Job profile
CC can be posted in Ticket Booking Offices (known as Booking Clerk) or in Goods Shed (Known as Goods Clerk).
Booking Clerk issues tickets to Passengers (either traditional paper tickets or through computerized Unreserved Ticket System – UTS), book Luggage and parcels, supervise their loading and maintains concerned registers. Nowadays in some small stations Booking Clerk is also given additional charge of Computerized Passenger Reservation.
Booking Clerk can be given independent charge of a small station (known as Clerk-in-charge) stations or work under a Station Master or a Booking Supervisor in other stations.
Goods Clerk works in major Goods dealing stations/yards. His job involves booking freight traffic, coordinate with SM/YM regarding allotment of wagon, loading/unloading etc.
Recruitment(Ref 1)
Qualification for Direct Recruitment
Career progression
|
Grade Pay |
Percentage distribution of total posts |
Commercial Clerks (CC) |
2000 |
12 |
Sr. Commercial Clerks (Sr. CC) |
2800 |
22 |
Chief Commercial Clerks (CCC) |
4200 |
46 |
Dy. Station Manager(C) |
4600 |
20 |
Salary and other perks
(i) |
Pay Scale |
5200 – 20200 |
(ii) |
Grade Pay |
2000 |
(iii) |
Initial Pay |
6460 |
(iv) |
Total Pay (i) + (ii ) |
8460 |
Transport Allowance |
House Rent Allowance(if not provided with quarters) |
References
1. Rule 128 of Indian Railway Establishment Manual Chapter I
2. Railway Board’s letter No. PC-III/2013/CRC/4 dated 08-10-2013