CCTS: RBE No.35/2026 – Promotion in Merged Cadre
No.E(NG)I/2026/PM1/8, dated 27.04.2026
Sub: Clarification on filling up of 75% posts in Level-6 of merged cadre of CCTS.
1. As a result of implementation of recommendations of 7th CPC, Railway Board had decided to merge the cadres of Ticket Checking staff, Commercial Staff and ECRC. Accordingly, instructions were issued to Railways for merger of these cadres in phased manner vide Board’s letters No.E(NG)I2016/PM1/12(Pt.), dt.20.02.2018 (RBE No.28/2018), dt.05.14.2019 (RBE No.59/2019) and No.E(NG)I-2019/PM1/14, dated 28.06.2023 (RBE No.85/2023). Vide letter dt.28.06.2023 (RBE No.85/2023) revised AVC of the merged cadre of TC, CC, and ECRC has been issued. It has been stipulated in above mentioned instructions that the posts of Chief Commercial-cum-Ticket Supervisor (CCTS) in Level-6, will be filled by 15% by Direct Recruitment, 10% by LDCE, and 75% by promotion.
2. Doubts have been raised by some of the Zonal Railways regarding mode of filling up of 75% Promotion Quota (PQ) posts of Chief Commercial-cum-Ticket Supervisor (CCTS) in Level-6 i.e. whether the same will be filled up through Selection or Non-Selection method.
3. Accordingly, the matter has been considered in Board’s office and it is clarified that 75% promotion quota posts of Chief Commercial-cum-Ticket Clerk(CCTS) in Level-6 in unified cadre shall be filled by ‘Selection’ method.
4. The cases already decided otherwise, if any, need not be reopened. Any process started to fill up these posts through non-selection should not be gone ahead with.
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