IREC Rule No.111: Principles Of Fixing Cadres

111.  Principles For Fixing Of Cadres:

The cadres of the services and departments included in Railway services Groups ‘A’ & ‘B’ (other than Medical Department and specialists) posts on Indian Railways shall be fixed in accordance with the principles states below:–

(1)   Separate cadres shall be maintained for each Indian railway.

(2)   (a) The number of permanent working posts, that is, posts required for ordinary duty on a railway, shall first be determined for each service or department and divided into the following grades:–

(i)    Senior Administrative Grade Level-

(ii)    Senior Administrative Grade Level-II

(iii)   Administrative Grade Scale Rs.2000-2250

(iv)   Junior Administrative Grade

(v)    Senior Scale

(vi)   Junior Scale / Group ‘B’.

(b)  The General Working posts, that is post required for general purposes of the railway which may be filled by gazetted railway officers of any service may be determined and divided in the same manner.

(c ) The number of posts to be allotted to the Junior Scale shall be calculated with reference to the total number of Administrative Grade and Senior Scale posts, and shall be so fixed as to allow a continuous flow of promotion from lower to higher grade after a given period of service.  For this purpose all the administrative posts, including the general administrative posts shall be taken into account.

(d)   The rest of the posts included in (2)(a)(vi) above shall be allotted to Group ‘B’.

(e)   The total number of posts thus arrived at for each grade in a department shall from the permanent duty strength of each service or department.

(3)   Posts required for meeting deputation leave and training requirements will be provided in Junior Scale based on requirements assessed from time to time. These posts shall be intended ordinarily to provide for the deputation / training of and/or grant of leave to a member of the Department without the necessity of making an officiating appointment to the Junior Scale or to Group ‘B’ post in the chain or vacancies consequent on the deputation, training of and/or grant of leave to the member in question.

(4) The permanent duty strength together with the posts sanctioned as ‘deputation, training and leave reserve’ shall from the total permanent cadre of the service or department concerned.