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Master Circular No. 33 - Extension in Service / Re-Employment of Railway Servants after Superannuation
Master Circular No. 33
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| Circular number | Master Circular No. 33 |
|---|---|
| Type | Establishment Master Circular |
| Topic | staff-establishment |
| Archive source | pbtvc.in |
Summary
Extension in Service / Re-Employment of Railway Servants after Superannuation. 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. 33 Extension in Service/Re-Employment of Railway Servants after Superannuation. The instructions issued by the Railway Board from time to time on the subject of "Grant of extension in service/ Re-employment of Railway servants after superannuation" are contained in several letters, The Railway Board have now decided to issue a master circular, as below, Consolidating all the instructions issued so far on the subject, for the information and guidance of all concerned. General: 2. The term extension of service refers to the continuance in service of a Railway servant, beyond the age of superannuation, in the same cadre post without his/her severing connections with the Railway on superannuation. 2.1 The term re-employment would refer to a Railway servant being employed again after superannuation. As against extension in service, in re-employment, a Railway servant after having ceased his/her connection with the Railway on superannuation is appointed afresh. Criteria for grant of extension of service/ re-employment: 3. Extension of service/re-employment of a Railway servant after superannuation is a damper on service as a whole, often leading to denial of/delay in or deferment of promotion to Railway servants down the hierarchical line, consequently causing loss or morale, loss of initiative and frustration. (Ref.: Board's letter No. PC-65 EM 1/9 dated 22.2.1965 and Secretary/Rly. Bd. D.O. letters No. E(P&A)I-83 EM 1/3 dated 4.2.1983) Therefore, as a policy, no Railway servant should be retained in service beyond the age of superannuation/offered re-employment thereafter, except rarely in exceptional circumstances where it is clearly warranted by public interest and proposals in this regard are required to be submitted to Railway Board for obtaining approval of the Minister-in-charge, Exceptional circumstances should really be exceptional. 3.1 The over-riding consideration for proposing the grant of extension of service/ re-employment after superannuation should be, that it should be clearly, in Public interest, and in addition should satisfy either of the followings: - a. that the other Railway servants are not ripe enough to take over the job and b. that the retiring Railway servant is of outstanding merit. 3.2 No extension of service or re-employment after superannuation should be granted to a Railway servant on the ground that a suitable successor is not available, unless it is established that action to select and train a suitable successor had been taken well in advance but it had not been possible to find one in time. Also the grant of extension of service/ re-employment to a Railway servant's predecessor should not by itself justify the consideration of a proposal to the grant of extension/ re-employment. (Ref.: - Board's letters No. PC-65 EM 1/9 dated 22.2.1965, PC-67/EM 1/46 dated 01.03.1968 Rule 405(1),(2)and (3) of Estt. Code Vol. I/1985) Non–scientific /Non-technical Personnel: 4. While ordinarily no extension of service/ re- employment after superannuation, should be considered in the case of non-scientific/ non- technical personnel, for whom replacement is not difficult, 60 years of age should be considered as the deadline where extension/ re-employment is granted in public interest. No proposal for further continuance beyond 60 years of age should be considered. (Ref: - Board's letter No. PC-66 EM 1/45 dated 27.7.1966) Scientific and Technical Personnel: 4.1. In respect of Scientific and Technical personnel, who have been, subject to their suitability and fitness granted extension of service/re-employment, after superannuation, Warranted by public interest, 62 years of age should be observed as the limit upto, which they can be continued. Where the Railway servants so continued after superannuation are of outstanding merit and there is shortage of officers in the particular field of specialisation, further extension/ re-employment may be allowed, subject to
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