Realistic assessment of vacancies and regular conduct of selection to Group B posts on Railways

Railway Board Letter No
E(GP)2011/2/18 dated 10/10/2011
Date
Circular Subject
Selection for promotion to Group ‘B’ posts on the Railways

1. During the course of GMs’ conference held on 01.06.2011, General Secretary/IRPOF pointed out that with excessive current administrative requirements, the Group ‘B’ officers are being transferred out from their seniority units. Therefore, to avoid these kinds of transfers in future, selection for promotion to Gr. ‘B’ posts should be held timely.
2. In this regard attention is drawn towards instructions contained in Board’s letter No. E(GP) 79/2/74 dated 15.02.1980 wherein it has been laid down that there should be a realistic assessment of the vacancies and it should be based on vacancies already existing plus vacancies due to arise as a result of new posts/additional posts for which proposals have been processed less the vacancies which would be filled by officers who return from deputation/long leave etc. Instructions contained in terms of Board’s letter no. E(GP)87/2/72 dated 22/10/91 further stipulate that the existing and anticipated vacancies for two years should be assessed taking into account the vacancies in regular cadre (both permanent and temporary), as also in the construction and work-charged cadre/posts instead of restricting to the ‘Construction reserve’ only. To the assessment thus made, the vacancies arising in the next 6 months may be included for
unanticipated vacancies.
3. Further, in terms of instructions contained in Board’s letter No. E(GP) 78/2/101 dated 23.1.79, it has been stipulated that Selections including LDCE for promotion to Group ‘B’ posts should be held once every two years. The entire process of selection from assessment of vacancies to publishing the panel should be completed within a period of 4 months. Board’s letter No. E(GP)87/2/72 dated 11.01.1988 further provides that the various processes connected with the selections should be commenced adequately
in advance, so that the schedule for holding the selection is not disturbed.
4. It is once again reiterated that aforestated instructions may be kept in view while holding Selections for promotion to Group ‘B’ posts.