Policy for payment of Travelling Allowance, Contingent expenses etc. to retired Railway personnel for attending DAR inquiries – Clarification

Policy for payment of Travelling Allowance, Contingent expenses etc. to retired Railway personnel for attending DAR inquiries – Clarification: Railway Board Order RBE No.74/2024 dated 06.08.2024

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (भारत सरकार)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (रेल मंत्रालय)
RAILWAY BOARD (रेलवे बोर्ड)

RBE No. 74/2024

F(E)I/2022/AL-28/38 (PNM/NFIR)

New Delhi, dated 06.08.2024

The General Managers/Principal Financial Advisers,
All Zonal Railways & Production Units etc,
DGs of RDSO and NAIR.

Subject: Policy for payment of Travelling Allowance, Contingent expenses etc. to retired Railway personnel for attending DAR inquiries- clarification reg.

The retired Railway servants are paid TA/DA for journeys undertaken by them for attending departmental inquiries as Defence Assistant in terms of the codal provisions/ instructions issued by Board’s Office from time to time.

2. It has now been decided to reiterate the existing guidelines in this regard. Accordingly, the following guidelines are being reiterated for strict compliance:

Rule 1668 (5) of IREC Vol-II: “Where a person who has been a Railway servant but has ceased to be so, is called to give evidence as to facts which might or might not have come to his knowledge in the discharge of his duties, or a person who is not a servant of the Union, is called to give evidence before any authority holding a departmental enquiry, such a person shall be entitled to claim from the Ministry or Department or office under whom the railway servant against whom the inquiry is being held is for the time being serving, travelling allowance under Rule 1696”.

Rule 1668 (7) of IREC Vol-II: “The foregoing instructions shall also apply to a person assisting the Railway servant against whom the inquiry is held in presenting his case. Such a person shall be granted a certificate ……………………. by the authority holding the departmental inquiry”.

3. It is further clarified that the payment of TA/DA and Contingent Charges, in case of Defence Helper, are to be sanctioned by the Authority under whom the Railway servant against whom the inquiry is being held is for the time being serving and not by the Authority from where the Railway employee acting as Defence Helper had retired.

4. Kindly acknowledge receipt.

(Sanjay Prashar)
Jt. Director Finance (Estt.)
Tele No. 011-23047026

Source: Indian Railways