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Promotion of Non-gazetted (Group ‘C’) staff to “Selection” posts - Master Circular

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Promotion of Non-gazetted (Group ‘C’) staff to “Selection” posts - Master Circular । The selection for promotion to a selection post shall be made

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ej सरकार Government of India
रेल मंत्रालय Ministry of Railways
(रेलवे बोर्ड Railway Board)

अराजपत्रित (वर्ग 'ग') कर्मचारियों की
"चयन" पदों पर पदोन्नत्ति - मास्टर परिपत्र

Promotion of Non-Gazetted (Group ‘C’) staff to

“Selection” posts - Master Circular

भारत सरकार GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
रेल मंत्रालय MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(रेलवे बोर्ड RAILWAY BOARD)

Master Circular No.3]
No.E(NG)1/2019/PM 1/20 New Delhi, dated: 1१ .12.2019
The General Managers,
All Indian Railways &

Production Units.
(as per standard mailing list)

Sub: Promotion of Non-gazetted (Group ‘C’) staff to “Selection”
posts - Master Circular.

At present the orders relating to promotion of non-Gazetted (Group ‘C’)
staff to selection posts are contained in Chapter-H-Section ‘B’ of IREM ४०.1,
1989 and also in a number of office circulars/letters issued from time to time
and Master Circular No.31 issued in 1991. Updated Master Circular No.31,
incorporating the provisions of instructions issued on the subject till date, is as
follows:

2. Promotion:

(i) Promotion includes promotion from lower grade to higher grade,
from one class to another class and from one group to another group.
(Para 211 (1) of IREM ४०.1, 1989)

(ii) Declaration of posts as ‘Selection’ or ‘Non-selection posts’ — The
posts are declared as ‘selection’ or ‘non-selection’ for the purpose of
promotion by the Railway Board depending upon the requirement of
the service.

(ii) A Railway servant may be promoted to fill any post whether a
“Selection” post or a ‘““Non-selection” post, only if he is considered fit
to perform the duties attached to the post. The General Manager or
the Head of Department or the Divisional Railway Manager may
prescribe the passing of specified departmental or other tests as
condition precedent to a Railway servant being considered fit to hold
specified posts. Such rules should be published for the information of
the staff concerned. (Para 213 of IREM Vol.]I, 1989)

(iv) Unless specifically provided otherwise, promotion shall be made
without any regard for communal or racial consideration.

2.1 Promotion of persons with disability:- There shall be no discrimination
in the matter of promotion merely on ground of physical disability. This
will apply to the categories of staff, who have been recruited from the
open market against the vacancies reserved for recruitment of physically

4 and the staff who acquire disability during service and are
absorbed in suitable alternative employment as per provisions contained
in Chapter-XII] of IREM Vol.I. Such staff will be considered for
promotion in their turn based on their eligibility and suitability along with
others in the selection/suitability/trade test, for promotion to higher grade
post.

(Authority: Para 213A of IREM Vol.I, 1989, First Reprint Edition, 2009)
Selection Posts:

(i) There will be only two categories of posts-” Selection Posts” and
“Non-selection posts”.

(11) “Selection posts” are posts, grades or classes which have been
notified as such with the approval of the Railway Board. Selection
post shall be filled by a positive act of selection made by Selection
Boards, from amongst the staff eligible for selection. The positive
act of selection shall consist of only written test to assess the
professional ability of the candidates, for which reasonable advance
notice should be sent, except in the case of selection for promotion to
posts in the categories of Teachers, Law Assistants, Physiotherapists,
Telephone Operators, Stenographers, Chief Typists, Protocol
Inspectors, Receptionists, | Publicity/Advertising — Inspectors,
Photographers/Cameramen and Hostel Superintendents, where the
positive act of selection shall consist of both written test and viva-
voce test. The staff in the immediate lower grade with a minimum of
two years service in that grade only will be eligible for promotion,
unless a longer length of service in the lower grade has been
stipulated as a condition of eligibility for promotion in a particular
categor

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