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Reservation in promotion to Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBDs).-reg

· 2023-03-13
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Date2023-03-13
TypeCommercial Circular
Topicreservation

Summary

Reservation in promotion to Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBDs).-reg Sub.: Reservation in Promotion to the Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBDs)

Text of the circular

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS 
(RAILWAY BOARD) 
No. E(GP)2022/2/20 
New Delhi, dt:13/03/2023 
The General Managers, 
All Indian Railways and Production Units 
(Kind attn.: PCPOs/PFAs/Dy.CPo(G}/Dy.CAO(G)) 
Sub.: Reservation in Promotion to the Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBDs) 
Promotion from Group 'C' to Group 'B" posts. 
Ref.: Board's letter no.E(GP)2022/2/20 dated 18.08.2022. 
In terms of Board's aforementioned letter dated 18.08.2022, instructions issued by 
DOP&T vide their OM No.36012/1/2020-Estt. (Res.ll) dated 17.05.2022 have been adopted 
mutatis mutandis for grant of reservation to PwBD in promotion from Group 'C' to Group B posts 
2. 
In this regard subsequent to issuance of these instructions, few field units have referred the 
issue of procedure to be followed for carrying forward of unfilled vacancies due to non-availability 
of PwBD candidates for promotion in a particular recruitment year. The issue was examined and 
was referred to DOP&T. In this regard, a copy of DOP&T's OM No.36035/38/2022-Estt(Res -) 
dated 23.02.2023 tendering their advice on the issue is enclosed for information and necessary 
action. 
This also disposes off query raised in S.E.C.Railway's letter no.P-HO/RUL/105/1 dated 
3.2.2023. 
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DA:As above 
(Meenakshi Saluja) 
Dy. Directoy, Estt.(GPJlI 
Railway Board 
Ph. No. 23047250 
E.mail 1D-meena.1964@gov in

1/3024389/2023 
No. 36035/38/2022 Estt. (Res-I) 
Government of India 
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions 
Department of Personnel & Training 
Establishment (Res) Section 
********* 
North Block, New Delhi 
Dated, the 23rd February, 2023 
OFFICE MEMORANDUM 
Subject- Reservation in promotion to Persons with Benchmark 
Disabilities (PwBDs).-reg. 
The undersigned is directed to refer to OM, dated 17.2.2023, 
received from Ministry of Railways seeking clarification on DoPT OM 
dated 17.5.2022 regarding reservation in pronmotion to Persons with 
Benchmark Disabilities. 
In this regard, it is submitted that in compliance of directions of 
the Hon'ble Supreme Court, this Department issued OM 
No. 
dated 
17.05.2022 
2 
36012/1/2020-Estt.(Res.-II),. 
providing 
detailed 
instructions regarding reservation in promotion to Persons with 
Benchmark Disabilities (PwBDs) in posts and services of Central 
Government. Para 13 of DoPT OM dated 17.5.2022, inter-alia, provides 
as under: 
"In the event of non availability of candidates even in the extended 
zone, the vacancy shall not be filled and be carried forward to the 
subsequent year.... 
Therefore, unfilled vacancies in case of promotion under the 
PwBD 
3. 
category are to be carried forward in the succeeding recruitment 
year. But, PwBD reservation is horizontal in nature (Para 14 of OM 
dated 17.5.2022) and it cut across vertical reservation and persons 
selected/promoted against the quota for PwBDs have to be placed in the 
appropriate category viz. SC/ST/Unreserved, depending upon the 
category to which they belong in the roster meant for SCs or STs. It is 
clear that until the PwBDs, are selected for promotion, it would not be 
possible to identify whether they belong to SC or ST or wil they be 
treated as unreserved. It is obvious that in case of unfilled vacancies for 
PwBDs, it is not possible to identify beforehand that how many 
vacancies for SCs, STs or UR will be carried forward to the subsequent 
recruitment year. Section 34(2) of the RPwD Act, 2016 does not provide 
for any mechanism how the unfilled vacancies for PwBDs will be carried 
forward to the subsequent year. 
4. 
As in the case of promotion, if the PwBD candidates are not

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available for promotion in a particular recruitment year, same number 
of vacancies reserved for PwBDs shall not be dispensed with and shall
be added to the succeeding recruitment year, by way of carrying
forward of reservation. 
5. 
This issues with the approval of Additional Secretary (Estt.) 
Encls.: As above. 

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