Restructuring of IT Cadre on Zonal Railways/PUs/RDSO etc.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAILWAY BOARD
RBA No. 45/2017
No.2016/AC-II(CC)/37/9
New Delhi, Dated :18/04/2017
The General Managers,
All Indian Railways/PUs etc.
Sub:
Restructuring of IT Cadre on Zonal Railways/PUs/RDSO etc.
A
Committee comprising of Executive Directors of Railway Board was
constituted to review the existing Cadre restructuring of EDP Centres on
Zonal Railways, Production Units &
RDSO etc. and
suggest changes in the light of the increasing computerization and
growing emphasis on Centralized Enterprise wide applications across all
departments and suggest whether a separate cadre is required for
managing EDP Centres and suggest reviewed structure long with job
requirements and essential qualifications and also suggest whether any
special training field should be made mandatory for them in order to
contribute more effectively in their assigned task.
The Executive
Directors Committee have examined all the issues in consultation with
both the Federations (AIRF/NFIR ) . The Ministry of Railways have
considered the Report of the Committee. As a result of the review
undertaken on the basis of functional, operational and administrative
requirements , it has been decided with the approval of railways that
Group 'C' categories of Senior Engineer (IT) and Junior Engineer (IT) of
IT Cadre be restructured in the percentage of 67:33 respectively in
accordance with the percentage of restructuring implemented for other
technical categories of all Engineering Departments including Workshops
Technical categories vide Board's letter No.PC-III/2013/CRC/4 dated
08.10.2013 (RBE No 102/2013). However, while implementing re ucturing ,
the following instructions should be carefully and strictly adhered to:
Date of effect
The restructuring of post of Senior Engineer(Information Technology)
and Junior Engineer (Information Technology) will be with reference to
the cadre strength in operation as on 01.04.2017. 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. 01.04.2017. The benefit of
restructuring will be restricted to the persons who are working in a
particular cadre on the cut-off-date i.e 04.2017. therefore, posts not
in operation would be treated as deemed to have been surrendered, and
the resultant saving equivalent to the surrendered posts will be
credited to the vacancy bank.2.
Applicability
- These orders will be applicable to the permanent regular cadre operated as Revenue posts.
- These orders will not be applicable to ex-cadre & work-charged posts which will continue to be based on worth of charge.
3.Pay Fixation
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,2016 with the benefit of one
increment @ 3% of basic pay, with the usual option of pay fixation as
per extant rules.
4.The existing classification and filling up of the vacancies
(i)
The existing classification of the posts as 'selection' and/or
'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 onetime exception by
special dispensation, in view of the number 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.
(ii) Normal vacancies existing on 01.04.2017
(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:
- From panels approved on or before 01-04-2017And current on that date;
- and the balance in the manner indicat ra 4 (i) above.
(iii)Such selections which have riot tien finalized by 01.04.2017 should becancelled/abandoned.
(iv)
Employees who retire/resign or expire in between the period from the
date of effect of these orders to the date of of these orders, will be
eligible for the fixation benefits and arreatx under these orders w.e.f.
01.04.2017, if they are otherwise eligible for the said benefit.
(v)
Extant instructions for D&A/Vigilance clearance will be applicable
for effecting benefit of restructuring these orders with reference to
date of effect of these orders.
5.Minimum years of service in each grade
While
implementing the restructuring orders, instructions regarding minimum
period of service required for promotion issued from time to time should
be followed.
6.Basic functions, duties and responsibilities
Since
IT Cadre is 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.
7.Provision of reservation
The extant provisions in this regard should be followed.
8. Refusal of promotion
Such
of the staff as had refused promotion before issuance of these orders
and stood debarred for promotion may hence be considered for promotion ,
in relaxation of the extant provisions as a onetime exception, if they
indicate in writing that they are willing to be considered for such
promotion against the vacancies existing on 01.04.2017 and arising due
to restructuring on the date. The relaxation will not be applicable to
vacancies arising after the date of effect i.e 01.04.2017.: 3 :
9. Matching Savings
- Entire
scheme of restructuring is to be a self-financing and expenditure
neutral proposition. Financial implications should be worked out taking
into account mid-value of pay structure (level) as per pay matrix
notified vide Part 'A' of Ministry of Railways Gazette Notification
dated 28.07.2016 (RBE No. 90/2016).
- Since the benefit of
restructuring will be restricted to the persons who are working in IT
cadre on the cut-off date i.e. 01-04-2017, the posts not in operation
would be treated as deemed to have been surrendered and the resultant
saving equivalent to the surrendered posts will be credited to vacancy
bank and thus the cadre restructuring would be expenditure neutral
proposition. Where the money value due to such surrender proves
inadequate for financing the restructuring,„exercise, the required
matching surrender may be arranged at the Divisional/Zonal 'level. There
would be no cadre restructuring without matching savings by surrender
of post
- The percentage distribution of posts as per these orders is to be based upon the operational cadre strength as on 01.04.2017.
10. Annual Review
Annual
review of Group 'C' staff of IT cadre will be undertaken w.e.f.
01.04.2018, taking into account the cadre strength as on 01.04.2018.
This
issues in consultation with the Establishment and Pay Commission
Directorate and with concurrence of the associate Finance Directorate of
this Ministry.
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(V.Pr. kash)
Joint Director (Accounts)
Railway Board.
Source:
NFIR
