SOUTH CENTRAL RAILWAY

Headquarters Office,
Personnel Department,
Secunderabad.

No. P[R] 535/XIII

Dt. 04.07.2023.

Sr.DPOs/SC, HYB, NED, GNT, GTL & BZA
WPOs/GTPL, LGDS & TPTY
Extra Divisional Officers

Sub: Upgradation of Pay structure of certain cadres – Implementation of Reservation policy – reg.

Attention is invited to Railway Board’s RBE No.155/2022 dated 17.11.2022 (circulated as this office Serial Circular No. 154/2022) have conveyed the approval of the President for upgrading the pay structure of certain Group C cadres of Ministry of Railways and also enclosed the modalities governing the above upgradation. Board vide their letter dt.01.12.2022 (circulated as this office Serial Circular No.169/2022) have issued clarifications regarding upgradation of pay structure of certain cadres, wherein against point No.(iii), Board have clarified that reservation will apply as per extant rules in upgradation of posts.

A clarification has been sought whether reservation in promotion to Persons with Benchmark Disability (PwWBDs) are also applicable in the above said upgradation of posts.

In this connection, it is advised that, Railway Board vide their RBE No.74/2022 dated 01.07.2022 (circulated as this office Serial Circular No.84/2022) have decided that instructions issued by DoP&T vide their OM dt. 17.05.2022 may be made applicable mutatis mutandis for grant of reservation in promotion to PwBDs in the non-gazetted posts of Indian Railways as identified vide Board’s letter dt. 27.02.2019.

Since the above Board’s instructions were issued prior to issue of upgradation letter dt.17.11.2022 by Railway Board, the above instructions are equally applicable in upgradation of posts of certain cadres.

This issues with the approval of PCPO.

(G.Srinivasa Naik)
SPO/Bills
for Principal Chief Personnel Officer

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Government of India
Ministry of Railways
(Railway Board)

No.2018-E(SCT)l/25/9

New Delhi, dated 22.06.2022

The General Managers (P),
All Indian Railways
& Production Units.
(As per standard mailing list)

Sub: Reservation in promotions- Procedure to be followed prior to effecting reservations in the matter of promotions.

Ref: Railway Board’s letter no.2018. -E(SCT)l/25/9 dated 13.04.22 & 02.05.22.

Clarifications are being sought from some of the Zonal Railways with reference to Board’s instruction issued vide Letter no. No.2018-E(SCT)l/25/9 dated 13.04.2022 & 02.05.2022 in consonance with DOP&T orders No.36012/16/2019-Esttt. (Res.).

Attention is invited to Para 4(b) of Board’s letter no. 95-E(SCT)I/49/5(2) dated 21.08.1997, wherein it has been mentioned that cadre for the purpose of roster shall mean a particular grade and shall comprise the number of the posts to be filled by a particular mode of recruitment in terms of the codal/manual provisions or Railway Board’s instructions issued from time to time.

As regards RBE No.126/2010, it is mentioned that the same had been was held in abeyance vide Railway Board’s letter no.2016-E(SCT)I/25/8 dated 30.09.2016 with immediate effect till further orders. Further in terms of Board’s orders of even number dated 19.06.2018 (copy enclosed), it has been advised to carry out promotions in accordance with the directions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court orders dated 17.05.2018 and 5.06.2018 based on the existing seniority/select list.

Now fresh instructions had been issued vide Board’s letter no.2018-E(SCT)I/25/9 dated 13.04.2022 & 02.05.2022 in consonance with DOP&T O.M. No.36012/16/2019-Estt.(Res.) dated 12.04.2022, wherein it has been advised to follow instructions/guidelines, laid down in Board’s letter No.95-E(SCT)I/49/5(2) dated 21.08.1997 w.r.t maintenance of roster. In this regard attention is invited to para 10 of Annexure-1, wherein it had been mentioned that while operating the roster, persons belonging to communities for whom reservation has been made, but who are appointed on merit and not owing to reservation, should not be shown against reserved points. They will occupy the unreserved points.

Further it is reiterated that as the Jarnail Singh batch of cases are still pending in the Supreme Court of India, any promotion order issued shall be subject to further orders that may be passed by the Supreme Court in the said batch of cases.

This disposes of SWR’s Letter No.SWR/P.171/SCTOBC/RB53/2022/Res.Pro. dated 13.05.2022 & 14.06.2022.

(James Kujur)
Deputy Director, Estt.(SCT)I
Railway Board

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