Anomaly in fixation of pay of Chief Loco Inspectors appointed prior to 01.01.2016 – RBE No. 133/2019

PC-VII/ 143
RBE No.133/2019

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)

No.E(P&A)II/2017/RS-06

New Delhi, dated 16.08.2019

The General Manager,
AU Indian Railways &
Production Units.

Sub : Anomaly in fixation of pay of Chief Loco Inspectors appointed prior to 01.01.2016 with reference to their juniors appointed after 01.01.2016 and drawing more pay than the seniors.

It has come to the notice of the Board that staff appointed prior to 1.1.2016 as Chief Loco Inspectors in the pre-revised pay structure, whose pay has been fixed in the 7th CPC pay structure for Chief Loco Inspectors under the RS(RP) Rules, 2016, are drawing less pay than their juniors appointed to the Supervisory post after 1.1.2016.

The anomaly has arisen due to the fact that the benefit of pay element granted at the time of promotion of running staff to a stationary post has been granted to the junior in the revised pay structure, whereas, the same benefit granted to the senior is of lesser value as the same has been calculated on pre-revised pay structure.

2. Rule 7(10) of RS(RP) Rules: 2016 contains the provisions for stepping up of pay in case of anomaly in pay fixation between senior and junior employees, subject to certain conditions.

The anomaly in the case of Chief Loco Inspectors has arisen due the benefit of pay element reckoned for fixation of pay on promotion of running staff to a stationary post being granted in pre-revised pay structure or revised pay structure.

3. Therefore, in accordance with Rule 7(10) ofRS(RP) Rules, 2016, it has been decided that the anomaly be resolved by granting stepping up of pay to the seniors at par with the juniors subject to the following conditions:-

(a) Both the junior and the senior Railway servants should belong to the same cadre from which they have been promoted to the higher post and the posts in which they have been promoted should be identical in the same cadre;

(b) The existing pay structure and the revised pay structure of the lower and higher posts in which they are entitled to draw are identical;

(c) The senior Railway servants at the time of promotion are drawing equal or more pay than the junior;

(d) The stepping up of pay will be allowed to running staff appointed as Chief Loco Inspectors only in whose cases extant quantum of pay element (at present 30%) is reckoned for pay fixation. The stepping up of pay will not be admissible to the non-running staff appointed as Loco Running Supervisors as in their cases the question of pay element in the running allowance does not arise;

(e) If even in the lower post, revised or pre-revised, the junior was drawing more pay than the senior by virtue of advance increments granted to him or otherwise, stepping up will not be permissible;

(f) In cases where the conditions are not met, stepping up of pay would not be admissible. For instance a Chief Loco Inspector promoted from Loco Pilot (Goods) prior to 1.1.2016 and the junior promoted to Chief Loco Inspector from Loco Pilot (Passenger) or from Loco Pilot (Mail/Express) [i.e. from a different post/cadre] after 1.1 .2016 are not identical and such would not come under the purview of instructions relating to stepping up of pay.

(g) In this connection, it is stated that LP (Goods), LP (Passenger) and LP (M/E) form three different and distinct seniority units and would, therefore, constitute different cadres/posts in the context of clause (a) above as clearly brought out in (f) above.

(h) Stepping up will be allowed only once, the pay so fixed after stepping up will remain unchanged;

(i) The senior shall be entitled to the next increment on completion of his required qualifying service with effect from the date of refixation of pay.

4. This has the approval of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.

No.E(P&A)II/2017/RS-06

Joint Director/E(P&A)
Railway Board
New Delhi, dated 16.08.2019

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Scheme of LDCE for filling up 20% vacancies of OS-IT and 13.33 % vacancies of Senior Clerk – RBE No. 78/2019

RBE No. 78/2019

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)

No.E(NG)/I/2018/PM 1/19

New Delhi, dated May 10, 2019

The General Managers (P),
All Zonal Railways &
Production Units
(as per standard mailing list)

Sub: Scheme of LDCE for filling up 20% vacancies of OS-IT and 13.33 % vacancies of Senior Clerk.
Attention is invited to RBE No.102/2005 vide which the 20% DR quota that was introduced for, inter-alia OS-II, was decided to be operated instead as an LDCE quota open to all Graduate serving employees with prescribed residency period. The written exam (Railway wise) was to be conducted by RRB Vide RBE No.147/2006, the conduct of the exam was shifted from RRBs to respective Zonal Railways themselves. Vide RBE No. 110/2016, conduct of Senior Clerk LDCE (13.33% quota) was also handed over from RRBs to Zonal Railways.
The conducting of the OS-II and Senior Clerk LDCEs has however been centralized in each Railway so far, meaning thereby that vacancies of all Departments and all Divisions are clubbed together for a common exam and panel.
Railways have however, been raising this issue of centralized LDCE for these categories periodically, pointing out that with MACP in place, volunteers for OS-II and Senior Clerk LDCE are scarce due to the risk of inter-divisional transfer in a centralized panel scenario, which results in a number of vacancies remaining unfilled.
The matter has accordingly been reviewed in consultation with the Zonal Railways and it has been decided that the LDCE for both the OS-II and Senior Clerks may be decentralized, by holding the exam at the Divisional level by clubbing the vacancies of all the departments. This decentralization will be in respect of Divisionally controlled cadres/ seniority units for these posts.

Please acknowledge receipt.

Dy. Director-ll/E(NG)I
Railway Board

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Meeting of Federation(AIRF) with Board( MS) on important issues is to be held on 04.12.2018

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)

No. 2018/E(LR)II/1/9

New Delhi, dated: 27.11.2018.

The General Secretary,
AIRF,
4, State Entry Road,
New Delhi-110055.

Dear Sir,
Sub: Meeting of Federation(AIRF) with Board( MS) on important issues.
Ref: (i) This office letter of even No. dated 02.11.2018.
(ii) Your letter No. AIRF/24(C) (187) dated 14.11.2018.

A meeting of the Federation(AIRF) with Member(Staff) has since been re-fixed for 04.12.2018 at 12.00 Noon in the Chamber of Member(Staff), Room No. 214, Rail Bhawan to discuss important issues raised by the Federation.

President and General Secretary of the Federation may kindly make it convenient to attend the meeting. The meeting will be followed by Lunch in Lunch Room, 2nd Floor.

Yours faithfully,
sd/-
(D.Malik)
Director, Estt/IR

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)

2016/F(E)III/1 (1 )/8

New Delhi, dated: 12.11.2018

(As per mailing list)

Sub: Settlement Forms to be filled by the retiring Railway servant

During the interaction of Board (MS) with the pensioners, the issue of simplification of the settlement forms was raised.

2. The said issue has been examined by Board(MS & FC) in the light of the various forms contained in the Railway Services(Pension) Rules, 1993, which were amend with e approval of the Ministry of law & Justice vide Board’s letter No.2015/F(E)Ill/1(1)/ Dated 7.06.2016, on the basis of corresponding amendments made by the Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare (DOP&PW) in the CCS(Pension) Rules, 1972 (DOP&PW) in the CCS(Pension) Rules, 1972 and all the otller arms being used in some Railways and Railway Board.

4. Accordingly, simplified settlement forms required to be filled by the retiring railway employees are enclosed herewith for compliance. Other forms required to be filled by the Head of Office and the Accounts Officer will remain the same as contained in the updated Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993 available on the website of the Ministry of Railways.

5. PCPO & PFA of Zonal Railways/PUs would be directly responsible to ensure compliance of the aforesaid instructions.

6. Non Compliance of the said instruction would be seriously by the Board.

7. Please acknowledge receipt.

sd/-
(G.Priya Sudarsani)
Director, Finance(Estt.)
Railway Board

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“Mutual Transfers may also be permitted between staff in two different grades but only in the recruitment grade of the cadre and not in intermediate grades.”

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)

No.E(NG)I-2018/TR/8

New Delhi, Dated: 26.10.2018

The General Manager (P),
All Indian Railways/PUs,
New Delhi.

Sub:- Mutual Transfer involving employees working in two different grades.

In terms of para 310 of IREM Vol. I 1989 Edition, Railway Servants can seek mutual transfer in the corresponding cadre of two Divisions/Offices/Railways and retain the seniority of the junior employees in their respective new units. The procedure for mutual transfer have recently been further simplified vide:-

(i) Board’s letter No. E(NG)I-2017/TR/24 dated 22.09.2017 (RBE No. 131/2017) which delegates powers to Divisional Railway Managers in respect of mutual transfer, and

(ii) Board’s letter No. E(NG)I-2017/TR/19 dated 06.07.2018 (RBE No. 99/2018) which enabled employees working in Level-I (GP Rs. 1800) belonging to any department/cadre to go on Mutual Exchange basis transfer with another employee working in Level-I (GP Rs. 1800) irrespective of cadre.

2. With a view to further enable employees to seek Mutual Exchange Transfer and in view of clarifications sought by some Zonal Railways in this regard and the demand of both and Federation e.g. NFIR and AIRF, Board have considered the matter. It has been decided that Mutual Transfers may also be permitted between staff in two different grades but only in the recruitment grade of the cadre and not in intermediate grades.

3. Both the employees seeking mutual exchange shall have to give a written undertaking accepting reversion unconditionally and willingly in their own interest to the recruitment grade and bottom seniority in their respective new Unit in order to avoid future litigation. The expression mentioned in preceding lines, should necessarily be incorporated in the application submitted by the employee concerned. The “Note” below para 2(b)(iii) of Board’s letter No. E(NG)I-2017/TR/24 dated 22.09.2017 as mentioned in para 1 above stands deleted.

4. Other terms and conditions for mutual exchange including community restrictions contained in Board’s letter No. E(NG)I-2004/TR/16 dated 14.08.2017 and 22.10.2007 remain.

Please acknowledge receipt.

Hindi version will follow.

sd/-
(Prabhash Kumar)
EDE(N)
Railway Board

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