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RBE No. 28 /2018
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Circular numberRBE No. 28 /2018
TypeCommercial Circular
Topicticket-checking
CurrencyHistorical — likely superseded

Summary

Revision in cadre structure and staffing pattern due to merger of three categories of posts in the Commercial Department over Indian Railways- viz. Ticket Checking The General Secretary, All India RPF Association, Room No.256-D, Rail Bhavan,

Text of the circular

RBE No. 28 /2018

भारत ATHR/GOVERNMENT OF INDIA .
रेल FaTera/MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(tea @¥S/RAILWAY BOARD)

No.E(NG)I-2016/PM1/12(pt) New Delhi, dated: 22 .02.2018

The General Manager(P)
All Indian railways & PUs
(as per standard list)

Sub: Revision in cadre structure and staffing pattern due to merger of three categories of
posts in the Commercial Department over Indian Railways- viz. Ticket Checking .
TC), Commercial Clerk (CC), and Enquiry-cum -Reservation - Clerk (ECRC).

The 7 CPCs’ recommendations pertaining to. the Commercial Department staff of the
_ Railways are contained in Para 11.40.64 to 11.40.70 of their Report ok

Upgradation of posts proposed from erstwhile GP 1900 to GP 2000, and from erstwhile
GP2400 to GP 2800 have already been notified for implementation vide Annexure-B of Railway
Board’s communication No. PC-VII /2016/RSRP/2 dated 02.08.2016 (RBE No 93/2016)
Recommendations regarding the merger of posts in the three categories of TC, CC and ECRC
have been under consideration in Board’s office. After consultation with both recognized staff
Federations (AIRF and NFIR) and with the concerned Directorates in the Railway Board, it has
now been decided to implement the merger into a unified category of ‘Commercial and Ticketing
Staff in a phased manner. Details of the cadre structure/AVC, staffing pattern and norms of
appointment/selection for this unified category are tabulated in the Annexure to this letter

: 2, The following modalities may be adopted while switching over to the unified cadre
structure detailed in the accompanying Annexure

2.1 Merger of the three categories will follow a graded approach. In first phase, the Ticket
Checking category as a whole, with all its existing incumbents, will continue as a separate
category with its existing cadre structure and staffing pattern, while the existing staff working in
the categories of CC and ECRCs may be merged. The merged categories of CC and ECRC will
accordingly have a four tier structure of posts and functional designation , as below:

i) Commercial-cum Reservation Clerk in Level-3 (entry level)

ii) Senior Commercial-cum — Reservation Clerk in Level-5 consisting of merged posts
currently designated as Senior Commercial Clerk and Enquiry-cum-Reservation Clerk that are in
Level-5

iii) Chief Commercial —cum-Reservation Clerk in Level-6 consisting of merged posts
currently designated as Head Commercial Clerk and Enquiry-cum-Reservation Supervisor that are
in Level-6

iv) Commercial Superintendent Superintendent in Level-7 consisting of merged posts currently designated
as Chief Booking Supervisor and Chief Enquiry-cum- Reservation Supervisor that are in Level-7

2.2 In the second phase of the merger, all future recruitments to the relevant category(ies) will
be in the unified cadre structure merging Ticket Checking category also with the cadre of CC &
ECRC. The final unified cadre structure with designation of posts, staffing pattern and norms for
appointment will be as detailed in accompanying Annexure

2.3 AS merger progresses from the first phase (Para in 2.1 above) to the second phase (Para in
2.2 above), nomenclature(s) of posts will also change correspondingly.

3: 10 + 2 minimum entry qualification has been prescribed for entry into Level-3 of the
Ticket Collectors/ Commercial Clerks categories, as may be seen in the accompanying Annexure.
It is clarified that this stipulation (of 10 + 2 minimum qualification) will not apply to existing
regular staff against promotional intake. area

4. Usual rules/principles will apply while determining inter se seniority in the merged
categories
3. Revised training modules necessitated due to the merger above will be prepared and

notified separately by the concerned Directorate

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( P.M.Meena)
Dy. Director-II/Estt.(NG)I

Please acknowledge receipt.

No. E(NG)I-2016/PM1/12(Pt.) New Delhi, dated 22.02.2018

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