-11-2007.
Attention is invited to the contents of Railway Board’s letter No:E(G) 2006 QR 1-14 dated 12-11-2007 where the matter regarding retention of accommodation on educational grounds was reiterated as under;
‘Retention of Railway accommodation in the event of permanent transfer is permitted on educational grounds to cover the current academic session. The academic/scholastic session has been defined as the academic course ending with annual examination. This aspect has been reviewed and in partial modification of instructions contained in letter No:E(G)85 QR 1-9 dated 15.01.90, it has been dccided that for the purpose of retention of Railway accommodation, the end of academic/scholastic session shall mean last paper of annual examination plus fifteen days time.”
The matter regarding rt-iteration of the existing instructions was discussed in the DC/JCM vide item No.2/2009 and as decided the instructions are re-iterated as under:
‘in the event of permanent transfer retention of Railway accommodation is allowed on educational ground to cover the current academic session only (i.e. end of the academic/scholastic Session) plus 15 days. The end of academic/scholastic session shall, in this case, mean last paper of annual examination”.
This issues with the concurrence of Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.
Please acknowledge receipt.
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(MADAN LAL)
JT. DIR. ESTT. (GENL.)
