PRESENTATION PRESENTATION BY BY

INDIAN RAILWAYS PROMOTEE OFFICERS’ INDIAN RAILWAYS PROMOTEE OFFICERS’ FEDERATIONFEDERATION

ONON55thth Nov. 2008 Nov. 2008

INDUCTION OF GROUP ‘B’ OFFICERS IN INDUCTION OF GROUP ‘B’ OFFICERS IN JUNIOR TIME SCALE CADRE IN INDIAN JUNIOR TIME SCALE CADRE IN INDIAN

RAILWAYSRAILWAYS

RECRUITMENTRECRUITMENTPROMOTIONPROMOTIONSENIORITYSENIORITY

ALL THE ABOVE SUBJECTS ARE DISTINCT HAVINGALL THE ABOVE SUBJECTS ARE DISTINCT HAVINGSPECIFIC RULES TO DEAL WITH.SPECIFIC RULES TO DEAL WITH.

RULES ON THE ABOVE SUBJECTS SHOULD NOT BE RULES ON THE ABOVE SUBJECTS SHOULD NOT BE INTER-MINGLED.INTER-MINGLED.

HUMAN RESOURCEHUMAN RESOURCE

NEED OF THE ORGANISATIONNEED OF THE ORGANISATION

AVAILABILITY OF DIRECT RECRUITS.AVAILABILITY OF DIRECT RECRUITS. AVAILABILITY OF EXPERIENCED GROUP ‘B’ AVAILABILITY OF EXPERIENCED GROUP ‘B’

OFFICERS.OFFICERS. AVAILABILITY OF QUALIFIED SENIOR AVAILABILITY OF QUALIFIED SENIOR

SUPERVISORS THROUGH PROMOTION/ SUPERVISORS THROUGH PROMOTION/ DIRECT RECRUITMENT.DIRECT RECRUITMENT.

BETTER CAREER PROGRESSION TO GROUP BETTER CAREER PROGRESSION TO GROUP ‘A’, ‘B’ & ‘C’‘A’, ‘B’ & ‘C’

GROUP ‘A’GROUP ‘A’ - RECRUITMENT TO BE CONTROLLED TO - RECRUITMENT TO BE CONTROLLED TO ENSURE PROMOTION ON COMPLETING ELIGIBILITY ENSURE PROMOTION ON COMPLETING ELIGIBILITY PERIOD.PERIOD.

GROUP ‘B’GROUP ‘B’ - 50% OF THE POSTS OF JUNIOR SCALE TO - 50% OF THE POSTS OF JUNIOR SCALE TO BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR PROMOTION OF GROUP BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR PROMOTION OF GROUP ‘B’ TO GROUP ‘A’.‘B’ TO GROUP ‘A’.

GROUP ‘C’GROUP ‘C’ - DIPLOMA HOLDERS AND GRADUATE - DIPLOMA HOLDERS AND GRADUATE ENGINEERS SHOULD BE PROVIDED PROPER CAREER ENGINEERS SHOULD BE PROVIDED PROPER CAREER PROGRESSION BY MAKING POSTS AVAILABLE IN PROGRESSION BY MAKING POSTS AVAILABLE IN GROUP ‘B’ BY FASTER INDUCTION OF GROUP ‘B’ TO GROUP ‘B’ BY FASTER INDUCTION OF GROUP ‘B’ TO GROUP ‘A’.GROUP ‘A’.

ATTRITION RATE OF GROUP ‘C’ AND GROUP ‘B’ ATTRITION RATE OF GROUP ‘C’ AND GROUP ‘B’ OFFICERS IN TECHNICAL AND TRAFFIC OFFICERS IN TECHNICAL AND TRAFFIC DEPARTMENTS IS INCREASING DUE TO SLOW DEPARTMENTS IS INCREASING DUE TO SLOW CAREER ADVANCEMENT.CAREER ADVANCEMENT.

NEED BETTER PROMOTIONAL AVENUES FOR NEED BETTER PROMOTIONAL AVENUES FOR RETENTION AND ENHANCING MOTIVATIONAL RETENTION AND ENHANCING MOTIVATIONAL LEVEL.LEVEL.

RAILWAY IS CONTEMPLATING TO INCREASE THE SHARE RAILWAY IS CONTEMPLATING TO INCREASE THE SHARE OF LDCE (GROUP ‘C’) IN SENIOR SUPERVISOR GRADE TO OF LDCE (GROUP ‘C’) IN SENIOR SUPERVISOR GRADE TO MOTIVATE MERITORIOUS STAFF BY GIVING BETTER MOTIVATE MERITORIOUS STAFF BY GIVING BETTER CAREER.CAREER.THE PROPOSED INCREASE ARE:THE PROPOSED INCREASE ARE:

TRAFFIC AND COMMERCIALTRAFFIC AND COMMERCIAL FROM 15% TO 25% FROM 15% TO 25% ALL TECHNICAL DEPARTMENTSALL TECHNICAL DEPARTMENTS FROM 20% TO 35% FROM 20% TO 35%

THUS IT REQUIRES UPWARD MOVEMENT OF GROUP ‘B’ THUS IT REQUIRES UPWARD MOVEMENT OF GROUP ‘B’ OFFICERS TO MAKE ROOM FOR PROMOTION OF SENIOR OFFICERS TO MAKE ROOM FOR PROMOTION OF SENIOR SUPERVISORS OTHERWISE THERE WILL BE ALL AROUND SUPERVISORS OTHERWISE THERE WILL BE ALL AROUND STAGNATION & FRUSTRATION IN GROUP ‘C’.STAGNATION & FRUSTRATION IN GROUP ‘C’.

APPRECIATION OF MANAGEMENT FOR APPRECIATION OF MANAGEMENT FOR INCREASING GROUP ‘B’ SHARE IN GROUP ‘A’INCREASING GROUP ‘B’ SHARE IN GROUP ‘A’

OVER THE YEARS, ADMINISTRATION HAS FELT THAT OVER THE YEARS, ADMINISTRATION HAS FELT THAT DUE IMPORTANCE SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THE CAREER DUE IMPORTANCE SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THE CAREER PROGRESSION OF EXPERIENCED GROUP ‘B’ PROGRESSION OF EXPERIENCED GROUP ‘B’ OFFICERS.OFFICERS.

TO MEET THIS OBJECTIVE FOLLOWING CHANGES TO MEET THIS OBJECTIVE FOLLOWING CHANGES WERE MADE IN LAST 60 YEARS ON THE WERE MADE IN LAST 60 YEARS ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF DIFFERENT COMMITTEES RECOMMENDATIONS OF DIFFERENT COMMITTEES AND OBSERVATION OF MINISTER OF RAILWAYSAND OBSERVATION OF MINISTER OF RAILWAYS

IN IRPS THE AFOREMENTIONED RATIO IS 50 : 50 RIGHT FROM THE CONSTITUTION OF SERVICE IN YEAR 1975

DISTRIBUTION DISTRIBUTION PERIODPERIOD

DR DR GROUP ‘A’GROUP ‘A’

PROMOTION OF PROMOTION OF GROUP ‘B’ TO GROUP ‘B’ TO

GROUP ‘A’GROUP ‘A’

UPTO FEBRUARY, 1953UPTO FEBRUARY, 1953 75%75% 25%25%

MARCH, 1953 TO FEBRUARY, 1978MARCH, 1953 TO FEBRUARY, 1978 66.67%66.67% 33.33%33.33%

MARCH,1978 TO JULY, 1997MARCH,1978 TO JULY, 1997 60%60% 40%40%

AUGUST,1997 ONWARDSAUGUST,1997 ONWARDS 50%50% 50%50%

NEED OF FIXED CADRENEED OF FIXED CADRE POST BASED ROSTER CAN BE IMPLEMENTED ONLY POST BASED ROSTER CAN BE IMPLEMENTED ONLY

ON A FIXED CADRE BY IDENTIFYING POSTS AND NOT ON A FIXED CADRE BY IDENTIFYING POSTS AND NOT ON A VARIABLE VACANCY CONCEPT.ON A VARIABLE VACANCY CONCEPT.

TO AVOID ANY DISADVANTAGE / ADVANTAGE TO TO AVOID ANY DISADVANTAGE / ADVANTAGE TO ANY GROUP (SC/ST).ANY GROUP (SC/ST).

ASSESSMENT OF VACANCIES IS MADE ON ASSESSMENT OF VACANCIES IS MADE ON REPLACEMENT BASIS IN POST BASED ROSTER.REPLACEMENT BASIS IN POST BASED ROSTER.

TO DELINK THE PROMOTION / RECRUITMENT FROM TO DELINK THE PROMOTION / RECRUITMENT FROM DIFFERENT STREAMS AND MAKE IT INDEPENDENT.DIFFERENT STREAMS AND MAKE IT INDEPENDENT.

DOP&T GUIDELINES AND CLARIFICATIONDOP&T GUIDELINES AND CLARIFICATIONON THE CADREON THE CADRE

DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL VIDE OM DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL VIDE OM NO. AB-14017/2/97-ESTT(PR) DT.25.5.98 NO. AB-14017/2/97-ESTT(PR) DT.25.5.98 ADVISED THAT IT IS NECESSARY TO ADVISED THAT IT IS NECESSARY TO AMEND THE RECRUITMENT RULES TO AMEND THE RECRUITMENT RULES TO REPLACE THE WORD “PERCENTAGE OF REPLACE THE WORD “PERCENTAGE OF VACANCIES TO BE FILLED BY VARIOUS VACANCIES TO BE FILLED BY VARIOUS METHODS” BY “PERCENTAGE OF POSTS METHODS” BY “PERCENTAGE OF POSTS TO BE FILLED BY VARIOUS METHODS”.TO BE FILLED BY VARIOUS METHODS”.

DIRECT RECRUITMENT WOULD BE LIMITED TO 1/3DIRECT RECRUITMENT WOULD BE LIMITED TO 1/3RDRD OF THE DIRECT RECRUITMENT VACANCIES ARISING OF THE DIRECT RECRUITMENT VACANCIES ARISING IN THE YEAR SUBJECT TO A FURTHER CEILING THAT IN THE YEAR SUBJECT TO A FURTHER CEILING THAT THIS DOES NOT EXCEED 1% OF THE TOTAL THIS DOES NOT EXCEED 1% OF THE TOTAL SANCTIONED STRENGTH OF THE DEPARTMENT.SANCTIONED STRENGTH OF THE DEPARTMENT.

IT WAS FURTHER CLARIFIED THAT THE OTHER IT WAS FURTHER CLARIFIED THAT THE OTHER MODES OF RECRUITMENT (INCLUDING THAT OF MODES OF RECRUITMENT (INCLUDING THAT OF “PROMOTION”) PRESCRIBED IN THE RECRUITMENT/ “PROMOTION”) PRESCRIBED IN THE RECRUITMENT/ SERVICE RULES, HOWEVER, CONTINUE TO BE SERVICE RULES, HOWEVER, CONTINUE TO BE ADHERED TO AS PER THE PROVISIONS OF THE ADHERED TO AS PER THE PROVISIONS OF THE NOTIFIED RECRUITMENT RULES/SERVICES.NOTIFIED RECRUITMENT RULES/SERVICES.

(OM NO.2/8/2001-PIC DATED 16.5.2001)(OM NO.2/8/2001-PIC DATED 16.5.2001)

DOP&T THROUGH OM NO.3/19/2002-PIC DATED 21.5.2002 DOP&T THROUGH OM NO.3/19/2002-PIC DATED 21.5.2002 CLARIFIED THAT INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED VIDE THEIR CLARIFIED THAT INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED VIDE THEIR MEMORANDUM DATED 16.5.2001 ARE APPLICABLE TO MEMORANDUM DATED 16.5.2001 ARE APPLICABLE TO DIRECT RECRUITMENT VACANCIES, IT WOULD NOT APPLY DIRECT RECRUITMENT VACANCIES, IT WOULD NOT APPLY TO THE VACANCIES IN THE PROMOTION QUOTA.TO THE VACANCIES IN THE PROMOTION QUOTA.

DOP&T VIDE DO NO.AB-14017/2/2002-ESTT(PR) DATED DOP&T VIDE DO NO.AB-14017/2/2002-ESTT(PR) DATED 28.5.2002 CLARIFIED THAT THE POST BASED ROSTER HAS 28.5.2002 CLARIFIED THAT THE POST BASED ROSTER HAS THE ADVANTAGE THAT IT ENSURES REPRESENTATION OF THE ADVANTAGE THAT IT ENSURES REPRESENTATION OF VARIOUS CATEGORIES AS PER THE PERCENTAGE LAID VARIOUS CATEGORIES AS PER THE PERCENTAGE LAID DOWN IN THE RECRUITMENT RULES/SERVICE RULES. IT IS DOWN IN THE RECRUITMENT RULES/SERVICE RULES. IT IS ALSO NOT NECESSARY THAT AT LEAST 50% OF VACANCIES ALSO NOT NECESSARY THAT AT LEAST 50% OF VACANCIES AT THE JTS LEVEL BE FILLED BY DIRECT RECRUITMENT AT THE JTS LEVEL BE FILLED BY DIRECT RECRUITMENT EVERY TIME POSTS/VACANCIES ARE FILLED AT THIS LEVEL.EVERY TIME POSTS/VACANCIES ARE FILLED AT THIS LEVEL.

ATTRIBUTES OF ORGANISED SERVICES ARE THEREFORE NOT ATTRIBUTES OF ORGANISED SERVICES ARE THEREFORE NOT ALTERED OR INFLUENCED BY OUR INSTRUCTIONS OF 25.5.98.ALTERED OR INFLUENCED BY OUR INSTRUCTIONS OF 25.5.98.

STAGNATION IN FEW DEPARTMENTSSTAGNATION IN FEW DEPARTMENTS

GROUP ‘B’ OFFICERS WAITING FOR INDUCTION INTO GROUP’A’GROUP ‘B’ OFFICERS WAITING FOR INDUCTION INTO GROUP’A’

DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT ≥≥10 10 YEARSYEARS

6-9 6-9 YEARSYEARS

3-5 3-5 YEARSYEARS

TOTALTOTAL PRESENT PRESENT INDUCTION INDUCTION PER YEARPER YEAR

LAST ELIGIBLE LAST ELIGIBLE MAN TO GET MAN TO GET GR’A’ AFTER GR’A’ AFTER PUTTING GR’B’ PUTTING GR’B’ SERVICESERVICE

ACCOUNTSACCOUNTS 266266 153153 174174 593593 2929 24 YRS24 YRS

PERSONNELPERSONNEL 157157 120120 158158 435435 2828 19 YRS19 YRS

ELECTRICALELECTRICAL 4949 127127 157157 333333 5555 09 YRS09 YRS

STORESSTORES 4848 9191 140140 279279 2727 13 YRS13 YRS

50% CADRE POSTS50% CADRE POSTSININ

GROUP ‘A’ JTS TO GROUP ‘B’GROUP ‘A’ JTS TO GROUP ‘B’ TO IMPLEMENT DOP&T GUIDELINES.TO IMPLEMENT DOP&T GUIDELINES.

TO REDUCE STAGNATION OF GROUP ‘B’ TO REDUCE STAGNATION OF GROUP ‘B’ OFFICERS.OFFICERS.

TO KEEP PROMISE MADE BY RAILWAY TO KEEP PROMISE MADE BY RAILWAY BOARD IN 2005 TO INDUCT GROUP ‘B’ BOARD IN 2005 TO INDUCT GROUP ‘B’ OFFICERS TO GROUP ‘A’ WITH OFFICERS TO GROUP ‘A’ WITH 88 TO TO 1010 YEARS SERVICE IN GROUP ‘B’.YEARS SERVICE IN GROUP ‘B’.

TO PROVIDE BETTER PROMOTIONAL PROSPECTS TO TO PROVIDE BETTER PROMOTIONAL PROSPECTS TO GROUP ‘C’ SENIOR SUPERVISORS OF DIFFERENT GROUP ‘C’ SENIOR SUPERVISORS OF DIFFERENT STREAMS AS THE MERGER OF DIFFERENT SCALES STREAMS AS THE MERGER OF DIFFERENT SCALES OF GROUP ‘C’ HAS FURTHER REDUCED OF GROUP ‘C’ HAS FURTHER REDUCED PROMOTIONAL PROSPECTS.PROMOTIONAL PROSPECTS.

TO ELIMINATE ADHOCISM IN GROUP ‘A’ DUE TO TO ELIMINATE ADHOCISM IN GROUP ‘A’ DUE TO UNDER RECRUITMENT.UNDER RECRUITMENT.

PRESENTLY MORE THAN 2300 OFFICERS ARE PRESENTLY MORE THAN 2300 OFFICERS ARE WORKING ON ADHOC BASIS IN SENIOR SCALE AND WORKING ON ADHOC BASIS IN SENIOR SCALE AND JA GRADE. JA GRADE.

ANALYSIS OF LATEST DPC HELDANALYSIS OF LATEST DPC HELD

IRTSIRTS

IRPSIRPS

IRSEEIRSEE

IRSMEIRSME

IRTSIRTS TOTAL POSTS AVAILABLE FOR INDUCTION IN YEAR 2005-06 & 2006-07 --- 88.TOTAL POSTS AVAILABLE FOR INDUCTION IN YEAR 2005-06 & 2006-07 --- 88. ORDERS ISSUED FOR 83 ONLY.ORDERS ISSUED FOR 83 ONLY. RESIDENCY INCLUDING ANTE DATING IN GROUP ‘A’ IS AS UNDER:RESIDENCY INCLUDING ANTE DATING IN GROUP ‘A’ IS AS UNDER:

LESS THAN 6 YEARSLESS THAN 6 YEARS 0808

LESS THAN 9 YEARSLESS THAN 9 YEARS 1919

9 TO 12 YEARS9 TO 12 YEARS 3030

12 TO 17 YEARS12 TO 17 YEARS 2323

MORE THAN 17 YEARSMORE THAN 17 YEARS 0303

AVG. SERVICE IN GROUP’A’AVG. SERVICE IN GROUP’A’ 10 YEARS 9 MONTHS10 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.

IRPSIRPS TOTAL POSTS AVAILABLE FOR INDUCTION IN YEAR 2007-08 -- 28.TOTAL POSTS AVAILABLE FOR INDUCTION IN YEAR 2007-08 -- 28. ACTUAL ORDERS ISSUED FOR 26.ACTUAL ORDERS ISSUED FOR 26. RESIDENCY IN GROUP ‘A’OF 26 ARE AS UNDER:RESIDENCY IN GROUP ‘A’OF 26 ARE AS UNDER:

LESS THAN 6 YEARSLESS THAN 6 YEARS 0505

LESS THAN 9 YEARSLESS THAN 9 YEARS 1212

9 TO 12 YEARS9 TO 12 YEARS 0606

12 TO 17 YEARS12 TO 17 YEARS 0303

MORE THAN 17 YEARSMORE THAN 17 YEARS NILNIL

AVG. SERVICE IN GROUP ‘A’AVG. SERVICE IN GROUP ‘A’ 8 YEARS 11 MONTHS8 YEARS 11 MONTHS

NOT A SINGLE OFFICER IS ELIGIBLE FOR SAG.

IRSEEIRSEE TOTAL POSTS AVAILABLE FOR INDUCTION IN YEAR 2005-06 & 2006-07 WERE 88TOTAL POSTS AVAILABLE FOR INDUCTION IN YEAR 2005-06 & 2006-07 WERE 88 ACTUAL ORDERS ISSUED FOR 73ACTUAL ORDERS ISSUED FOR 73 RESIDENCY IN GROUP’A’ OF 73 ARE AS UNDER :RESIDENCY IN GROUP’A’ OF 73 ARE AS UNDER :

LESS THAN 6 YEARSLESS THAN 6 YEARS 0505

LESS THAN 9 YEARSLESS THAN 9 YEARS 1717

9 TO 12 YEARS9 TO 12 YEARS 1212

12 TO 17 YEARS12 TO 17 YEARS 2121

MORE THAN 17 YEARSMORE THAN 17 YEARS 1818

AVG. SERVICE IN GROUP ‘A’AVG. SERVICE IN GROUP ‘A’ 12 YEARS 7 MONTHS12 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.

IRSMEIRSME TOTAL POSTS AVAILABLE FOR INDUCTION IN YEAR 2005-06 & 2006-07 -- 96.TOTAL POSTS AVAILABLE FOR INDUCTION IN YEAR 2005-06 & 2006-07 -- 96. ACTUAL ORDERS ISSUED FOR 69.ACTUAL ORDERS ISSUED FOR 69. RESIDENCY IN GROUP ‘A’ ARE AS UNDER:RESIDENCY IN GROUP ‘A’ ARE AS UNDER:

LESS THAN 6 YEARSLESS THAN 6 YEARS 0707

LESS THAN 9 YEARSLESS THAN 9 YEARS 1818

9 TO 12 YEARS9 TO 12 YEARS 0707

12 TO 17 YEARS12 TO 17 YEARS 1515

MORE THAN 17 YEARSMORE THAN 17 YEARS 2222

AVG. SERVICE IN GROUP’A’AVG. SERVICE IN GROUP’A’ 12 YEARS 11 MONTHS12 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.

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