IREC Rule No.214: Powers Of General Managers In Making Officiating Promotions
214. Powers Of General Managers In Making Officiating Promotions:-
The General Manager may appoint;
(a) A Group ‘C’ railway servant to officiate in Group ‘B’ cadre.
(b) A Group ‘B’ officer to officiate in Group ‘A’, Senior Scale on ad-hoc basis for a continuous period not exceeding one year on each occasion when circumstances warrant such course.
[Authority: RBE No.04/2006, No.E(GP)2005/1/33, 06.01.2006, ACS No.96]
Railway Ministry’s Decision:-
Group ‘B’ Officers will be considered for ad-hoc promotion to Senior Scale when Group ‘A’ (Junior Scale) Officers with 3 years of service in Junior Scale are not available.
(c) An officer in Junior Scale Group ‘A’ to officiate in Senior Scale, provided that such officer who has not passed the efficiency bar may be so appointed only, if;
(i) An officer who has passed the Efficiency Bar is not available; or
(ii) The vacancy is not expected to exceed three months;
(d) A Senior Scale officer to officiate in Junior Administrative post;
Provided that such appointments are made on ad-hoc basis upto two vacancies of 46 days each or one vacancy not exceeding 90 days; and
Provided that if the officer is promoted to this grade for the first time it shall require the approval of the Ministry of Railways.
(e) Except for the first time, a Group ‘A’ officer to officiate as Divisional Railway Manager or Additional Divisional Railway Manager, or Additional Head of Department.
(f) Substantively, an Assistant Officer to the divisional grade Provided such promotions are made in strict order of seniority subject further to the condition that no officer shall be so promoted unless he has rendered not less than eight years of total service and has been declared fit to cross the efficiency bar in the junior scale.
Note: The period of 8 years of total service will also include the two years of training in the case of direct recruits. In respect of promoted gazetted railway servants all those placed in the Seniority list above the last direct result who fulfills the above condition will receive confirmation in their turn.