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Appointment of Substitutes on the railways Screening of the Substitutes for their absorption In regular service:

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भारत सरकार Government of India रेल मंत्रालय Ministry of Railways रेलवे aS Railway Board

RBE No. 137/2010.

No. E (NG)-IV/2008/SB/SR/15. New Delhi, Dated: 17.09.2010.

The General Manager (P)

All Zonal Railways/Production Units, CORE/Allahabad

MTP/Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai

CAO (R), DMW/Patiala, COFMOW/New Delhi,

Director General, RDSO/Lucknow, RSC/Vadodra,

Director, IRISE/Secundrabad, IRICEN/Pune, IRIEEN/Nasik & IRIM&EE/Jamalpur, - DFOCI/New Delhi and Managing Director/Konkan Railway Corporation Limited.

Sub: Appointment of Substitutes on the railways

The issue regarding revision of provisions contained in Master Circular No. 20/1991 issued vide this Ministry's letter No. E(NG)-I//90/SB/10/Master Circular dated 29.1.1991 has been under consideration of this Ministry. After detailed examination by the Board, it has been decided that in supercession of the following mentioned provisions/instructions .

{i) Para 1512 to 1515 of Indian Railway Establishment Manual, Volume- (1989 edition)

(ii) Master circular No. 20/91 issued vide RBE No. 12/91 dated 29.07.91 including all the circulars numbering 54 quoted in Master Circular pages 8 to 10

(iii) Letter No. E(NG}I/S0/SB/10/MC dated 4.11.1992

(iv) Letter No. E(NG}II-2001/SB/2 dated 4.1.2001;

(v) Letter No. E(NG)II/2005/SB/6 dated 12.9.2005; and

(vi) Letter No. E(NG)II/2008/SB/8 dated 24.6.2009.

The following instructions on the subject of engagement of Substitutes in erstwhile Group 'D’ categories will be applicable:-

2. Definition:

“Substitutes” refer to persons engaged in indian Railway Establishments on regular scales of pay and - allowances applicable to posts falling vacant and the process of filling up is delayed and the post cannot 06 kept vacant due to exigencies of work otherwise railway service may be adversely affected.

3. Circumstance for engagement of “Substitutes”:

3.1. Substitutes in erstwhile Group '0' should be engaged with the prior personal approval of the General Manager, while those in Group ‘C’ shall require prior approval of the Railway Board. They should be engaged only in the following

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(i) The process of filing up of vacancies is delayed: and

{ii} The posts cannot be kept vacant without adversely affecting the railway services,

3.2 Maximum number of Substitute that can be engaged in a year in erstwhile Group 'D' posts |

(i} Maximum number of substitutes which can be engaged in a financial year in the following categories would be 10% of the vacancies calculated as on 18 April of the year to be filled up during the financial year,

(a) Safety;

(b) ‘Train operations (openline staff of Operating, Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, S&T and Electrical).

(ii) For other categories, the maximum number of substitutes that can be engaged is 2% of the vacancies in these categories.

Chief Personnel Officer (CPO) will calculate these 10% and 2% vacancies at the beginning of each financial year.

3.3 Substitutes in erstwhile Group ‘D’ should be engaged as per following practice/procedure:-

(i) Applications addressed to General Manager will be received in General Manager's Office from various SOUICES; .

(ii) Committee of three Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) officers to be nominated by General Manager will scrutinize applications and make recommendations which will be put up for approval of General Manager through Chief Personnel Officer (CPO);

(ii) - The recommended applications by the Committee will be forwarded to the Personnel Department for verification of certificates, etc. है

tiv) After due verification of educational qualifications, certificates etc, the eligible applications along with the requirement of substitutes received from DRMs/Heads of Units, through the Chief Personnel Officer, will be

put up for General Manager's approval, by the Personnel Department,

(v) Keeping the exigencies of service and suitability of the candidate, General Manager will decide the Department and Division/Unit where the candid

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