Use of GPS devices for monitoring of Keymen/Patrolmen - regarding

  *Monitoring Of Keymen / Petrolmen - RB.*

भारत सरकार (GOVERNMENT OF INDIA)

रेल मंत्रालय (MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS)

रेलवे बोर्ड (RAILWAY BOARD)

No 2017/CE-II/TK/Policy

New Delhi Dated: 23.03.2026

Principal Chief Engineers,

All Zonal Railways.

Sub: Use of GPS devices for monitoring of Keymen/Patrolmen - reg.

The provisions of the Indian Railways Permanent Way Manual (IRPWM) stipulate that GPS-based monitoring of Keymen and Patrolmen shall be ensured for effective track patrolling

RBE 22/2026 - Deputation of Group 'B' officers of Central Government to State Government/UTs Admn. Modification of guidelines-Regarding..

 RBE 22/2026

Deputation of Group 'B' officers of Central Government to State Government/UTs Admn. Modification of guidelines-Regarding.

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रेल कर्मचारियों पर लागू छुट्टी के सबंध में निरंतर पूछे जाने वाले प्रश्न एवं उत्तर (FAQ)

 

NIGHT DUTY CALCULATION FORMULA - रात्रि कालीन भत्ता की गणना संबंधी फॉर्मूला

Night Duty Allowance Calculation

Night Duty allowance will be calculated as per following method, the following 4 values required to calculate NDA

1. Weightage Hours

Weightage of 10 minutes for every hour of duty performed between 22:00 Hrs and 06:00 Hrs will be taken for calculation of payment of NDA, which means In the Night Duty every one hour is considered as 10 minutes to calculate NDA

Example, an employee worked 8 hours in Night Duty, then weightage hours will be 80 minutes (10 Mins x 8 hours)

RBE No. 19-2026 Submission of returns of immovable property by non- gazetted Railway employees.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (भारत सरकार)

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (रेल मंत्रालय)

RAILWAY BOARD (रेलवे बोर्ड)

RBE No. 19/2026

No. E(D&A) 2026 GS1- 1

New Delhi, Dated: 02.03.2026

The General Manager (P)
All Indian Railways & Production Units etc.
(As per Standard list).

Sub: Submission of returns of immovable property by non- gazetted Railway employees.

Attention of the Railways is drawn to Railway Ministry’s Decision No. 11 below rule 18 of Railway Services (Conduct) Rules, 1966 read with clarification issued vide Board’s letters No. E(D&A)2007 GS1- 1 dated 28.3.2008 and 17.6.2009, providing that Supervisory Staff of Group ‘C’ on Railways working in scales of pay the maximum of which is Grade pay of Rs. 4600 and above are required to submit an annual return regarding the immovable property inherited by him, or owned or acquired by him, or held by him on lease or mortgage, either in his own name or in the name of any member of his family or in the name of any other person. The return should be submitted within three months of his first appointment in the grade and thereafter in the month of January every year.

RBE 21 / 2025 Regarding Regulation of MACPS in case of promotion

 Sub:- Regulation of MACPS in case of promotion taking place in the pre- revised pay structure between 01.01.2006 and the date of notification of CCS (RP) Rules, 2008 and the subsequent merger of the pre-revised pay scales of the promotional and the feeder posts in a common Grade.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA/भारत सरकार

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS/रेल मंत्रालय

(Railway Board) रेलवे बोर्ड

S.No. PC-VII/224

RBE No. 21/2025

No. PC-V/2020/M/1(NFIR)(E)

New Delhi, Dated - 11-03.2025

The General Manager All Zonal Railways & PUs

Sub:- Regulation of MACPS in case of promotion taking place in the pre- revised pay structure between 01.01.2006 and the date of notification of CCS (RP) Rules, 2008 and the subsequent merger of the pre-revised pay scales of the promotional and the feeder posts in a common Grade.

Provisioning of Legacy Training Data on HRMS.

भारत सरकार / GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

रेल मंत्रालय / MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

रेलवे बोर्ड / RAILWAY BOARD

No. 2025/E(Trg)/30/18

New Delhi, dt: 10.03.2026

The General Managers, All Indian Railways.

Sub: Provisioning of Legacy Training Data on HRMS. 

Ref.: Railway Board's letter of even no. dtd 24.12.2025.

As part of the HRMS, Training Module has recently been launched as a dedicated digital platform designed to plan, process, monitor, and manage training activities in a systematic and transparent manner. It is intended to serve as a centralized repository of training information and facilitate effective monitoring, planning and analysis of training requirements across Indian Railways.

2. Vide Railway Board's letter dtd 24.12.2025 under reference, instructions were Issued to ensure all training courses and nominations thereto are processed through HRMS only. Training programmes processed through the Training Module automatically capture the training profile data of the concerned employees. However, legacy training data in respect of individual employees is also required to be entered on the portal to enable comprehensive tracking of their skills, competencies, certifications and learning history.

2.1. To facilitate the same, a provision has been made in HRMS enabling individual employees to enter details of training programmes undertaken by them in the past. A step-wise procedure for entering the requisite information is enclosed as Annexure.

3. All railway units are requested to create adequate awareness among officials so that they may update details of various training programmes undertaken by them in the past on the portal, following the procedure indicated in the Annexure.

Digitally signed by Jitendra Kumar Date: 10-03-2026 18:54:42 (Jitendra Kumar) wy. Director (Training) Railway Board.

Ph No. 011-23047251

Copy to:

All Officers and Staff in Railway Board.

Training Branch, Room No. 359-C, 3 Floor, Rail Bhawan, Ministry of Railways, Raisina Road, New Delhi-110001

e-mail: trainingbranch.rb@gmail.com

Group ‘B’ 30% LDCE Centralized CBT scheduled on 12.04.2026 and 19.04.2026

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(RAILWAY BOARD)

No. E(GP)2024/2/37 (3477173)

New Delhi, dated 26.02.2026

The General Managers,

All Indian Railways & Production Units.

[Kind attn.: PCPOs/PFAs/Dy. CPO(G)s/ Dy. CAO(G)s]

Sub.: Group ‘B’ 30% LDCE Centralized CBT scheduled on 12.04.2026 and 19.04.2026.

Ref.: Board’s letters of even number dated 18.02.2026 & 19.02.2026.

Considering the requests from various Zonal Railways for postponement of the cited examination on account of Financial Year closing and operation of Holi Special trains, it has been decided with the approval of the Competent Authority, to extend the time period for completion of Pre-Selection Training and consequently, re-schedule the 30% LDCE Centralized CBT to a suitable date beyond April, 2026.

Regarding Consideration of representation against APARs

Government of India

Ministry of Railways

(Railway Board)

No. 2025/CRB&CEO-CC/03/12

New Delhi, Dated 24.02.2026

To,

General Managers

Zonal Railways, PUs

DG/RDSO, Director/CTIs

MDs/CMDs of PSUs etc

(Kind Atten: DS(Conf) /AS(Conf)/Sr.PPS/PPS/Custodian APARs)

Sub: Consideration of representation against APARs- reg.

Ref: Board’s letter no.2017/SCC/03/09 Dated 09.06.2017

In terms of Board’s letter referred to above, representations against APARs from the year 2016-17 onwards are required to be considered by the Competent Authority, i.e., the authority one level above the Accepting Authority, with the remarks of the Reporting, Reviewing, and Accepting Authorities, wherever they are in service. Accordingly, Railways forward representations of officers against APARs to the Board in cases where the Competent Authority is posted in the Railway Board’s office.

RBE 14-2026 - Revision in the rate of Ration Money Allowance in respect of Non-gazetted RPF/RPSF personnel.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (भारत सरकार) 

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (रेल मंत्रालय) 

(RAILWAY BOARD/रेलवे बोर्ड)

RBE No. 14/2026

No. E(P&A)1-2005/ALL/RPF-2

New Delhi, dated 13.02.2026

The General Managers, All Indian Railways and Production Units.

Sub: Revision in the rate of Ration Money Allowance in respect of Non-gazetted RPF/RPSF personnel.

In terms of Board's letter of even number dated 05.05.2025, non-gazetted RPF/RPSF personnel were entitled for Ration Money Allowance at par with Central Para Military Force (CPMF)/Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) personnel i.e. @ Rs. 150.04 per head per day from 01/04/2024 to 31/03/2025.

RBE No. 15/2026 Administrative reforms in Departmental Promotions Issue of Model Selection Calendar.

RBE No. 15/2026

भारत सरकार/GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

रेल मंत्रालय/MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(रेलवे बोर्ड/RAILWAY BOARD)

No.E(NG)I/2025/PM1/3

The General Manager (P), All Zonal Railways only.

New Delhi, dated/3.02.2026

Sub: Administrative reforms in Departmental Administrative reforms in Departmental Promotions Issue of Model Selection Calendar. Issue of Model Selection Calendar.

With a view to streamlining the conduct of promotion examinations through Computer Based Tests (CBT) in a time bound manner a need has been felt to have a Model selection Calendar issued from the Railway Board to assist Zonal Railways/PUs to plan CBT based departmental examinations, the guidelines for which have already been issued vide RBE 47 & 75 of 2025. Accordingly, a model Selection Calendar has been devised and being issued for information and guidance of all concerned.

RBE 18/2026- Format-1 of Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 2026-reg.

RBE No. 18/2026.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAIL MANTRALAYA) 

(RAILWAY BOARD)

No. D-43/9/2022-F(E)III

New Delhi, dated: 24.02.2026.

The General Managers/Principal Financial Advisors, 

All Zonal Railways/Production Units etc, 

DGs of RDSO and NAIR.

Subject:- Format-1 of Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 2026-reg.

Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 2026 have been notified in Gazette Notification vide G.S.R. 23 (E) dated 12th January, 2026 and circulated to Railways vide Board's Letter No. D-43/9/2022-F(E)III dated 20.01.2026. It has now been found that a typographic error has occurred in Format-1 of the ibid rules. Therefore, sub-rule (2) of Rule 8 in Format-1 of these rules may be read as sub-rule (3) of Rule 8.

RBE No. 16/2026 Recognition of Commando Training Institute (COTRAINS) at Jagadhari as a Specialized Training Institute.

RBE No. 16/2026

भारत सरकार / GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

रेल मंत्रालय / MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(रेलवे बोर्ड/Railway Board)

2026/E(Trg.)/41/5

New Delhi, Dated: 23.02.2026

The General Managers,

All Indian Railways & PUs.

The Director Generals/Director

All Centralized Training Institutes,

RDSO/Lucknow.

Sub:- Recognition of Commando Training Institute (COTRAINS) at Jagadhari as a Specialized Training Institute.

In continuation of Board’s letter No. E(MPP)2015/3/6 dated 22.05.2015 (RBE No.52/2015), Ministry of Railways (Railway Board)’s approval is hereby communicated to the recognition of Commando Training Institute (COTRAINS) as a Specialized Training Institute/Jagadhari as RPSF/COTRAINS/STC/Jagadhari.