Railway Quarters - Retention Policy 2024

 

Railway Quarters - Retention Policy

Source: RBE 87/2024 dated 06.06.2024 - Click here

Features: 

• Transfers to unpopular locations:  Employees transferred on administrative grounds to unpopular locations can retain their quarters at the previous posting location if their children are in Class 6th to post-graduation, or their spouse is a permanent government employee in the same city.

 

• Preferential Allotment: Upon completing two years at unpopular locations, employees are eligible for preferential quarter allotment at the new posting location within six months.

 

• Posted to Difficult Projects: Employees posted to difficult project areas can retain their quarters at the previous posting location until project completion or the end of their tenure.

 

• For DRMs: Divisional Railway Managers (DRMs) can retain quarters if children are in school (Class 6th to post-graduation) or their spouse works in the same city.

 

• On Permanent Transfer: Quarters can be retained for 8 months after a permanent transfer, extendable by 3 months in special cases.

 

• On Deputation: Railway staff on deputation to Central Ministries or eligible organizations may retain their quarters until they are allotted General Pool Residential Accommodation.

 

• On Medical Grounds: Quarters can be retained on medical grounds under certain conditions.

 

• For Retirement and Other Special Cases: Policies for retention beyond superannuation, voluntary retirement, and other specific scenarios, such as study leave and deputation abroad, are outlined.

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70% Selections - Treatment of Outstanding

70% Selections - Treatment of Outstanding  

The successful candidates are empanelled as under: 

(1) Those securing 80% marks and above(in Written + Viva)are graded as ‘OUTSTANDING’ 

(2) Those securing between 60% and 79% (in Written + Viva) are graded as ‘GOOD’ 

The panel shall consist of names of employees who have qualified in the selection corresponding to the  number of vacancies for which selection is held. Employees who have secured the grading of  OUTSTANDING will be placed on top followed by those secured the grading of GOOD by maintaining inter se seniority within each group. 

70% Selections - Out of 150 Marks (Written + Viva) 

Assumption: 2 Candidates (Senior & Junior)  vie for 1 Post

Situation: 1 - Both are in “Good” category

Senior:   62 %  - 93 Marks ( 61 Marks + 32 Marks) 

Junior:   78 %  - 117 Marks ( 83 Marks + 34 Marks) 

Senior will be empaneled in 70% Selections. 

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Situation: 2 - Both are in “Outstanding” Category

Senior:  86 %  - 129 Marks ( 84 Marks + 45 Marks) 

Junior: 94 %  - 141 Marks ( 94 Marks + 47 Marks) 

Senior will be empaneled in 70% Selections. 

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Situation: 3 - Senior in Good Category and Junior in Outstanding category

Senior: 78 %  - 117 Marks ( 83 Marks + 34 Marks) 

Junior: 84 % - 126 Marks ( 90 Marks + 36 Marks) 

Junior  will be empaneled in 70% Selections. 

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Differences between Portal and Website

 

   Differences between Portal and Website

Features	Portal	Website
Purpose	Gateway to multiple sources or applications	Provides information or services on a selected topic
Scope	Broad - Multiple areas	Narrow - Specified area
Content	Includes content from various sources	Contains original content for the Website
Users	Specific with login requirements	Accessible to all users without login requirements
Example in Railways	HRMS portal	https://indianrailways.gov.in/

RCM - Reverse Charge Mechanism (GST - Goods & Services Tax)

 RCM - Reverse Charge Mechanism (GST - Goods & Services Tax) 

• Forward Mechanism: Typically, the supplier of goods or services pays the tax on supply. That is, the Purchaser makes payment (with GST) to the Supplier and the Supplier will deposit the GST with the Government. 

• In RCM, The recipient (i.e., purchaser) of goods or services becomes liable to pay the tax, i.e., the chargeability gets reversed. Here, the Purchaser makes payment (without GST) to the Supplier and it is the responsibility of the Purchaser to deposit the GST with the Government on behalf of the Supplier.

In Indian Railways - GST

• Forward mechanism: Services relating to passenger and freight service and any other service rendered to unregistered persons only 

• IR registered under GST as Central Government though it is a business entity. IR has 36 registrations and each State and UT has been assigned with a Nodal Officer. 

• Transportation of passengers & Goods are the two principal outward supplies of Services. Railways as a Supplier is responsible to deposit GST with the Government. 

Taxable: Non AC First Class and AC classes - GST Rate is 5%

Non Taxable:  1. Sleeper class (Non AC) 2. General Class 3. Relief materials 4. Newspapers 5. Railway materials 6. Agricultural products, Milk, Salt, Food grains & organic manure. 

RCM - Reverse Charge Mechanism: Railway as a Receiver is responsible to deposit GST with the Government. Examples are: Land licensing, Parking Contracts, renting out of immovable properties, way leave charges.

IRCTC

IRCTC 

• Full form: Indian Railway  Catering & Tourism Corporation

 

• Incorporated on 27th September, 1999  (incidentally, World Tourism day falls on 27th September)

 

• Headquarters: New Delhi (Registered & Corporate Office)

 

• CMD - Chairman & Managing Director: Shri Sanjay Kumar Jain, IRTS 1990 (From February 2024 onwards) 

 

• Zonal Offices - 5 ( New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai & Secunderabad)

 

• Regional Offices - 10 ( Lucknow, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Bhopal, Ahmadabad, Guwahati, Bhubaneshwar, Patna, Ernakulam & Bangalore)

 

• Internet Ticketing Office - New Delhi

 

• Tourism Office - New Delhi

 

• Mini Ratna (Category 1) CPSE (Central Public Sector Enterprise)

 

• Extended arm of Indian Railways in the areas of Internet ticketing, catering, tourism & Rail Neer packaged Drinking Water

 

Vision:  

 

1.       Global Reservation System

2.       Professionalization of  Catering & Hospitality services

3.       Development of Budget Hotels

4.       Special Tourism packages.

 

IRCTC is the fourth Railway company to be listed on the bourses after RITES, Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd and IRCON International Ltd.

The initial public offering (IPO) of ₹645 crore concluded in October, 2019.

Subscribed 112 times at a price band of ₹315-320 per share (Face Value is Rs. 10), making it the most successful share sale since January 2018.

IRCTC stock price as on 22.09.2024 is Rs. 890 /- 

139 - IRHES stands for Integrated Railway Helpline & Enquiry System 

 

The government now owns 62.4% stake in the railway tourism company (as on 30.06.2024

 

                                                         Core activities

Internet Ticketing	Catering & Hospitality
Travel & Tourism	Packaged Drinking Water(Rail Neer)

Internet Ticketing:

Started in the year 2002 (first day - 27 tickets) with i-Ticket.  Later, e-Ticket was introduced in the year 2005

2023-24 year data - No of Tickets Sold (in brackets 2022-23)

In One Year	In One day	In One Hour	In One Minute	In One Second
45.30 Crores (43.13 Crores)	12.41 Lakhs (11.82 Lakhs)	51700 (49200)	860 (820)	15 (14)

• IRCTC Mobile App - Approximately 10 Crores Users

 

• Mobile app downloads (Android & iOS)- 12.20 Crores (as on 31.03.2024) 

 

• IRCTC's share in Total Train Reserved Tickets   - 83 % as on 31.03.2024.  Hope the share will climb up to 95 % in the coming years. (54% as on 31.03.2015) 
•  Record break - Highest booking - 28434 tickets in one minute ( 11.02 AM of 12.11.2022)  - Tatkal time - (474 tickets per second) 
• New initiatives in Ticketing sector.

1.       Waitlist confirmation prediction facility

2.       Facility of Book now pay later (after 15 days)

3.       Train Vacant Seat chart module - to view complete information of vacant, booked and partially booked berths in a train reservation chart

Catering & Hospitality

• One of the largest hospitality & catering companies of the country.
• Covering Passenger trains, Railway Stations etc.
• On board catering services - 480 trains (incl: Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Duronto, Gatiman, Vande Bharat & Tejas)
• TSV - Train Side Vending services in Trains which do not have pantry car provision.
• Catering Policy 2017 - Divides Catering business into " Meal Production" and " Meal Distribution".
• Executive Lounges at important stations with facilities of reclining sofa, buffet service, wi-fi, shower like in Airports with nominal charges.
• E- Catering facility - Order online.
• Live streaming of 43 Base Kitchens.  click for New Delhi Base kitchen 

 

Travel & Tourism

• Rail tour packages  - Runs 70 Rail tours
• Special Tourist trains  - Bharat Darshan,  Aastha circuit
• Buddhist circuit train
• Majestic tourist train - to cover important destinations in Rajasthan 

 

·         Maharajas' Express - The best luxury train in the World  (for 2 people - 4 days journey covered Agra & Jaipur costs Rs. 6 Lakhs approx)   click for more information 

  

Public can book Trains, coaches and saloons exclusively for any event/function through online.

• Retiring Rooms - Major Railway Stations
• Budget Hotels - Rail Yatri Niwas at New Delhi and Howrah.  BNR(Bengal Nagpur Railway - old name of South East Railway)  Hotels at Puri & Ranchi.
• Air ticketing through IRCTC website.

Rail Neer Plants

·         Branded packaging water "Rail Neer" for Rail commuters

·         19 operational Rail Neer plants.

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