Reservation in Promotion to Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) – Clarification on relaxation of standards of selection/ suitability in consultation with DoP&T by Railway Board vide RBE No. 133/2023 dated 04.12.2023

RBE No.133/2023

भारत सरकार GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
रेल मंत्रालय MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(रेलवे बोर्ड RAILWAY BOARD)

No. E(NG)I/2019/PM4/8(E-3417344)

New Delhi, dated 04.12.2023

The General Manager (P) OS
All Zonal Railways & Production Units :
(As per standard list)

Sub: Reservation in Promotion to Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) – Clarifications regarding.

Attention is invited to Board’s letter of even number dated 01.07.2022 (RBE . No.74/2022) along with DoP&T’s O.M. No. 36012/1/2020-Estt.(Res.-II dated 17.05.2022 whereby detailed guidelines were issued for providing reservation in promotions to Persons with Benchmark Disabilities.

2. Representations have been received on the subject of extent of relaxation of standards of selection/suitability for PwBD candidates in the promotional exams. Attention in this regard is drawn to Para 8.1 and 8.2 of DoP&T’s instructions dated 17.05.2022 ibid which provides for relaxation of standards in selections.

3. It is stipulated in the aforesaid provisions that relaxed standards are to be adopted only in case sufficient PwBD candidates are not available on the basis of prescribed standards. However, the extent of relaxation required to be given has not been indicated in the instructions. The matter has been examined in consultation with DoP&T and clarification in this regard is as under:-

“If any extent of relaxation has been decided for a particular Limited Departmental Examination/ Departmental Examination in respect of candidates belonging to SC/ST category, where sufficient number of candidates belonging to SC/ST categories (as per vacancies earmarked for these categories) do not qualify the examination in the normal course, same extent of relaxation can be extended to candidates belonging to those PWBD category, who do not belong to SC/ST category. In case the candidates belonging to PwBD category also belong to SC/ST category, they would be eligible to be considered either as a SC/ST category or PwBD candidate for seeking relaxation of standard for Departmental Examination but not both.”

Please acknowledge receipt.

(Sanjay Kumar)
Dy. Director/Estt.(N)
Railway Board

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Promotion of Government servants through Limited Departmental Competitive Examination against whom disciplinary / criminal prosecution are pending: Department of Posts dated 22.09.2023

No. X-7/6/2022-SPN-II
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg
New Delhi 110 001
September 22, 2023

To,
a) All Chief Postmasters General,
b) Chief General Manager, PLI/ Parcel / BD Directorate
c) Director RAKNPA/ Director of all Postal Training Centres
d) Add. Director General, Army Postal Service
e) All General Manager (Finance) / Director of Accounts (Postal)

Subject: Promotion of Government servants through Limited Departmental Competitive Examination against whom disciplinary / criminal prosecution are pending reg.

Madam/Sir,

I am directed to refer to Directorate letters of even number dated 17.05.2023 on the above mentioned subject and to convey approval of the Competent Authority for following modification / clarification:-

A. Para 4(g)(ii) of letter of even number dated 17.05.2023 shall be modified as under:-

‘Where this penalty is imposed before applying for LDCE:- Even during the currency period of the penalty, Government servant shall be allowed to apply for appearing in LDCE if otherwise eligible. Both eligibility and currency period of penalty will be examined w.r.t. the crucial date of eligibility. By the time of declaration of results, if the penalty is not modified to any other form of penalty or exoneration, results shall not be declared. However, Covering Note (write up) of LDCE Results should clearly mention- ‘Results of … (name of the employee) … has not been declared as he/she is not eligible for promotion because of the penalty imposed vide Order No ….. dated ….. If the penalty is modified to any other form of penalty or exonerated, action shall be taken with reference to such modified decision.

B. In Para-4 (b), (d), (e) & (f) of letter of even number dated 17.05.2023, for the clause “although the official has been declared successful, promotion will be effective after (date to be specified) because of the penalty imposed vide Order No…..dated…….”, following shall be substituted:-

‘although the official has been declared successful, promotion will be effective after currency of the penalty imposed vide Order No…..dated…….

C. While declaring marks, there is no need of mentioning anything relating to penalty in case of candidates not coming in merit list as they would not be given any promotion. However, if at a later date such a candidate is proposed to be declared as successful for giving promotion, effect of penalty if any shall invariably be mentioned.

Yours faithfully,

Sd/-
(Satya Narayana Dash)
Director (SPN)

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Government of India
Ministry of Defence
(Department of Defence)
D(Civ-I)

Corrigendum

Subject: Circulation of OM issued by DoP&T on “Revised Pay Levels as per recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission – Issue of instructions on revision in minimum qualifying service required for promotion” – regarding.

Reference: MoD ID No. 11(3)/2016- D(Civ-l) dated 22.08.2023.

In partial modification of MoD ID Note of even number dated 22.08.2023 on the above mentioned subject, the first line of the Para, is to be read as under:

For:
All concerned are requested to download the OM dated 04.07.2023 which is stated below, issued by Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure) from the website of MoF/DoE for necessary action/compliance,

Read:
All concerned are requested to download the OM dated 20! September 2022 which is stated below, issued by Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions / Department of Personnel & Training.

(Bindulekshmi Pradeep)
Under Secretary to the Govt of India

Government of India
Ministry of Defence
(Department of Defence)
D(Civ-I)

MoD ID No. 11(3)/2016- D(Civ-I)

dated 22.08.2023

Subject: Circulation of OM issued by DoP&T on “Revised Pay Levels as per recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission – Issue of instructions on revision in minimum qualifying service required for promotion” – regarding.

All concerned are requested to download the OM dated 04.07.2023 which is stated below, issued by Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure) from the website of MoF/DoE for necessary action/compliance. The provisions contained therein are duly applicable to Defence Civilian Employees paid from Defence Service Estimates. The same are also being uploaded on the Ministry of Defence/ Department of Defence website under the link “Employees Corner > Seventh Central Pay Commission’ to facilitate the immediate implementation.

(Subhash Chand)
Under Secretary to the Govt of India

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On directions of Dr Jitendra Singh, DoPT approves mass promotion of nearly 1,600 ASOs to Section Officers

“Government led by PM Modi granting mass promotions to employees in order to motivate them and overcome the problem of long stagnation”: Dr Jitendra Singh

Another 2000 promotions of SSA and other grades to be done by this year end

27 JUN 2023

Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT), Ministry of Personnel has approved the mass promotion of 1,592 officials working in the capacity of Assistant Section Officers (ASOs) to the post of Section Officers on adhoc basis with immediate effect.

Announcing this here today, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said that the Promotion orders will be issued soon by the respective Cadre Controlling authorities.

The Promotions had been expedited at the directions of the Minister Incharge DoPT, Dr Jitendra Singh who personally reviewed the entire process.

“Government has been granting mass promotions to employees in order to motivate them and overcome the problem of long stagnation. Another 2,000 promotions in ASO and other Grades are in process and hopefully they will get promoted by this year end,” the Minister said.

Dr Jitendra Singh said that in the last nine years, under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Government has periodically reviewed the longstanding stagnation issues in the various Central Ministries that are a legacy of the past due to pending court cases, lack of vacancies in higher grades and other personnel issues.

The Minister said, last year also about 9,000 mass promotions were made and prior to that the DoPT granted 4,000 promotions in the preceding three years.

Dr Jitendra Singh said, he himself personally feels disturbed to come across cases where some of the employees working in the lowest rung of administration spend their entire service tenure of 30 to 35 years without securing a single promotion. He said, he has discussed the issue with all the senior officers in the Ministry and several innovative means have been evolved to avoid stagnation at middle and lower rungs of the administration.

Dr Jitendra Singh also regretted that in a large number of cases, stagnation in promotions was the result of litigation amongst the employees themselves and even though the DoPT tries its best to put forward its view in the court of law, the delay becomes inevitable.

“PM Modi has made efforts to ensure that government jobs are available to the maximum extent possible. It is extremely painful and disheartening to see employees sometimes superannuating in the same grade as promotions remained stuck,” said the Minister.

The orders for mass promotion of these employees belonging to the Central Secretariat Service (CSS) have been issued after several rounds of high-level meetings in DoPT chaired by Dr Jitendra Singh in the last few months. The Minister said, even legal experts were consulted as some of the orders are subject to the outcome of pending writ petitions.

Dr Jitendra Singh said, in order to bring in the ease of governance as well as objectivity in empanelment, the government has, in the last nine years, improvised upon the procedures so as to ensure that there are no subjective preferences involved in carrying out the promotions.

“Procedures have been made more hi-tech using sophisticated technology tools to minimize the human interface,” he added.

The DoPT Minister said that the government has done away with over 1,600 rules which were either obsolete or had become irrelevant with the passage of time.

Dr Jitendra Singh said, “All this is meant not only to ensure effective and timely delivery of outcomes for the public, but also to enable the employees to perform to the best of their ability”.

PIB

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1/3067691/2023

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA/ भारत सरकार
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS/ रेल मंत्रालय
(Railway Board) रेलवे बोर्ड

No. PC-V/202 1/MACP/ 25/ECOR(E)

New Delhi, dt. -5-2023

Sub: Clarification reg. grant of financial upgradation under MACPS to Guards.

Ref: 1. ECoR’s letter No.ECoR-HQ/ PERS(R)/16/202| (39/2021) dated 14-11-2011.
2. CR’s letter No. P/CR/HQ/ ET/510/06-14 dated 31-01-2022.
3. WR’s letter No. ET/839/4/ MACP/Train Manager/ ADI, dated 24-1-2022 & 18-01-2023.

The matter referred vide letter under reference has been examined in Board’s Office in consultation with FE dte. It hag been observed that Central Railway’s letter dated 30-01-2019 is against the extant policy instructions on MACPS. Moreover, the case of guards Category is covered vide Para 8 of annexure to Board’s letter dated 10.06.2009 (RBE No. 101/2009) & clarification dated 13-12-2012(RBE No. 142/2012) wherein case of employee where promotion post is in same Grade Pay to that of feeder post, financial upgradation under ACP/MACP scheme CANNOT be to higher Grade Pay than what can be allowed to an employee on his regular promotion. Subsequently, while adjudicating CA No. 3328-3329/2018 (UOI & Ors. Vs Birendra Kujur & Ors.) involving the issue of grant of GP 4600 / 4800 under MACPS to the category of Guards, the Hon’ble Supreme Court vide its order dated 27.03.2018 has upheld Board’s letter dated 13.12.2012 and rejected employees’ claim for grant of GP 4600 & GP 4800 under MACPS. In light of above, the category of Guard are not eligible for 3rd financial ungradation beyond GP 4200 under MACPS.

2. The necessary action in view of above may please be taken.

Signed by Sudha A Kujur
Date: 16-05-2023
( Sudha A. Kujur)
Deputy Director, Pay Commission

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAIL MANTRALAYA)
(RAILWAY BOARD)

No. PC-VII/2017/1/7/5/8

New Delhi, dated: 12/06/2023

The General Managers
All Indian Railways and PUs
(as per standard mailing list) .

Sub: Fixation of pay on promotion to regular JAG after officiating appointment in JAG(Ad-hoc)

Consequent to adoption of instructions issued by Department of Personnel & Training (DoP&T) regarding restriction of officiating pay under FR-35 (Rule 1329 of IREC Vol. I) in the context of RS(RP) Rules, 2016 vide Board’s letter No. PC-VII/2017/I/7/5/8 dated 08.08.2019 (RBE 127/2019), certain Railways referred the issue to Board’s Office Stating that few Officers are drawing lesser pay on regular promotion to JAG in comparison to the pay drawn by them during officiating in JAG.

2. Above policy aspect has been examined in consultation with Department of Personnel & Training. It 1s advised that such cases may be dealt as per proviso to Rule 1313(1) of IREC Vol. IL. Proviso to Rule 1313(1) of IREC Vol. II is reproduced under:-

“(b) If the conditions prescribed in clause (a) are not fulfilled, he shall draw as initial pay on the minimum of the time scale.

Provided that, both in cases covered by clause (a) and in cases, other than the cases of re-employment after resignation or removal or dismissal from the public service, covered by clause (b), if he;

(1) has previously held substantively or officiated in —

• (i) the same post, or
• (ii) a permanent or temporary post on the same time scale; or
• (iii) a permanent post or a temporary post (including a post in a body, incorporated or not, which is wholly or substantially owned or controlled by the Government) on an identical time scale; or

(2) is appointed subject to the fulfillment of eligibility conditions us prescribed in the relevant recruitment rules to a tenure post on a time scale identical with that of another tenure post which he has previously held on regular basis; then the initial pay shall not, except in cases of reversion to parent cadre, governed by proviso (1) (iii) be less than the pay, other than special pay,personal pay or any other emoluments which may be classed us pay by the President under Rule 1303 (iii)- RIT (FR-9 (21) (a) (iii)) which he drew on the last occasion, and he shall count the period during which he drew that pay on a regular basis on such last and any previous occasions for increment in the stage of the time scale equivalent to that pay. If, however, the pay last drawn by the Railway servant in a temporary post had been inflated by the grant of premature increments, the pay which he would have drawn but for the grant of these increments shall, unless otherwise ordered by the authority competent to create the new post, be taken for the purposes of this proviso to be the pay which he last drew in the temporary post which he had held on a regular basis. The service rendered in a post referred to in proviso (1) (iii) shall, on reversion to the parent cadre, count towards initial
fixation of pay, to the extent and subject to the conditions indicated below; ”

3. It is requested that while deciding the case(s), relevant conditions stipulated in Rule 1313 of IREC may also be taken into account. Copy of Rule 1313 of IREC Vol.II is enclosed as Annexure-I

4, This issues with the concurrence of Finance Directorate of Railway Board.

(Jaya Kumar G)
Deputy Director, Pay Commission-VII & HRMS
Railway Board
e-mail: jaya.kumarg [at]gov.in
Ph. No: 011-47845125

Annexure-I

1313. (FR-22) (I) —The initial pay of a railway servant who is appointed to a post on a time scale ofpay is regulated as follows:–

(a) (1)

“1313(F.R.22) (1) The initial pay of a railway servant who is appointed to a post ona time scale of pay ts regulated as follows :-

(a)(1) where a Railway servant holding a post, other than a tenure post. in a substantive or temporary or officiating is promoted of appointed in a substantive, temporary of officiating capacity, as the case may be, subject to the fulfillment of the eligibility conditions as prescribed in the relevant Recruitment Rules, to another post carrying duties and responsibilities of greater Importance than those attaching to the post held by him. his initial pay in the time-scale shall be fixed by giving one increment in the level from which the Railway servant is promoted and he or she shall be placed at a cell equal to the figure so arrived at in the level of the post to which promoted or appointed and if no such cell is available in the level to which promoted or appointed, he shall be placed in the next higher cell in that level.

Save in cases of appointment on deputation to an ex-cadre post or to a post on ad-hoc basis or on direct recruitment basis, the Railway servant shall have the option, to be exercised within one month from the date of promotion or appointment or as the case may be. to have the pay fixed under this rule from the date of such promotion or appointment or to have the pay fixed initially at the next higher cell in the level of post to which he or she is promoted on regular basis and subsequently, on the date of accrual of next increment in the level of the post from which Railway servant is promoted, shall be re-fixed and two-Increments his pay (one accrued on account of annual increments and second accrued on account of promotion) shall be granted in the level from which the Railway Servant is promoted and he or she shall be placed, at a cell equal to the figure so arrived, in the level of the post to which he or she is promoted; and if no such cell is available in the level to which he or she is promoted, he or she shall be placed at the next higher cell in that level.

In cases where an officer has retired as ad-hoc before being regularized to that post and later on has been assessed during the process of regularization and found fit by the competent authority along with his or her juniors, who are still in service and are eligible to avail of the option facility from a date on which the retired employee was still in service. the same option facility shall also be extended to the retired employee, to be exercised within three months from the date when his or her junior became eligible to avail of option facility and in cases where such retired employee was himself the junior most. he or she may exercise the option facility within three months from the date when his or her immediate senior become eligible to avail of option facility:

Provided that where a Railway servant is, immediately before his promotion or appointment on regular basis to a higher post, drawing pay at the maximum of the lower post, his initial pay in the level of the higher post shall be fixed at the cell equal to the figure so arrived at in the level of the post to which promoted or appointed by increasing his pay in respect of the lower post held by him on regular basis by an amount equal to the last increment in the level of the lower post and if no such cell is available in the level to which he is promoted or appointed, he shall be placed at the next higher cell in that level.”

(Authority Board’s letter No.2018,F (E)IL,3(1)/1, dated 15/03,2019)

(2) When the appointment to the new post does not involve such assumption of duties and responsibilities or greater importance, he shall draw as initial pay, the stage of the time scale which is equal to his pay in respect of the old post held by him on regular basis, or, if there 1s no such stage, the stage next above his pay In respect of the old post held by him on regular basis.

Provided that where the minimum pay of the time scale of the new post is higher than his pay in respect of the post held by him regularly, he shall draw the minimum as the initial pay; Provided further that in a case where pay is fixed at the same stage, he shall continue to draw that pay until such time as he would have received an increment in the time scale of the old post; in cases where pay is fixed at the higher stage, he shall get his next increment on completion of the period when an increment is earned in the time scale of the new post.

On appointment on regular basis to such a new post, other than to an ex-cadre post on deputation, the Railway servant shall have the option, to be exercised within one month from the date of such appointment, for fixation of his pay in the new post with effect from the date of appointment to the new post or with effect from the date of increment in the old post.

(3) When appointment to the new post is made on his own request under (Rule 227 (a) (2)-RI (FR-15A) (2)) and the maximum pay in the time scale of that post is lower than his pay in respect of the old post held regularly, he shall draw that maximum as his initial pay.

(b) If the conditions prescribed in clause (a) are not fulfilled, he shall draw as initial pay on the minimum of the time scale.

Provided that. both in cases covered by clause (a) and in cases. other than the cases of re-employment after resignation or removal or dismissal from the public service. covered by clause (b), if he;

(1) has previously held substantively or officiated in —

(i) the same post, or

(ii) a permanent or temporary post on the same time scale: or

(iii) a permanent post or a temporary post (including a post in a body, incorporated or not, which is wholly or substantially owned or controlled by the Government) on an identical time scale; or

(2) is appointed subject to the fulfillment of eligibility conditions as prescribed in the relevant recruitment rules to a tenure post on a time scale identical with that of another tenure post which he has previously held on regular basis; then the initial pay shall not. except in cases of reversion to parent cadre, governed by proviso (1) (ill) be less than the pay, other than special pay, personal pay or any other emoluments which may be classed as pay by the President under Rule 1303 (il1) – RIT (FR-9 (21) (a) (11)) which he drew on the last occasion, and he shall count the period during which he drew that pay on a regular basis on such last and any previous occasions for increment in the stage of the time scale equivalent to that pay. If, however, the pay last drawn by the Railway servant in a temporary post had been inflated by the grant of premature increments. the pay which he would have drawn but for the grant of these increments shall, unless otherwise ordered by the authority competent to create the new post, be taken for the purposes of this proviso to be the pay which he last drew in the temporary post which he had held on a regular basis. The service rendered in a post referred to in proviso (1) (iii) shall, on reversion to the parent cadre, count towards initial fixation of pay, to the extent and subject to the conditions indicated below:

• (a) The Railway servant should have been approved for appointment to the particular grade or post in which the previous service is to be counted;
• (b) All his seniors, except those regarded as unfit for such appointment, were serving in posts carrying the scale of pay in which benefit is to be allowed or in the higher posts, whether in the Department itself or elsewhere and at least one junior was holding a post in that Department carrying the scale of pay in which the benefit is to be allowed; and
• (c) The service will count from the date his junior is promoted on a regular basis and the benefit will be limited to the period the railway servant would have held the post in his parent cadre had he not been appointed to the ex-cadre post.

Railway Board’s Orders

(1) These rules will not apply to ad-hoc promotions from Group ‘B’ to Group ‘A’ and ad-hoc promotions within Group *A’ for which separate orders issued by Railway Board will good.

(2) Duties and responsibilities of greater importance for the purpose of Rule 1313(FR-22):

(i) For the purpose of fixation of substantive pay (including presumptive pay) a junior scale post shall be deemed to carry duties and responsibilities of greater importance than those attached to Class I] post (including the post of an Assistant Accounts Officer).

(This takes effect from 2nd July. 1959)

(ii) Appointments of the following classes shall be deemed to involve the assumption of duties and responsibilities of greater importance-

• (a) appointment to the Assistant Officer’s grade or Lower Gazetted Service from a non- gazetted post;
• (b) appointment to the District Grade from an Assistant Officer’s or lower grade post;
• (c) appointment to junior administrative post from the District or Lower grade;
• (d) appointment to a senior or inter-administrative post from a junior administrative post or from a lower grade;
• (e) appointment to a senior administrative post from an intermediate administrative post;
• (f) appointment to a senior administrative post in the erstwhile scale of Rs.1800-2250 from a senior administrative post in the scale of Rs. 1800-2200 (RS).

(3) A temporary post on a certain rate of pay (fixed or time-scale) which is converted into a permanent post on a different rate of pay is not the same post as the permanent post even though the duties remain the same.

• II. The President may specify posts outside the ordinary line of service the holder of which may, notwithstanding the provisions of this rule and subject to such conditions as the President may prescribe, be given officiating promotion in the cadre of the service which the authority competent to order promotion may decide, and may thereupon be granted the same pay whether with or without any special pay attached to such posts as they would have received if still in the ordinary line.
• III. For the purpose of this rule, the appointment shall not be deemed to involve the assumption of duties and responsibilities or greater importance if the post to which it is made is on the same scale of pay as the post, other than a tenure post, which the railway servant holds on a regular basis at the time of his promotion or appointment or on a scale of pay identical therewith.
• IV. Notwithstanding anything contained in this rule. where a railway servant holding an ex-cadre post is promoted or appointed regularly to a post in his cadre, his pay in the cadre post will be fixed only with reference to his presumptive pay in the cadre post which he would have held but for his holding any ex-cadre post outside the ordinary line of service by virtue of which he becomes eligible for such promotion or appointment.

(Authority No. F (E)II/89/ FR-1/1 dated 12-12-1991)

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RBE No. 89/2022

भारत सरकार GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
रेल मंत्रालय/ MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(रेलवे बोर्ड/ RAILWAY BOARD)

No. E(NG)1/ 2022/ PM1/26

New Delhi, dated 08.2022

The General Manager,
All Zonal Railways/PUs
(as per standard mailing list)

Sub: Conduct of selections – both Rankers and LDCE quota.

One of the recognized Federation (AIRF) has brought to the notice of Railway Board that Zonal Railways are not conducting selections, both under Ranker quota and LDCE quota, in time and this is causing undue hardship to the employees in one way or the other. There is an upper age limit to apply for the post, and the employees who are on the border of the eligible age limit, are losing their eligibility due to over age if notifications are not issued in time. In certain cases, where eligibility for promotion to next higher grade is minimum of two years of service, due to the delay in conducting examinations, they are losing further promotions in higher grade.

It has also brought out that Zonal Railways are taking more than 8 to 10 months for finalizing selections. After issuance of the notification, written examination is being held after a gap of six months, and after announcement of written examination, and publication of the final panel is taking considerable time. In certain cases, where training is mandatory, training course is not being announced immediately. Due to this, employees are put to heavy monetary loss.

The matter has been examined in Board’s Office. As the Railway administrations are aware, filling up of promotional quota vacancies prescribed for various grades is necessary not only to meet administrative requirements, but is also an important HR tool in the hands of the managements as employees aspirations for career growth are met by timely promotions. Instructions for timely filling up of vacancies and maintenance of calendar for selections/suitability/trade tests have been issued from time to time. It need not be emphasized that proper monitoring of the promotions process is essential to ensure timely promotions. The extant instructions for maintenance of Selection Calendar and timely filling up of promotional vacancies by chalking out suitable action plan is hereby reiterated. The process may be closely monitored by PCPOs as the progress is being tracked by the Board and also by DoP&T.

Hindi version will follow.

Please acknowledge receipt.

DA: Nil.

(Sanjay Kumar)
Deputy Director Estt.(N)

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RBE No. 73/2022

भारत सरकार GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
रेल मंत्रालय MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(रेलवे बोर्ड RAILWAY BOARD)

No. E(NG)I/2018/PM1/4

New Delhi, dated 30.06.2022

The General Manager (P) 
All Zonal Railways/PUs
(As per standard mailing list)

Sub: Introduction of 100% Objective Paper for promotional examination to expedite and simplify examination process- reiteration of instructions reg.

Attention is invited to Board’s letter of even number dated 14.12.2018 (RBE No.196/2018) vide which instruction for introduction of 100% objective paper for promotional examination have been issued to expedite and simplify examination process. This inter-alia provides that a large Question Bank may be created from which the question can be selected randomly for conducting Computer Based Test.

During the separate meeting of PNM/NFIR held on 21.02.2022 and 22.02.2022, NFIR requested that instructions contained in the aforesaid letter may be reiterated.

Accordingly, the instructions contained in the aforesaid letter are being reiterated for strict compliance.

Hindi version will follow.

Receipt of this letter may please be acknowledged.

(Sanjay Kumar)
Deputy Director Estt.(N)
Railway Board

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The next raise will be given to those who had their promotion pay fixed on the annual increment date, which was this year’s first of January, on July 1, 2022.

On 31.7.2018, the Department of Expenditure first issued an order addressing this issue. According to CCS (Revised Pay) Rules 2016 Rule 10.

“It is clarified that in case an employee is promoted or granted financial upgradation including upgradation under the MACP scheme on 1st January or 1st July, where the pay is fixed in the Level applicable to the post on which promotion is made in accordance with the Rule 13 of the CCS(RP) Rules, 2016, the first increment in the Level applicable to the post on which promotion is made shall accrue on the following 1st July or 1st January, as the case may be, provided a period of 6 months’ qualifying service is strictly fulfilled. The next increment thereafter shall, however, accrue only after completion of one year.“

Date of Next Increment DNI after Promotion / Upgradation after completion of 6 months qualifying service i.e., on 1st Jan or 1st July

Next Increment after Promotion Under Rule 10 of CCS (Revised Pay) Rules 2016

However, due to the order’s ambiguity, many departments have struggled to implement it. Many departments requested clarification regarding the validity of the decree dated 31.7.2018. The DoE later offered clarification on November 28, 2019, stating that the first increase following a promotion must be given upon the completion of six months of service if pay fixation for a promotion is done on the annual increment date.

Therefore, this Clarification

1. Whether the date of the following increase will be January 1 or July 1 after a promotion on July 1 and the fixation of pay with two increments.
2. Accrual of next increment in the event that an employee receives a regular promotion or financial upgrade on a date other than the date of the yearly increment and exercises their right to pay fixing under FR 22(1)(a) (1).

In the above case he may be allowed the 1st increment in promotional grade on 1st January/ 1st July as the case may be after completion of 6 months’ qualifying service after such fixation on 1st July/1st January (i.e., the date of increment in lower grade) on the analogy of Department of Expenditure’s OM dated 31.07.2018. The next increment, thereafter, shall however, accrue only after the completion of one year.

Therefore, it should be ensured that the next increase is granted on July 1, 2022, if any government employee whose DNI was on January 1 had their Promotion pay fixed on that date in 2022.

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RBE No. 59/2022

भारत सरकार GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
रेल मंत्रालय MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(रेलवे बोर्ड RAILWAY BOARD)

No. E(NG)I/2018/PM1/4

New Delhi, dated 19.05.2022

The General Manager (P)
All Zonal Railways/PUs
(As per standard mailing list)

Sub: Selection for promotion from Group ‘C’ to Group ‘B’ and within Group ‘C’ posts – Introduction of 100% Objective Type Multiple Choice Questions – Clarification.

One of the Zonal Railways has raised a query as to the procedure to be adopted for evaluation in Departmental selections based on multiple choice objective questions, if some of the question(s) in the question paper is/are incorrect.

The matter has been examined by the Board and it is clarified that the provisions contained in Board’s letter No. 2010/E (RRB)25/27/Pt. dated 09.06.2011 (copy enclosed) for similar situations in RRB examinations, may be adopted for departmental selections including LDCE/GDCE etc.

Hindi version will follow.

Receipt of this letter may please be acknowledged.

DA: As above.

(Sanjay Kumar)
Deputy Director Estt.(N)
Railway Board

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