Applicability Of Provisions Of “Persons With Disabilities

Equal Opportunities, Protection and Rights to Persons with Disabilities

“Applicability of provisions of “Persons with Disabilities (Equal opportunities, protection and rights and full participation) Act, 1995”

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

RAILWAY BOARD

RBE No.46/2018

No.F(E)III/2008/PN1/12

New Delhi, dated 23.03.2018

The GMs/Prinicipal Financial Advisers,
All Zonal Railways/Production Units etc.,
(As per mailing list)

Sub: Retirement of Government Servant under Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 and Central Civil Services (Extraordinary Pension) Rules-applicability of provisions of “Persons with Disabilities (Equal opportunities, protection and rights and full participation) Act, 1995”.

A copy of Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare (DOP&PW)’s O.M. 21/1/16-P&PW(F) dated 30th September, 2016 on the above subject is enclosed for information and compliance. These instructions shall apply mutatis mutandis on the Railways also. Rule 38, 48 & 48-A of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972, correspond to Rule 55,66 & 67 of the Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993 respectively and Civil Services (Extraordinary Pension) Rules, 1939 correspond to Railway Services (Extraordinary Pension) Rules, 1993. Department of Personnel & Training’s O.Ms No. 18017/1/2014-Estt.(L) dated 25.02.2015 and No. 25012/1/2015-Estt.(A-IV) dated 19.05.2015 referred to in the enclosed O.M. dated 30.09.2016, have been adopted on Railways vide this office’s letter No. E(P&A)I-2017/CPC/LE-5 dated 30.08.2017.

(G. Priya Sudarsani)

Joint Director, Finance (Estt.),

Railway Board.

Source: NFIR