Section Officers: RBE No.54/2007 – Amendment to IREM – ACS No.194 to Para 171
No.PC-V/98/I/11/23(Pt), dated 05.04.2007
Sub: Earmarking posts of Section Officers (Accounts) for non-Appendix-3 IREM/ Exam qualified Accounts Assistants.
The Staff Side demand in the form of DC-JCM for earmarking some posts of Section Officers (Accounts) (pay scale Rs.6500-10500) for promotion of non-appendix-3 IREM Examination qualified Accounts Assistants (pay scale Rs.5500-9000) has been under Board’s consideration for some time. The matter has carefully been examined and it has been decided to earmark 5% of the posts of Section Officer (Accounts) in the pay scale Rs.6500-10500, to be filled on seniority-cum-suitability basis, by non-appendix 3 IREM Examination qualified Accounts Assistants who have completed twelve years of service or more as Accounts Assistant. They will be designated as Senior Accounts Assistants (Sr.AA) and will be assigned the work of branches handling other than internal check/ financial advice, to the extent administratively feasible. The Senior Accounts Assistants will not be eligible for promotion to the post of Senior Section Officer (Accounts) in the pay scale Rs.7450-11500.
Accordingly, ACS No.194 to Para 171, IREM, Vol-I, 1989 edition is also enclosed. This will take effect from the date of issue of the letter.
Advance Correction Slip No.194
Indian Railway Establishment Manual, Vol-I
(1989 Edition)
Substitute the following for existing sub-para (6) of Para 171, Chapter-I, Section-B, Sub-section-III, Rules regarding Recruitment and Training:-
“(6) The posts in the next higher grade Rs.6500-10500 will be filled as under:-
(i) 5% posts of Section Officer (Accounts), to be designated as Senior Accounts Assistants, in the pay scale of Rs.6500-10500 will be filled by non-appendix-3 Examination qualified Accounts Assistants with twelve years service or more as Account Assistant, on seniority-cum-suitability basis. Senior Accounts Assistants will not be eligible for further promotion to the post of Section Senior Section Officer (Accounts) in the scale of Rs.7450-11500.
(ii) 95% posts of Section Officer (Accounts) and all the posts of Inspector of Stores Accounts (ISA) and Travelling Inspector of Accounts (TIA) will be filled by promotion of Appendix-3 Examination qualified staff, according to the group for which they opt, strictly according to order in the Appendix-3 Examination panel and direct from the grade in which they are working.
Provided that in the event of non-availability of Appendix III qualified staff for promotion as Section Officer (Account), Inspector of Stores Accounts (ISA) and Travelling Inspector of Accounts (TIA), the posts may be filled by transfer on deputation of staff holding analogous posts under the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, Central/ State Governments on the terms and conditions contained in Rule 2023 of the Indian Railway Establishment Code, Vol-II (First Re-print) 1990 with further condition that such deputationists may be repatriated prematurely due to their parent cadre as and when and to the extent qualified Departmental App-3 Accounts Staff become available and eligible for promotion.”
[Authority: Board’s letter No.E(NG)I/2004/PM9/6, dated 16.08.2005 (RBE No. 136/2005), and
PC-V/98/I/11/23 (Pt), dated 05.04.2007 (RBE No.54/2007) (ACS No.194)]
Download Railway Board Circular RBE No. 54/2007
Forward reference ⇒ RBE No.75/2010,