**Executive Summary:**
This notification, issued by the Ministry of Railways, amends the 1989 Railway Claims Tribunal Rules regarding the salaries, allowances, and service conditions of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and Members. The amendment, effective retroactively from September 24, 2012, extends family pension benefits to the families of Tribunal Members, aligning with similar benefits for Central Government employees. This change ensures that no member is adversely affected.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
* **Amendment Overview:**
* The Central Government amends the Railway Claims Tribunal Salaries and Allowances and Conditions of Services of Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Members Rules, 1989.
* The amendment is called the Railway Claims Tribunal Salaries and Allowances and Conditions of Services of Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Members Amendment Rules, 2016.
* These rules come into force on September 24, 2012.
* **Family Pension Benefits:**
* The family of a Member is entitled to a family pension upon the member's death:
* While in service, irrespective of length of service.
* After retirement, if the member was receiving a pension from the Tribunal.
* Family pension will be 60% of the admissible pension drawn by the member for service in the Tribunal.
* If a Member dies in service before completing two years, the family pension will be 60% of the admissible pension for two years of service in the Tribunal.
* The total family pension cannot exceed 60% of the maximum pension payable to the Member.
* **Justification:**
* The amendment aligns with the Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare's extension of double or multiple family pension benefits to Central Government employees.
* The financial benefits for Railway Claims Tribunal Members are made effective retrospectively from September 24, 2012.
**Impact Analysis:**
* **Railway Claims Tribunal Members:**
* *Impact:* Members and their families benefit from the extension of family pension benefits, providing financial security.
* *Action Required:* No immediate action is required, as the benefits are applied retroactively.
* **Ministry of Railways:**
* *Impact:* The ministry is responsible for implementing the amended rules and ensuring compliance.
* *Action Required:* Update relevant administrative processes and records to reflect the changes in pension benefits.
Key Entities Referenced
Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987: A legal act that establishes the Railway Claims Tribunal.
Railway Claims Tribunal: A tribunal related to claims and services of chairman, vice-chairman and members.
Central Government: The governing body making the rules and amendments.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued.
Ministry of Railways: The ministry responsible for the notification.
Railway Board: The board within the Ministry of Railways issuing the notification.
Railway Claims Tribunal Salaries and Allowances and Conditions of Services of Chairman, ViceChairman and Members Rules, 1989: The name of the rules being amended.
Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare: The department that extended relaxation to grant double or multiple family pension to Central Government employees.
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MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 12th May, 2016
G.S.R. 500(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred to clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 30,
read with section 30A of the Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987 (54 of 1987), the Central Government
hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Railway Claims Tribunal (Salaries and Allowances and
Conditions of Services of Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Members) Rules, 1989, namely :-
1. (1) These rules may be called the Railway Claims Tribunal (Salaries and Allowances and
Conditions of Services of Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Members) Amendment Rules, 2016.
(2) They shall be deemed to have come into force on the 24th day of September, 2012.
2. In the Railway Claims Tribunal (Salaries and Allowances and Conditions of Services of
Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Members) Rules, 1989, in rule 8, after sub-rule (2), the following sub-rules
shall be inserted, namely:—¹Hkkx IIµ[k.M 3(i)º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 3
“(3) The family of a Member shall be entitled to family pension in the event of his death,-
(i) while in service irrespective of length of service in the Tribunal; or
(ii) after retirement from the Tribunal in case he has been drawing pension from the
Tribunal.
(4) Family pension under sub-rule (3) shall be calculated at the rate of sixty per cent of the
admissible pension drawn by him for service rendered in the Tribunal.
(5) In the event of death of a Member while in service before completion of minimum period of
two years’ service in the Tribunal, family pension shall be fixed at the rate of sixty per cent
of the admissible pension for two years’ service in the Tribunal.
Provided that the aggregate of all types of family pension, payable to the family of a Member, shall not
exceed sixty per cent of the maximum pension payable to such Member.”
[No. 2012/TC(RCT)/4-3/CA-III]
RAVINESH KUMAR, Executive Director (Public Grievances),
Railway Board
Explanatory Memorandum
In view of relaxation being extended to grant double or multiple family pension by Department of Pension
and Pensioners’ Welfare to the Central Government employees, the same benefit is being extended to the
Members of Railway Claims Tribunal also vide this amendment to the Railway Claims Tribunal (Salaries and
Allowances and Conditions of Services of Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Members) Rules, 1989. In line with
that of the Central Government employees, the financial benefit in respect of the Members of the Railway
Claims Tribunal shall be made effective retrospectively from the 24th September, 2012 onwards. It is
certified that, by giving this notification retrospective effect, no Member shall be adversely affected.
Note :- The principal rules were published vide notification number G.S.R. 844(E), dated the 19th September,
1989 and subsequently amended vide numbers G.S.R 726(E), dated the 6th December, 1991, G.S.R. 185(E),
dated the 11th April, 1996, G.S.R. 436(E), dated the 26th September, 1996, G.S.R. 563(E), dated the
7th September, 1998, G.S.R. 96(E), dated the 10th February, 1999, G.S.R. 835(E), dated the 30th December,
1999, G.S.R. 733(E), dated the 21st September, 2000, G.S.R. 386(E), dated the 25th May, 2001, G.S.R.
206(E), dated the 11th March, 2002, G.S.R. 625(E), dated the 29th August, 2008, G.S.R. 797(E), dated the
18th November, 2008, G.S.R. 828(E), dated the 12th November, 2009, G.S.R. 796(E), dated the
13th November, 2014 and G.S.R. 13(E), dated the 6th January, 2015.
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