(i) The existing system of payment, as a rule, of a minimum guaranteed kilometrage in all cases where the kilometrage earned in a day falls short of a prescribed level, shall be discontinued with effect from 1-8-1981.
(ii) However, each Railway shall identify such sections and circumstances which do not have the potential for enabling the running staff to earn adequate kilometrage within the stipulated duty hours. For these identified sections and circumstances, the running staff shall be paid at the rate of 120 kms. for the full stipulated duty hours.
Note : The concept of rostered day shall be abolished w.e.f. 1-8-1981.
915. Incentive scheme for through Goods Trains (Rule 915 IREM Vol 1)
(i) An incentive scheme for through goods-trains working on sections and in circumstances other than those identified as per Rule 15 above shall be introduced w.e.f. 1-8-1981 and regulated as under:
(a) Steam traction:
| Total Kilometrage Actually performed by the running staff | Kilometrage to be paid for |
| 0 to 60 | Actual Kilometrage performed., |
| 61 to 100 . | Do. +40% thereof |
| 101 to 150. | Do. +50% thereof |
| 151 and above | Do. +60% thereof |
| Total Kilometrage Actually performed by the running staff | Kilometrage to be paid for |
| 126 to 175 | Do. +20% thereof |
| 176 to 200 | Do. +30% thereof |
| 201 and above | Do. +40% thereof |
(ii) Inflation of kilometrage as indicated above will be applied with reference to the kilometrage actually performed during one prescribed schedule of duty from "signing on" to "signing off". It will not be related to either trip or rostered day, which concept has been abolished in terms of Rule 15 above.
Note : (a) The inflation of kilometrage shall not be applicable to ghat sections for which a separate method of computation is provided for in these Rules.
(b) The distance, as a whole, has to be taken into account while giving the weightage according to the slabs.
