1. PRESENTATION BY INDIAN RAILWAYS PROMOTEE OFFICERS’ FEDERATION ON 5th Nov. 2008
INDUCTION OF GROUP ‘B’ OFFICERS IN
JUNIOR TIME SCALE CADRE IN INDIAN RAILWAYS

2. RECRUITMENT PROMOTION SENIORITY
ALL THE ABOVE SUBJECTS ARE DISTINCT HAVING
SPECIFIC RULES TO DEAL WITH.
RULES ON THE ABOVE SUBJECTS SHOULD NOT BE INTER-MINGLED.

3. HUMAN RESOURCE NEED OF THE ORGANISATION
AVAILABILITY OF DIRECT RECRUITS.
AVAILABILITY OF EXPERIENCED GROUP ‘B’ OFFICERS.
AVAILABILITY OF QUALIFIED SENIOR SUPERVISORS THROUGH PROMOTION/ DIRECT RECRUITMENT.

4. BETTER CAREER PROGRESSION TO GROUP ‘A’, ‘B’ & ‘C’
GROUP ‘A’ - RECRUITMENT TO BE CONTROLLED TO ENSURE PROMOTION ON COMPLETING ELIGIBILITY PERIOD.
GROUP ‘B’ - 50% OF THE POSTS OF JUNIOR SCALE TO BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR PROMOTION OF GROUP ‘B’ TO GROUP ‘A’.
GROUP ‘C’ - DIPLOMA HOLDERS AND GRADUATE ENGINEERS SHOULD BE PROVIDED PROPER CAREER PROGRESSION BY MAKING POSTS AVAILABLE IN GROUP ‘B’ BY FASTER INDUCTION OF GROUP ‘B’ TO GROUP ‘A’.

5. ATTRITION RATE OF GROUP ‘C’ AND GROUP ‘B’ OFFICERS IN TECHNICAL AND TRAFFIC DEPARTMENTS IS INCREASING DUE TO SLOW CAREER ADVANCEMENT.
NEED BETTER PROMOTIONAL AVENUES FOR RETENTION AND ENHANCING MOTIVATIONAL LEVEL.

6. RAILWAY IS CONTEMPLATING TO INCREASE THE SHARE OF LDCE (GROUP ‘C’) IN SENIOR SUPERVISOR GRADE TO MOTIVATE MERITORIOUS STAFF BY GIVING BETTER CAREER.
THE PROPOSED INCREASE ARE:
TRAFFIC AND COMMERCIAL FROM 15% TO 25%
ALL TECHNICAL DEPARTMENTS FROM 20% TO 35%
THUS IT REQUIRES UPWARD MOVEMENT OF GROUP ‘B’ OFFICERS TO MAKE ROOM FOR PROMOTION OF SENIOR SUPERVISORS OTHERWISE THERE WILL BE ALL AROUND STAGNATION & FRUSTRATION IN GROUP ‘C’.

7. APPRECIATION OF MANAGEMENT FOR INCREASING GROUP ‘B’ SHARE IN GROUP ‘A’
OVER THE YEARS, ADMINISTRATION HAS FELT THAT DUE IMPORTANCE SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THE CAREER PROGRESSION OF EXPERIENCED GROUP ‘B’ OFFICERS.
TO MEET THIS OBJECTIVE FOLLOWING CHANGES WERE MADE IN LAST 60 YEARS ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF DIFFERENT COMMITTEES AND OBSERVATION OF MINISTER OF RAILWAYS

8. PROMOTION OF GROUP ‘B’ TO GROUP ‘A’
DISTRIBUTION
PERIOD DR
GROUP ‘A’
PROMOTION OF GROUP ‘B’ TO GROUP ‘A’
UPTO FEBRUARY, 1953
75%
25%
MARCH, 1953 TO FEBRUARY, 1978
66.67%
33.33%
MARCH,1978 TO JULY, 1997
60%
40%
AUGUST,1997 ONWARDS
50%
IN IRPS THE AFOREMENTIONED RATIO IS 50 : 50 RIGHT FROM THE CONSTITUTION OF SERVICE IN YEAR 1975

9. NEED OF FIXED CADRE
POST BASED ROSTER CAN BE IMPLEMENTED ONLY ON A FIXED CADRE BY IDENTIFYING POSTS AND NOT ON A VARIABLE VACANCY CONCEPT.
TO AVOID ANY DISADVANTAGE / ADVANTAGE TO ANY GROUP (SC/ST).
ASSESSMENT OF VACANCIES IS MADE ON REPLACEMENT BASIS IN POST BASED ROSTER.
TO DELINK THE PROMOTION / RECRUITMENT FROM DIFFERENT STREAMS AND MAKE IT INDEPENDENT.

10. DOP&T GUIDELINES AND CLARIFICATION ON THE CADRE
DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL VIDE OM NO. AB-14017/2/97-ESTT(PR) DT ADVISED THAT IT IS NECESSARY TO AMEND THE RECRUITMENT RULES TO REPLACE THE WORD “PERCENTAGE OF VACANCIES TO BE FILLED BY VARIOUS METHODS” BY “PERCENTAGE OF POSTS TO BE FILLED BY VARIOUS METHODS”.

11. DIRECT RECRUITMENT WOULD BE LIMITED TO 1/3RD OF THE DIRECT RECRUITMENT VACANCIES ARISING IN THE YEAR SUBJECT TO A FURTHER CEILING THAT THIS DOES NOT EXCEED 1% OF THE TOTAL SANCTIONED STRENGTH OF THE DEPARTMENT.
IT WAS FURTHER CLARIFIED THAT THE OTHER MODES OF RECRUITMENT (INCLUDING THAT OF “PROMOTION”) PRESCRIBED IN THE RECRUITMENT/ SERVICE RULES, HOWEVER, CONTINUE TO BE ADHERED TO AS PER THE PROVISIONS OF THE NOTIFIED RECRUITMENT RULES/SERVICES.
(OM NO.2/8/2001-PIC DATED )

12. DOP&T THROUGH OM NO. 3/19/2002-PIC DATED 21. 5
DOP&T THROUGH OM NO.3/19/2002-PIC DATED CLARIFIED THAT INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED VIDE THEIR MEMORANDUM DATED ARE APPLICABLE TO DIRECT RECRUITMENT VACANCIES, IT WOULD NOT APPLY TO THE VACANCIES IN THE PROMOTION QUOTA.
DOP&T VIDE DO NO.AB-14017/2/2002-ESTT(PR) DATED CLARIFIED THAT THE POST BASED ROSTER HAS THE ADVANTAGE THAT IT ENSURES REPRESENTATION OF VARIOUS CATEGORIES AS PER THE PERCENTAGE LAID DOWN IN THE RECRUITMENT RULES/SERVICE RULES. IT IS ALSO NOT NECESSARY THAT AT LEAST 50% OF VACANCIES AT THE JTS LEVEL BE FILLED BY DIRECT RECRUITMENT EVERY TIME POSTS/VACANCIES ARE FILLED AT THIS LEVEL.
ATTRIBUTES OF ORGANISED SERVICES ARE THEREFORE NOT ALTERED OR INFLUENCED BY OUR INSTRUCTIONS OF

13. STAGNATION IN FEW DEPARTMENTS
GROUP ‘B’ OFFICERS WAITING FOR INDUCTION INTO GROUP’A’
DEPARTMENT
≥10 YEARS
6-9 YEARS
3-5 YEARS
TOTAL
PRESENT INDUCTION PER YEAR
LAST ELIGIBLE MAN TO GET GR’A’ AFTER PUTTING GR’B’ SERVICE
ACCOUNTS
266
153
174
593 29
24 YRS
PERSONNEL
157
120
158
435 28
19 YRS
ELECTRICAL 49
127
333 55
09 YRS
STORES 48 91
140
279 27
13 YRS

14. 50% CADRE POSTS IN GROUP ‘A’ JTS TO GROUP ‘B’
TO IMPLEMENT DOP&T GUIDELINES.
TO REDUCE STAGNATION OF GROUP ‘B’ OFFICERS.
TO KEEP PROMISE MADE BY RAILWAY BOARD IN 2005 TO INDUCT GROUP ‘B’ OFFICERS TO GROUP ‘A’ WITH 8 TO 10 YEARS SERVICE IN GROUP ‘B’.

15. TO PROVIDE BETTER PROMOTIONAL PROSPECTS TO GROUP ‘C’ SENIOR SUPERVISORS OF DIFFERENT STREAMS AS THE MERGER OF DIFFERENT SCALES OF GROUP ‘C’ HAS FURTHER REDUCED PROMOTIONAL PROSPECTS.
TO ELIMINATE ADHOCISM IN GROUP ‘A’ DUE TO UNDER RECRUITMENT.
PRESENTLY MORE THAN 2300 OFFICERS ARE WORKING ON ADHOC BASIS IN SENIOR SCALE AND JA GRADE.

16. ANALYSIS OF LATEST DPC HELD
IRTS
IRPS
IRSEE
IRSME

17. IRTS
TOTAL POSTS AVAILABLE FOR INDUCTION IN YEAR &
ORDERS ISSUED FOR 83 ONLY.
RESIDENCY INCLUDING ANTE DATING IN GROUP ‘A’ IS AS UNDER:
LESS THAN 6 YEARS 08
LESS THAN 9 YEARS 19
9 TO 12 YEARS 30
12 TO 17 YEARS 23
MORE THAN 17 YEARS 03
AVG. SERVICE IN GROUP’A’
10 YEARS 9 MONTHS
FROM THE ABOVE, IT IS CLEAR THAT MAXIMUM PEOPLE WHO ARE ELIGIBLE BUT MAY NOT GET SAG ARE ONLY THREE IN TWO YEARS DPC. THIS CAN HAPPEN ONLY, IF THEY GET SAG IMMEDIATELY AFTER GETTING 17 YEARS. IN THIS CASE RESIDENCY IN SAG WILL BE FOR A MAXIMUM PERIOD OF 2 YEARS 5 MONTHS, 3 YEARS 5 MONTHS AND FOUR MONTHS IN THREE DIFFERENT CASES. FROM THIS IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT RESIDENCY IN SAG OF PROMOTEE OFFICERS WILL HARDLY AFFECT THE PROMOTION OF GROUP ‘A’ OFFICERS IN SAG.
THE AFOREMENTIONED 3 OFFICERS IF AT ALL THEY GET SAG WILL BE BETWEEN 2000 AND 2001 BATCH OF IRTS NUMBERING 26 AND 19 RESPECTIVELY.

18. IRPS NOT A SINGLE OFFICER IS ELIGIBLE FOR SAG.
TOTAL POSTS AVAILABLE FOR INDUCTION IN YEAR
ACTUAL ORDERS ISSUED FOR 26.
RESIDENCY IN GROUP ‘A’OF 26 ARE AS UNDER:
LESS THAN 6 YEARS 05
LESS THAN 9 YEARS 12
9 TO 12 YEARS 06
12 TO 17 YEARS 03
MORE THAN 17 YEARS
NIL
AVG. SERVICE IN GROUP ‘A’
8 YEARS 11 MONTHS
NOT A SINGLE OFFICER IS ELIGIBLE FOR SAG.

19. IRSEE LESS THAN 6 YEARS 05 LESS THAN 9 YEARS 17 9 TO 12 YEARS 12
TOTAL POSTS AVAILABLE FOR INDUCTION IN YEAR & WERE 88
ACTUAL ORDERS ISSUED FOR 73
RESIDENCY IN GROUP’A’ OF 73 ARE AS UNDER :
LESS THAN 6 YEARS 05
LESS THAN 9 YEARS 17
9 TO 12 YEARS 12
12 TO 17 YEARS 21
MORE THAN 17 YEARS 18
AVG. SERVICE IN GROUP ‘A’
12 YEARS 7 MONTHS
FROM THE ABOVE IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT MAXIMUM PEOPLE WHO ARE ELIGIBLE BUT MAY NOT GET SAG ARE ONLY 18. WITH THE STAGNATION LEVEL OF 21 YEARS AND MORE FOR GETTING SAG, HARDLY 5 OFFICERS MAY GET SAG FOR A PERIOD RANGING 11 MONTHS TO 3 YEARS ONLY.
THE AFOREMENTIONED 5 OFFICERS IF AT ALL GET SAG WILL BE BETWEEN 2001 AND 2002 BATCH OF IRSEE NUMBERING 24 AND 08 RESPECTIVELY.

20. IRSME
TOTAL POSTS AVAILABLE FOR INDUCTION IN YEAR &
ACTUAL ORDERS ISSUED FOR 69.
RESIDENCY IN GROUP ‘A’ ARE AS UNDER:
LESS THAN 6 YEARS 07
LESS THAN 9 YEARS 18
9 TO 12 YEARS
12 TO 17 YEARS 15
MORE THAN 17 YEARS 22
AVG. SERVICE IN GROUP’A’
12 YEARS 11 MONTHS
FROM THE ABOVE, IT IS CLEAR THAT MAXIMUM PEOPLE WHO ARE ELIGIBLE BUT MAY NOT GET SAG ARE ONLY 22 WITH THE STAGNATION LEVEL OF 20 YEARS AND MORE FOR GETTING SAG, HARDLY 6 OFFICERS MAY GET SAG WITH 3 OFFICERS HAVING RESIDENCY LESS THAN A YEAR AND REMAINING THREE BETWEEN ONE AND A HALF YEARS TO FOUR YEARS ONLY.
THE AFOREMENTIONED 6 OFFICERS IF AT ALL THEY GET SAG WILL BE BETWEEN 2001 AND 2002 BATCH OF IRSME NUMBERING 41 AND 26 RESPECTIVELY.

21. THANKS