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Master Circular No. 34 - Seniority of Non-Gazetted staff
Master Circular No. 34
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| Circular number | Master Circular No. 34 |
|---|---|
| Type | Establishment Master Circular |
| Topic | staff-establishment |
| Archive source | pbtvc.in |
Summary
Seniority of Non-Gazetted staff. 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. 34 Seniority of Non-Gazetted staff I. General Principle of Seniority II. Seniority of staff who seek transfer of their own accord. III. Transfer on Mutual exchange. IV. Transfer on mutual exchange of qualified and non-qualified Accounts Clerk. V. Transfer in the Administrative interest. VI. Seniority for promotion as Section Officer (Accounts) Inspectors of Station or Stores Accounts. VII. Seniority of Accounts Clerks on promotion as Junior Accounts Assistant in Accounts Department. VIII. Seniority of staff appointed against compassionate grounds, sports, cultural quotas etc. IX. Seniority of staff working in Survey/Construction Projects and open line. X. Seniority of medically de-categorised staff. XI. Seniority of staff who are originally medically decategorised but subsequently declared fit. XII. Seniority of staff on promotion – Selection & Non-Selection posts. XIII. Erroneous Promotions. XIV. Seniority of staff rendered surplus. Effect of reduction in pay or grade as measure of penalty on seniority Permission to railway servants to pursue seniority list. XV. General. At present the orders relating to the subject "seniority of non-gazetted staff" are contained in Chapter-3 of IREM-1989 and various letters/circulars issued from time to time by the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board). The question of issuing consolidated instructions on the subject has been engaging the attention of the Ministry of Railways for quite some time. They have now decided to issue the consolidated instructions on the subject of ''Seniority of non-Gazetted staff" in the form of a Master Circular as below for the information and guidance of all concerned. I. General Principle of Seniority: 2 The seniority among the incumbents of a post in a grade, unless specifically stated otherwise, is governed by the date of appointment to the grade. The grant of pay higher than initial Pay does not, as a rule, confer on a railway employee seniority above those who are already appointed against regular posts. 2.1 The criterion for determination of relative seniority of non- Gazetted, staff in posts, which are partially filled by promotion and partially by direct recruitment, should be the date of regular promotion after due process in the case of a promotee and the date of joining the working post after due process in the case of a direct recruit - subject to maintenance of inter–se–seniority of promotees and direct recruits among themselves. When the dates of entry into a grade of promoted railway servants and direct recruits are the same, they should be put in alternate positions, the promotees being senior to the direct recruits, maintaining inter-se-seniority of each group. 2.2 Subject to what ahs been stated in paragraphs 2.1, 3, 4, 5 and 6, when the dates of appointment to the grade are the same, the dates of entry into the grade next below it shall determine seniority. If those dates also coincide, then the dates of entry into each of the lower grades in order down to the lowest grade in the channel of promotion shall determine seniority. If these dates are also identical, then the relative date of birth shall determine seniority, the older person being the senior. 2.3 A Railway employee, once promoted against a vacancy which is non-fortuitous, should generally be considered senior in that grade to all others who are subsequently promoted, unless otherwise specified. 2.5 Staff employed in train passing/train operation duties are to be absorbed in alternate category not involving train passing and train operation duties if they fail to pass the periodical refresher course even in the second attempt. However, they are allowed to undertake further refresher course at an interval of a minimum period of six months, and they are reabsorbed in original category on occurrence of the first vacancy if they pass the refresher course. In such a case, the employee should lose seniority by the number of places
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