ESTABLISHMENT ( RAILWAY) – QUESTION WITH ANSWER – SET

(iv) Widowed daughters when wholly dependent (“Wholly dependent” is one whose monthly income from all sources including pension/pension equivalent does not exceed Rs.3000/- to rs.3500/- p.m. plus appropriate dearness relief as sanctioned from time to time or 15% of pay whichever is more.

(v) Step-sons, unmarried step-daughters. Age limit will not apply to bonafide students and invalid children,.

Q.28 Mention any 8 types of passes. ?

Ans 1. Privilege Pass

2. Resident Card Pass

3. Duty Pass

4. Post Retirement Passes

5. Special Passes

6. Kit Passes or Transfer/Retirement

7. School Pass

8. Platinum Pass.

Q.29 What is encashment of leave?

Ans: Those retiring after 30-09-77 were able to draw cash equivalent of leave salary on average pay to the extent of LAP at their credit at the time of their retirement subject to maximum of 300 days LAP For Group C & D Employees during service eligible Encashment of leave average pay upto 10 days at the time of availing passes/PTOs for a maximum period of 60 days in their entire service.

Q.30 What is the procedure for sanction of commuted leave?

Ans: Reconversion or commutation of one type of leave into another retrospectively may be considered if the sick and fit certificates are from the Authorized Railway Medical Attendant. LHAPs may be committed to LAP by surrendering 2 days LHAP for one day of LAP without any limit in case of an medical grounds.

Q.31 Define Maternity Leave?

Ans: It is a full pay leave, Female Government Servant with less than 2 Serving Children may be granted Maternity leave by an authority competent to grant leave for period of 135 days from the date of its commencement. Total period of Maternity leave on account of mis-carriage/abortion should be restricted to 45 days in the entire service of Female Railway servant..

Q.32 Give any six General leave rules?

Ans: General:

a) Leave cannot be claimed by the employee as a matter of right. The right to grant or refuse leave vests in the authority competent to sanction leave.

b) The leave usually commences on the day charge is handed over and ends on the day the charge is taken over again.

c) Leave sanctioning authority cannot alter the kind of leave due and applied for except at the written request of the employee.

d) Leave already availed may be converted into another kind of leave on employee’s request retrospectively but not after retirement.

e) Leave cannot be sanctioned for more than 5 years.

f) Combination of holidays proceeding or in continuation of leave is permitted. In case of medical certificate of sickness, the holidays will be part of sickness leave.

g) The employee is not permitted to take up any employment during the period of leave.

Q.33 What is LHAP?

Ans: At the rate of 20 days per year. No restriction on accumulation. It can be availed on medical certificate or otherwise. It may be commuted to LAP by surrendering 2 days LHAP for one day of LAP without any limit in case of on medical grounds and upto 180 days in entire service in other cases. However, if any employee does not return to duty after commuted LHAP is over, it shall be reconverted to LHAP. Teachers will not earn LHAP after 11-12-84.

Q.34 Describe any six kinds of leave?

Ans: 1. LAP (Leave Average Pay)

4. ML (Maternity Leave)

5. SDL (Special Disability Leave)

6. S L (Study Leave)

Q.35 What is Restricted Holiday?

Ans: Restricted Holidays are optional Holidays. Two Restricted Holidays are to be selected by each employee working in administrative office from the list circulated for this purpose. The office opens on these days.

Q.36 What is productivity-linked Bonus?

Ans: Productivity Linked Bonus is a Bonus based on the productivity of the Railway during the year. The year 1977 – 100 is the base year entitling to a Bonus of 25 days and any excess or decrease over it by 2250 million Revenue Tonne KM will less bonus. If the productivity falls below Index 90 then no Bonus shall payable for that year.

Q.37 What is Incentive bonus?

Ans: If an employee does not withdraw any amount from his Provident Fund Account (including Voluntary Provident Fund) for a period of three continuous years. He is granted additional 1% incentive bonus as interest after adding up his interest for the third year.

Q.38 What is PF?

Ans PF is Provident Fund. Every employee contributes 8 ½% of his monthly pay to his Provident Fund Account which is maintained in the Accounts Department. This amount to recovered from his pay Bill. Each Provident Fund Account is allotted a Specified number.

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