A railway servant or the entitled members of his/her family and dependent relatives as defined in these Rules may be issued the following kind of passes, namely:

 (i)    Duty pass;

(ii)   Privilege pass including passes while on deputation;

(iii)  School pass;

(iv)  Post-retirement Complimentary pass;

(v)   Widow pass

(vi)  Residential card pass; and

(vii)  Special pass.

 

(2) The Passes specified in clause (i) of sub-rule (1) may be issued in the form of metal pass, a card pass or a cheque pass.


1. Duty Pass :

 

(1) A railway servant may be issued a duty pass for performing journey on duty: and

 

(2) The category of railway servants, the circumstances and the conditions subject to which a duty pass may be issued under Rule 4(1 )(i) shall be specified in Schedule I.

 

2. Privilege Pass: 


(1) A railway servant may be issued on his/her request a privilege pass or a privilege ticket order in prescribed format (Annexure A) from one station to another as requested by him/her. Privilege Passes/P.T.Os are admissible for self, family, dependent relatives and adopted child, as defined in these Rules: and

 

(2) The category of railway servants, the circumstances and the conditions under which a pass under sub-rule(l) may be issued shall be as specified in Schedule II.

 

3.  School Pass: 


(1) A school pass may be issued to the son or daughter of a railway servant who is a bona-fide student of any recognised educational institution; and

 

(2)    The category of railway servants whose son or daughter may be issued a pass under sub-rule (1), the circumstances and the conditions subject to which such passes may be issued shall be as specified in Schedule   III.

 

4. Post-retirement Pass: 


(1) a post-retirement complimentary pass may be issued to a railway servant after retirement or after he ceases to be a railway servant; and

 

(2) The category of railway servants, the circumstances and the conditions subject to which a pass under sub-rule(l) may be issued shall be as specified in Schedule IV.

 

    5. Passes to widows of Railway Employees: 


(1) Passes may be issued to the widows of railway employees, who were in Railway service on or after 12.3.1987 and expired on or after that date whether after their retirement or during service and had  opted for the scheme or were automatically governed under the scheme; and

 

(2)  The circumstances and the conditions subject to which a pass under sub-rule (1) may be issued shall be as specified in Schedule V.

 

    6. Residential Card Pass: 


(1) A residential card pass may be issued to a railway servant for performing rail journey from the place of residence to the place of his work.

 

(2) The category of railway servants, the circumstances and the conditions subject to which a pass under sub-rule (1) from any be issued shall be as specified in Schedule VI.

 

    7. Special Pass: 


(1) A special pass may be issued to Railway servants, family members or dependent relatives as the case may be, on –

 

  (a)  medical grounds;

    (b)  sports account;

 (c)  for attending children camp or scouts camp;

 (d)  cultural functions; and

 (e) on any other occasion which the Ministry of Railways or a Railway Administration deems fit.

 

(2)  The circumstances and the conditions subject to which a pass under sub-rule(l) may be issued shall be as specified in Schedule VII.

 

    8. Pass or P.T.O for non-railway servants : 


Not with standing anything contained in the foregoing rules, a pass or P.T.O. may be issued to a person who is not under the administrative control of the Ministry of Railways or the Railway Administration for such purpose and subject to such terms and conditions as may be specified in the instructions issued by the Central Government (Ministry of Railways) from time to time in this behalf.