Railway Group "C" Staff Cadre Restructuring: Railway Board Order
RBE No.102/2013
No. PC-III/2013/CRC/4
All Indian Railways/ Production Units,
RDSO etc. Central Training Institutes.
Sub: Restructuring of certain Group 'C' cadres.
The Ministry of Railways have had under review Cadres of certain Group 'C' staff in consultation with both the recognized Federations (AIRF/NFIR) with a view to strengthen and rationalize the staffing pattern on Railways. As a result of the review undertaken on the basis of functional, operational and administrative requirements, it has been decide.d with the approval of the President that the Group 'C' categories of staff as indicated in the Annexures 'A' to 'H' this letter should be restructured in accordance with the revised percentages indicated therein. While implementing these orders the following instructions should be carefully and strictly adhered to:
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAILWAY BOARD
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAILWAY BOARD
RBE No.102/2013
New Delhi, dated 08-10-2013
The General Managers/ Director General,All Indian Railways/ Production Units,
RDSO etc. Central Training Institutes.
Sub: Restructuring of certain Group 'C' cadres.
The Ministry of Railways have had under review Cadres of certain Group 'C' staff in consultation with both the recognized Federations (AIRF/NFIR) with a view to strengthen and rationalize the staffing pattern on Railways. As a result of the review undertaken on the basis of functional, operational and administrative requirements, it has been decide.d with the approval of the President that the Group 'C' categories of staff as indicated in the Annexures 'A' to 'H' this letter should be restructured in accordance with the revised percentages indicated therein. While implementing these orders the following instructions should be carefully and strictly adhered to:
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The
restructuring of the cadres will be with reference to the sanctioned
cadre strength as on 01-11-2013. The staff who will be placed in higher
grade pay as a result of implementation of these orders will draw pay in
higher grades w.e.f. 0141-2013. The benefit of restructuring will be
restricted to the persons who are working in a particular cadre on the
cut-off-date i.e. 01-11-2013.
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Applicability to various cadres
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These orders will be applicable to the permanent regular cadres (excluding surplus & supernumerary posts)
of the Open Line establishments including Workshops, Production Units,
RDSO and Centralized Training Institutes. Only those temporary posts
which are in operation for atleast three years may also be taken into
account for the purpose of applying revised percentage. This will be
subject to certification that these posts are meant for regular
activities which will continue and not for any sporadic requirements.
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2.1
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These
orders will also be applicable to the regular posts of Group 'C'
cadres, borne on the permanent establishment of Centralized Training
Institutes, chargeable to Revenue and identical in AVC, Grade Structure,
Designation &. Recruitment pattern to that of same categories on
the Zonal Railways.
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2.2
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These orders will not be applicable to ex-cadre work- charged posts which will continue to be based on worth of charge.
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2.3
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These
instructions will also not be applicable to construction Units and
Projects, where posts are generally created on worth of charge basis.
For creation of posts in these units the percentage distribution of
posts as in Open Line/Production Units may be generally kept in view,
taking into account the availability of funds and extant rules for the
same.
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Pay Fixation
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3.
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The
pay of staff promoted against the additional higher grade posts as a
result of restructuring (including chain/resultant vacancies) will be
fixed as per Rule 13 of RS(RP) Rules,2008 with the benefit of one
increment @ 3% of basic pay, with the usual option for pay fixation as
per extent rules.
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Existing classification and filling up of the vacancies
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4.
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The
existing classification of the posts covered by these orders as
selection' and 'non-selection', as the case may be remains unchanged.
However, for the purpose of implementation of these orders, if any
-individual Railway servant becomes due for promotion to a post
classified as a 'selection' post, the existing selection procedure will
stand modified in such a case to the extent that the selection will be
based only on scrutiny of service records and confidential reports
without holding any written- and-/or -viva-voce test. This modified
selection procedure has been decided upon by the Ministry of Railways as
a one time exception by special dispensation, in view of the numbers
involved, with the objective of expediting the implementation of these
orders. Similarly for posts classified as 'non-selection' at the time of
this restructuring, the promotion will be based only on scrutiny of
service records and confidential. reports. In the case of Artisan staff,
the benefit of restructuring under these orders will be extended only
on passing the requisite Trade Test.
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4.1
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Normal
vacancies existing on 01-11-2013 (except direct recruitment quota) and
those arising on that date from this cadre restructuring including
chain/resultant vacancies should be filled in the following sequence:
(i) From panels approved on or before 01-11-2013 and current on that date;
(ii) and the balance in the manner indicated in pare 4 above.
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4.2
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Such selections which have not been finalized by 01-11-2013 should be cancelled/abandoned.
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4.3
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All normal vacancies arising from 02-11-2013 will be filled by normal selection procedure.
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4.4
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All
vacancies (including chain/resultant vacancies) arising purely due to
this cadre restructuring • should be filled up by senior employees who
should be given benefit of the promotion w.e.f. 01-11-2013 whereas for
the normal vacancies existing on 01-11-2013, junior employees should he
posted by modified selection procedure but they will get promotion and
higher pay from the date of taking over the posts as per normal rules,
Thus the special benefit of the promotion w.e.f. 01-11-2013 is available
only for vacancies arising out of cadre restructuring and for other
vacancies, the normal rules of prospective promotion from the date of
filling up of vacancy will apply.
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4.5
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In
cases where percentages have been reduced in the lower grade and no
additional post becomes available as a result of restructuring, the
existing vacancies on 01-11-2013 should be filled up by normal selection
procedure.
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4.6
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Direct
recruitment percentages will not be applicable to the additional posts
arising out of these restructuring orders as on the date of effect. The
direct recruitment percentage will apply for normal vacancies arising on
or after the date following the date of effect i.e. 01-11-2013. The
direct recruitment quota as existing prior to the date of effect in
certain categories will continue to be maintained.
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4.7
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Employees
who retire/resign or expire.in between the period from the date of
effect of these orders to the date of actual implementation of these
orders, will be eligible for the fixation benefits and arrears under
these orders w.e.f. 01-11-2013, if they are otherwise eligible for the
said benefit.
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5.
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Extant
instructions for D&A/Vigilance clearance will be applicable for
effecting promotions under these orders with reference to date of effect
of these orders.
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Minimum years of service in each grade
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While
implementing the restructuring orders, instructions regarding minimum
period of service required for promotion issued from time to time should
be followed. However, while considering any relaxation in the residency
period prescribed for promotions to various categories, General
Managers would personally ensure that the safety aspect of Railways is
not compromised.
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Basic functions duties and responsibilities
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Since
the cadres as detailed in the annexures to this letter are being
restructured on functional, operational and administrative
considerations, the posts being placed in higher scales of pay as a
result of restructuring should include the duties and responsibilities
of greater importance.
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Adjustment of excess
number of posts.
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If
prior to issue of these instructions the number of posts existing in
any grade in any particular cadre exceeds the number admissible on the
revised percentages, the excess may be allowed to continue to be phased
out progressively with the vacation of the posts by the existing
incumbents.
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Provision of reservation
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9.
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The existing instructions with regard to reservation of SC/ST wherever applicable will continue to apply.
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Pin pointing of posts
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The
administration should take steps to pin-point the additional posts
arising out of this restructuring as per administrative requirements.
However, in those cases where due to pin-pointing of posts staff is
required to join duties in the upgraded posts at a different station,
such staff may be allowed the benefit of upgradation/promotion on "as is
where is basis" for the time being and allowed to join the pin-pointed
post at the new station within six months time from the date of issue of
promotion order, subject to the satisfaction of HOD on merit in each
case.
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Refusal of promotion
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Such
of the Staff as had refused promotion before issue of these orders and
stand debarred for promotion may be considered for promotion, in
relaxation of the extant provisions as a one time exception, if they
indicate in writing that they are willing to be considered for such
promotion against the vacancies existing on 01-11-2013 and arising due
to restructuring on the date. This relaxation will not be applicable to
vacancies arising after the date of effect i.e. 01- 11-2013.
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Matching Savings
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Entire
scheme of restructuring is to be a self-financing and expenditure
neutral proposition. Financial implications should be worked out taking
into account the revised basic pay (including the Grade Pay)
corresponding to the midpoint of the pre-revised pay scales in respect
of each post as listed in the fitment table circulated vide Railway
Board's letter no. PC-VI/ 2008/i/RSRP/1 dated 11-09-2008 and 12-09-2008, along with the Dearness Allowance as applicable on date of effect of these orders.
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12.1
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After
working out the financial implications, the matching savings should be
effected from the category itself. Wherever it is not possible to do so
from the category itself, the matching savings should be arranged from
the department at the divisional/zonal level. But before
restructuring the cadre as per the revised percentage distribution of
posts, matching savings will have to be ensured and if the
Department/Railways are not able to provide the matching savings, the
particular category/department will not be restructured. While
effecting surrender of posts of equivalent financial value, the existing
vacant posts available in the categories on the date of effect should
be considered for the purpose of off-setting the cost of
restructuring/financial effects of restructuring. Board desires that the
General Managers should ensure that the restructuring is implemented
expeditiously with matching saving without any exception and difficulty.
There would be no restructuring without matching savings by surrender
of posts.
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12.2
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Revised
percentage distribution of posts as per these orders is to be based
upon the sanctioned cadre strength as on 01-11- 2013. Surrenders are to
be effected on this sanctioned strength and the resulting
imbalance/variation in the cadres is to be reviewed at the time of next
annual review as indicated below
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Annual review
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13.
As per instructions contained in Board's letter No. PC-VI/ 2009/CRC/4
dated 26.03.2010, the Annual Review due to be conducted as on 01-04-2010
on the cadre strength of 01-04- 2010 was suspended. It has now been
decided that the next: Annual Review will be undertaken from 01.04.2015
taking into account the cadre strength as on 01.04.2015.
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This issues in consultation with the Establishment Directorate and with concurrence of the Finance Directorate of this Ministry.
The receipt of this letter may please be acknowledged.
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(Vikram Gulati)
Director, Pay Commission –II
Railway Board
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