RBE No. 96/1994: Promotion – Running staff – Relaxation of 2 Years Rule

No.E(NG)I-94/PM1/17, dated 11.10/11.1994

Sub: Relaxation of 2 years rule for promotion – Delegation of powers to the General Managers.

Pursuant to the recommendation of the Railway Reforms Committee, instructions were issued under this Ministry’s letter No.E(NG)I/85/PM1/12 (RRC), dated 19.02.1987 (RBE No. 28/1987) providing for 2 years’ service in the immediate lower grade for all promotions within Group ‘C’. The two years’ rule also provides that if persons with 2 years’ service in the immediate lower grade are not available, the post should be operated in a lower grade. However, it has been noticed that in a number of cases persons with 2 years’ service in the lower grade are not readily available for filling up vacancies in the higher grade, and it is sometimes not practicable to operate the posts in the lower grade. In such cases the Railways have been approaching the Board for relaxation of the 2 years’ rule in the interest of administration.
The matter has been considered by the Board, and it has been decided that except in the case of running categories the 2 years’ service conditions may be relaxed by the Railways with the personal approval of the General Manager whenever such relaxation is found to be inescapable in the interest of administration, subject to the condition of minimum qualifying service of one year in the immediate lower grade.

Download Railway Board Circular RBE No. 96/1994

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