Railways: Applicability of Gazette Notification No. 1/3/2016-PR, dated 31.01.2019 issued by the Department of Financial Services (DFS), Ministry of Finance to the employees of the Autonomous Bodies covered under NPS

Applicability of Gazette Notification No. 1/3/2016-PR, dated 31.01.2019 issued by the Department of Financial Services (DFS), Ministry of Finance to the employees of the Autonomous Bodies covered under NPS

RBE No. 70/2021

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAIL MANTRALAYA)
(RAILWAY BOARD)

No. D-43/12/2018-F(E)III

New Delhi, Dated: 29.09.2021.

The GMs/Principal Financial Advisors,
All Zonal Railways/Production Units (etc),
(As per mailing list)

Sub: Applicability of Gazette Notification No. 1/3/2016-PR, dated 31.01.2019 issued by the Department of Financial Services (DFS), Ministry of Finance to the employees of the Autonomous Bodies covered under NPS.

A copy of Department of Expenditure’s O.M. No. 1(3)/EV/2020 dated 26.08.2021 on the above cited subject is enclosed for information and compliance. These instructions shall apply mutatis mutandis on all the Autonomous Bodies under the Administrative control of Ministry of Railways also. Department of Financial Services’ Gazette Notification No. 1/3/2016-PR dated 31.01.2019 and Department of Expenditure’s Gazette Notification No. 1(13)/E.V/2001 dated 13.11.2003, mentioned in aforesaid O.M. dated 26.08.2021, have been adopted on Railways vide letter Nos. D-43/12/2018-F(E)III dated 21 02.2019 and F(E)III/2011/NPS/1 dated 23.04.2012, respectively.

2. As advised by the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, vide the enclosed O.M., the financial implications shall be borne in the same manner as conveyed by Ministry of Finance vide the O.M. No. 1/12016-E.III(A), dated 13.01.2017.

(G.Priya Sudarsani),
Director, Finance (Estt.),
Railway Board.