राष्ट्रीय अवकाश दिन, राष्ट्रीय अवकाश भत्ता, राष्ट्रीय अवकाश के बदले छति पूर्ति अवकाश के सामान्य नियम
वेतन मैट्रिक्स में लेबल 1 और 2 के लिए 384 रुपए, लेबल 3 से 5 के लिए 477 रुपए और लेबल 6 से 8 तक 630 रुपए (अराजपत्रित कर्मचारियों तक सीमित है)
(Ref. Board’s letter No. E(P&A)1-2017/HL/1 (PC-VII No. 46RBE No. 108/ 2017) dated 30.08.2017 )
National Holidays :
The following three occasions are treated as National Holidays:
These three National Holidays are Compulsory.
(Ref. Railway Board’s letter No.E/50/HL1/11 dt.1.12.1950 and E(LR)III/78/HL1/9 dated 30.10.1978).
Monetary Compensation in lieu of Attendance of National Holidays.
It may not be possible to relieve the Railway Servants, with some exception, falling in the category of open line staff, to avail of the National Holiday(s) e.g. Railway Servants engaged in the movement of trains, train-passing duties, maintenance of essential services, those performing rostered duty hours etc. For attendance on National Holidays, Monetary compensation is payable to them at the rates notified from time to time.
1. Monetary compensation i.e National Holiday Allowance (NHA) in lieu of attendance on National Holidays will also be payable in the following circumstances:
(a) when the day of rest and National Holiday fall on the same day, and
(b) when the running staff are on ‘waiting duty on a National Holiday’.
(c) The monetary compensation will also be applicable when the running staff are on ‘Light Duties’ on a ‘National Holiday’.
(d) The running staff who have completed their rest including periodic rest on a National Holiday and who are waiting to be booked for duty on that day will also be entitled to the National Holiday Allowance.
(e) The monetary compensation will be applicable when the relieving staff travel as passengers on the national Holidays to the headquarters after performing duties at out-stations. the compensation will also be applicable when the relieving staff travel as passengers from their Headquarters to take up duty and another station.
(Ref. Board’s letter No. E(P&A)I-98/HL/1 dated 22.12.1998 & Rules 1424 of IREC Vol.II)
2. Railway Servants performing duty on a National Holiday as on tours are not entitled to the monetary compensation.
3. The shift duty staff who work round- the-clock and might have performed part duty on the holiday in question can be paid the ‘National Holiday Allowance’ at the full prescribed rates.
(Ref. Board’s letter No. E(P&A)I-98/HL/1 dated 22.12.1998 & Rule 1424 of IREC Vol.II)
4. As the members of the ‘Railway Protection Force’ work round the clock and are not entitled to public holidays, they will be eligible for compensation for working on National Holidays.
Ref. Board’s letter No. E(P7A)I-98/HL/1 dated 22.12.1998 & Rule 1424 of IREC Vol.II).
5. Cash Compensation to RPF/RPSF Personnel for holidays /Closed days.
(a) In the exigencies of public service, RPF/RPSF Personnel are required to perform duty even on gazetted holidays/closed days/restricted holidays/National Holidays/weekly rest days/other holidays. Every effort should be made to grant compensatory holiday/rest in lieu of the holiday/rest foregone by the staff during the same week or within the next 30 days. it is only in emergent situation that weekly rest or compensatory rest/holiday for working on rest days or on gazetted holiday should be denied and the reasons therefor should be recorded by permission to staff for leaving station rest days should invariably be granted, if asked for. The Security Officer /Assistant Security Officer /Assistant Security officer will Personally ensure this and issue suitable instructions to the Company Commanders /Post In-Charge.
(b) The cash compensation is payable for each day the personnel actually work on holidays for which it is not possible to grant compensatory off as per sub-rule(a) above.
Note: The total amount of cash compensation in a Calendar year will not exceed one month’s salary comprising basic pay, Special pay (if any) and dearness allowance.
(c) RPF/RPSF Personnel will not be entitled to National Holiday Allowance in addition, for performing duty on a National Holiday.
(d) The term ‘Holiday’ includes all the 16 Public/gazetted holidays/Restricted Holidays, weekly rest days (whether Sunday and And other day), 2nd Saturdays and 9 National Holidays. Only those employees whose Level does not exceed Level 8 in the Pay Matrix (Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016) are eligible for this allowance.
Ref: Rule 1425 of IREC Vol.II
6. Payment of Monetary compensation is admissible only to the non-gazetted Railway Servants, who do not enjoy Public Holidays though entitled and are booked to attend to duties on the National Holidays. Only those employees whose Level does not exceed Level 8 in the Pay Matrix ( Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016) are eligible for this allowance.
(Ref. Board’s letter No.E(P&A)I-2017/HL/1 dated 30.08.2017.)
7. Office staff that are booked to work on a National holiday in exigencies are not entitled to the payment of monetary compensation but they may be given compensatory off in lieu.
(Ref: Board’s letter No. E(L)64/HLI/12 dated 17.09.1965).
8. Railway TA Personnel, who have opted for the Railway pay and allowances while on T.A. duty on a National Holiday during embodiment may be paid monetary compensation as applicable and at the rates in force, in lieu of attendance on the National Holiday.
(Ref: Board’s letter No.E(ML) 72 ML3/23 dated 29.09.1973).
9. National Holiday Allowance should be paid to the staff booked on line duty on National Holiday irrespective of the fact whether such staff draws TA/DA or not.
(Ref: Board’s letter No. E(P&A)I-96/JCM/DC-4 dated 11.07.1996.)
10. National Holiday Allowance be made applicable for 50% of the gangs in turn rather than giving compensatory rest in lieu of National Holiday Allowance.
(Ref: Board’s letter No. E(P&A)I-96/FE-2/3 dated 10.09.1996.)
11. (i) The Rule/provisions are not applicable to gazetted officers.
(ii) The cash compensation is payable even when an employee is on rest. It is not necessary that his rest should be abrogated to be eligible for the cash compensation.
(iii) The cash compensation is meant only for those who do not enjoy public holiday and are also required to work on teh National Holidays.
(iv)Office staff who are eligible for public holiday would not be entitled to additional payment merely because of their attendance on a National Holiday.
(Ref: Board’s letter No. E(P&A)I-98/HL/1 dated 22.12.1998 & Rule 1424 of IREC Vol.II).
12. Line staff, who cannot be allowed to avail of the holidays, due to compulsions of works, will be eligible for monetary compensation in lieu thereof, as in the case of attendance on National Holiday.
(Ref: Board’s letters No. E(LR)III/78/HL1/4 dated 23.12.1978 and E(LR)III/86/HLI/4 dated 28.12.1988)
