Transfer: RBE No.100/2002 – To New Railway Zones

No.E(NG)I/96/TR/36 Vol.II, dated 09.07.2002

Sub: Calling of options from staff to serve in the Headquarters of the new Railway Zones – Determination of seniority of staff on transfer to the New Zones.

1. In this Ministry’s letter of even No. dated 06.12.1996 (RBE No.123/1996) as modified/ clarified vide letters of same number dated 21.3.1997 (RBE No.42/1997), 19.08.1997 (RBE No.111/1997), 20.08.1997 (RBE No.112/1997), 05.05.1997 (RBE No.66/1997), 23.07.1997 (RBE No.101/1997), 13.11.1997 (RBE No.159/1997), 31.03.1998 and 26.05.1998 (RBE No.112/1998) instructions were issued for calling options from the staff to work in the headquarters offices of the new Zonal Railways subject to the conditions as stipulated therein.

2. In para 5 of this Ministry’s letter dated 06.12.1996 (RBE No.123/1996) it has been stipulated that seniority of staff coming on transfer from the existing zonal Railways to the headquarter offices of the new Zonal Railways should be determined in each grade on the basis of non-fortuitous length of service in the grade as on the date of new Zonal Railway becoming operational. The requisite notifications constituting two new Zonal Railways namely East Central Railway with its headquarters at Hajipur and North Western Railway with its headquarters at Jaipur, w.e.f. 01.10.2002 with the following jurisdiction, have since been issued vide this Ministry’s Notifications No.97/E&R/700/1/Notification both dated 14.06.2002:

(i)    East Central Railway, Hajipur – Existing Sonpur and Samastipur Divisions of North Eastern Railway. Existing Danapur, Mughalsarai and Dhanbad Divisions of Eastern Railway.

(ii)    North Western Railway, Jaipur – Existing Bikaner and Jodhpur Divisions of Northern Railway. Existing Jaipur and Ajmer Divisions of Western Railway.

3. The question of allowing fresh options to staff for working in the headquarter offices of the above two new zonal Railways has been considered by the Ministry of Railways in view of the following:-

(i)    change in the jurisdiction of the new Zonal RaiJways, if any, from the one as contemplated/ taken into account while calling options initially in terms of this Ministry’s letter dt. 06.12.1996 (RBE No.123/1996); and

(ii)    date for exercising options being current only up to 30.09.1998 vide this Ministry’s letter of even No. dated 26.05.1998 (RBE No.112/1998).

4. The Ministry of Railways have decided that in view of the above fresh options, as considered necessary and as may be decided mutually between the respective CPOs of the new zonal Railway(s) and of the existing zonal Railway(s) from whose territorial jurisdiction the new zone(s) has/have been carved out, may be called for from the staff for working in the headquarter offices of the above two new zonal Railways strictly as per the priority laid down in para 2 of this Ministry’s letter of even No. dated 06.12.1996 (RBE No.123/1996) as modified subject to the following further conditions:-

(i)    The options may be exercised latest by 31.08.2002.

(ii)    The staff short-listed for transfer/ posting to the headquarter offices of the new zonal Railways should be in position by 30.09.2002 for which the CPOs of the existing zonal Railways should ensure that the staff concerned are relieved as soon as requested by the new zonal Railways.

(iii)   Any transfer to the headquarter offices of these two new zonal Railways on or after 01.10.2002 will be treated as transfer on request on bottom seniority in recruitment grades subject to usual conditions governing such transfers being fulfilled.

(iv)   Other conditions as stipulated in this Ministry’s letter of even No. dated 06.12.1996 (RBE No.123/1996) will continue to apply.

Download Railway Board Circular RBE No.100/2002                                             

Forward reference ⇒ RBE No.186/2002, 187/2002, 188/2002, 50/2003, 118/2003,