RBE No. 174/1997: Promotion – Pre-selection Training to SC/ST Railway Employees

No.96-E(SCT)-1/80/1 Pt.XVII, dated 15.12.1997

Sub: Imparting training to eligible Schedule Caste and Scheduled Tribe Railway Employees before selection for promotion.
Ref: Board’s letter No:-

(i) E(SCT)71 CM15/40, dt. 28.08.1971
(ii) E(SCT)74 CM15/1, dt. 26.01.1974
(iii) 80-E(SCT)15/58 Pt.F, dt. 28.09.1981
(iv) 88-E(SCT)-I/42/2, dt. 08/11.04.1991 (RBE No. 71/1991)

1. The following recommendation has been made in the 8th Report of the Parliament Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes pertaining to South Central Railway:-
Recommendation No.3.4
“The Committee feel that it is necessary to have an intensive pre-selection training for SCs & STs. They also feel that to make them more suitable for higher posts and to expose them to modern methods of technology a large number of Schedule Caste and Scheduled Tribe candidates should be selected to provide them pre-selection training. It will instill confidence among them and bring them upto the required standard of efficiency. The Committee also recommended that this should be done expeditiously in order to protect the interests of SCs and STs”.
2. In Board’s letter No.E(SCT)71 CM15/40, dt. 28.08.1971 (Chapter XXI of Railway Board’s Brochure on the reservation for SC/ST, 3rd Edition 1985) it has been provided that in regard to higher grades in safety categories which are filled by selection from lower grade, arrangement may be made to impart trading before promotion to the candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes who are within the field of consideration for selection so that they may come out successful. If they fail to come up to the qualifying standard and the quota is left unfilled, such candidates may again be given vigorous training by conducting special courses and after that training, these candidates may be considered for promotion at the next opportunity.
3. Further, as per instructions contained in Board’s letter No.E(SCT)74 CM15/1, dated 26.01.1974 (Chapter XX of Railway Board’s Brochure on reservation for SC/STs 3rd Edition 1985) in order to improve the representation of SC/STs in services, all eligible candidates from the reserved communities who are otherwise eligible and are likely to come under consideration for a post should be given special suitable pre-selection coaching by the Railway Administration so that they may perform better in the written test as well as viva-voce.
4. The above instructions have earlier been reiterated also vide Board’s letter No.80-E(SCT)15/58 Pt.F, dated 28.09.1981 (Chapter XX of Railway Board’s Brochure on reservation for SC/STs 3rd Edition 1985).
5. Further, vide Board’s letter No.88-E(SCT)-I/42/2, dated 08/11.04.1991 (RBE No. 71/1991), it was pointed out that pre-selection/ Pre-promotion Training in safety categories has not produced desired results. Therefore, it was desired that this training must cover the syllabus of the examinations to be conducted for selections to Safety Category posts and should be imparted as far as possible in the Zonal Training Schools/ System Technical Schools for a period of 3-4 weeks.
6. It is once again re-iterated that the extant instructions regarding pre-selection/ promotion training/ coaching for the eligible SC/STs may please be added to strictly and in effective manner so that SC/STs performance may come to the required standard and quota posts are filled by the earmarked committee candidates. The outcome of training/ training programme may be reviewed annually by the CPO so that pre-selection training may prove more result-oriented.

Download Railway Board Circular RBE No. 174/1997

Forward reference ⇒ RBE No.