Irregular retention: RBE No.288/1987 – Beyond Superannuation

No.E(G)87 rt2-10, dated 27.11.1987

Sub: Irregular retention of railway employees in service beyond the age of superannuation.

1. The question of eliminating the cases of irregular retention in service beyond the age of superannuation due to Administrative reasons has been engaging the constant attention of the Ministry of Railways and a number of instructions have been issued from time to time to the Railways in this regard as shown in the margin. These instructions enjoined upon the Railways that the service records of the employees should be kept up to date and the list of such employees who are due superannuation during the year should also be prepared in the month of January. This fact should invariably be brought to the notice of each employee and they should be asked to append their signatures in token of having informed of their date of superannuation. The existing instructions also provide for taking stringent action against the staff/ officers found responsible for the administrative lapses leading to the irregular retention beyond the age of superannuation. On review of the matter, it has been observed that the instructions have not achieved the desired results and a number of cases of a irregular retention in service continue to be referred by the Railways to this Ministry for approval. In some cases the responsibility is not fixed at all and if fixed, very light punishment is awarded. Such cases are also referred to the Board’s office after a long gap of period which causes hardship to the retired employees. The Ministry of Railways have taken a serious view of the casual approach to the problems, by the staff/ officer in retaining the employees beyond the age of superannuation.
2. Ministry of Railways Desire that the administrative machinery should be further tightened up to ensure strict compliance of the existing instructions and effective steps should be taken so that the number of cases of retention is service beyond the age of superannuation due to administrative lapses/ reasons are totally eliminated. Serious view should be taken of the cases of the irregular retention and disciplinary action for imposition of major penalty should invariably be taken against the staff found responsible for administrative lapses and the punishment awarded should have a deterrent effect on the concerned staff. Procedure should be evolved to plug loop holes, which lead to the irregular retention of staff in service beyond the age of superannuation.

Download Railway Board Circular RBE No.288/1987

Forward reference ⇒ RBE No.205/1990