Lump-sum compensation to railway employees
R.B.E. No. 10/2021
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAILWAY BOARD
No. D-43/4/2018 -F(E)III
New Delhi
Dated: 19.02.2021.
The General Managers/ Principal Financial Advisors,
All Zonal Railways/ Production Units.
Sub:- Payment of lump-sum compensation to employees covered under NPS on retention in Railway service in spite of disablement attributable to Railway service in accordance with Rule 10(3) of the Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993 – regarding.
A copy of the Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare (DOP&PW)’s O.M. no. 01.03.2019- P&PW(F) dated 01.01.2021 is enclosed for information and guidance. These instructions shall apply mutatis mutandis on the Railways also. The Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 and the Central Civil Services (Extra Ordinary Pension) Rules, 1939 correspond to the Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993 and the Railway Services (Extra Ordinary Pension) Rules. 1993 respectively.
2. The Railway Board’s instructions/ Railway Services (Extraordinary Pension) Rules, 1993 corresponding to DOP&PW’s instructions /CCS (Extraordinary Pension) Rules, 1939 referred to in their aforesaid O.M. dated 01.01.2021 are given below:-
| SI. No | DOP&PW’s instructions/ Central Civil Services (Extraordinary Pension) Rules, 1939 | Corresponding Railway Board’s instructions/ Railway Services, (Extraordinary Pension) Rules, 1993 |
| 1 | Rule 8(3) of CCS (Extraordinary Pension) Rules, 1939 | Rule 9(3) of Railway Services (Extraordinary Pension) Rules, 1993 |
| 2 | Rule 9(3) of CCS (Extraordinary Pension) Rules, 1939 | Rule 10(3) of Railway Services (Extraordinary Pension) Rules, 1993 |
| 3 | DOP&PW’s OM No 38/41/06-PA&W(A) dated 05.05.2009 | Railway Board’s letter No 2008/AC-II 21/19 dated 29.05 2009. |
(G. Priya Sudarsani)
Director. Finance (Estt.)
Railway Board