Postings/Transfers: Placement Committee – Implementation of Supreme Court Judgment

No.E(O)III/2014/PL/03, dated 10.06.2014

Sub: Implementation of Supreme Court’s judgment dated 31.10.2013 in WP(C) 82/2011 – Postings/transfers in Railways.

1. The Hon’ble Supreme Court in its judgment dated 31.10.2013 in Writ Petition (C) 82/2011 inter alia directed that:-

“There should be a Committee to be constituted at appropriate levels to decide postings and transfers of all Group ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ officials even if within the same zone. The postings/transfers to be regulated by transparent policies with assured minimum tenure. Policy revision may, therefore, be framed.”

2. Board has, therefore, decided that there should be Placement Committee to recommend transfer/postings of all Railway servants as per Hon’ble Supreme Court’s decisions. The following shall be the Placement Committee(s):

(i) For officers of the level of Group ‘B’ to Selection Grade in the Zonal Railways and Production Units/ Construction Organization/ RDSO etc. and Workshops:-

(a) PHOD/ CHOD/ Cadre controlling officer of the concerned department.
(b) Chief Personnel Officer/ HOD of Personnel Department and standby officer would be another SAG, IRPS officer.
(c) One PHOD/ CHOD of a department outside the concerned department. It is, therefore, requested to constitute the Placement Committee at your level as per Board’s directives for recommendations of transfer/posting of Railway employees under your control.

Competent Authority: The Competent Authority to accept the recommendations of the Placement Committee will be General Manager/ Head of Organization.

(ii) For officers of the level of Jr. Scale and Sr. Scale in the Zonal Railways and Production Units/ Construction Organization/ RDSO etc. and Workshops:

(a) HOD of the concerned cadre.
(b) HOD of the Personnel Department.
(c) HOD from another Department.

Competent Authority: The Competent Authority to accept the recommendations of the above Placement Committee will be the PHOD of the cadre.

(iii) For officials of the level of Group-C in Zonal Railway Headquarters:-

(a) JA/SG officer of Personnel Branch.
(b) The concerned JA/SG Officer of the concerned department.
(c) One JAG/SG Officer of a department outside the concerned department.

Competent Authority: The Competent Authority to accept the recommendations of the above Placement Committee will be the PHOD/ CHOD of the cadre.

(iv) For officials of the level of Group-C in Railway Divisional Office:-

(a) JA/SG Officer of Personnel Branch.
(b) Cadre Controlling Officer of the Department (JAG/SG/Sr. Scale).
(c) JA Grade Officer outside the Department (JAG/SG/Sr. Scale).

Competent Authority: The Competent Authority to accept the recommendations of the above Placement Committee will be DRM/ ADRM.

(v) For officials of the level of Group-C in Production Unit and RDSO/Workshop:-

Production Unit/ Workshop:

(a) JA/SG Officer of Personnel Department.
(b) JA/SG Officer of a department outside the concerned department.
(c) One JA/SG Officer of the concerned department.
Competent Authority: The Competent Authority to accept the recommendations of the above Placement Committee will be CME/ CWE/ CWM.

For RDSO placement committee shall be:

(a) JA/SG Officer of Personnel Department.
(b) JA/SG Officer of a department outside the concerned department.
(c) One JA/SG Officer of personnel department.

Competent Authority: The competent authority to accept the recommendations of the above Placement Committee will be Sr.ED/ In-charge of the cadre.

Note: (i) The concerned PHOD/ CHOD of the cadre will nominate the officers from his cadre in various Placement Committee(s). The GM/ DRMs and Heads of Organization may suitably modify the Placement Committee depending upon the availability of members of the Committee.
(ii) They will nominate suitable stand by members.

3. Functions: The following will be functions of the Placement Committee:-

(i) To consider and make recommendations for transfer and posting of officers/ staff and to make recommendations as per explicitly stated applicable norms under various extant instructions on transfer/ postings.
(ii) For posting of various posts in Board, the suitability for a particular post will be governed by guidelines issued by the concerned Functional Board Member.
(iii) The Placement Committee would meet at least once in three months and also when required at the time of transfers on promotions.

(b) Tenure in Zonal Railway/ Production Units/ Workshops:-

(i) The minimum tenure in any post upto SAG will be 2 years & maximum 4 years, subject to guidelines issued in connection with the posting in sensitive posts.

(c) Tenure in RDSO:-

A minimum of 2 years and a maximum of five years tenure will be permitted for officers of the rank of Joint Director, Director and Executive Director.
Note: The Respective Competent Authority may overrule the recommendations of the Placement Committee by recording the reasons in writing.

Download Railway Board Circular dated 10.06.2014

Forward reference⇒RBE No. 109/2015