**Executive Summary:**
This resolution from the Ministry of Railways, Railway Board, dated October 14, 2016, outlines the norms for filling the posts of Director General Personnel, Director General Signal Telecom, and Director General Railway Stores. It details the method of selection, eligibility criteria, and potential provisions for relaxation in the public interest. The resolution is to be circulated among Group A Railway Services members and published in the Gazette of India.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
* **Posts Covered:**
* Director General Personnel (Indian Railway Personnel Service - IRPS)
* Director General Railway Stores (Indian Railway Stores Service - IRSS)
* Director General Signal Telecom (Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers - IRSSE)
* **Selection Method:**
* A panel of names is prepared based on performance assessment and relevant factors of eligible officers.
* A Selection Committee consisting of Chairman, Railway Board (Chairman), Secretary (Department of Personnel Training), and Member Staff, Railway Board (Members) is responsible for preparing the panel.
* The panel is submitted to the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) for approval, along with a specific proposal.
* **Eligibility Criteria:**
* Must hold a post in Higher Administrative Grade (HAG) of 67000-79000 or above with two years of regular service in these grades, or five years of combined regular service in HAG (67000-79000) or above and Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) of 37000-67000 (G.P. 10,000).
* Must have at least one year of residual service before superannuation on the date of the vacancy.
* **Pay Scale Provision:**
* If a senior officer is superseded due to not meeting the residual service requirement, they will be granted the Director General's pay scale from the date of their junior's appointment, on a non-functional and personal basis.
* **Relaxation Clause:**
* Provisions may be relaxed in the public interest, with consultation from the Department of Personnel Training. Any such relaxation must be specifically brought to the notice of the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.
**Impact Analysis:**
**Members of the Various Group A Railway Services**
* *Impact:* The resolution directly impacts the career prospects and eligibility for promotion to the Director General positions.
* *Action Required:* Review the eligibility criteria and selection process to assess their candidacy and prepare accordingly.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Railways: The government ministry responsible for railways in India.
Railway Board: The apex body of the Ministry of Railways.
Director General Personnel: A high-ranking position within the Ministry of Railways, Railway Board.
Director General Signal Telecom: A high-ranking position within the Ministry of Railways, Railway Board.
Director General Railway Stores: A high-ranking position within the Ministry of Railways, Railway Board.
Appointments Committee of the Cabinet: A committee responsible for approving appointments to senior positions in the Government of India.
Department of Personnel Training: The department responsible for personnel management policies in the Government of India.
New Delhi, Delhi: The location where the resolution was issued.
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रेल मं(cid:7074)ालय
(रेलव ेबोड)(cid:6981)
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नई (cid:7408)द(cid:7016)ल ी, 14 अ(cid:6989)त ूबर, 2016
िवषय: रेल म(cid:7074)ं ालय (रेलव े बोड)(cid:6981) म (cid:7286) महािनदशे क(का(cid:7414)मक), महािनदशे क(िसगनल एव ं दरू सचं ार) और
महािनदशे क(रेल भडं ार) के पद(cid:7298) को भरन ेके मानद(cid:7003)ड ।
स.ं ईआरबी-I/2016/11/5.—भारत सरकार न े रेल मं(cid:7074)ालय, रेलव े बोड (cid:6981) म(cid:7286) ` 80,000/- (िनयत) के (cid:7061)ेड म (cid:7286)
महािनदशे क के पद(cid:7298) पर िनयिु (cid:7334) के िस(cid:7373)ांत(cid:7298) एवं (cid:7079)(cid:7408)(cid:7059)या पर िवचार (cid:7408)कया ह।ै
2. त(cid:7006)नसु ार, यह िविन(cid:7019) चय (cid:7408)कया गया ह ै (cid:7408)क िन(cid:7013)न िलिखत पद(cid:7298) के चयन के िलए िन(cid:7013)न िलिखत प(cid:7373)ित एव ं पा(cid:7074)ता
मानद(cid:7003) ड अपनाए जाएगं े:
(cid:7059). सं. पद का नाम सेवा
(i) महािनदशे क(का(cid:7414)मक) भारतीय रेल का(cid:7414)मक सेवा (आईआरपीएस)
(ii) महािनदशे क(रेल भंडार) भारतीय रेल भंडार सेवा (आईआरएसएस)
(iii) महािनदशे क(िसगनल एवं दरू सचं ार) भारतीय रेल िसगनल इंजीिनयस(cid:6981) सेवा (आईआरएसएसई)
2.1 प(cid:7373)ित:
महािनदशे क के पद पर िनयिु (cid:7334) हते ु िवचार (cid:7408)कए जान े के िलए एक चयन सिमित, िजसम (cid:7286) अ(cid:7007)य (cid:6979) के (cid:7272)प म (cid:7286) अ(cid:7007)य (cid:6979),
रेलवे बोड,(cid:6981) सद(cid:7021) य के (cid:7272)प म(cid:7286) का(cid:7414)मक एवं (cid:7079)िश(cid:6979)ण िवभाग म(cid:7286) भारत सरकार के सिचव और रेलवे बोड (cid:6981)के सद(cid:7021) य का(cid:7414)मक ह(cid:7298)गे,
(cid:7367)ारा पा(cid:7074) अिधका(cid:7407)रय(cid:7298) के काय-(cid:6981) िन(cid:7020) पादन और अ(cid:7008)य संगत कारक(cid:7298) के म(cid:7016)ू य ाकं न के आधार पर नाम(cid:7298) का एक पनै ल तयै ार (cid:7408)कया
जाएगा। पद(cid:7298) को भरन े के िविश(cid:7020) ट (cid:7079)(cid:7021) ताव के साथ चयन सिमित (cid:7367)ारा तैयार (cid:7408)कया गया पनै ल मिं (cid:7074)मंडलक(cid:7409) िनयुि(cid:6989)त सिमित
(एसीसी) के अनमु ोदनाथ (cid:6981)(cid:7079)(cid:7021) तुत (cid:7408)कया जाएगा।
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2.2 पा(cid:7074)ता के मानद(cid:7003) ड
इन पद(cid:7298) के िलए (cid:7408)कसी अिधकारी के बारे म(cid:7286) िवचार करने के िलए उसे इन पद(cid:7298) के (cid:7407)र(cid:6989)त होने क(cid:7409) तारीख को:
(क) उ(cid:6994) च (cid:7079)शासिनक (cid:7061)ेड (` 67000-79000) अथवा उ(cid:6994)च तर पद पर दो वष(cid:6981) क(cid:7409) िनयिमत सेवा क(cid:7409) होनी
चािहए। ऐसा न होने पर उ(cid:6994)च (cid:7079)शासिनक (cid:7061)ेड (`67000-79000) अथवा उससे उ(cid:6994)च तर पद और व(cid:7407)र(cid:7020)ठ
(cid:7079)शासिनक (cid:7061)ेड (` 37000-67000 +(cid:7061)ेड पे `10000) म (cid:7286)िमलाकर 5 वष (cid:6981) क(cid:7409) िनयिमत सेवा होनी चािहए;
और
(ख) पद के (cid:7407)र(cid:6989)त होन े क(cid:7409) तारीख को उसक(cid:7409) अिधव(cid:7414)षता म (cid:7286) कम से कम एक वष (cid:6981) क(cid:7409) सवे ा शेष बची होनी
चािहए।
2.3 य(cid:7408)द कोई व(cid:7407)र(cid:7020) ठ अिधकारी महािनदशे क के पद पर िनयिु (cid:6989)त म (cid:7286) उसी क(cid:7409) सेवा के (cid:7408)कसी जिू नयर अिधकारी (cid:7367)ारा परै ा
2.2(ख) म (cid:7286)उि(cid:7016) लिखत अपिे (cid:6979)त शेष सेवा क(cid:7409) शत(cid:6981) को पूरा न करन े के कारण अिध(cid:7059)िमत कर (cid:7408)दया जाता ह ैतो उस ेगरै
काया(cid:6981)(cid:7004)म क और वैयि(cid:6989) तक आधार पर उसके जूिनयर क(cid:7409) िनयिु (cid:6989)त क(cid:7409) तारीख स ेमहािनदशे क का वेतनमान (cid:7079)दान कर
(cid:7408)दया जाएगा।
3.0 य(cid:7408)द जनिहत म (cid:7286) आवय(cid:7019) यक समझा जाए तो उपयु(cid:6981)(cid:6989)त (cid:7408)कसी (cid:7079)ावधान म(cid:7286) का(cid:7414)मक एवं (cid:7079)िश(cid:6979)ण िवभाग के परामश(cid:6981) स े
आव(cid:7019) यक सीमा तक छूट दी जा सकती ह।ै य(cid:7408)द ऐसी कोई छूट दी गई हो तो उस े उपयु(cid:6981)(cid:6989)त पद(cid:7298) पर िनयुि(cid:7334) क(cid:7409)
िसफा(cid:7407)रश करते समय िवशेष (cid:7272)प स ेमिं (cid:7074)मंडल क(cid:7409) िनयिु (cid:6989)त सिमित के (cid:7007)य ान म(cid:7286) लाया जाएगा।
आदशे
आदशे (cid:7408)दया जाता ह ै(cid:7408)क इस सकं (cid:7016)प क(cid:7409) एक (cid:7079)ित िविभ(cid:7008)न (cid:7061)ुप 'ए' रेल सेवा(cid:7312) के सद(cid:7021)य (cid:7298) के बीच प(cid:7407)रपि(cid:7074)त क(cid:7409) जाए।
यह भी आदशे (cid:7408)दया जाता है (cid:7408)क इस सकं (cid:7016)प को आम सचू ना के िलए भारत के राजप(cid:7074) म (cid:7286)(cid:7079)कािशत (cid:7408)कया जाए।
आर. के. वमा,(cid:6981) सिचव, रेलवे बोड (cid:6981)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(Railway Board)
RESOLUTION
New Delhi, the 14th October, 2016
Sub: Norms for filling up of the post of Director General(Personnel), Director General
(Signal & Telecom) and Director General (Railway Stores), Ministry of Railways
(Railway Board).
No. ERB-I/2016/11/5.—The Government of India have considered the principles and procedure for
making appointment to the posts of Directors General in the Ministry of Railways, Railway Board, in Grade
` 80,000/-(fixed).
2.0 Accordingly, it has been decided that following method and eligibility criteria will be followed
for the purpose of selection of:—
S. No. Name of the post Service
(i) Director General (Personnel) Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS)
(ii) Director General (Railway Stores) Indian Railway Stores Service(IRSS)
(iii) Director General (Signal & Telecom) Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers
(IRSSE)
2.1 Method:
A panel of names for consideration for appointment to the post of Director General shall be prepared
on the basis of assessment of performance and other relevant factors in respect of eligible officers by a¹Hkkx Iµ[k.M 1º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 3
Selection Committee consisting of Chairman, Railway Board as Chairman, Secretary to the Government of
India in the Department of Personnel & Training and Member Staff, Railway Board, as Members. The panel,
as prepared by the Selection Committee, shall be submitted for approval of the Appointments Committee of
the Cabinet (ACC) along with a specific proposal for filling up of the posts.
2.2 Eligibility Criteria:
For being considered, an officer should, on the date of occurrence of vacancy :-
(a) be holding a post in Higher Administrative Grade (`67000-79000) or above with two years regular
service in these grades, failing which with five years combined regular service in HAG (`67000-
79000) or above and Senior Administrative Grade (`37000-67000+G.P. ` 10,000): and
(b) have at least one year residual service before superannuation on the date of occurrence of the vacancy.
2.3 If a senior officer is superseded in appointment to the post of Director General by his/her junior in the
same Service, on account of his/her not fulfilling the requirement of requisite residual service as mentioned in
para 2.2(b), he/she would be granted the pay scale of Director General with effect from the date of
appointment of his/her junior, on non-functional and personal basis;
3.0 Any of the above mentioned provisions may, if considered expedient in the public interest, be relaxed
to the extent necessary in consultation with the Department of Personnel & Training. Any such relaxation
shall be specifically brought to the notice of the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, while
recommending appointment to the above posts.
ORDER
Ordered that a copy of the Resolution be circulated among the members of the various Group ‘A’
Railway Services.
Ordered also that the Resolution be published in the Gazette of India for general information.
R. K. VERMA, Secretary, Railway Board
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