Railway Board’s Master Circulars

Master Circulars are consolidated instructions of Railway Board on the subject matters.

The instructions issued by the Railway Board from time to time on the various subject matters are consolidated from the several Railway Board letters.

Railway Board issues these consolidated instructions as Master Circular for information and guidance of all concerned.

Here is the updated list of Railway Board Master Circulars.

No.Railway Board Master Circulars
Master Circular No. 1Master Circulars “Scout Activities On The Indian Railways” MC No.1 (Updated)
Master Circular No. 2Master Circulars “Holiday Homes” SC 01 & list of Holiday Homes (1) , (2) , (3)
Master Circular No. 3Master Circulars “Railway Institutes / Clubs” (Updated 08/2019)
Master Circular No. 4Master Circulars “Staff Benefit Fund (SBF)” SC 02
Master Circular No. 5Master Circulars “Service Book / Records
Master Circular No. 6Master Circulars “Joining Time
Master Circular No. 7Recruitment Against Cultural/Scouts And Guides Quota
Master Circular No. 8Apprentices Act, 1961 – Training Of Apprentices In Railway Establishments
Master Circular No. 9Irregular Retention In Service Beyond The Age Of Superannuation
Master Circular No. 10Master Circulars “Special Casual Leave
Master Circular No. 11Master Circulars “Grant Of Honorarium
Master Circular No. 12Procedure For Recording Date Of Birth On Entering Railway Service And Its Alteration
Master Circular No. 13Reservation Of Jobs And Recruitment There To For Physically Handicapped Persons In Group ‘C’ & ‘D’ Posts On Railways
Master Circular No. 14Master Circulars “Recruitment Of Sports Persons Under Sports Quota
Master Circular No. 15Casual Leave
Master Circular No. 16Master Circulars “Appointment On Compassionate Grounds” (SC 14) (SC 39), (SC 45) , (SC 49) , (SC 51) , (SC 57)
Master Circular No. 17Assistance To Railway Employees For Education Of Their Children, Other important Provisions on Education
Master Circular No. 18Provision Of Schools In Railway Colonies For The Children Of Railway Employees
Master Circular No. 19Confirmation of Non-Gazetted Railway Servants
Master Circular No. 20Master Circulars “Substitutes
Master Circular No. 21Resignation From Railway Service
Master Circular No. 22Absorption And Utilization Of Surplus Staff On The Railways
Master Circular No. 23Factories Act, 1948
Master Circular No. 24Transfer Of Non-Gazetted Railway Servants
Master Circular No. 25Absorption Of Medically De-Categorised Non-Gazetted Staff In Alternative Jobs (SC 6)
Master Circular No. 26Contract Labour Under Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970
Master Circular No. 27Legal And Financial Assistance To Railway Servants Involved In Legal Proceedings
Master Circular No. 28Confidential Reports On Non-Gazetted Railway Servants
Master Circular No. 29Training Of Non-Gazetted Direct Recruits
Master Circular No. 30Forwarding Of Application For Posts Outside Railways
Master Circular No. 31Promotion Of Non-Gazetted (Group ‘C’) Staff To Selection Posts – Policy And Procedure
Master Circular No. 32Recruitment Rules And Recruitment Of Non-Gazetted Staff
Master Circular No. 33Extension In Service / Re-Employment Of Railway Servants After Superannuation
Master Circular No. 34Seniority Of Non-Gazetted Staff
Master Circular No. 35Retirement
Master Circular No. 36Arrear Claims And Investigation Thereof
Master Circular No. 37Promotion Of Non-Gazetted (Group ‘C’) Staff To Non-Selection Posts – Policy And Procedures
Master Circular No. 38Master Circulars “Canteens On Indian Railways
Master Circular No. 39Master Circulars “Advances And Their Recovery
Master Circular No. 40Deputation / Secondment Of Non-Gazetted Railway Employees Outside The Railways – Consolidation Of Instructions
Master Circular No. 41Leave Reserve – Provision Of In Non-Gazetted Categories
Master Circular No. 42Cultural Activities On Railways
Master Circular No. 43Trade Test For Promotion In Artisan Categories
Master Circular No. 44In-service Training To Non-Gazetted Railway Staff
Master Circular No. 45Indigenous System Of Medicine – Homeopathic / Ayurvedic Dispensaries
Master Circular No. 46Drawal Of Increments Of Non-Gazetted Staff – Consolidation Of Instructions
Master Circular No. 47Holidays
Master Circular No. 48Casual Labour
Master Circular No. 49Allotment Of Quarters And Retention Thereof On Transfer etc
Master Circular No. 50Master Circulars “House Building Advance”
Master Circular No. 51Reservation For Scheduled Castes /  Scheduled Tribes In Railway Services
Master Circular No. 52Re-employment Including Employment of Consultants
Master Circular No. 53Pension Scheme On Railways And Retirement Benefits On Absorption In Public Sector Undertakings / Autonomous Bodies
Master Circular No. 54Qualifying Service For Pensionary Purposes
Master Circular No. 55Emoluments / Average Emolument For Pensionary Benefits
Master Circular No. 56Fixation Of Pay – Consolidation Of Instructions
Master Circular No. 57Master Circulars “Deputation
Master Circular No. 58Increments – Consolidation of Orders
Master Circular No. 59Payment Of Wages Act, 1936
Master Circular No. 60Pension And Retirement / Death Gratuity
Master Circular No. 61Commutation Of Pension
Master Circular No. 62State Railway Provident Fund Rules For Railway Servants
Master Circular No. 63Master Circulars “Conduct Of Pension Adalats On Railways (1) , (2)
Master Circular No. 64Master Circulars “Suspension Of Railway Employees
Master Circular No.65Facilities Granted To All India SC / ST Railway Employees Association
Master Circular No. 66Master Circulars “Penalties And Disciplinary Authorities” (Latest)
Master Circular No. 67Important Points To Be Kept In View By The Disciplinary/ Appellate/ Revisionary / Reviewing Authorities And Inquiry Officers While Handling Disciplinary Case (Latest)
Master Circular No. 68Consolidated Instructions Governing Promotion From Group ‘C’ To Group ‘B’ Posts

All Railway Board Master Circulars can be downloaded in PDF format.

RATES MASTER CIRCULARS

RATES MASTER CIRCULARS – Issued by Railway Board

SNoSUBJECT
1.Demurrage, Stabling, Wharfage, Stacking, Waiver and Write-off.
2.Guidelines regarding provision, installation and functioning of weighbridges.
3.Weighment of wagons / rake, exemption from weighment, procedure to deal with overloaded wagon(s) and levy of Detention Charge etc.
4.System of charging freight on Through distance basis in case of sidings.
5.Guidelines for Electronic Payment System, Freight Advance Scheme etc.
6.Permissible Carrying Capacity.
7.Registration of Demand for wagons electronically (e-RD) through FOIS web portal.
8.Freight Incentive Schemes
9.Guide lines regarding Container Rail Terminal (CRT), Container Class Rate (CCR) and Hub & Spoke system of charging.
10.Policy Guidelines-Transportation Products: Block Rakes / Mini Rakes / Two Point Combinations  etc.
11.Dynamic Pricing Policy – Levy of Busy Season Charge, Development Surcharge and Congestion Charge.
12Electronic Transmission of Railway Receipt (eT-RR)

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3 Comments

Rajeshwar prasad · August 8, 2021 at 11:31 am

Re Employees after completion of 26 year army service

Viraj · June 7, 2022 at 8:07 am

I’m students of last year engineering student and now i select for railway group d post and my joining letter dispatch from that zone. 1 my concern is for railway given me permission to complete your degree so the railway grant me 8-9 month leave after joining or they told me to joini after the completion of degree.
Plzz reply I’m worried 😟😫

V s rana · May 12, 2023 at 11:51 pm

I am very easy feels about master circulars comprised at one plate form.

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