IREC Rule No.244: Forwarding Of Application To Another Post In Railway Service Or Outside The Railways
244. Forwarding Of Applications To Another Post In Railway Service Or Outside The Railways:-
Permission to a railway servant to submit an application for a post, to appear for an examination for a post, or to transfer his services to another post in railway service or in another office or Department under the Government of India or under a State Government shall not ordinarily be refused unless the head of the office or department in which he is employed considers that the grant of permission would not be consistent with the interests of the public service.
Railway Ministry’s Decisions:
(1) The applications from serving employees for employment elsewhere submitted otherwise than in response to advertisements or circulars inviting applications, should not be forwarded.
[Authority: No.E(NG)65-RC-1/186, 29.01.1966]
(2) The lien of a permanent Railway servant appointed under another Central / State Government or office may be retained on the Railway for a period of two years (three years in exceptional cases). If he is not permanently absorbed within this period in the new post, he should immediately on expiry of the said period, either resign from the Railway service or revert to his parent office. Applications should be forwarded only if an undertaking to abide by these conditions is given by the staff concerned.
[Authority: RBE No.244/2000, No.E(NG)-I-96/AP/2, 18.12.2000, ACS No.79]
(3) Railway servants may apply in response to open or public advertisement of vacancies by the International Organizations and foreign Government s with the prior permission or the cadre controlling authority concerned. In rare cases, when the time available for submitting the application is short, Railway servant may sent his application to the concerned agency in advance with a copy to his cadre controlling authority and this may be confirmed or withdrawn subsequently depending on the decision of the authority. The cadre controlling authorities would consider each case only from the point of view whether the railway servant could be spared or not; no other general considerations should be applied in taking a decision in the case. A Railway servant may be permitted to apply in response to a public advertisement even if he has completed the permitted number of years he can spend in international / foreign assignment in his career. However, in such a case, he would have to resign or take retirement from Government service on selection. A Railway servant applying for an international assignment in response to public advertisement will not be given the status of ‘official nominee’ for the assignment. Correspondence relating to the grant or denial of permission will be between the railway servant concerned and the cadre controlling authority / Government and latter will not correspond with the International Organization / Foreign Government on the subject.
[Authority: RBE No.203/1999, No.E(NG)I-96/AP/2, 16.08.1999 r/w DOPT’s O.M. No.F.18/10/91/FA (UN), 20.06.1991]