Para-medical Staff: RBE No.61/2025 – Engagement of Retired Staff
No. E(NG)Il/2005/RC-1/SC/2 Pt.I, dated 30.06.2025
Sub: Engagement of retired para-medical staff (in Group ‘C’) and hiring of para-medical staff (in Group (‘C’) on contract basis.
Ref: Board’s letter No.E(NG)II/2005/RC-4/SC/2 Pt.I, dated 28.06.2024 (RBE No.59/2024).
1. Please refer to Board’s letter under reference. The scheme as contained therein is valid till 30.06.2025. The matter regarding further extension of above scheme has been reviewed and it has been decided that after expiry of the above scheme, the engagement of non-gazetted retired para-medical staff (Group ‘C’) on contract basis may be done in terms of Board’s letter No.E(NG)II/2024/RC-4/9, dated 15.10.2024 (RBE No.96/2024), 31.12.2024 (RBE No.115/2024) and 20.06.2025 (RBE No.55/2025) (as further amended/ modified from time to time).
2. Further, it has also been decided that in the event of unavailability of retired para -medical staff/ other staff employed in the Railway hospitals, as indicated in the letter No.E(NG)II/2005/RC-4/SC/2 Pt.I, dated 28.06.2024, vacant posts may be manned through hiring of candidates from open market mandatorily through Government e-Marketplace (GeM) within the sanctioned strength against clear vacancies subject to availability of funds. For such hiring of para-medical staff on contract basis (in Group ‘C’) the eligibility conditions should be properly framed by, the Zonal Railways/ PUs to ensure quality. Remunerations and allowances of paramedical staff hired on contract basis (in Group ‘C’) from open market shall be as per Board’s letter No.2017/Trans/0l/Policy/Pt-I, dated 12.04.2018. This scheme will be effective beyond 30.06.2025 and upto 15.10.2026.
3. This issues with the concurrence of Finance Directorate of this Ministry.
Download Railway Board Circular RBE No.61/2025
Forward reference ⇒ RBE No.