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| Circular number | RBE No. 02/2023 |
|---|---|
| Date | 2023-01-02 |
| Type | Commercial Circular |
| Topic | ticket-checking |
| Currency | Currency not verified |
Procedure for dealing with safety related disciplinary cases of the Safety department but the appellate / revisionary authority
RBE No. 02/2023
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAILWAY BOARD
No. E(D&A) 2022 RG6-17 Dated: 02.01.2023
The General Managers
All Indian Railways and Production Units ete.
(As per standard list)
Sub: Procedure for dealing with safety related disciplinary cases
Attention is invited to instructions issued by Railway Board under letter no,
E(D&A) 2003 RG6-5 dated 19.02.2003 RBE No. 36/2003 on the subject matter. As a
period of two decades have passed, it has been considered necessary that these
instructions be reiterated for ensuring strict compliance thereof. Accordingly, all Zonal
Railways/Production Units etc. are advised to ensure that contents of the aforesaid
instructions dated 19.02.2003 are scrupulously adhered to in safety related disciplinary
cases. A copy of the aforementioned RBE No. 36/2003 is enclosed herewith for ready
reference.
fe’
(Renuka Nair)
Dy. Director Estt. (D&A)
Railway Board
No. E(D&A) 2022 RG6-17 New Delhi, Date. 02.01.2023
Copy to:
Chief Safety Officer, All Zonal Railways and Production Unit.
(Renuka Nair)
Dy. Director Estt. (D&A)
Railway Board
No. E(D&A) 2022 RG6-17 New Delhi, Date. 02 .01.2023
Copy to:
1. The General Secretary, AIRF, 4 State Entry Road, New Delhi (with 35 spares).
2. The General Secretary, NFIR, 3 Chelmsford Road, New Delhi (with 35 spares).
3. All Members, Departmental Council & National Council and Secretary, Staff
Side, Natinal Council, 13-C Ferozshah Road, New Delhi (with 60 spares).
4. The Secretary General, FROA, Rail Bhavan, New Delhi (with 6 spares).
5. The Secretary General, IRPOF, Rail Bhavan, New Delhi (with 6 spares).
6. The Secretary, RBSS ‘Group A Officers’ Association’, Rail Bhavan, New Delhi.
7. M/s Bahri Brothers, 742, Lajpat Rai Market, Delhi-110006, P.O. Box No. 2032.
For Principal Executive Director(IR), Railway Board
Copy to:
ERB-I, E(O)-I, E(O)-II, E(O)-II, E(O)-III/CC(with 2 spares), ERB-E, ERB-V, E(Rep) I,
II & Il, E(SCT) I & Ul, Vig.-I, E(G), E(GP), Confidential Cell, Security (E), Safety-I, and
PR Branches of Railway Board’s Office.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA RBE NY. Séhans
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)
NO, E(D&A)2003/RG 6-5 New Deihi, dated 19.02.2003
The General Managar{P)
All Indian Railways and
Production Units ete.
{AS per Standard list)
Sub ; Procedure for dealing with safety related
Disciplinary cases,
One of the essential measures to improve safety is to ensure that
exemplary punishment is given to railway servants found guilty of violating safety
rules/norms. or causing accidents. ॥ is aiso necessery that different departments
adopt uniform punitive action, which can be ensured only if such actions are
monitored at appropriate level. F: urther, it is also observed that railway servants
found responsible for using accidents or violating safety norms area dealt with
by concemed authorities as laid down jn Railway Servants (Discipline and
Appeal) Rulesi96s. However, there are Instancas where the punishment
imposed on the failway servant found Guilly of violating safety rules/norms or
causing accidents has been found.to be inadequate,
Board have considered the matter in detail and have observed that there
iS an urgent need to empower the Safety departmant so that the disciplinary
cases of Rallway Sarvanis found guilty of causing accidents or violating safaty
norms/rules related to maintenance end operation not necessarily leading to
accidents are praperiy dealt with. Board have therefore decided that in such
disciplinary cases, the foliowing procedure should be adopted ;
i} Based on the recommendation of the Safety department for
initiation of disciplinary proceedings, the Disciplinary Authority
should initiate disciplinary procesdings by Wey of issue of
charge sheat etc.
ii) Tha disciplinary Proceedings should be conduded in
accordance with the provisions laid down in the Raitway
Servants (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1968 and the
Disciplinary Authority may impese any punishment after full
@pplication of the mind, if the
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