Special Casual Leave granted to Technical Officials by Ministry of Railways PDF

The Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) has issued a clarification/corrigendum stating that technical officials administering tournaments will not be considered part of the team but will be eligible for Special Casual Leave for a maximum of 30 days per year. This decision is based on the Department of Personnel & Training’s O.M. No. 6/1/85-Estt.(Pay -I) dated 16.07.1985 and applies to technical officials attending pre-selection trials/camps for national/international sporting events. The Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways has also approved these instructions.

Special Casual Leave has been granted to technical officials by the Ministry of Railways.

RBE No 33/2023
Clarification /Corrigendum No.126

Government of India (Bharat Sarkar)
Ministry of Railways (Rail Mantralaya)
(Railway Board)

2020/E(Sports)/4(2)/6/Leave Clarification

New Delhi, dated 16.02.2023

The General Managers (P),
All Zonal Railways and Production & other Units.

Sub. : Grant of Special Casual Leave to technical officials – regarding.

Ref.: Railway Board’s letter no. E(Sports)2008/Policy/1(SCL/Duty) dated 22.04.2008.

Ministry of Railways (Railway Board), after consulting Department of Personnel & Training (DoP&T), Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions have decided that the technical officials concerned with administration of the tournaments will not be treated as part of the team but will be given the facility of availing of Special Casual Leave for a period not exceeding 30 days in a calendar year as is admissible in the case of persons covered in para I(iii) to (vii) of the Department of Personnel & Training (DoP&T)’s O.M. No. 6/1/85-Estt.(Pay -I) dated 16.07.1985 (copy enclosed) read with DoP&T’s O.M. No. 6/1/85-Estt.(Pay -I) dated 07.11.1988 (copy enclosed). This will also cover their attending the pre-selection trials/camp connected with sporting events of national/international importance.

• These instructions issue with the concurrence of Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board).

Encl: As Above.

(Ravinder Kumar)
Dy. Director/ Estt.(Sports)

Source: indianrailways.gov.in