Retention of Railway Quarters on various grounds
There are numerous occasions in the career of an Officer that compel him/her to retain the Railway Quarters. As the periods of retention for each occasion differ and unauthorized retention of quarter beyond admissible periods attracts avoidable complications, admissibility of retention on various occasions are tabulated below for guidance of Officers.
Permissible periods of retention of quarters on various occasions
S.No. | Occasion | Permissible periods of retention | Authority |
Initial | Extension |
Period | Rent | Permissible Grounds | Period | Rent | RBE No | CPO’s S C No |
01 | Transfer |
i) Permanent | TWO Months | Normal Rent | Educational/ Sickness | SIX Months | Double the Normal Rent | 208/2000 | 119/2001 |
ii) Temporary | Entire duration of Temporary Transfer on Normal Rent (duration of temporary transfer shall normally not exceed 6 months) | 8/90 | 27/90 |
02 | Retirement | FOUR Months | Normal Rent | Educational/ Sickness | FOUR Months | Double the Normal Rent | 208/2000 | 119/2001 |
03 | Death | 24 Months (12 Months in case deceased / dependents own a house at the place of posting) | Normal Rent | -- | -- | -- | 12/99 | 62/99 |
04 | Missing employees | ONE YEAR from the date of F.I.R. | Normal Rent | On obtaining‘non-traceable certificate’from the Police. | One Year andSix Months | Normal Rent | 109/2002 & 21/2012 | 141/2002 & 39/2012 |
05 | Study Leave | SIX Months | Normal Rent | -- | Remaining period | Double the Normal Rent if stays in the same quarter. Normal rent if opts to stay in lower type of quarter | | 139/92 |
06 | Resigntion/Dismissal/ Removal | ONE Month | Normal Rent | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12/99 |
07 | Deputation |
i) Rly PSUs | 30.6.2013 | Normal Rent | -- | -- | -- | 158/2010 | 165/2010 |
ii) State/Central Govt Depts outside Delhi | TWO Months | Normal Rent | As applicable for permanent transfer | 18/2002 | 35/2002 |
07 | Posting to Specific Railways/Projects |
i)N.F.Railway | 30.06.2014 | Normal Rent | -- | -- | -- | 125/2011 | 129/2011 |
ii) West Central | 31.03.2013 | Normal Rent | As applicable for permanent transfer | 66/2012 | 65/2012 |
iii) East Central | 31.03.2013 | Normal Rent |
iv) RCF/Rai Bareli | FIVE Years | Normal Rent | -- | -- | -- | 167/2009 | 157/2009 |
08 | Specific Posting |
i) Faculty Member to a Training Institute | TWO Years | Normal Rent | -- | -- | -- | 89/03 | 110/03 |
ii) DRM | Entire tenure of posting | Normal Rent | -- | -- | -- | 146/2010 | 153/2010 |
iii) Chairman/RRB | THREE years | Normal Rent | -- | -- | -- | 203/2009 | 185/2009 |
iv) Officers posted as Personal Staff to President, PM & Central Ministers | Entire tenure of posting | Normal Rent | -- | -- | -- | 145/2005 | 149/2005 |
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IMPORTANT POINTS:
(i)The above table is only meant to serve as an instant reference to various grounds on which retention of quarter is permitted. The retention is subject to certain conditions in each case. As such, it is desirable to refer instructions of Railway Board/CPO quoted against each case for better appreciation.
(ii)Retention of quarter is effective from the following day of occasion i.e. transfer, retirement, death etc.,
(iii)Sanction for retention is to be applied for irrespective of the duration i.e. even a stay of 15 days after the transfer has to be covered with competent authority’s sanction as the same will be treated as ‘un-authorised’ occupation attracting levy of damage rent.
(iv)Requests on grounds of academic or medical shall accompany certificate from school authority or Railway Medical authority respectively.
(v)Requests on academic grounds cover only the academic year in which the transfer takes place.
(vi)Scholastic session is defined as the ‘last day of the examination plus 15 days’.
