Transcript Promotion from Group ‘B’ to Group ‘A’ on Indian Railways

Appointments to Group ‘A’ on Indian
Railways
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8 organized Group ‘A’ services
IRSE, IRSEE, IRSME, IRSSE, IRSS
IRTS, IRAS and IRPS
Appointment through direct recruitment and
promotion
appointment to the lowest rung of the cadre,
viz Junior Scale (Rs 8000 - 13500).
Appointments to Group ‘A’ on Indian
Railways
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Miscellaneous Group ‘A’ cadres
Law, Hindi, Public Relations, Prtg & Stnry,
CMT, Cash & Pay, EDP etc.
Appointment made through DR/promotion
/deputation as per percentages specified in
RRs
Appointment made directly to Senior Scale
(Rs 10000 - 15200).
Cadre strength of Junior Scale of
Organized Services
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The strength Junior Scale cadre of all 8
services put together : 1647 posts.
Previous Rectt Rules ---- 50% vacancies
through DR and 50% vacancies through
promotion
Revised Rectt Rules --- percentage of
posts for the two modes
Cadre strength of Junior Scale of
Organized Services
DR quota : promotion quota -- ratio of
3:1 ( WHY ? )
 Promotees get 5 years weightage in
seniority in Group ‘A’
 Service reqd for promotion from Jr
scale to Sr scale 4 years
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Cadre strength of Junior Scale of
Organized Services
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DRs work for 2 ½ years in Jr scale working
posts whereas promotees vacate Jr scale
posts immediately
Posts occupied by 3 batches of DRs and 1
batch of promotees due to immediate
vacation of posts by promotees
Promotion quota consists of 411 posts
DR quota consists of 1236 posts
Cadre strength of Junior Scale of
Organized Services
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Promotion to Group ‘A’ is made every year to
the full extent of 411 posts due to full
vacation of the promotion quota junior scale
posts
Direct recruitment is also to be made every
year roughly to the same extent viz 411
posts
Ratio of intake to Group “A” by the 2 modes
remains same
Service wise Distribution of Promotion
Quota posts
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Year
2002-2003 to
2004-2005
Year
2005-2006 &
2006-2007
Year 2007-2008
onwards
No. of Post
180
318
411
IRAS
16
28
29
IRSE
43
76
74
IRSEE
25
44
55
IRSME
27
48
84
IRPS
11
20
28
IRSS
13
23
27
IRSSE
20
35
48
IRTS
25
44
66
Promotion to Group ‘A’ / Junior Scale of
Organized Services
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Recruitment Rules notified for each of the
organized services containing provisions on
eligibility conditions etc
promotion to Group 'A‘ / Jr. Scale through
selection by a DPC (Departmental Promotion
Committee)
DPC held by UPSC
Promotion to Group ‘A’ / Junior Scale of
Organized Services
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Group 'B' officers of the respective
departments with 3 years regular service in
the grade as on 1st January of the year are
eligible
Group ‘B’ seniority is maintained Railwaywise
seniority list of Group 'B' officers as on 1st
January of every year is obtained from each
Zonal Railway / PU for each department
Distribution of vacancies among zonal
Railways
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Group ‘A’ panels are also made railway-wise
The promotion quota vacancies in Jr. Scale
of each service are distributed among the
different Railways / PUs
Till the year 2004-05, vacancies were
distributed only among the 9 parent railway
and officers absorbed in new zones were
also considered in their respective parent
zones. From the year 2005-06 onwards
vacancies are distributed among 16 zones
Distribution of vacancies among zonal
Railways
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Seniority of Group ‘B’ officers of Prod. Units
integrated with adjacent Rly e.g DLW with
NE Rly.
But for IRSME and IRSEE, Prod units are
treated as independent units and vacancies
allotted to the PUs separately.
Distribution of vacancies among zonal
Railways
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Till the year 2004-05 the norms adopted for
distribution of vacancies was as follows.
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50% of the vacancies --- on the
basis of Group 'A' cadre strength of
the service on each railway.
50% of the vacancies --- on the
basis of length of service of the
officers in Group ‘B’.
Distribution of vacancies among zonal
Railways
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From the year 2005-06 onwards, all the vacancies
are allotted only with reference to length of service
in group ‘B’, in order to reduce levels of stagnation in
Group ‘B’ uniformly on all Railways
Reservation of vacancies for SC and ST is made in
accordance with post based roster prescribed by
DOP&T under their O.M. dated 2.7.1997. SC/ST
vacancies are allotted to Railways with reference to
the length of service in Group ‘B’ of SC/ST Officers.
Departmental Promotion Committee(DPC)
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Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC)
for this purpose are convened by UPSC.
Chairman or a Member of UPSC presides
over the DPC meeting and 3 other
departmental members from Railway Board
(including an SC / ST officer) are nominated
from the Ministry of Railways as members of
the DPC
DPC proposal to UPSC (zone of
consideration)
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Formation of zone of consideration
vacancies
for each railway w.r.t
No. of vacancies No. of officers to be considered
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2
3 to 10
10 & above
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2x + 4
1.5 times rounded off to
next higher integer+ 3
(subject to minimum 24)
For SC/ST officers, the zone can extend up to 5 times the
number of vacancies if adequate candidates are not available
DPC proposal to UPSC( ACRs)
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ACRs of all officers in the Zone and the DAR
/Vigilance position in respect of these officers
are collected from the Zonal Railways.
ACRs for 5 preceding years considered. To
illustrate, for vacancy year 2008-09, for
which the cut-off-date for eligibility is
1.1.2008, the relevant ACRs are for the years
2002-03, 03-04, 04-05, 05-06 & 06-07. If one
or more ACRs are not available, the DPC
considers the ACRs of the preceding years.
DPC proposal to UPSC
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A detailed DPC proposal is thereafter sent to
the UPSC in the prescribed format along with
all necessary documents:
Self contained note with vacancy position,
seniority lists, variations from previous list,
zones of consideration for each rly, integrity
certificates and list of penalties for each
officer, ACRs of all officers etc
Selection procedure
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The DPC makes an independent assessment on
the basis of entries in CR and is not guided
merely by the final grading recorded therein.
Penalties during the assessed years are taken
into consideration by DPC while giving grades
For promotion to Group 'A' posts from lower
grades, the bench-mark is 'Good'. At least 4
grades of “good” are required for being
assessed as FIT.
Officers are graded by the DPC as 'FIT' or
'UNFIT‘.
Selection procedure
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Officers who are graded as 'FIT', to the extent of
number of vacancies are included in the Railwaywise panel in the order of their seniority.
Assessment is not made in respect of the remaining
officers.
An extended panel is also given by the DPC in lieu
of empanelled officers who retire during the vacancy
year.
No extended panel is given if the date of retirement
of the empanelled officer falls outside the vacancy
year.
Selection procedure (sealed cover)
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For officers against whom Disciplinary / Criminal
proceedings are pending or those who are under
suspension, the recommendations of the DPC are
kept in a Sealed Cover.
action on sealed cover as per Board‘s letter No.
E(D&A) 93/RG6/149 (A) dated 21.1.1993, after
finalization of the proceedings.
The sealed cover is opened and acted upon only in
cases of exoneration.
If any penalty is imposed (even censure), the
findings in the sealed cover become infructuous
and the officer is considered for the next year in the
normal course.
Action on DPC recommendations
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The recommendations of the DPC, with
railway-wise panels, duly approved by
Chairman/UPSC, are sent to Ministry of
Railways.
Minutes submitted for approval of the
President (Minister for Railways)
DAR/Vigilance clearance is again taken from
Board Vigilance and Zonal Railways
Action on DPC recommendations
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Notifications (promotion orders) are issued
by the Ministry of Railways.
Date of effect of promotion is the date of
UPSC's
letter
communicating
the
approval of the Commission to the
recommendations of the DPC.
No promotion orders are issued in respect of
officers who cease to be in service before the
date of effect of promotion.
Action on DPC recommendations
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If the recommended officer is undergoing a
penalty of withholding of increment or
reduction of pay, promotion orders are issued
only after the expiry of the penalty.
While pro-forma promotion is given in such
cases from the date of effect of the panel,
monetary benefits accrue only from the date
of actual promotion.
Promotion to Group ‘A’ / Senior Scale in
Misc. Cadres
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Promotion to Senior scale of Group ‘A’
The number of posts in the promotion quota for each
cadre is determined with reference to the total
number of posts in Senior Scale in the cadre and
the provisions in the Recruitment Rules regarding
percentage of posts to be filled through
promotion.
Promotion is made through selection from amongst
Group 'B' officers of the respective departments with
8 years regular service in the grade.
Promotion to Group ‘A’ / Senior Scale in
Misc. Cadres
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DPCs are held for vacancies that physically arise in
the promotion quota posts.
A single panel is formed for all Railways / PUs put
together on the basis of integrated seniority of
eligible Group 'B' officers.
The
DPC
procedure
and
action
on
recommendations of DPC is the same as for
Organized services.
Only 5 ACRs are assessed even though eligibility is
8 years