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Reservation in Promotion to Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBDs) in the Organised Group-‘A’ Railway Services and Miscellaneous Services of Indian…

RBE No. 730 /2024 · 2024-04-03
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Circular numberRBE No. 730 /2024
Date2024-04-03
TypeCommercial Circular
Topicreservation

Summary

Reservation in Promotion to Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBDs) in the Organised Group-‘A’ Railway Services and Miscellaneous Services of Indian Railways _ While furnishing/indicating the name(s) of the PwBDs, as available in the (Group ‘B’)

Text of the circular

RBE No. 730 /2024

Government of India
Ministry of Railways
(Railway Board)

No. E(GP)2022/1/38 New Delhi, Date 03.04.2024

The General Manager (P),
All Indian Railways/Production Units.

[Kind Attention: PCPOs, PFAs, Dy.CPO(G)s/Dy. CAO(G)s]

Sub: Reservation in Promotion to Persons with Benchmark
Disabilities (PwBDs) in the Organised Group-‘A’ Railway
Services and Miscellaneous Services of Indian Railways.

Ref: DoP&T’s OM Nos:36012/1/2020-Estt.(Res.Il), dated 17.05.2022 and
28.12.2023.

It has been decided that the instructions issued by DoP&T vide their O.M. dated
28.12.2023 under reference may be made applicable mutatis mutandis for grant of
notional promotions to PwBDs w.e.f. 30.06.2016 in promotion of Group 'B' officers of
Indian Railways to Group 'A' posts.

2. Promotion of Railway officers from Group-“B” to Group-“A” posts, on regular
basis, is granted at Railway Board’s level, in consultation with UPSC, based on the ‘All
India Integrated Seniority List’ for each service/cadre. Therefore, the Zonal
Railways/PUs/etc are requested to indicate/furnish the Name(s) of the PwBDs, who are
available in the Group ‘B’ seniority lists (as on 01.04.2016, 01.04.2017, 01.04.2018,
01.01.2019 and 01.01.2020 respectively) of various cadres/miscellaneous cadres, so that
their name(s) could be identified in the All India Integrated Seniority Lists of the respective
years, for this purpose.

3. _ While furnishing/indicating the name(s) of the PwBDs, as available in the (Group ‘B’)
seniority lists as mentioned above, it should be clearly mentioned that such persons
(PwWBDs) possess the Valid Certificate of Benchmark Disability to be eligible for the
benefit of reservation. Further, as stated in Para-4(4.3) & 12(iv) of DoP&T’s OM dated:
17.05.2022, no benefit of reservation shall be given on the basis of temporary certificate of
disability.

4. Moreover, as provided in Para-4(4.2) of the ibid OM, an employee who acquires
disability, after entering into service, will be entitled to get the benefit of reservation in
promotion as a PwBD. However, seniority of such employee among the PwBDs will be
counted from the date of certification of his/her disability i.e. disability of 40% or more in
the categories covered under Section 34(1) of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Act’2016.

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3.

5. Zonal Railways/PUs are requested to keep the above aspects in view while
furnishing the name(s) of PwBDs to Board’s office. They are also required to invariably
indicate whether such PwBDs belong to SC/ST.

Please acknowledge receipt.

Se

(Rajeev Mishra)
Deputy Director/Estt.(GP)

Railway Board
Tele No. 011-23047248
email: rajeev.mishrai@gov.in

Copy for information to:

1. The Secretary General, Indian Railways Promotee Officers’ Federation, Room No. 268,
Rail Bhavan, New Delhi.

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Room No. 606-A, Rail Bhavan, Raisina Road, New Delhi-110001

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