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| Date | 2016-03-29 |
|---|---|
| Type | Rates Master Circular |
| Topic | ticket-checking |
Appointment on compassionate ground - Master Circular appointment, wherever DRM/CWM is competent to make the appointment on compassionate
भारत सरकार Government of India
रेल मंत्रालय Ministry of Railways
रेलवे बोर्ड (Railway Board)
अनुकंऩा आधार ऩर ननयुक्ति
ऩर
मास्टर ऩररऩत्र
MASTER CIRCULAR
ON
COMPASSIONATE GROUND APPOINTMENT
16
(2024)
(केवऱ आधधकाररक प्रयोग के लऱए)
(For Official use only)
M.C. No. 16
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No. E(NG)III2022 tRC -1 I t7
The General Manager (P),
All Zonal Railways/PUs,
(As per standard mailing list).
New Delhi, Dated 22,02.2024
Sub: Appointment on compassionate ground - Master Circular.
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Consolidated instructions on Scheme for "Compassionate Appointment in Indian
Railways" were issued vide this office letter No. E(NG)II/90lRC-lll17 dated 12.12.7990
(Master Circular No. 16). Subsequently, many instructions on compassionate appointments have
been issued from time to time which are scattered in a numbers of circulars/orders. It has been
decided to consolidate all instructions issued till date, in this Master Circular, under easily
comprehensible headings for ready reference ofall concemed.
2.
The number and date of the relevant Letter/OM has been mentioned under each para,
which can be accessed from this Ministry's website https:/iindianrailways.gov.in.
3.
Hindi version will follow.
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(U.K.Tiwari)
Director Estt.(N)
Railway Board
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(iii)
CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH COMPASSIONATE APPOINTMENTS MAY BE
MADE:
Appointments on compassionate grounds relate to the appointments made of dependents of
Railway servants who lose their lives in the course of duty or die in hamess otherwise while
in service or are medically incapacitated/ decategorised. The circumstances in which
appointments on compassionate grounds may be made are as below:-
When Railway servants lose their lives in the course of duty or get so crippled that they
cannot do aay work (his also in the coruse of duty - for example, loco and traffic running
staff in charge oftrains involved in accidents).
When Railway employees die in harness in service, before retirement.
Dependent of totally medically incapacitated staff may be considered for compassionate
grounds appointment at par with death cases, subject to their merit.
(E(NG)IV2O1 6lRC-1/SR/6 dated 29.03.2016)
In cases where an employee is totally incapacitated and is not in a position to continue in
any post because of his medical condition he may be allowed to opt for retirement. In such
cases request for appointment on compassionate ground to an eligible ward may be
considered.
(E(l{G)Iv95lRC-t /94 dated, 1 8.01.2000)
(v)
CGA to wife/ward of missinq Railwav Employee
(a) A request to grant the benefit of compassionate appointment can be considered after
a lapse of at least 2 years from the date from which the Railway employee has been
missing, provided that an FIR has been lodged and the missing person is not
traceable, and the competent authority feels that the case is genuine;
(b) This benefit will not be applicable to the case of a Railway employee:-
. who had less than two years to retire on the date from which he has been missing;
or
. who is suspected to have committed fraud, suspected to have joined any terrorist
organization or suspected to have gone abroad.
(c) Compassionate appointment in the case of a missing Railway employee also could
not be a matter of right and will be subject to fulfillment of all the conditions,
including the availability of vacancy, laid down for such appointment under the
existing scheme;
(iv)
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(d) While considering such a request the results of police investigation should also be
taken in to account.
(e) A decision on any request for compassionate appointment covered by these general
instructions will be taken at the level of the DRMs/CWMs/HODs;
(f) The services of the wards/widows will be terminated in case the missing Railway
employee becomes available subsequently;
(g) The compassionate appointment may be delinked from the payment of settlement
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