Railways policy regarding Meditation / Yoga / Spiritual programmes
Government of India (Bharat
Sarkar)
Ministry of Railways (Rail
Mantralaya)
(Railway Board)
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No. 2012/E(Trg)/12/17 New Delhi, dt.
13.08.2014
RBE NO. 88/2014
The General Managers The
Directors
All india Railways/Pus IRISET /
Secunderabad
IRICEN
/ Pune
The Director General IRIEEN
/ Nasik
NAIR / Vadodara IRIMEE/
Jamalpur
RDSO/Lucknow IRITM
/ Lucknow
JRRPF
/ Lucknow
Sub: Policy regarding participation of
Indian Railways
Personnel
in Meditation/ Yoga/ Spiritual and other
related
programmes.
Ref: (1) Board's letter
no. 2012/E(Trg)/12/17 dt. 17.07.2012
(ii) Board‘s letter no. 2012/E(Trg)/12/17 dt. 26.10.2012
(iii) Board's letter no. 2012/E(Trg)/12/17 dt. 20.09.2013
Railway Board, vide circulars mentioned above, has issued policy regarding participation of Indian Railways personnel in Meditation/ Yoga/ Spiritual and other related programmes. It has now been decided to bring out a comprehensive policy circular regarding the above.
2. Following instructions may be followed:
i) Special Casual Leave (SCL) upto a maximum of nine (09) days
(ii) Board‘s letter no. 2012/E(Trg)/12/17 dt. 26.10.2012
(iii) Board's letter no. 2012/E(Trg)/12/17 dt. 20.09.2013
Railway Board, vide circulars mentioned above, has issued policy regarding participation of Indian Railways personnel in Meditation/ Yoga/ Spiritual and other related programmes. It has now been decided to bring out a comprehensive policy circular regarding the above.
2. Following instructions may be followed:
i) Special Casual Leave (SCL) upto a maximum of nine (09) days
inclusive of four (04) days journey time would be allowed
once in a year for one such programme, which would be
granted by the respective
Controlling officers to willing
employees;
ii) Special pass (as per entitlement) would be given once in a
ii) Special pass (as per entitlement) would be given once in a
year to such
Railway employee who has been granted SCL by
the
Controlling officer;
iii) No TA/DA would be payable;
iv) No programme fee would be payable by Railways; and
v) The official willing to participate in such programmes would
iii) No TA/DA would be payable;
iv) No programme fee would be payable by Railways; and
v) The official willing to participate in such programmes would
be spared
subject to the convenience of the Administration.
3. Strict compliance to the above directives may be ensured by all concerned.
4. This supersedes all previous instructions/circulars on the subject.
S. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of Railway Board.
3. Strict compliance to the above directives may be ensured by all concerned.
4. This supersedes all previous instructions/circulars on the subject.
S. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of Railway Board.
sd/-
(Padma Sharma)
Dy. Director(Training)
Railway Board
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