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Master Circular No. 21 - Resignation from Railway Service
Master Circular No. 21
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| Circular number | Master Circular No. 21 |
|---|---|
| Type | Establishment Master Circular |
| Topic | staff-establishment |
| Archive source | pbtvc.in |
Summary
Resignation from Railway Service. Master Circular compilation sourced from the PBTVC Personnel website; check subsequent Railway Board amendments before use.
Text of the circular
MASTER CIRCULAR Master Circular No. 21 Resignation from Railway Service CONTENTS Part I 1. Introduction 2. Case in which Enquiry or Investigation is pending 3. When penalty of Dismissal or Removal is Contemplated 4. Government Personnel deputed on ITEC assignments 5. Railway servant working on an Important Post 6. Date of Resignation 7. Re-employment of Resigned Person 8. Forfeiture of Past Service 9. Resignation from service, to take up employment under the Government 10. Conditions for Withdrawal of Resignation in Public Interest 11. Other Conditions 12. Authorities Competent to Accept Resignation 13. Provisions of I.R.E.C. Vol. I 14. General Master Circular No. 21 RESIGNATION FROM RAILWAY SERVICE At present, the orders relating to acceptance of resignations tendered by Railway servants are contained in a number of office circulars/orders issued from time to time. The question of consolidation of these existing orders/circulars into one Master Circular has been under consideration of the Ministry of Railways, Railway Board. They have now decided to issue a consolidated order on the subject as below for the information and guidance of all concerned: 2.In case a Railway servant against whom an enquiry or investigation is pending (whether he has been placed under suspension or not) submits his resignation, such resignations should not normally be accepted. Where, however, the acceptance of resignation in such cases is considered necessary in the public interest, the same may be accepted with the prior approval of the authority competent to dismiss the Railway servant concerned provided one or more of the conditions laid down below are fulfilled; a. where the alleged offences do not involve moral turpitude ; OR b. where the evidence against the delinquent officer is not strong enough to justify the assumption that if the departmental proceedings were continued the officer would be removed or dismissed from service ; OR c. where the departmental proceedings are likely to be so protracted that it would be cheaper to the public exchequer to accept the resignation. [E(NG)II/70/RG/1 dated 24.06.1972] 3. In cases in which a Railway servant has committed an offence for which the penalty is dismissal or removal from service, his resignation should not be accepted. [Para 302 of IRE Code Vol. I] 4.Persons deputed to UN agencies and other International organisations or those on bilateral assignments may resign from service without returning to India and to their parent departments if they choose to continue on foreign assignment. Government personnel deputed on ITEC assignment cannot resign while serving abroad as the Government of India in the Ministry of External Affairs bears the salary and other expenses of such persons. 5.When a Railway servant working on an important post resigns and it would take time to make alternative arrangements for filling the post, the resignations should not be accepted immediately but only when alternative arrangements for filling the post have been made. [Para 302 IRE Code Vol. I; No. E(NG)65/RG1/36 dated 26.10.1966 and E(NG)65/AG1/2 dated 30.06.1966] 6. A resignation should not be accepted from a date earlier than the date on which the letter of resignation is submitted. [E(NG)II/71/RG/1 dated 17.09.1971] 7. A person who had resigned may be re-employed in rare cases but the re- employment should be in the post or in the channel of promotion in which the person was serving previously. The person concerned should be specifically warned at the time of re-employment mat the appointment is entirely a fresh one and that he is not entitled to any benefits or privileges of his past service. Therefore, such persons should not be asked to refund settlement dues. It should be clearly mentioned in the offer that the appointment is purely a temporary one and that he should take his seniority with the other temporary / officiating employees in the Grade. All such cases of re-employment
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