Abolition
of Advance of Leave Salary as per 7th CPC Recommendations
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)
PC-VIII No.16/2017
RBE No. 27/2017
New Delhi,
New Delhi,
Dated : 23.03.2017
No.E(P&A)I-2017/CPC/LE-2
The General Managers and FA&CAOs,
All Indian Railways & Production Units.
The General Managers and FA&CAOs,
All Indian Railways & Production Units.
Sub: Grant
of Advances – Seventh Central Pay Commission recommendations – Discontinuance
of Advance of Leave Salary.
The
Seventh Central Pay Commission vide Para 9.1.4 had recommended that all the
interest free advances being granted to the Central Government employees should
be abolished. The Government’s decision in this regard has been conveyed by the
Ministry of Finance vide their OM No.12(1)/E.II(A)/2016 dated 07.10.2016.
According to the instructions contained therein, the Advance of Leave Salary in
addition to six other advances has been abolished.
2. The
Government’s decision in respect of abolition of advance of leave salary has
been considered by the Ministry of Railways in consultation with Finance
Directorate. It has been decided to abolish Advance of Leave Salary
w.e.f.07.10.2016. The cases where the advances have already been sanctioned
need not be reopened.
3. The
provisions in respect of advance of leave salary are contained in Rule No. 548
of Indian Railway Establish ment Code (IREC), Volume-I, 1985 Edition (Reprint
Edition-2008). In view of this, in exercise of the powers conferred by the
proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution, the President is pleased to direct
that Rule No. 548 of IREC Vol.-I may be amended as in the enclosed Advance
Correction Slip No.131
4. This
issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of
Railways.
5.
Please acknowledge receipt.
DA:-
Correction Slip.
sd/
(Anil Kumar)
Dy. Director/E(P&A)-I
Railway Board.
(Anil Kumar)
Dy. Director/E(P&A)-I
Railway Board.
ADVANCE CORRECTION SLIP TO THE INDIAN RAILWAY ESTABLISHMENT
CODE, VOLUME-I,1985 EDITION- (THIRD REPRINT EDITION -2008)
Advance Correction Slip No._131
The following amendments may be made to Rule No.548 of the
Indian Railway Establishment Code, Volume -I, 1985 Edition (Reprint Edition –
2008):-
Rule 548 may be Substituted as under:
548.Advance of Leave Salary.
The Provision stands deleted as the advance in this regard has
been abolished by the seventh Pay Commission.
(Authority: Railway Board’s Letter No.E(P&A)I-2017/CP/LE-2
dated 23.03.2017)
