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Operation of Revised Post Based Rosters in Direct Recruitment for Scheduled Castes(SCs), Scheduled Tribes(STs), Other Backward Classes(OBCs) and…

RBE No. 19/2019 · 2019-01-19
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Circular numberRBE No. 19/2019
Date2019-01-19
TypeCommercial Circular
Topicreservation
CurrencyHistorical — likely superseded

Summary

Operation of Revised Post Based Rosters in Direct Recruitment for Scheduled Castes(SCs), Scheduled Tribes(STs), Other Backward Classes(OBCs) and Economically Weaker Sections(EWS), on introduction of 10% reservation for EWSs in Jobs While fixing roster point, if the EWSs roster point coincides with the roster points of SCs/STs/OBCs the next available UR roster point has been allotted to

Text of the circular

RBE No. | 4 /2025

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)

No.2024-E(SCT)I/49/ 20 New Delhi, dated- 06.03.2025

The General Managers (P):
All Indian Zonal Railways
& Production Units.

The Director General/RDSO/Lucknow

Sub: Operation of Revised Post Based Rosters in Direct Recruitment for Scheduled
Castes(SCs), Scheduled Tribes(STs), Other Backward Classes(OBCs) and Economically
Weaker Sections(EWS), on introduction of 10% reservation for EWSs in Jobs

Ref: (i) Board’s letter No. 95-E(SCT)I/49/5(Pt.1) dated-21.08.97(RB No 113/97) & 21.03.2001.
(ii) DOP&T’s OM. No. 36039/1/2019-Estt.(Res.) dated 19.01.2019 and 31.01.2019
(iii) Board’s letter No. E(CNG)IH/2019/Misc./2 dated 05.02.2019(RBE No. 19/2019).
(iv)Boards letter No. 2019-E(SCT)/25/1 dated 07.02.2019(RBE No. 21/2019)&10.12.2019
(RBE No. 209/2019).
(v) Supreme Court’s order dated 27.11.24 in SLP(Civil) No. 10017/2022 in the matter of
AISC/STREA versus UOI & others.

Please refer to Board’s circular No. 95-E(SCT)I/49/5(Pt.1) dated-21.08.97 vide which detailed
guidelines regarding construction/operation and maintenance of Post Based Reservation Rosters for
recruitment category, along with Model Rosters for cadre strength of 15 posts and above as Annexure-II
and Model Roster for cadre strength upto 14 posts as Annexure-III, were issued.

2. DOP&T vide its OM. No. 36039/1/2019-Estt.(Res.) dated 19.01.2019 issued instructions for
introduction of 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Sections(EWSs) in Civil posts and services in
the Govt. of India. The said O.M. of DOP&T was circulated by E(NG) directorate to all the Zonal
Railways/PUs vide letter no. E(NG)II/2019/Misc/2 dated 05.02.2019 (RBE No. 19/2019) for information
and guidance.

2.1. Subsequently, in continuation of above O.M.(19.01.2019), DOP&T vide its O.M. No.
36039/1/2019-Estt(Res.) dated 31.01.2019 issued detailed guideline/instructions regarding providing
10% reservation in Direct Recruitment in civil posts & services to the eligible persons belonging to EWS,
who are not covered under the scheme of reservation for SC/ST/OBC, which were circulated to the
Railways/PUs along with DOP&T prescribed model Roster vide Board’s letter No. 2019-E(SCT)/25/1
dated 07.02.2019, advising as under

“new reservation roster for direct recruitment for Schedule Castes(SCs), Scheduled Tribes(STs),
Other Backward Classes(OBCs) and Economically Weaker Sections(EWSs) in Railway services be
adopted as prescribed in the Department of Personnel and Trainings)DOP&Ts) O.M No.
36039/1/2019-Estt.(Res) dated 31.1.2019 from 1.2..2019, the date of implementation for reservation
of EWSs category”.

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3. Railways/PUs etc. are aware of the fact that the model Reservation Roster issued vide Board’s circular
No. 95-E(SCT)I/49/5(Pt.1) dated-21.08.97(RB No 113/97) under reference (i) are at variance with the
model Rosters as prescribed by DOP&T’s base O.M. No. 36012/2/96-Estt.(Res.) dated 2.7.1997 vide
which detailed guidelines of Post based Reservation rosters were issued due to which the Model Rosters
issued and adopted by Railway Board both for 200 point Roster and L-Shaped(small cadre roster upto 14
posts) were challenged in various courts.

4. The Hon’ble High Court of judicature for Rajasthan at Jodhpur in DB Civil WP No. 9657/2014 in the
matter of UOI and Ors. Vs. Ram Sukh Chaudhury and Ors.(and in connected case- 733/2015) wherein
the order of CAT/JU was challenged has passed the following order dated 9.5.2017 upholding the order
of CAT/JU:

“ No reason has been assigned in the order of the Railway Board for departing from the roster
prescribed by the DOP&T and no reason has been given to provide roster upto 14 posts instead of 13
posts. Therefore, it is clear from the memorandum issued by the Railway Board that Railway Board
has not adopted the roster which is at material variance from the roster issued by the DOP&T. The
submission of the petitioner is factually wrong.”

4.1. Against the above order of HC/Jodhpur, All 

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