Study Leave Rules – Revised Instructions on Leave Salary during study period

Railway Board releases revised instructions on Study Leave Rules – Change in Rules on Leave Salary in addition to Dearness Allowance and House Rent Allowance

RBE No 156/2018

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAIL MANTRALAYA)
(RAILWAY BOARD)

No. 2011/F(E)III/2(2)13

New Delhi, Dated: 11.10.2018.

The GMs/Principal Financial Advisers,
All Zonal Railways/Production Units,
(All per mailing list)

Sub:- Amendment to Appendix V of the Indian Railway Establishment Code Vol. I, 1985 Edition (Study Leave Rules).

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In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution, the President is pleased to direct that Appendix V of the Indian Railway Establishment Code Vol. I, (1985 Edition) (Third Re-print Edition 2008) be amended as in the Advance Correction Slip No. 134 attached.

(G. Priya Sudarsani)
Director Finance (Estt.),
Railway Board.

INDIAN RAILWAY ESTABLISHMENT CODE, VOLUME-I
FIFTH EDITION-1985 (Third Reprint Edition-2008)
APPENDIX V,

STUDY LEAVE RULES:

ADVANCE CORRECTION SLIP No.:- 134

1. In sub-rule 5(l) of Rule 1, after the word “Government”, following shall be inserted:-“(two years in case of Railway Medical Service Officer)”

2. In sub-rule 5(ii) & (iii) of Rule 1, Rule 2(2), Rule 14(1) and each of the Forms namely Form ‘A’, Form Form ‘C’ and Form ‘D’ appended to study leave Rules contained in
Appendix-V, wherever Five occurs, it shall be read as Eight.

3. In sub-rule (3) of Rule 5, the words “and subject to the other conditions laid down in rule (8) being satisfied, draw study allowance in respect thereof” shall be omitted.

4. Sub-rule (1) of Rule 7 shall be substituted with the following:-

“During study leave availed outside India, a Railway servant shall draw leave salary equal to the pay that the Railway servant shall drew while on duty immediately before proceeding on such leave, in addition to Dearness Allowance and House Rent Allowance as admissible in terms of Board’s letter No. E(P&A)II-20021HRA-2 dated 19.02.2002.”

5. Sub-rule 2(a) of Rule 7 shall be substituted with the following:-

“During study leave availed in India, a Railway servant shall draw leave salary equal to the pay that the Railway servant drew while on duty immediately before proceeding on such leave, in addition to Dearness Allowance and House Rent Allowance as admissible in terms of Board’s letter No. E(P&A)II-2002/HRA-2 dated 19.02.2002.

6. In sub-rule 2(c) of Rule 7, the words “as envisaged in sub-rule (2) of rule 8,” shall be

7. Sub-rule 2(d) of Rule 7 shall be omitted.

8. Rules 8, 9 & 10 shall be omitted.

9. Rule 11 shall be substituted with the following:-

“11. Admissibility of Allowances during study leave: Except for House Rent Allowance as admissible in terms of Board’s letter No. E(P&A)II-2002/HRA-2 dated 19.02.2002 and the Dearness Allowance, no other allowance shall be paid to a Railway servant in respect of the period of study leave granted to him.”

10. In sub-rule 1(i) of Rule 14, the words “Study Allowance” shall be omitted.

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