RBE No. 029 / 2026 - Retention of railway accommodation - Common General Provisions

RBE No. 029 / 2026  Retention of railway accommodation - Common General Provisions

The full Board, in the exercise of the powers vested in it to make reasonable relaxations in public interest for a class / group of employees in all or any of the provisions regarding house allotment / retention, have approved the following common general provisions on retention of railway accommodation: 

1. Only one railway accommodation/quarter can be retained by a railway staff/ officer - either at the first station of retention or at the current place of posting - Illustration box is as below:

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RBE 23-2026 Retention of railway accommodation - on transfer/posting to Zonal Railways.

RBE No. 023/2026

भारत सरकार GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

रेल मंत्रालय MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

रेलवे बोर्ड RAILWAY BOARD

No. E(G) 2026/Awas Niti/QR/1

New Delhi, Date: 18/03/2026

The General Manager

PHODS, CAO/C DG, CTIS DG, RDSO

All Indian Railways

Subject: Retention of railway accommodation - on transfer/posting to Zonal Railways.

Extant instructions issued by the Railway Board permit retention of quarters at previous place of posting in the following cases:

RBE 35-2026 -Clarification on filling up of 75% posts in Level-6 of merged Cadre of CCTS.

 Clarification on filling up of 75% posts in Level-6 of merged Cadre of CCTS.

RBE No. 35/2026

भारत सरकार GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

 रेलमंत्रालय MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS 

(रेलवे बोर्ड RAILWAY BOARD)

No.E(NG)1/2026/PM1/8

New Delhi, dated 27.04.2026

The General Manager (P), All Zonal Railways & Production Units, etc. (As per standard list)

Sub: Clarification on filling up of 75% posts in Level-6 of merged Cadre of CCTS.

As a result of implementation of recommendations of 7th CPC Railway Board had decided to merge the cadres of Ticket Checking staff, Commercial Staff and ECRC. Accordingly, instructions were issued to Railways for merger of these cadres in phased manner vide Board's letters No.E(NG)I-2016/PM1/12(Pt.) dt.20.02.2018(RBE No.28/2018), dt.05.14.2019(RBE No.59/2019) and No. E(NG)I-2019/PM1/14 dated 28.06.2023 (RBE No. 85/2023). Vide letter dt.28.06.2023 revised AVC of the merged cadre of TC, CC, and ECRC has been issued. It has been stipulated in abovementioned instructions that the posts of Chief Commercial-cum-Ticket Supervisor(CCTS) in Level-6, will be filled by 15% by Direct Recruitment, 10% by LDCE, and 75% by promotion.

RBA : 11 /2026 -Amendment to the scheme of Payment of Railway Pension through PSBs- Authorization of PFA/SCOR for issue of Pension Payment orders(PPOs)

भारत सरकार Government of India

रेल मंत्रालय Ministry of Railways

रेलवे बोर्ड (Railway Board)

RBA : 11 /2026

No. 2026/AC–II/9/1/Pt 2/e3533304

New Delhi, dated 15.05.2026

1. General Managers/FA&CAOs etc(As per standard List I )

2. All attached offices/Subordinate Offices ( As per standard List II)

Sub: Amendment to the scheme of Payment of Railway Pension through PSBs- Authorization of PFA/SCOR for issue of Pension Payment orders(PPOs)

Merger of cadre of Yard Master and Traffic Inspector with unified cadre of Station Master

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (भारत सरकार)

Ministry of Railways (रेल मंत्रालय)

Railway Board (रेलवे बोर्ड)

File No. PC-VII/2026/1/7/5/2

New Delhi, Dated: 12.05.2026

The Principal Chief Personnel Officer, All Indian Railways and Production Units, (As per mailing list)

Sub: Merger of cadre of Yard Master and Traffic Inspector with unified cadre of Station Master

Ref: Board's letter No. PC-III/2003/CRC/6 dated 09.10.2003 (RBE 177/2003)

RBE No: 39./2026 Restructuring of Pointsmen Cadre-regarding.

 

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

Ministry of Railways

(Railway Board)

PC-VII No.- 235

File No. PCIII/2019/CRC/1

RBE No: 39./2026

New Delhi, dated: 14/05/2026

The General Manager/CAOs(R),

All Indian Railways & Production Units, (As Per mailing list)

Sub: Restructuring of Pointsmen Cadre-regarding.

The issue of cadre restructuring of Pointsmen Cadre was examined in consultation with Ministry of Finance. Keeping in view of functional, operational and administrative requirements, the following cadre structure as mentioned in table below has been approved by Ministry of Finance and approval for the same has also been accorded by the Hon'ble President:

2. Above structure shall be effective from the date of approval granted by the President i.e. w.e.f. 03.04.2026. Detailed instructions for implementing above structure shall follow.

3. This issues with the concurrence of Finance Directorate of Ministry of Railways.

(Sundeep Pal)

Executive Director (Pay Commission)

Railway Board Tele: 011-47845117

Email: sundeep.p@gov.in

RBE 31/2026: Disciplinary Proceedings under Railway Servants (D&A) Rules 1968 – Procedure & Guidelines Explained

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (भारत सरकार)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (रेल मंत्रालय)
RAILWAY BOARD (रेलवे बोर्ड)

RBE No. 31/2026

New Delhi, Dated: 06.04.2026

No. E(D&A) 2025 RG6-4

The General Manager (P)

All Indian Railways & Production Units etc.

(As per Standard list).

Sub: Disciplinary proceedings under Railway Servants (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1968-Observance of procedure reg.

A case has come to the notice of Ministry of Railways where immediately after the closure of the case on behalf of the Disciplinary Authority and submission of statement of defence by the charged official, the Inquiry Officer concluded the inquiry and submitted his report in the case. The Hon'ble Central Administrative Tribunal in the said case have commented adversely on the procedure adopted by the Inquiry Officer observing that the inquiry authority has held the inquiry only on behalf of the prosecution. In an another case, Hon'ble Tribunal has quashed the penalty order on the ground of noncompliance of mandatory requirement of serving a copy of the inquiry report to the charged official by the disciplinary authority before passing final orders in the case in violation of principles of natural justice.

RBE No: 32/2026 - Revision of Designation of Station Master’s Cadre of Indian Railways.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

RAILWAY BOARD

RBE No: 32/2026

File No. PC-II/CRC/Misc/2023/2/8

New Delhi, dated:22.04.2026

The General Manager

All India Railways,

(As per mailing list)

Sub: – Revision of Designation of Station Master’s Cadre of Indian Railways.

The issue of re-designation of ‘Group ‘C’ Station Superintendent’ has been under deliberation in Board’s Office and after thorough examination, it has been decided to revise the designation as under:

S. No.	Present Designation	GP and Level	Re-designated as
1.	Station Superintendent	Rs. 4600/-&Level-7	Deputy Station Manager
2.	Station Superintendent	Rs. 4800/- & Level-8	Station Manager

2. The revised designation will not entail any change in their classification, pay levels, method of recruitment, existing duties and responsibilities, seniority and avenues of promotion.

केंद्रीय कर्मचारियों के लिए मेडिकल रिम्बर्समेंट सीमा ₹5 लाख से बढ़ाकर ₹10 लाख

File No. S.11030/4/2026-EHS(8385264)

1/3840089/2026

Government of India

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

(EHS Section)

Kartavya Bhawan-1,

 New Delhi Dated the 16-02-2026

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Delegation of Powers to Heads of Departments in various Ministries/Departments for Settling Permission cases and Post Facto Approval Approval relating to Referral System and Medical Reimbursement under CGHS or CS(MA) Rules, 1944 Enhancement of Ceiling Rate from Rs. 5 Lakhs to Rs. 10 Lakhs without Consultation of IFD of concerned Ministry. - reg.

Comparison of pay levels of Loco Pilots with those of Stationary Staff for the purpose of preparing integrated seniority list for promotion from Group 'C' to Group 'B' posts against 70% Selection quota.

 
Comparison of pay levels of Loco Pilots with those of Stationary Staff for the purpose of preparing integrated seniority list for promotion from Group 'C' to Group 'B' posts against 70% Selection quota.