The Railway Servants (Discipline & Appeal) Rules, 1968: Schedule-II
The Railway Servants (Discipline & Appeal) Rules, 1968: Schedule-II
SCHEDULE – II
[See rule 4 and sub-rule (2) of rule 7]
Schedule of Disciplinary powers and powers of suspension of different grades of Railway Officers and Senior Supervisors in respect of non-gazetted staff of Zonal Railways, Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW), Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW), Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Rail Wheel Factory (RWF), Metro Railway (Kolkata), Diesel Loco Modernisation Works (Patiala), Rail Coach Factory (RCF) (Kapurthala), Railway Electrification (RE) Projects and Metropolitan Transport Projects (Railways).
| Sl. No. | Authority empowered to place a Railway servant under suspension or to impose penalties under rule 6 | Class of Railway Servants over whom disciplinary powers can be exercised
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Nature of penalties mentioned in rule 6 which the authorities specified in Column 2 is empowered to impose on Railway Servants mentioned in corresponding entries in Column 3 and powers of that authority to place them under suspension | Appellate Authority
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Senior Supervisors incharge with Grade Pay of 4200/- and above. (Described as Supervisors In-charge by the Railway Administration for this purpose) | All staff who are three grades (Grade Pay) below and lower than the Disciplinary Authority.
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Penalties specified in clauses (i) to (iv) (no such power can be exercised where inquiry under sub-rule (2) of rule 11 is required) and suspension subject to report to Divisional Officer or Assistant Officer Incharge within twenty four hours in the case of Group ‘C’ staff.
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Assistant Officers (Junior Scale and Group ‘B’) (Gazetted)
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Assistant Officers (Junior Scale and Group ‘B’) (Gazetted) | All staff with Grade Pay of up to and including 2400/-.
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Penalties specified in clauses (i) to (v) and suspension. Also Penalty specified in clause (vi) on staff with Grade Pay of up to and including 1650/- only. | Senior Scale Officers and Assistant Officers (Junior Scale and Group ‘B’ (Gazetted) holding independent charge) |
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3 |
Senior Scale Officers and Assistant Officers (Junior Scale and Group ‘B’ (Gazetted) holding independent charge) | All staff with Grade Pay of up to and including 2800/-.
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Penalties specified in clauses (i) to (vi) and suspension.
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Junior Administrative Grade Officers and Senior Scale Officers holding independent Charge or In-charge of a Department in the Division |
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Junior Administrative Grade Officers and Senior Scale Officers holding independent Charge or In-charge of a Department in the Division | All classes of non-gazetted staff.
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Penalties specified in clauses (i) to (vi) and suspension | Additional Divisional Railway Managers in relation to the Departments attached to them or
Divisional Railway Managers |
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5 |
Additional Divisional Railway Managers in relation to the Departments attached to them or Divisional Railway Managers | All classes of non-gazetted staff.
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Penalties specified in clauses (i) to (vi) and suspension.
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Senior Administrative Grade Officers in the Zonal Railways’ Head Quarters in Pay Band-4 with Grade Pay 10000/- including Principal Heads of Departments in Pay Band-4 with Grade
Pay 12000/-. |
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Senior Administrative Grade Officers in the Zonal Railways’ Head Quarters in Pay Band-4 with Grade Pay 10000/- including Principal Heads of Departments in Pay Band-4 with Grade Pay 12000/-. | All classes of non-gazetted staff.
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Penalties specified in clauses (i) to (vi) and suspension.
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Additional General Managers in relation to Departments attached to them or Chief Administrative Officers or General Managers |
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Additional General Managers in relation to Departments attached to them or Chief Administrative Officers or General Managers | All classes of non-gazetted staff. | Penalties specified in clauses (i) to (vi) and suspension
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Railway Board
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Railway Board | All classes of non-gazetted staff. | Penalties specified in clauses (i) to (vi) and suspension
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President
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Note:
(1) An Appointing authority or an authority of equivalent rank or any higher authority shall be competent to impose penalties specified in clauses (vii), (viii) and (ix) of rule 6.
[Ref: RBE No.211/2002, No.E(D&A) 2002 RG6-36, 25.11.2002 and, RBE No.119/2015, No.E(D&A)2012 RG6-34, 30.09.2015]
(2) Where the post of appellate authority as shown in column 5 of Schedule-II is vacant, then, in that case, the next higher authority shown in the row just below that authority shall be the appellate authority.
(3) The appointing authority or an authority of equivalent rank or any higher authority who is competent to impose the penalty of dismissal or removal or compulsory retirement from service, may also impose any lower penalty.
Whether schedule of powers have been revised after effecting 7 th CPC Pay Matrix?