Provisional release of retirement benefits as per Rule 91 of Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAIL MANTRALAYA)
(RAILWAY BOARD)
RBE No.58/2020
No.D-43/43/20 -F(E)III
New Delhi, Dated :28.07.2020
The GMs/Principal Financial Advisers
All Zonal Railways/Production Units
(As per mailing list)
Subject: Provisional release of retirement benefits as per Rule 91 of Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993 — regarding.
A copy of Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare (DOP&PW’s) O.M. No. 12/9/2020-P&PW(C)-6450 dated 17th July, 2020 along with proforma for sanction of provisional pension and provisional gratuity is enclosed herewith for compliance and guidance. These instructions shall apply mutatis mutandis on the Railways also. Rule 64 and Rule 72(5) of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 correspond to Rule 91 and Rule 16(5) of the Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993 respectively. Also, Form 5 and Form 3 of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972, referred to in the aforesaid O.M. dated 17th July, 2020, correspond to Form 8 and Form 6 of the Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993, respectively.
Para 3(f) of the proforma for sanction of provisional pension and provisional gratuity will also include the provision of Rule 16(8) of the Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993 in cases of railway servant who have been allotted railway quarters and are in occupation of that at the time of retirement.
(G.Priya Sudarsani)
Director, Finance (Estt.),
Railway Board.