RBE No. 34/2000: Payment of Wages Act – PW Act

No.E(LL)99/PW/MC/3, dated 28.06.2000

Sub: Payment of Wages Act, 1936 – Master Circular. (MC No.59)

Master Circular No. 54/1994 on Payment of Wages Act, 1936 which was circulated to the Railways vide Railway Board’s letter No.E(LL)93/PW/MC, dated 21.07.1994 (RBE No. 58/1994) has now been updated. A copy of the updated Master Circular No. 59/2000 is sent herewith for information and guidance.

Master Circular No.59

Master Circular No.59 on the subjected cited above was last circulated to the Railways vide Railway Board’s circular No.E(LL)93/PW/MC, dated 21.07.1994 (RBE No. 58/1994) which has now been updated and issued as under:-

1. Recovery for loss of duty card passes from the wages of the defaulting employees:

Deductions for loss of duty card passes are permissible under Section 7(2)(c) from the wages of Railway employees governed by the PW Act.

[Authority: E(Trg)61 PS/5-2/8, dated 29.07.1967]

2. Submission of Annual Returns:

The Railways are required to submit Annual Return on the working of PW Act in the prescribed form to the Official concerned of the Central Industrial Relations Machinery under the Ministry of Labour not later than 15th February of the succeeding Year.