Railway Pass PTO Rules – MCQ with explanation – Mock Test

The Chief Commissioner for Railway Safety is entitled to a Gold Pass.

CRB, Railway Board members, FC, CCRS, GMs and other officers of equivalent status are entitled for Gold pass. Railway Board issues it.The officer holding Gold pass can travel on duty by 1 AC throughout Indian Railways. They can take their family members also while on tour by availing two berths in 1AC and two berths in 1^st class.

According to the Indian Railway rules, a married daughter may be included in a Pass/PTO if her husband is missing for a period of at least 7 years

General Managers are entitled to a Gold Pass under the Railway Servants (Pass) Rules, 1986

PTO means:- An authority issued in favour of a Railway servant to be exchanged for a passenger ticket on payment of 1/3rd of the actual fare.

Metal Pass Rate of recovery

• Gold Metal Pass : Rs. 26,113.
• Silver Metal Pass : Rs. 4,964
• All Indian Bronze Pass: Rs.4960
• Duty Pass
  • I Class – Rs. 35
  • II Class – Rs. 12.5

As per Railway Board’s Letter No.2017/G/127/4 dated 11.10.2021 .

A Group A-Gazetted railway employee is entitled to 6 sets of First Class A Privilege Passes and 4 sets of Privilege Ticket Orders (PTOs) in a calendar year.

The Widow Pass scheme for railway employees was implemented on March 12, 1987.

First Class Pass – Green colour (Non-Gazetted Cadre) for

Gr. Rs.9300-34800/- & Pay Band 4600/- & 4200/-
PLPM-6 & above.

Second “A” Class Pass–Yellow colour For

Non-Gazetted Cadre
Gr. Rs.5200-20200/- & Pay Band 2800/- PLPM -5 .

The highest pass category admissible to non-gazetted railway employees is typically First Class, depending on their pay scale and other factors.

First Class Pass holders are allowed to carry up to 70 kg of luggage free of charge.

Group A and B Gazetted Railway employees are entitled to First Class ‘A’ Privilege Passes and Privilege Ticket Orders (PTOs). They can travel in any class except First AC, in any train except Rajdhani Express, and are permitted to carry 140 kg of luggage per adult and half that amount for each child. They are also entitled to six sets of passes and four sets of PTOs during the calendar year.

Non-gazetted employees of Level 6 and above are entitled to one set of First Class Privilege Pass per year up to the end of their 5th year of railway service. After the 5th year, they are entitled to 3 sets of First Class Privilege Passes per year.

According to the railway pass rules, a widow is eligible for a pass based on her deceased husband’s service. This entitlement remains even if she remarries. Therefore, she can continue to use the one set of passes allocated to her.

Post Retirement Complimentary Passes. In such cases, the number of Post Retirement Complimentary Passes shall be as admissible on completion of 20 years of railway service only.