Appointment on Compassionate Grounds – Wards of Casual Labour

No.E(NG)II-84/CL/28, dated 04.05.1984

Sub: Appointment on compassionate grounds – Cases of wards of casual labour.

1. As Railway Administrations are aware, the extant orders and instructions relating to appointment on compassionate grounds apply only to Railway servants in regular employment on Railways. In this connection attention is invited to instructions contained in this Ministry’s letter No.E(NG)III/78/RC1/1, dated 07.04.1983.
2. In the PNM meeting held with the All-Indian Railwaymen’s Federation on the 6th/7th February 1984, the Federation pointed out that in the case of casual labourers dying in harness, the General Managers had no powers to appoint their wards on compassionate grounds. They wanted that powers to make such appointment in appropriate cases should be given to the General Managers. As a result of discussion of this demand in the aforesaid meeting, it has been decided that General Managers should be given powers to consider and decide requests for appointment on compassionate grounds of the wards of a casual labourer who dies due to accident while on duty provided the casual labourer concerned is eligible for compensation under the Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923. This power should be exercised by the General Manager personally and such appointments should be as casual labour (fresh hand) or substitute. The power to make such appointment should not be delegated to a lower authority.

Download Railway Board Circular dated 04.05.1984

Forward reference⇒RBE No. 256/1986