GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAILWAY BOARD
No: PC-III/2007/FE-II/1
dated 26-05-2014.
Sub:- Cadre restructuring benefit to
staff – proper implementation of Railway Board’s decision. (PNM/NFIR item no.
6/2008).
Ref:- Minutes of last PNM meeting held on 30th &
31st January-2014.
Cadre restricting orders for all the major
categories have been issued vide Board’s letter no. PC-III/2013/CRC/4 dated
08-10-2013 (RBE No. 102/2013). The cadre restructuring of IT cadre is under
examination of the EDs’ Committee constituted by Board.
Further, as per minutes of last PNM meeting on item
no. 6/2008, cadre restructuring of left over categories (as advised
by NFIR vide their letter no. I/8/CRC/09/Vol.9 dated 18-11-2013), has been
examined in detail and a statement showing category-wise reasons for
non-feasibility of cadre restructuring of these categories is enclosed.
Encl: As above
Yours faithfully,
for Secretary, Railway Board
Reasons for non-feasibility of cadre restructuring in left over categories
are as under:-
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Category
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Reasons for non-feasibility of cadre restructuring.
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(i)
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Helper & Safaiwala working in GP Rs.1800 and other erstwhile Group
‘D’ staff.
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Being in a single grade (GP rs.1800), cadre restructuring is not
feasible. Further a Committee has been constituted by Board for
examining the issue of providing AVC to the Safaiwalas.
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(ii)
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Wagon Movement Inspectors.
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In 1993, this category was a part of Traffic Inspector, In 2003 cadre
restructuring, the categories of ASMs/SMs, YMs & TIs were merged in
unified cadre of ASM/SM. Accordingly, the category of WMI have also been
merged with the unified cadre of ASM/SM by majority of the Railways. However,
as per data received from Railways, only on few Railways viz. CR,ER,NCR,NWR
& WCR, this cadre is being operated as separate cadre.
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(iii)
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Transit Inspectors
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This category is operated only on WR. Percentage prescribed for
Commercial Clerks cadre has also been applied for this category earlier vide
Board’s letter dated 16-12-93.
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(iv)
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Lab Assistant/CMT
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The category of CMT has been restructured vide Board’s letter dated
08-10-2013. The category of Lab Assistant in Mech. Deptt. was also not
undertaken in the previous cadre restructuring in the year 1993 & 2003.
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(v)
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Nursing Staff
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Higher Pay Structure has been granted to this category by the 6th CPC.
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(vi)
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Occupational Therapists
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This is a isolated category. As per data collected in the year 2005,
only 3 posts of this category were available on all IR (1 post each in ER in
6500-10500, NR in 4500-7000 & WR in 5500-9000).
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(vii)
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Horticulture Staff
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Separate cadre of Horticulture Inspectors/ Supervisors are
only on NR, NCR & NER. On other Railways, the posts of Horticulture
Inspectors/Supervisors are filled up on ex-cadre and worth of charge
basis. Further, there is no uniformity in pay scales being
operated on Zonal Railways. Staff Side is demanded cadre restructuring of
this category at par with Technical Supervisors. Since, the recruitment
qualification and AVC of Horticulture Group ‘C’ staff and Technical Supervisors is
different and there is no direct recruitment in higher grade of Rs.6500-10500
(now Grade Pay Rs. 4600) in Horticulture wing, separate cadre restructuring
of this category at par with Technical Supervisors is not feasible.
However, fresh data of this category is being collected from Railways. On
receipt of information from the Railways, matter will be examined separately.
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(viii)
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Photographers
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Very small cadre. As per data collected in the year 2005, the cadre of
Photographer is not available on CR, NER, ECR, NCR, SWR, DMW and only 1 post
on DLW, ICF & RWF. On remaining Railways there is very few posts of this
category. Therefore restructuring is not feasible.
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(ix)
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Legal staff
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Single Grade Pay Rs.4600.
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(x)
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Stenographers
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Being a common category in other Ministries/ Departments, cadre
restructuring of this category is not feasible. However, this issue is being
examined in consultation with DOP&T.
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(xi)
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IT Cadre (SE/JE)
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Cadre restructuring of this category is being considered by EDs
Committee as advised by Accounts Directorate.
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(xii)
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Unit Purchase Cell Staff (Stores Department)
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Separate cadre of UPC staff is presently only on DLW & DMW. Both
the PUs were directed vide Board’s letter PC-V/98/R-II/54 dated 26-10-2005 to
merge this cell with the respective Ministerial cadre for granting benefit of
percentage distribution and that of the pre-revised apex grade Rs.
7450-11500. These instructions were further reiterated vide Board’s
letter dated 05-10-2006.
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(xiii)
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Catering Inspectors/ Catering Staff.
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Cadre restructuring of Catering staff has been doen by E(NG)I branch
vide Board’s letter dated 28-12-2010 & 03-10-2013.
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(xiv)
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Canteen Staff
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Cadre restructuring of Canteen Staff (Group-II & Group-III) has
already been done vide Annexure-‘G’ of Board’s letter dated 08-10-2013.
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(xv)
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Accounts Staff
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Higher pay structure has been granted to Accounts Staff by 6thCPC. Further,
last cadre restructuring of this category was done in the year 2006 wherein
ratio between Supervisors & Staff was revised from 1:6 to 1:3
in General Accounts & from 1:9 to 1:6 in Traffic Accounts. Further,
revision of ratio in General Accounts does not appear to be justified.
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Source-NFIR
