IREM Vol I, IREM Vol- II, Manual

 

IREM VOL-I

INDIAN RAILWAY ESTABLISHMENT MANUAL (Vol - I)

 

||  Index  ||  Chapter 1  ||  Chapter 2  ||  Chapter 3  ||  Chapter 4  ||  Chapter 5  ||  Chapter 6  ||  || Chapter 7  ||  Chapter 8  ||  Chapter 9  ||  Chapter 10  ||  Chapter 11  ||  Chapter 12  || ||Chapter 13  ||Chapter 14  || Chapter 15  || Chapter 16  ||  Appendix I || Appendix II || Appendix III || Appendix IV || Concordance||

 

Contents

CHAPTER - I

Recruitment, Training, Confirmation and re-employment

Section - A
Training of Officers

Part I 

Probationers

General--101,Monitoring/Co-ordination of probationary training--102, Schedule of Probationary Training-103 Maintenance of diary etc. by probationers--104, Confirmation after probationary training--105, Determination of seniority of Group (A) probationers of different services in junior scales after their confirmation-106, Departmental Examination-107, Number of chances for passing institutional or Departmental examination-108, Minimum percentage of pass marks in the examination prescribed after completion of institutional extension of probationary period-109, Extension of probationary period-l 10.

Section--B

Rules for the recruitment and training of Group (C) and Group (D) and Workshop Staff.

SUB-SECTION -- I

GENERAL

Extent of application 101, Recruitment--102, Definitions-103, Period of probation-104, Health Certificate 105, Special representation of certain communities -- 106, Persons having more than one wife or husband--107, Knowledge of Hindi- 108.

SUB-SECTION -- II
PROCEDURE

Method of making appointment -- 109, Advertisements -- 110, Applications for employment -- 111-113, Powers to relax or modify rules -- 114, Relaxation of age limit--115, Employment of physically handicapped persons --116.

SUB-SECTION - III

RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING

Recruitment and Training -- 117, Refresher and Promotion Courses -- 118, Security Deposit by Apprentices and Trainees --119, Stipend --120, Technical and non-technical qualifications for recruitment-- 121.

I. Transportation (Traffic)--Department

(i) Station Masters --122, (ii) Traffic Signallers -- 123, (iii) Guards -- 124, (iv) Traffic Apprentices -- 125, (v) Train Clerks --126.

II. Commercial Department

(i) Ticket Collectors -- 127, (ii) Commercial Clerks -- (for Coaching and goods work) -- 128, (iii) Enquiry cum Reservation Clerks --129, (iv) Commercial Apprentices -- 130, (v) Law Assistants -- 131, (vi) Catering. Manager Grade-III--132, (vii) Catering Manager/Inspectors -- 133, (via) Assistant Cook--134, (ix) Senior Cook--135.

IIL Transportation (Power) Department

(i) First Fireman--136, (ii) Diesel Assistant -- 137, (iii) Electric Assistant--138, (iv) Steam, Shunters --139, (v) Drivers and Loco Running Supervisors -- 140.

IV. Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Departments

(i) Apprentice-Mechanics - 141, (ii) Train Examiners - 142.

V. Civil Engineering Department

(i) Permanent Way Mistry -- 143, (ii) Permanent Way Inspector -- 144, (iii) Inspectors of Works -- 145, (iv) Bridge Inspectors -- 146.

VI. Signal and Telecommunication Department

(i) Signal Inspectors--147, (ii) Telecommunication Inspectors --148, (iii) Electric Signal Maintainer --149, (iv) Mechanical Signal Maintainer -- 130, (v) Telecommunications Maintainer Grade III, Wireless Maintainer Grade III, Telecommunications Maintainers Line --151, (vi) Telephone Operators -152.

VII. Drawing Office Cadre

(i) Assistant Draftsman in Civil/Mechanical/Electrical/S & T Department--153, (ii) Draftsman in Civil Engineering Department--154, (iii) Draftsman in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering Department--155, (iv) Draftsman in Signal and Telecommunications Department--156. 

VIII. Stores Department 

(i) Asstt. Store Keepers.--157, (ii) Staff in Printing Press.--158.

IX.    Skilled Artisans-159.

X.    Medical Department--Para Medical Staff

(i) Staff Nurse.--160, (ii) Physiotherapist.--161, (iii) Pharmacist.--162, (iv) Health and Malaria inspector--
163, (v) Radiographers.--164, (vi) Laboratory Staff.--165, (vii) Dietician.--166, (viii) Mid-wife.--167.

XI.    Scientific Staff.--168.  

XII. Ministerial and Non-Ministerial Categories

   (a) Accounts Department

(i) Cash and Pay Officer Shroff.--169, (ii) Cashiers.--170, (iii) Accounts Clerks and Section Officers etc.--171, (iv) Finger Print Examiner.--172, (v) Electronic Data Processing Centers.--173.
(b) Other than Accounts Department
(i) Office Clerks.--174, (ii) Typists.--175. (iii) Stenographers.--176.

XIII.    Official Language Department

Hindi Asstts. --177.

XIV.    Railway School Staff

Teachers.--178

Sub-Section -- IV
RECRUITMENT OF GROUP 'D' RAILWAY SERVANTS

I.--Procedure.--179. II.--Promotion to Higher grades in group 'D' and group 'C' posts.--180, Civil Engineering Department--181, Medical Department.--182, Signal and Telecommunication Engineering Department.--183, Mechanical Engineering Department.--184, Electrical Engineering Department--185, Promotion of Safaiwalas etc.--186, Promotion to skilled categories--.187, Promotion to lower grades in group 'C--188, Promotion to higher grades in group 'C--189.

SECTION C

Employment of Tuberculosis, Pleurisy and Leprosy patients in the Indian Railway Services.--101--105.

SECTION 'D'

Verification of Character and Antecedents before appointment and exclusion from Govt. Service.

SECTION 'F'

Confirmation

101-110 PART I  111-115 PART II

 

SECTION 'G'
Extension of service/re-employment of Railway servants

Extension of service/re-employment.--101-103, Staff of Ex. Company and Ex. Indian State Railways--104, Authorities empowered to grant extension beyond the age of superannuation .--105, Terms of extension of service --106-110, Terms of re-employment.--111-116, Fixation of Pay re-employed pensioners.--117, Delegation of Power.--118, Privilege Passes and Ticket Orders.--119, Notice of termination .--120, Re-employment of Central Govt. servants/State Govt. servants/Quasi Govt. servants of Railways.--121-124, R;-employment of Railway servants elsewhere than on Railways.--125-127.                                                                  

CHAPTER--II
SECTION--'A'

Rules governing promotion of subordinate staff 

Promotion of Group 'B' posts 201.1 to 204.10, Currency of Panel.--205, Consideration of employees on deputation .--206, Supplementary selection.--237, Other instructions.--203-209.

SECTION-'B'

Rules governing the promotion of Group 'C staff

Application .--210, Definition.--211-212, Promotions--213-214, Selection Posts.--215, Ad-hoc promotion against selection and non-selection posts.--216, Selection Boards.--217-218, Procedure to be adopted by the Selection Board.--219, Currency of Panels.--220-222, Supplementary selection .--223, Refusal of promotion.--224, Trade Test-for Artisan Categories.--225-227, Erroneous promotion.--228.                                   

CHAPTER--III

Rules regulating seniority of non-gazetted Railway servants.

General.--301, Seniority in initial recruitment grades.,--302-308, Seniority on promotion.--309, Mutual exchange.--310-311, Transfer on request.--312, Medically unfitted Railway servants.--313, Seniority where date of appointment to a grade is same.--314, Departmental Examination/Trade Test.--315-316, Seniority for promotion as Section Officer (A/cs) Inspector of Station (A/cs)/ Inspector of Stores (A/cs)--317, Seniority of Accounts Clerk on promotion as Junior Accounts Asstt. in Accounts Department--318, Seniority on promotion to non-selection posts.--319, Relative seniority of employees in an intermediate grade.--320, Permission to railway servants to peruse seniority list.--321, Effect of reduction in pay or grade .--322, Staff directly recruited on the Locomotive [Components Works.--323, Staff directly recruited in D. L. W.--324, Staff transferred from Railways or Production Units.--325, Staff transferred from Construction Projects.--326, General.--327-341.

CHAPTER--IV

Scales of Pay applicable to principal categories of non-gazette  staff.

Civil Engineering Department.--401, Mechanical Engineering Department.--402, Electrical Department. --403, Signal and Tele-Communications Department.--404, Transportation Department.--405, Loco Staff.--406, Accounts Department.--407, Office Clerical Staff.--408, General Administration Department.--409, Stores Department.--410, Printing Press.--411, Medical Department.--412, Security Department.--413, Technical
Training School and Basic Training Centres.--414, Drawing Office Staff.--415.     

CHAPTER--V

Percentage of Posts fixed for various categories

General .--501, Typists.--502, Traffic Controller.--503, Office Clerks.--504, Clerks of Accounts Department.--505, Commercial Clerks--506. Trrin Clerks.--507, Signallers.--508, ASM/S M.--509, Station Masters.--510, Ticket Collectors and TTE.--511, Train Examiners.--512, Permanent Way Inspectors.--513, Sanitary/Health Inspector.--514, Pharmacists.--515, Chargeman Mechanical Department.--516, Cashiers in Accounts Department.--517, Record lifters/Record Sorters etc.--518, Daftries.--519, Wireless operators.--520, Shroff in Cash and Pay Office.--521, Hospital Attendants and Ayas.--522, Dressers in Medical Department--523, Gangman.--524, Skilled Workshop Staff.--525, Welfare Inspectors.--526, R. P. R--527, Conductors.--528, Staff on the Deck side.--529.        

CHAPTER--VI

Pay Increment s and Efficiency Bars

Pay, Increments and Efficiency Bar.--601-604, Drawal of Increment in Time Scale of Pay 605-609, Annual Increments to directly recruited Junior Accounts Assistants in A/Cs Department.--610. Efficiency Bar Gazetted Railway Servants.--611-629, Procedure for holding Efficiency Bar tests.--630, Authority competent to hold Efficiency Bar Test.--631-634, Advance Increments.--635-637, Names of Professional Institutions.--638, Awards to be granted.--639, General conditions for grant of incentives.--640, Categories and circumstances for grant of incentives.--641-644, Grant of dual charge allowance.--645-649

CHAPTER--VII

Compensatory and other Allowances

General.--701 703, Break down Allowance.--704, Out-turn allowance.--70S, Washing allowance.--706, Construction/Survey allowance to open line employees.--707, Project allowance.--708, Conveyance hire.--709 Travelling Allowance in respect of journeys to Airport.--710, Other allowances.--711-712.

CHAPTER--VIII

Dearness Allowance

Title.--801, Application.--802, Definition .--803, Scales of Allowance--804, Allowance to contract officers --805, Allowance to officers on ad-hoc rate of pay.--806, Allowance to Military Officers.--807, Allowance on varying rate of pay.--808, Allowance on joining and leaving service.--809, Allowance during foreign service.--810, Allowance during deputation out of India.--811, Allowance during suspension.--812, Allowance during leave and joining time.--813-814, Allowance during unpaid Holidays.--815, Allowances to re-employed persons
--816, Liability towards Income Tax.--817, Classification of the allowances.--818, Dearness Allowance to National of Nepal and Bhutan--819.                                                                                          

CHAPTER--IX

Running Allowance Rules

Running Allowance to staff for performing running duties.--901-902, Pay element in running allowance--903, Dearness Allowance on pay element of running allowance.-904, Types of allowances admissible to running staff.--905-910, Out station allowance.--911, Accident allowance.--912, Officiating allowance.--913, Minimum guaranteed Kilometerage allowance--914, Incentive scheme for through Goods Trains.--915, Compilation of Kilometerage for slow moving trains.--916-919, Shunting duty allowance.--920, Waiting duty allowance--
921, Ghat Sections.--922, High speed trains.--923, Reckoning of running allowance and pay.--924-930.

CHAPTER--X

Arrears claims and recoveries of overpayment

Arrear Claims of railway servants.--1001-1012, Recovery of over-payment.--1013-1019, Payment of settlement dues from station earning.--1020 1030. 

CHAPTER--XI

Advances

Rules.--1101, Purposes for which advances can be sanctioned.--1102-1103, General conditions for grant of Advances for Motor Vehicles.--1104, Purchase of Motor Car.--1105, Purchase of Motor Cycle/Scooter, Moped etc.--1106, Cycle Advance.--1107, Other conditions for purchase of conveyance.--1108, Advances on proceedings on tour .--1109-1112, Advances for on transfer.--1113-1118, Advances for deputation abroad.--1119, Advances on return from leave or deputation out of India.--1120-1122, Advances under special circumstances.--1123, Advances for treatment of Cancer.--1124, Advances for festivals.--1125-1127, Advances for law-suits.--1128, Advances for warm clothing.--1129, Advances for purchase of outfit for school going children.--1130, Advances for purchase of Table Fans.--1131, House Building Advance.--1132. 

CHAPTER--XII

Change in names.--1201-1205.

CHAPTER--XIII

Absorption of medically incapacited staff in alternative employment

General.--1301, Clarification.--1302-1304, Alternative employment.--1305-1311, Treatment of past services.--1312, Fixation of Pay.--1313, Seniority.--1314-1315.

CHAPTER---XIV

Forwarding of Applications from serving Railway employees for posts outside Railways

Number of opportunities.--1401, Authorities competent to forward applications.--1402, Application for employment in a private concern--1403, Retention of lien--1404, Continuity of service on technical resignation.--1405, Forwarding of applications for posts under State Govts.--1406, Forwarding of application for posts advertised by U. N. Agencies etc.--1407, Forwarding of applications to U.P.S.C.--1408, Issue of No-objection Certificate .--14C9, Refund of cost of training.--1410, Transfer in Public interest.--1411, Forwarding of application of railway servant when conduct is under investigation.--1412.

CHAPTER--XV

Terms and Conditions applicable to Railway Servants and substitutes in temporary Service

Temporary railway servant.--1501, Termination of service and period of notice.--1502, Pay & Allowances --1503-1504, Educational Assistance.--1505, Medical Attendance.--1506, Leave Rules.--1507, Allotment of residence and recovery of rent.--1508, Passes.--1509, Advances.--1510, Provident Fund and Gratuity.--1511, Substitute Definition.--1512, Circumstances under which substitutes can be recruited.--1513, Emoluments payable to substitutes .--1514, Rights and Privileges admissible to substitutes.--1515, Break in service.--1516.

 

CHAPTER--XVI

Holidays and Special Casual Leaves 

 

 

IREM VOL II
CONTENTS

Chapter	Subject
XVII	Railway quarters and Recovery of rent
XVIII	Attachments of pay and Allowances for Debt.
XIX	Apprentices
XX	Casual labour
XI	Use of Staff Cars
XXII	Staff Welfare
XXIII	CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES
XXIV	GRANT-IN-AID
XXV	Rules for the recognition of service Associations of Railway servants
XXVI	Staff Councils and negotiating Machinery

 

CHAPTER XVII
Railway quarters and Recovery of rent

RULE NO.	SUBJECT
1701	When staff quarters may be provided.
1702	Liability to pay rent
1703	Exceptions
1704  1705	Classification of quarters
1706	Accommodation for Group ‘A’ & ‘B’ officers.
1707  1708  1709	Standard Rent.
1710	What the terms “Emoluments” means in the context of rent rules.
1711	Recovery of rent
1712	Recovery of rent in the case of Joint occupation of quarters.
1713	Occupation of higher or lower type of quarter.
1714	Responsibility of Railway servants for payment of rent.
1715	Levy of water charges
1716  1717  1718	Payment of taxes
1719  1720  1721  1722  1723  1724  1725	Remission of rent and waived of recoveries.

 

Chapter-XVIII
Attachments of pay and Allowances for Debt

RULE No.	SUBJECT
1801.  1802.  1803.  1804.  1805.  1806.	Extent of deduction.
1807.	Procedure to be followed in Executive offices
1808.	Court attachment against railway servants on leave out of India.
1809.	Procedure in the case of Judgment.

 

CHPATER XIX
Apprentices

RULE No.	SUBJECT
1901.  1902.	General
1903.	Recruitment
1904.	Training
1905.	Stipend
1906.	Allowance
1907.	Travelling Allowance
1908.	Leave
1909.	Medical Attendance
1910.	State Railway provident fund
1911.	Agreement
1912.	Date of posting of apprentices
1913.	Termination of Apprenticeship
1914.	Employment
1915.	Applicability of provision of other Acts

 

 

CHAPTER XX
Casual labour

RULE No.	SUBJECT
2001.	Definition
2002.	Entitlement and privileges admissible
2003.	Break in service
2004.	Notice of termination of service
2005.	Entitlements and privilege admissible to casual labour who are treated as temporary.
2006.	Absorption of Casual Labour in regular vacancies
2007.	Employment of Casual labour in skilled categories

 

 

CHAPTER XXI
Use of Staff Cars

RULE No.	SUBJECT
2101.  2102.  2103.  2104.  2105.  2106.  2107.  2108.  2109.  2110.  2111.  2112.  2113.	Rules regulating the use of Staff Car

 

Chapter-XXII
Staff Welfare

RULE No.	SUBJECT
2201.	Policy regarding railway schools
2202.	Authority Competent to incur expenditure
2203.	Grant- in-Aid to non-Railway Schools
2204.  2205.	Educational Assistance
2206.	Scholarship for technical education
2207.	Uniforms for Children in Schools.
2208.  2209.  2210.	Incidence of cost of maintenance and upkeep of Institute.
2211.	Accommodation for class IV staff of institutes
2212.	Organisation of institutes
2213.	Memberships
2214.	Sports Recreation Clubs and Associations
2215.	Swimming Pools
2216.	Children’s Park, sewing and Knitting Centres
2217.	Rules
2218.	Mobile Libraries
2219.  2220.  2221.  2222.  2223.  2224.  2225.	Holiday Homes
2226.	Convalescent Homes
2227.	General
2227A.	Appointment of Scouts against cultural quota
2228.	Special leave and passes TA/DA
2229.	Provision of canteens as a statutory obligation
2230.	Provision of canteens other than as a statutory obligation
2231.	Principles governing the setting up of canteens
2232.	Canteens provided under the statute
2233.	Canteens provided other than under the statute.
2234.	Incidence of cost
2235.	Periodical check
2236.	Improvements in the working of Canteens
2237.	Quality and cost control
2238.	Employee’s provident fund
2239.	Handicraft Centres
2240.	Vocational Training Centres
2241.	Allotment of Accommodation to Social Welfare Centres, Vocational Training Centres and Homeopathic dispensaries

CHAPTER XXIII
Co-operative Societies

Rule No.	Subject
2301.	Type of co-operative Societies
2302.	Encouragement to Co-operatives
2303.  2304.	Organization
2305.	Classification
2306.	Membership
2307.	Management
2308.	Taking part in the activities of consumer Co-operative Societies by  a gazetted railway servant
2309.	Concessions
2310.	Subsidy
2311.	Procedure for payment of subsidy
2312.	Allocation of subsidy
2313.	Accommodation
2314.	Recovery of rent
2315.	Minor alteration to buildings
2316.	Lease of Railway land
2317.	Supply of equipment
2318.	Provision of Electric fans and Charges for electricity and water
2319.	Rules of procedure for Credit sale
2320.	Recovery of share money though salary bills
2321.	Passes,  privilege Ticket orders and Special Casual Leave
2322.	Medical facilities
2323.	Bye laws
2324.  2325.  2326.  2327.	Guiding principles
2328.	Registration under  Sales Tax Act
2329.	Dividend
2330.	Rebate
2331.	Restrictions regarding collection of minimum share capital
2332.	Audit
2333.	Progress Repot
2334.	Scale for paid Establishment
2335.	Training of staff
2336.	Quarters for staff
2337.	Deputation of Railway servants
2338.	Protective measures against defalcation and thefts
2339.  2340.  2341.  2342.  2343.	Co-operative credit Societies/Banks
2344.	Co-operative  Housing Societies
2345.	Levy of Income Tax on Profits

 

 

CHAPTER XXIV
Grants-in-Aid

Rule No.	Subject
2401. 2402. 2403.	General Guide Lines
2404.	Educational Institutions
2405.	Medical Institutions
2406.	Railway Institutes and Clubs
2407.	Railwaymen’s Consumer Co-operative Societies
2408. 2409. 2410.	Other Local Bodies

 

CHAPTER XXV
Rules for the Recognition of Service Associations of Railway Servants

Rule No.	Subject
2501. 2502. 2503. 2504. 2505. 2506. 2507. 2508. 2509.	Rules for the recognition of service Associations of Gazetted Railway servants.
2510. 2511. 2512. 2513. 2514. 2515. 2516. 2517. 2518.	Rules for the recognition of  associations of Non-gazetted Railway servants.
Part C	Conditions precedent to the recognition of a union by Railway Administration.

 

 

CHAPTER XXVI
Staff Councils and Negotiating Machinery

Rule No.	Subject
2601.	Object
2602.	Power
2603.	Composition
2604.	Eligibility for election
2605.	Election
2606.	Meetings
2607.  2608.	Agenda
2609.	Absence from meetings
2610.	Filling of vacancies
2611.  2612.  2613.  2613A.	Minutes Subsidiary Rules
2614.  2615.  2616.	Negotiating machinery for dealing with disputes between Railway Labour and Railway Administration.