Request for Issuance of General Order to Extend High Court’s Order in W.P. No. 32177 of 2024 to All Similarly Placed Central Government Pensioners

 Inclusion under Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993 – Options for NPS to OPS to those employees who have since retired from service: Railway Board Order RBE No. 126/2023

RBE No.126/2023.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAIL MANTRALAYA)
(RAILWAY BOARD)

No.D-43/12/2018-F(E)III

New Delhi, dated: 06-11.2023.

The General Managers/Principal Financial Advisors,
All Zonal Railways/Production Units etc,
DGs of RDSO and NAIR.

Sub: Options for inclusion under Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993 in accordance with Board’s instructions dated 10.03.2023 to those employees who have since been retired from service-reg.

A copy of Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare (DOP&PW)’s O.M. No. 97/03/2022-P&PW(B)/8361(1) dated 20.10.2023 is enclosed for information and guidance. These instructions shall apply mutatis mutandis on the Railways also. The Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 corresponds to Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993. DoP&PW’s O.M. No. 57/05/2021-P&PW/(B) dated 03.03.2023 has been adopted on Railways vide this office letter of even number dated 10.03.2023.

2. Please acknowledge receipt.

(Sanjay Prashar)
Jt Director, Finance (Estt.)-Il
Railway Boar