Streamlining of procedure for extension of currency of temporary gazetted posts

Railways were advised vide Board’s letter No. 2006E(GC) 16-4 dated 13.4.2006 that consolidated proposals regarding extension of currency of temporary gazetted posts should invariably reach Board’s office at least three months in advance of the date of expiry of the currency of the posts, as per the time schedule mentioned therein, so that these proposals can be examined and sanction communicated well before the expiry of the currency. These instructions were further reiterated under Board’s letters of even
number dated 15.01.2007 & 5.5.2010.
It has been observed that despite these instructions, consolidated proposals for extension of currency of temporary gazetted posts are generally received very late, well after the expiry of the currency of the posts. Very often the proposals for extension of currency of these posts are sent piecemeal, which are not examined for want of a consolidated proposal for all temporary gazetted posts.
Similarly, the proposals for extension of currency of work charged HAG/SAG post ( other than the posts of Construction Organisation), which are also required to be sent to Board’s office three months in advance of the expiry of the currency, are often received very late, and generally without details of funds/D&G provision/justification.
The obvious implication of such delay in sanctioning the extension of currency of the temporary posts is that the operation of these posts is continued without the sanction of the competent authority, necessitating issue of orders for provisional payment to the incumbents of the posts and defeats the purpose of streamlining the procedure.
Board have taken a very serious view of non- compliance of these instructions and desired that all proposals for extension of currency of temporary gazetted posts as well as HAG/SAG workcharged posts (other than Construction Organisation) should invariability be sent well in advance, with complete details and should also be in line with the extant instructions, so that the need for back reference or for sanction of provisional payment to the incumbents is avoided.
It is, therefore, reiterated that consolidated proposals for extension of currency of all temporary gazetted posts and proposals in regard to work charged HAG/SAG posts (other than the posts of Construction Organisation) should invariably reach Board’s office at least three months in advance of the date of expiry of the currency of the posts. Separate instructions have already been issued for the proposals relating to work charged posts of Construction Organisation under Board’s letter of even number dated 01.06.2011.