Supply of electricity to Railway staff residing in Railway accommodation: Clarification by Railway Board

Supply of electricity to Railway staff residing in Railway accommodation: Clarification by Railway Board on issue raised in PNM Meeting held in Railway Board on 2nd and 3rd May, 2024

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

No. 2022/EEM/150/9

New Delhi, dated 02.07.2024

General Managers
All Zonal Railways & Production Units
Chief Administrative Officer (R)/PLW
Director General/RDSO
Director General/NAIR
Directors/Centralized Training Institutes

Sub: Supply of electricity to Railway staff residing in Railway accommodation.

Issue relating to recovery of electricity charges from the railway staff residing in railway accommodation was raised by AIRF in the PNM meeting held in Railway Board on 2nd and 3rd May, 2024.

2. Instructions regarding Rate of supply of electricity to Railway employees already exist vide Railway Board’s letter no. 84/Elec.I/150/2 dated 21.01.1987. A copy of this letter is again enclosed for information and necessary action.

DA- as above

(Nisha Manohar Patil)
Director EE (Power Supply)
Railway Board
Telephone: 01 1-47845419
Email ID: rbelectricaleem[atgmail.com

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)

No.84/Elec.I/150/2

New Delhi, dt 21.1.87

The General Managers,
All Indian Railways including
CLW, DLW, ICF, W&AP, DCW/Patiala, RCF/Kapurthala
D.G. / RDSO /Lucknow.

Sub: Rate of supply of electricity to Railway employees.

In supersession of the Instructions issued by the Railway Board through their circular letter No.79/Elect.I/150/2 dated 15/18.2.82 on the above subject, the issue of domestic electricity consumption rate applicable to Railway employees has been reconsidered by the Railway Board and decided that the Railway employees residing in the Railway colonies should be charged at the same rate as they would have paid if they had taken supply directly i.e. they will pay at the same rate as the residents of adjoining colonies are billed for electricity consumption for domestic purposes form the local supply authorities. These orders should be effective from 1.1.87.

2. Railways should also analyse the problem of taking separate connection from colony to colony and wherever they find that taking of direct connection is feasible from practical and economic considerations, such works should be taken in hand on priority. This should enable the employees to pay directly to the local supply authorities.

3. The efforts to bring round the local supply authorities and State Electricity Boards to agree to charge energy consumed in Railway residential premises at their domestic tariffs should also continue.

4. For new quarters wherever possible and practicable direct service connections from local supply authorities/Electricity Board lines should be arranged in a manner that the occupants can be billed individually and they can clear their electricity charges without coming to the Railway channel.

5. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.

DA: Nil

– sd –
(B.C. Agarwal)
Director Elect.Engg.(Power House)
Railway Board

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