NFIR: Clarification on residency period for promotion – Orders issued by Railway Board

NFIR: Clarification on residency period for promotion – Orders issued by Railway Board

Residency period for promotion from Goods Driver to Sr.Goods Driver, Passenger Driver to Sr.Passenger Driver, Goods Guard to Sr.Goods Guard, Passenger Guard to Sr.Passenger Guard and ALP to Sr.ALP.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(Railway Board)

No.E(NG)I -2014/PM7/5
The General Managers (P)
All lndian Railways &PUs,
(As per standard list)

New Delhi, dated 09.04.2015

Sub: Residency period for promotion from Goods Driver to Sr. Goods Driver, Passenger Driver to Sr. Passenger Driver, Goods Guard to Sr. Goods Guard, Passenger Guard to Sr. Passenger Guard and ALP to Sr. ALP.

Ref: (i) Railway Board’s letter No.E(NG)I-94/PM1/9 dated 02.09.1994
(ii) Railway Board’s letter No.E(NG)I-2004/PM7/16 dated 22.03.2005
(iii) Railway Board’s letter of even number dated 10.11.2014 on the above subject.

The issue of residency period for promotion from Goods Driver to Sr. Goods Driver, Passenger Driver to Sr. Passenger Driver, Goods Guard to Sr, Goods Guard, Passenger Guard to Sr. Passenger Guard and Assistant Loco Pilot to Sr. Assistant Loco Pilot has been under examination of this Ministry for the past some time. A clarification on this subject has also been issued to North Western Railway with copy of letter endorsed to all Zonal Railways. However, subsequently it came to notice that different Railways are still observing different procedure for granting promotion from Goods Driver to Sr. Goods Driver, Passenger Driver to Sr. Passenger Driver, Goods Guard to Sr. Goods Guard, Passenger Guard to Sr. Passenger Guard and Assistant Loco Pilot to Sr. Assistant Loco Pilot.

2. In view of above, the issue has again been examined and to ensure uniformity, it has been decided that two years’ residency period may be followed for promotion to all grades as mentioned above, provided a longer length of residency has not been provided for any post.

Please acknowledge receipt of this letter.

Hindi veriion will follow.

sd/-
(Amita Bhalla)
DD-II/E(NG)I
Railway Board.

Source: NFIR

Promotion of UDCs of Central Secretariat Clerical Service (CSCS) to the Assistant’s Grade of Centrai Secretariat (CSS) on Ad-hoc basis

G.I., Dep. of Per. & Trg., O.M.No.111112015-CS. II(S), dated 12.2.2015

Subject: Promotion of UDCs of Central Secretariat Clerical Service (CSCS) to the Assistant’s Grade of Centrai Secretariat (CSS) on Ad-hoc basis

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Departments O.M. No. No.1211/2011-CS.I( (B) dated 27th January 2015 wherein a list of 1552  officials was circulated. Compliance report was also sought from the  cadre units with regard to their inclusion in the SL 2003(extended) UDC  grade. All the cadre units have given these report to effect that the officials  have been included in SL 2003(extended) and stand promoted.

2. As per the O.M. No, 7/4/2013-CS.I (A) dated 23.1.2015 it has been reported that there are about 2500 vacancies in the Assistant grade of CSS. Since, it would take some more time to fill up the DR vacancies of COLE 2013 and 2014, it has been decided to grant ad-hoc promotion to the grade of Assistants to those officials figuring in the list attached to O.M. No. 12/1/2011-CS.II(B) dated 27th January 2015. After excluding from the list of 1552 officials, due to retirement, VRS, resigned, not fit from vigilance angle promoted earher etc. about 1400 officials are ripe for promotion.

3. AH the Cadre Units are requested to consider the cases of UDCs who are figuring in the Select List 2003(extended) (as per list attached to O.M. 12/1/2011-CS. P1(B) dated 27th January 2015) and presently working, for Ad-hoc promotion to Assistant Grade and to issue promotion orders
accordingly subject to their fitness and clearance from vigilance angle. To the extent the vacancies are available In the individual cadre units, Ad-hoc appointees shall continue to work in the same cadre unit. In case there are no vacancies to accommodate the ad-hoc appointees, such of these officials shall be re-deployed by this division to other cadre units where there are surplus vacancies. This ad-hoc promotion would be initially for a period upto 30-06-2015 or until further orders or till regular Assistants become available through the normal mode of recruitment as prescribed under the CSS Rules, whichever is earlier.

4. The above category of officials may be promoted / appointed as Assistants on ad-hoc basis, after assessing their suitability for promotion by screening the records (APARs) of the officials after ensuring that these officials are clear from the vigilance. The ad-hoc promotion/appointment is subject to following conditions:

I) The ad-hoc appointment shall not confer on the appointees any justify to continue in the grade indefinitely or for inclusion in the select list or to claim seniority in the Assistant Grade of CSS;

ii) Ad-hoc appointments may be terminated at any point of time without giving any reason therefore;

iii)The appointment on ad-hoc basis will take effect from the date of taking over charge of the post of Assistant of CSS.

iv) The ad-hoc appointees would attend and qualify the mandatory training as and when nominated by CS.I (Training) Section of this Department, (if not already done), failing which they shall have no claim for inclusion in the regular select list of Assistant.

5. The willingness of the Officials on deputation as to whether they are willing to revert bacic to the Cadre with a view to avail of the promotion will be obtained by the Ministry / Department from where the Official(S) have proceeded on deputation.

6. Procedure rewarding deployment of surplus officials:

A cadre unit consists of sub-cadre units as well. Choices of the UDCs of the sub-cadre who are to be promoted as Assistant may be obtained and deployed In the cadre units/sub-cadre units. For example, if 10 UDCs are covered In the list who are to be promoted as Assistant and only 6 posts are available in the cadre unit and sub-cadre unit put together, the 6 ad-hoc Assistants (Senior most) shall be allotted as per their choices and the details of the remaining 4 officials (Junior most) alongwith their preferences shall be sent to CS.II Division for their onward deployment in those cadre units where there are surplus vacancies. The DPC proceedings and the promotion of the officials as Ad-hoc Assistants in the manner as indicated above shall be completed as quickly as possible and no case later than 18.02.2015. The details of the surplus officials who could not be accommodated in the cadre unit/sub-cadre unit shall be sent to CS II Division before 19.02.2015 positively.

7. All the cadre units are requested to take necessary action and the whole process may be completed on top priority basis within 18.02.2015. A copy of the appointment order may be endorsed to this Department. A report indicating the name and details of the UDCs who have been appointed/promoted to the post of Assistant on ad-hoc basis as well as those who have not been found fit, with reasons therefore, may be sent to this Department by 19th February. 2015 in the prescribed proforma enclosed.

QUALIFYING SERVICE FOR PROMOTION

QUALIFYING SERVICE FOR PROMOTION

Eligibility for promotion : – It is necessary to fix suitable standards for promotion from one grade to another, including minimum length of service in the lower grade. As far as possible, the minimum length of service in the lower grade prescribed as a condition for promotion to the higher grade should not markedly be different from that prescribed by other Departments for promotion to similar grades involving the same nature of duties and responsibilities.

 

The qualifying service for promotion from one grade to another is necessary so that there is no premature promotion or undue jump in pay and also to ensure that the officer has sufficient opportunity to demonstrate his competence/potential for holding the higher post. The period of qualifying service varies from post to post depending upon the scale of pay and the experience, required for manning the higher post. Broadly, the following qualifying service for promotion from one grade to another may be followed:

 

Field of Promotion

 

From Grade Pay   (in Rs.)	To Grade Pay  (in Rs.)	Qualifying Service  (in years)
1800	1900	3 Years
1900	2000	3 Years
1900	2400	8 Years
2000	2400	5 Years
2400	2800	5 Years
2400	4200	10 Years
2800	4200	6 Years
4200	4600	5 Years
4200	4800	6 Years
4200	5400	8 Years
4200	6600	10 Years
4600	4800	2 Years
4600	5400	3 Years
4600	6600	7 Years
4800	5400	2 Years
4800	6600	6 Years
5400	6600	5 Years
6600	7600	5 Years
6600	8700	10 Years
7600	8700	5 Years
7600	8900	6 Years
8700	8900	2 Years
8700	10000	3 Years
8900	10000	2 Years
10000	HAG	3 Years
HAG	HAG+Scale	1 Year
HAG	Apex scale	2 Years
HAG+Scale	Apex scale	1 Year

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