RBE No, 121/2014
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAIL MANTRALAYA)
(RAILWAY BOARD)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAIL MANTRALAYA)
(RAILWAY BOARD)
No. 2012/F(E)III/1(1)/2
New Delhi, Dated: 29.10.2014.
The GMs/FA&CA0s,
All Indian Rauways/Production Units.
(As per mailing list)
All Indian Rauways/Production Units.
(As per mailing list)
Subject: Applicability of Old Pension
Scheme to Substitutes who attained temporary status prior to 01.01.2004
but regularized after 01.01.2004 – clarification regarding.
The issue of coverage of substitutes
who had attained temporary status prior to 01.01.2004 but regularized
after 01.01.2004 under Old Pension Scheme, has been raised by both the
recognized Federations (AIRF & NFIR) under PNM/AIRF item No.05/2012
and PNM/NFIR item No.15/2011 respectively. The issue has also been
raised under DC/JCM (Railways) item No.20/2012.
2. The issue has been examined by Board
and it has now been decided that substitutes who got temporary status
prior to 01.01.2004 but regularized/absorbed after 01.01.2004 and after
regularization, if the date of appointment is prior to 01.01.2004, in
terms of provision of Board’s letter No.E(NG)ll/90/SB/Master Circular
dated 29.01.1991(M.C. No.20/91) and para 6 of letter
No.E(NG)11/2008/SB/SR/15 dated 17.09.2010, then they may be covered
under Old Pension Scheme.
3. Further, the employee and employer
contribution of the NPS corpus of the Substitutes, mentioned in para 2
above, who so far have been covered under the National Pension System
(NPS) may be adjusted in terms of the instructions contained in Board’s
letter No.2010/AC-II/21/18 dated 31.03.2014(RBA No.5/2014)
Please acknowledge receipt
(Amitabh Joshi)Deputy Director Finance (Estt.)III
Railway Board
Deputy Director Finance Esft.)III
Railway Board
