IREM Rule No.184: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPTT – IREM Vol-I, Chapter-I, Section-B, Sub-section-IV: Recruitment of Group ‘D’ Railway Servants

(II)     PROMOTION TO HIGHER GRADES IN GROUP ‘D’ AND GROUP ‘C’ POSTS 

184.    Mechanical Engineering Deptt.:- 

(i) Every unskilled staff in running sheds and carriage and wagon depots should be made eligible for promotion to higher grade like Khalasi Helpers/ Basic Tradesmen in their respective branches, i.e. running sheds or carriage and wagon depots, as the case may be, subject to his acquiring the necessary qualification. No category shall be excluded from such consideration and there need to be no sub grouping within the respective branches. Unskilled staff in running sheds should also be eligible for consideration for transfer to posts of cleaners upto the age of 30 years, relaxable upto 35 years in the case of persons belonging to scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, subject to their being otherwise eligible for such consideration but on two occasions only and their having the necessary aptitude and satisfying the medical and educational qualifications.  

(ii) The vacancies of First Firemen should be a selection basis as per Para 136.