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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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Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Provisions relating to Reservations

20 NOV 2019

The instructions issued by Government on India under Article 16 (4) and 16 (4A) of the Constitution are, mutatis mutandis, followed by the Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), Financial Institutions including the Public Sector Banks under the Central Government. Implementation of the reservation provisions are insisted upon as a pre-condition to receive grants-in-aid by the voluntary organizations, autonomous bodies/institutions etc. where:-

• the recipient body employs more than 20 persons on a regular basis and at least 50% of its recurring expenditure is met from grants-in-aid from Central Government; and
• the body is registered society of a cooperative institution and is in receipt of a general purpose annual grants-in-aid of Rs. 2 lakhs and above from the Consolidated Fund of India.

Ministries/Departments have been directed to include suitable clause in the terms and conditions under which voluntary agencies / organizations etc. are given grants-in-aid by the Government for reservation for SCs/ STs/ OBCs in the posts and services under such organisations or agencies. It has further being provided that while sanctioning further grants, the progress made in employing SCs/ STs/ OBCs should be kept in view.

This information was provided by the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

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No.36035/02/2017-Estt (Res)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

North Block, New Delhi
dated the 25 March, 2019

Subject: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on reservation to Persons with Benchmark Disabilities in posts/services under Central Government – reg.

This Department receives references from various Ministries/Departments seeking clarification on instructions with regard to reservation for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities issued vide OM of even number dated 15.1.2018; therefore, a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) have been answered as under for their use:

Q.1 Whether the reservation for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities are vacancy based or post based?

Answer: Reservation for. Persons with Benchmark Disabilities is vacancy based as per Section 34 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.

Q.2 What categories of specified disabilities are covered for reservation and what is the percentage allocation of reservation for each category of persons with benchmark disabilities?

Answer: As provided in Para .2 of the OM of even number dated 15.1.2018, categories of specified disabilities covered under reservation in posts and services of the Central Government vis-a-vis category wise percentage of reservation is as under:

Q.3 Whether the Persons with Benchmark Disabilities can apply against the posts, which are not identified suitable for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities?

Answer: Persons with Benchmark Disabilities can apply only against the posts identified suitable for the relevant category.

Q.4 Whether any priority has been given in selection to any category of
disability?

Answer: Priority has not been given in selection to any category of Persons with Benchmark disability.

Q.5 Whether a Benchmark Disability candidate can compete for appointment against an unreserved vacancies?

Answer: Yes, Benchmark Disability candidates can compete for appointment by direct recruitment against an unreserved vacancy if selected without relaxed standards along with other candidates for those posts/services which are identified suitable for them.

Q.6 Whether the vacancies which are to be earmarked reserved for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities is to be computed on the total number of vacancies in the cadre strength in identified categories of posts as well as unidentified categories of posts.

Answer: Yes, vacancies which are to be earmarked reserved for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities is to be computed on the total number of vacancies in the cadre strength in identified categories of posts as well as unidentified categories of posts. However, recruitment of persons with benchmark disabilities would only be against the category of posts identified suitable for them.

Q.7 Whether a separate roster is to be maintained for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities irrespective of the post based roster applicable for SC/ST/OBC?

Answer: Yes, every Central Government establishment shall maintain group-wise separate 100 point vacancy based reservation roster register in the prescribed format for determining/effecting reservation for the Persons with Benchmark Disabilities – one each for Group ‘A’ posts filled by direct recruitment, Group ‘B’ posts filled by direct recruitment and Group ‘C’ posts filled by direct recruitment.

Q.8 What to do with vacancies reserved for any particular category(s) of Persons with Benchmark Disabilities cannot be filled due to non-availability of a suitable candidate, or for any other sufficient reasons?

Answer: As per Section 34(2) of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, if in any recruitment year any vacancy cannot be filled up due to non-availability of a suitable person with benchmark disability or for any other sufficient reasons, such vacancy shall be carried forward in the succeeding recruitment year and if in the succeeding recruitment year also suitable person with benchmark disability is not available, it may first be filled by interchange among the five categories and only when there is no person with disability available for the post in that year, the employer shall fill up the vacancy by appointment of a person, other than a person with disability.

(G. Srinivasan)
Director (Res)

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Reminder – II

No. 21/1/2016-CS.1 (PR/CMS)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, PG and Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

2nd Floor, Khan Market,
New Delhi-110003

Date: 21st March, 2018.

SUBJECT:- Interaction with the Joint Secretary (BC), Commission for SubCategorization of OBCs – regarding.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Division’s OM of even number dated 20.02.2018 and 27.02.2018 on the above cited subject matter and to state that on scrutiny of the data available on CSCMS portal, it is observed that many
Ministries/Departments have not yet updated the information with reference to Categorization/Sub-Categorization of aBC officers, along with the data relating to the
“State” from which aBC candidates appeared/selected in respect of CSS cadre (ASO to
JS-in-situ) in the CSCMS portal.

2. As the data is urgently required by the Commission for Sub-Categorization of aBC
Officers, the concerned Ministries/Departments are once again requested to take up
immediate necessary steps for updating the information in the CSCMS portal, by 28th of March, 2018. The concerned Officials may also be sensitized to get their data updated in the system, in a time bound manner.
To,
All Ministries/Departments
Director/Deputy Secretary (Admn.)
(Through website of this Department)

(Anil Tripathi)
Under Secretary to Government of India
Tele: 24629412

Source: DoPT

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