Leave Rules - Cash equivalent of leave salary in case of death in service

Cash equivalent of leave salary in case of death in service : (IREC -549)

In case a Railway servant dies while in service, the cash equivalent of the leave salary for both leave on average pay and leave on half average pay, if any, at the credit of the deceased Railway servant on the date of his death, not exceeding 300 days shall be paid to his family in the manner specified in Rule 549-A and the cash equivalent payable shall be the same as in sub-rule (A)(1)(b) of Rule 550.

(Authority: - Railway Board’s letter No. F(E)III/2008/LE-1/2 dated 13.04.2010) ------ACS No.111

A. “Payment of Cash equivalent of Leave Salary in case of death etc. of Railway servant.(IREC - 549 A)

—In the event of death of a Railway servant while in service or after retirement or after final cessation of duties but before actual receipt of cash equivalent of leave salary payable under Rules 549 and 550, such amount shall be payable—

(i) to the widow, and if there are more widows than one, to the eldest surviving widow if the deceased was a male railway employee or to the husband, if the deceased was a female Railway employee;

Explanation: The expression “eldest surviving widow” shall be constructed with reference to the seniority according to the date of the marriage of the surviving widows and not with reference to their ages;

(ii) failing a widow or husband, as the case may be, to the eldest surviving son; or adopted son;

(iii) failing (i) and (ii) above, to the eldest surviving unmarried daughter;

(iv) failing (i) to (iii) above, to the eldest surviving widowed daughter;

(v) failing (i) to (iv) above, to the father;

(vi) failing (i) to (v) above, to the mother;

(vii) failing (i) to (vi) above, to the eldest surviving married daughter;

(viii) failing (i) to (vii) above, to the eldest surviving brother below the age of eighteen years.;

(ix) failing (i) to (viii) above, to the eldest surviving unmarried sister;

(x) failing (i) to (ix) above, to the eldest surviving widowed sister; and

(xi) failing (i) to (x) above, to the eldest child of the eldest predeceased son.

(Authority: - Railway Board’s letter No. F(E)III/2008/LE-1/2 dated 13.04.2010) ------ACS No.111

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