Providing Manpower to CORE for meeting electrification targets - Zonal Railways to take CORE vacancies also

1. In spite of clear cut instructions to Zonal Railways, as contained in Board’s letter of even number dated 08.05.2008 to account for staff requirement of CORE and lend all necessary assistance by sparing required staff as and when demanded by CORE, it has been brought to the notice of Board in a progress review meeting with Railway Electrification Works that Zonal Railways are not taking into account the staff requirement of CORE while holding selection/ suitability tests and are considering the same only for placing indents on RRBs, leading to requirement of CORE not materializing in case of receipt of short panel from RRB.

2. The issue has been given due consideration and it is advised that henceforth the Zonal Railways may take the following points into consideration, besides the instructions dated 08.05.2008 on the above subject:

(a) CPM/RE will submit the requirement of Supervisors & other Group ‘C’ category staff, Division wise of all departments to DRM/P. After finalization of panel, suitable candidates to be posted to CPM/RE.

(b) CPM/RE will advise the Division at least on year before the expiry of the sanction of the work charged post, so that the staffs working against work charge posts are adjusted against their own cadre.

(c) Requirement of staff will be specifically indicated by CPM/RE about the department (such as TRD, General Service, Operating, P. Way, Engineering, Works) to which it will be added.