Residency period for promotion of Master Craftsman from Technician Grade I

Railway Board Letter No
No.E[NG]I-2010/PM7/1 dated 22.3.2010
Date
Circular Subject
Clarification regarding promotion of Master Craftsman from Technician Grade I-Residency period – clarification regarding

1.            Please refer to South East Central Railway’s letter No. P/SECR/Ruling/ Promotion/ MCM/2604, dated 16.07.2009 on the above subject. 

 

2.         The issue regarding residency period for promotion from Technician Grade I to Senior Technician has been carefully considered by the Board in the light of instructions issued vide Board’s letter No. E[NG]I-99/PM7/3 dated 22.02.2005 and it has been decided that since  the post of MCM [redesignated as Sr.Technician] is no longer personal to Technician Grade I, but a part of the regular hierarchy in the artisan cadre, therefore, normal residency period of 2 years for promotion as Sr. Technician shall apply.  Accordingly the staff who have put in a minimum of two years service as Technician Grade-I, may be considered for promotion as Senior Technician, provided they meet other stipulated criteria.  Past cases decided otherwise need not be reopened. 

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Copy of CPO/SECR’s letter No.P/SECR/Ruling/Promotion/MCM/2604 dated 16.07.2009

 

Sub: Clarification regarding promotion of Master Craftsman from Technician Grade I

Ref:  [i] Board’s letter No. PC-III/82/PS-3/10 dated 14.2.86

                    [ii] Board’s letter No. E[NG]I/99/PM7/3 dt.22.2.2005 [RBE No. 31/05]

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            In terms of Board’s letter under reference [i] the post of Master Craftsman was personal to the incumbent and was available for promotion to employees working in Skilled Gr.I who complete ten years of continuous service in the same or allied grade in Skilled grade I, II & III inclusive of a period of atleast three years service in Skilled Gr.I.

 

            In 2005, Board, vide letter dated 22.2.05, decided that the post of Master Craftsman [redesignated as Senior Technician] will no longer be personal to the Technician Gr.I but will form a regular hierarchy of artisan cadre thereby making it as a normal channel of promotion to  Technician Gr.I.  It was also decided that the post of Senior Technician  will be filled from amongst Technician Gr.I on the basis of seniority-cum-suitability.

 

            In the instructions of 2005, Board have not made it clear that in the light of the post being made a functional post in the hierarchy, whether the normal rules of promotion would apply or the service condition as stipulated vide instructions of 1986 would be continued.  In other words, whether for promotion from Technician Gr.I to Senior Technician, an employee has to put in the minimum service of 10 years [including 3 years as Technician I]  or like any other non-selection post he can be promoted after two years service in Technician-I.

 

            While filling up the vacancies of MCM, difficulties are arising, as for example, the candidates who might have been appointed as Signal Maintainer-II who have not completed 10 years service in the artisan grade but have completed 3 years service in Signal Maintainer Gr.I, are not being considered for promotion for MCM.  Due to this, the posts of MCM are lying vacant. 

 

            In this regard, this Railway’s view is that 10 years service condition does not stand to logic as the post of MCM has become a normal channel of promotion to Technician Gr.I.

 

            Board are requested to consider the matter and clarificatory guidelines  may please be issued as to whether the 10 years service condition is still required to be followed or the normal residency period of two years for promotion will apply.

 

 

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