RBE No. 08/2019: Mutual Transfer – Comprehensive Policy
No. E(NG)I-2018/TR/8, dated 11.01.2019
Sub: Comprehensive policy on Mutual Transfer of non-gazetted staff on the Zonal Railways.
1. Policy instructions regulating transfer on Mutual Exchange basis and assignment of seniority thereafter are contained in the Para 230 of IREC, Vol-I and Para 310 of IREM, Vol-I, 1989 Edition. Administrative instructions for effecting such transfer(s) have also been issued from time to time. Recognizing the need to consolidate and supersede the obsolete/ antiquated instructions, this circular lists out all the updated policy instructions on the subject as on date in supersession of all the earlier instructions.
2. Definition:
Any Railway servant who is member of Railway services of a Railway/ Division/ Unit can seek Mutual transfer with the employee of another Railway/ Unit/ Division working in same grade or by reverting willingly and unconditionally (if working in higher/ different grades) subject to provisions contained in Para 226 of IREC Vol-I.
3. Powers:
DRMs have full powers to effect Mutual transfer of divisionally controlled post. CWMs are vested with full powers for Workshop controlled posts. As regards Head Quarter controlled posts, the General Manager is competent authority or any lower authority to whom powers have been delegated.
4. Assignment of seniority on transfer on Mutual Exchange basis:
4.(i) Codal Provisions: In such cases, the senior of the two employees will be given the place of seniority vacated by the junior employee. The junior on joining the new unit will be allowed to retain his former seniority and shall be placed into the seniority below the persons having the same seniority (Para 230 of IREC, Vol-I refers).
4(ii) IREM Provisions: Railway servants transferred on mutual exchange from one cadre of a division, office or railway to the corresponding cadre in another Division, office or railway shall retain their seniority on the basis of the date of promotion to the grade or take the seniority of the railway servants with whom they have exchanged, whichever of the two may be lower (Para 310 of IREM, Vol-I refers).
4(iii) Corresponding Cadre: The General Managers of the Zonal Railways themselves or the lower authority to whom powers have been delegated may decide whether it is corresponding cadres of the two employees seeking mutual transfer. {Board’s letter No.E(NG)I-2015/TR/15, dated 02.03.2016 & 4(ii) refers}.
4(iv) No backtracking once Mutual Exchange agreed: Since mutual transfers are ordered with the consent of both the parties, it should be made clear right at the time of forwarding applications for mutual transfer that no request for backtracking from Mutual exchange arrangement will be entertained under any circumstances.
{Board’s letter No.E(NG)I-2006/TR/6, dated 21.04.2006 (RBE No. 53/2006) refers}.
5. Community Restrictions:
(i) Hon’ble High Court of Kerala at Ernakulam vide their order dated 07.06.2005 in O.P. No.2150/02 while partially upholding the order of CAT, Ernakulam Bench dated 31.12.2001 in OA No. 851/1999, held that mutual transfers should be allowed between staff belonging to the same category (i.e. General with General, SC with SC and ST with ST). Subsequently in OA No.612/2005 the CAT, Ernakulam Bench directed that the Railway Board should decide the policy arising out of High Court of Kerala’s order dated 07.06.2005 referred to in this para, as expeditiously as possible.
(ii) In the light of the above, Ministry of Railways have decided that in order to maintain the balance in the post-based rosters with reference to reservations prescribed for SC and ST staff and to avoid hardship to staff in the feeder grade in the matter of their promotion, transfers on mutual exchange basis should be allowed between employees belonging to the same category (i.e. General with General, SC with SC and ST with ST). However, transfers on bottom seniority in recruitment grades need not be restricted with reference to points in the post based rosters. The procedure being followed generally in this regard to adjust shortfall/ excess in future may continue. But such transfers should be allowed only repeat only against vacant direct recruitment quota posts and not against promotion quota posts. The above instructions do not in any way alter the existing procedure as laid down by this Ministry regarding operation/ maintenance of post-based rosters. {Board’s letter No.E(NG)I-2004/TR/16, dated 14.08.2007 (RBE No. 107/2007) refers}.
6. In the context of the above instructions, the following doubts had been raised:
(i) Whether the restriction does not apply to employees belonging to OBCs as the same has not been mentioned in the instructions ibid; and
(ii) Whether the restrictions on mutual transfer will apply when such transfers take place in recruitment grades.
6.1. The matter had been considered carefully and clarified item-wise as under:
(i) There being no reservation in posts filled by promotion for OBCs, the term ‘General’ should include OBCs also. In other words, staff belonging to General/ OBC categories may contract mutual transfers with staff belonging to General/ OBC.
(ii) In view of the fact that the instructions dated 14.08.2007 (RBE No. 107/2007) do not impose any restriction on transfer on request on bottom seniority in recruitment grades, mutual transfer in the recruitment grades will also be allowed without restriction provided:-
a) The posts in the grade are entirely filled by direct recruitment from open market;
b) In case where posts in the grade are partly filled by promotion and partly by direct recruitment both the employees seeking mutual transfer should have been recruited directly from the open market; the intention being that both of them should be borne in the post based rosters maintained for direct recruitment. In other words, if one or both the employees are borne in the post-based rosters maintained for promotion, the restriction on mutual transfer as per instructions dated 14.08.2007 (RBE No. 107/2007) will apply. {Board’s letter No.E(NG)I-2004/TR/16, dated 22.10.2007 (RBE No. 134/2007) refers}.
6.2 List of Documents:
(a) The application containing all the necessary details should be made in as many copies as the level/ officers through which the application has to pass through including the Unit/ Division/ Railway to which the transfer is sought for.
(b) All the copies should have a recent passport size photograph of the employee firmly pasted/ affixed on the top-right corner of the application.
(c) The application should be accompanied by an additional identical passport size photograph which may be affixed/ pasted similarly on the Memorandum/ Order sparing the employee for transfer as and when issued.
(d) The immediate supervisor/ officer of the employee concerned before forwarding the application for further necessary action should attest the photograph affixed on each copy of the application in such a manner that the signature and the rubber stamp below that appear partially on the photograph and partially on the paper outside the photograph.
(e) The rubber stamp should clearly indicate the name and designation of the Supervisor/ Officer attesting and forwarding the application.
(f) Each level/ Office will retain a copy of the application complete in all respects as per details mentioned above before forwarding the same to the higher authority or Unit to which the transfer has been sought for, as the case may be. The particulars filled in should be checked and certified to ensure no discrepancies are there especially whether the employee is regularly promoted or on ad-hoc in that particular grade.
(g) The application should be registered and appropriate priority number allotted as per extant procedure and the employee advised of the same.
(h) After the request for transfer has been accepted and necessary orders issued by the competent authority, Memorandum/ Order sparing the employee should have the photograph of the employee (received from him at the time he made the request initially) pasted on it duly attested in the manner indicated in (d) above. The Memorandum/ Order should also have the signature of the transferred employee and his left thumb impression both of which should be duly attested by the officer signing the Memorandum/ Order with his name and designation appearing below the signature.
(i) When the transferred employee presents himself in the new Unit with the original Memo sparing him for transfer, necessary details like his photograph, signature etc. should be carefully matched before he is allowed to join. If, in any case, the details match prima-facie but still reasonable doubt persists and consultation/ enquiry/ verification of genuineness is warranted with the Railway/ Division/ Unit from which the employee has been transferred, the same can be done as soon as possible but within a month of his joining.
(j) All communications regarding transfer should be signed by a Gazetted Personnel Officer with his name and designation appearing below the signature.
(k) The LPC should be issued immediately signed by a Gazetted Accounts Officer with his name and designation appearing below the signature.
(l) LPC should be sent under a covering letter to the new Unit to which the employee has been transferred through special messenger as far as possible whose identity should be established and noted at the time of accepting the document.
(m) The Service Book of the employee concerned duly completed should be sent to the new Unit in the same manner as in (l) above. {Board’s letter No.E(NG)I-2001/TR/16, dated 21.11.2001 (RBE No. 229/2001) refers}.
7. Relieving:
It has been decided that all mutual transfer cases where NOC has been given by both the Railways/ Units i.e. accepting and relieving, both the employees should be spared immediately within a week, without either unit waiting for the reliever. A photocopy of Service Record and un-vetted LPC should be given to the employee for submission at the new Division. Original Service Records/ LPC should also be sent positively within 15 days. {Board’s letter No.E(NG)I-2017/TR/24, dated 09.05.2018 (RBE No. 65/2018) refers}.
8. No applicability of corresponding cadre in erstwhile Gr. “D” (Rs.1800/ Level-1):
It has been decided that an erstwhile group “D” employee working in level-1 (GP Rs.1800) belonging to any department/ cadre of a division/ office/ railway/ P.U./ Unit may be allowed to go on mutual exchange basis transfer with another employee working in Level-1 (GP Rs.1800) and belonging to any department/ cadre of another division/ office/ railway/ P.U./ Unit without applicability of the term “Corresponding cadre”. This dispensation is, however, subject to the fulfillment of the prescribed medical standard. The staff so transferred should invariably be imparted requisite training in the new unit wherever considered essential before putting him/ her on a working post. This training period should be counted as duty. ACS No.250 amending Para 310 of IREM, Vol-I (RBE No. 99/2018) have been issued. These provisions are not applicable to non-gazetted Railway employees working in Level-2 and above. {Board’s letter No.E(NG)I-2017/TR/19, dated 06.07.2018 (RBE No. 99/2018) refers}.
9. Mutual Transfer on Reversion:
It has been decided that Mutual Transfers may also be permitted between staff in two different grades but only in the recruitment grade of the cadre and not in intermediate grades. Both the employees seeking mutual exchange shall have to give a written undertaking accepting reversion unconditionally and willingly in their own interest to the recruitment grade and bottom seniority in their respective new Unit in order to avoid future litigation. The expression mentioned in preceding lines, should necessarily be incorporated in the application submitted by the employee concerned. The “Note” below Para 2(b)(iii) of Board’s letter No.E(NG)I-2017/TR/24, dated 22.09.2017 (RBE No. 131/2017) as mentioned in para 1 above stands deleted. Other terms and conditions for mutual exchange including community restrictions contained in Board’s letters No.E(NG)I-2004/TR/16, dated 14.08.2007 (RBE No. 107/2007) & 22.10.2007 (RBE No. 134/2007) remain. (Board’s letter No.E(NG)I-2018/TR/08, dated 26.10.2018 refers).
10. Model Timelines to deal with Mutual Transfer cases:
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(i) |
Forwarding of applications by Supervisors to the Personnel Department of the Division: It should be verified at the stage that the prescribed application form is complete in all respects duly signed by both employees and the information given therein is correct. In case of Workshop staff, this will be done at the Workshop itself. |
10 days |
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(ii) |
Forwarding by Divisional Personnel Department : (a) Divisional controlled posts: Divisional Personnel Department will forward the request application with necessary documents directly to the Division concerned to which transfer is sought. The name and designation of the officer signing the letter should invariably be mentioned in the forwarding letter. In respect of Workshop staff, this will be done by Chief Workshop Manager (CWM) or by lower authority to whom the powers may be re-delegated. (b) HQ controlled posts: Personnel Department will forward the application with all the necessary documents to Zonal HQ (CPO office). |
15 days |
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(iii) |
Forwarding by HQ Personnel deptt (For HQ controlled posts): On receipt of the application duly forwarded from Division/ Workshop, the HQ Personnel Deptt office will forward it to the Zonal Rly/ PU concerned. |
15 days |
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(iv) |
Conveying of acceptance: The counter-part HQ/ Division to issue their acceptance to forwarding HQ/ Division (as the case may be). |
10 days |
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(v) |
Issue of Transfer Order: On receipt of consent from the receiving HQ/ Division, the transfer orders should be issued. |
10 days |
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(vi) |
Dispatch of LPC and Service Records: Personnel Department concerned should ensure that the LPC and Service Record of the employee(s) are sent expeditiously to the new Division/ Zone etc. in terms of Boards letter number E(NG)I-2001/TR/16 dated 21.11.2001 (RBE No. 229/2001). Attested Xerox copy of the Service Record should be given to the employee concerned. |
15 days |
{Board’s letter No.E(NG)I-2017/TR/24, dated 22.09.2017 (RBE No. 131/2017) refers}.
11. Technical assistance:
The request for Mutual Transfer should be updated electronically so that there is no opportunity to make any grievances. For this purpose use COMPTRAN soft-ware to register and monitor all the cases of Inter-Railway Transfer as advised under Board’s letter No.ERP/Portal-Transfer/2013, dated 08.08.2018.
Download Railway Board Circular RBE No. 08/2019
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SSE Qualification btech category St DDU
SSE QUALIFICATION diploma
Category OBC RTM
MUTUAL हो सकता है क्या?
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Sir may group d se promot ho Kar group c may TTE GP 2000 may hu RRC se Bharti hua hu Promotion LDC quote se hua hai may same cast (OBC) Ka sath TTE Jo RRB se Bharti hua hai GP 2800may hai kya mutual Kar Sakta hai ham dono KO bottom seniority aur recruitment Grade accept hai.SIR ho Jaya ga transfer
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Yes, there should not be any hurdle.
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Provide details after mutual transfer first posting station rule
सर में technician Gr 2 हु में technician Gr 1 से mutual करना चाहता हूं दोनों का department सेम है सर हमको gr 2 मे भेजा जाएगा या Technician 3 me mera enicition appointment gr 3 है मेरा Mutual from return Aa गया हैं मेरे mutual partner को kon sa पोस्ट मिलेगा plz मेरे को हेल्प किजिये सर
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Kya SC category kaa mutual ST ke sath ho sakta hai
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No
Sir second time mutual transfer kitne din bad lga sakte h NCR to NR
Sir technician gr 2 ka gr 1 se mutual hoga ki nahi sir ager hoga to dono ko kon sa post milega
Is mutual transfer possible between a SSE promoted from technician of Electrical General Service (e.i., SSE/Power ) and a SSE promrted from JE Electrical General Service to TRD (e.i., SSE/TRD) ?
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Mutual transfer between SSE(GS) and SSE(TRD), one promoted from Technician and another from JEE, should not be permitted as Training and nature of jobs are totally different.
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Sir mutual transfer application me designation keyman dono karmchariyo ne level 2 GP 1900 me lagaya tha. Key man post ke anusar dono karmchariyo ka promotion level 4 GP 2400 deigination keyman due tha. Application se pahale.ab dono karmchariyo ko keyman deigination milega ya nahi. Promotion milega ya nahi please request bataye.
R/sir…can the mutual transfer take place between passenger guard of general category and sc category..
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Mutual transfer between passenger guard of general category and SC category not permitted as it will cause imbalance in Roster.
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क्या मै own request transfer electric general service के लिए लगा सकता हूं
इसके अलावा कहा के लिए own request लगा सकता हूँ
Sir i have been recently transferred on mutual from NR to NWR as SSE/TMC and would like to appear for LDCE 30% departmental exam for promotion in group B (ADEN) . I had completed service of 17 yrs at NR so can i appear in that exam now at NWR or when service length at NWR exceeds 5 yrs .
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Eligibility criterion for 30% LDCE quota is staff holding the post in Level-6 (Rs.35400-112400) and above in the pay matrix with five years regular service in Level-6 and above in the pay matrix. Accordingly, you can compete.
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Sir kya rrb group d new joining ka mutual
Transfer ho sakta hai ?
Sir I as an ALP have requested for mutual transfer and during its processing time I am Selected as Goods Guard. If I join Good Guar what will happen to my request. Thank you
Sir m senior goods guard Ambala division s Moradabad division m 4200 grade m mutual transfer s Aya hu. Jab avedan kiya tha m 4200 grade m tha aur jinse mera mutual hua h wo 2800 m the lakin ab wo bhi 4200 m a gye h. Meri seniority avam grade pay Kya rahegi ?? Circular 08/2019 Jan m aya h jbki mera mutual k avedan Dec 2018 m Moradabad m receive ho gaya tha..
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Sir kya both side se noc jari hone ke baad him matuchal transfer cancel krwa sakte h kya plz comment
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sir mai obc se hu …sab cadre etc same hone pe kya mera mutual transfer oc ke saath ho sakta hai kya????
sir mai obc se hu kya mera mutual open category waale saath ho sakta hai….baki sab cadre same h
sir same categeory, same grade vale se mutual krane par bhi bottom seniority milta hai
महाशय,हम दोनों वरिष्ठ सहायक लोको पायलट २४०० ग्रेड पे में मौच्युअ ट्रांसफर लगाए।और एक ही community के है। नियुक्ति की तिथि के अनुसार हम senior है परन्तु transfer होकर वांछित division पहुंचने से पहले ही हमसे junior mutual partner का promotion loco pilot goods में हो गया । हमारा seniority अब क्या होगा ? कुछ समय के बाद मेरा भी promotion loco pilot goods में हो गया है अब हमारी seniority क्या होगा ?? कृपया बताएं ।
Respected sir,
I have come on mutual transfer from ECR TO ECOR. I am a Goods Guard of general category and my mutual partner is Senior Goods Guard of OBC category. How our seniority will be fixed. Kindly clarify me.
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Sir is mutual transfer allowed between Direct SSE in electrical general group in one workshop with the SSE who has been promoted to Sse from JE in same electrical general group in another workshop.?
Sir mera post Technician gr -1(Machinist) hai senior Technician(Turner)ke sath me mutual transfer ho sakta hai ki nahi
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Sir drd ka trs se mutual ho sktha h Khy tech 3 me or sub same h
Sir please TRD ka trs se mutual ho sktha h Khy tech 3 me or sub same h rrb wale h
Dear Sir Main RRC Se promote hokar Techinician Bana Hun Mechanical Fitter hun Aur Mera jo Mutual wala hai Wo RRB Se Direct technician hai Kya Dono ka mutual ho sakta hai kya agar cast same ho to ?
Mene mutual transfer ki file lagayi thi jisme meri taraf se NOC kat gyi h, or samne se abhi NOC nhi kati h, or ab me transfer nhi jana chahta to kya mera transfer ruk sakta h kya sir.mere wala babu RBE 08/2019 Rule bata raha h. Isliye mere ko sir bataiye ki ye transfer cancil ho sakta h kya please riplay sir
Sir nr division me ur, ka mutual sc se ho sakta hai kya direct rrb se hain
Sir m electric fitter grade 1 hu mera mutual transfer ky wireman electrical grade 1 k sath ho skta h ky
Sir, main pointsmen ( RRC se appointment) LDCE exam ke madhyam se station master bana hu main mutual transfer karna chahta hu lekin aage wala candidate RRB se master me aaya hua hai . Hamari dono ki community same hai (sc) lekin hamari OS bloti hai ye transfer nahi ho sakta LDCE ko LDCE se hi transfer karna padega.. krupya margadarshan kare…
Sir,I am belonging SC community. I had been appointed as technician III in signal department in COMPASSIONATE GROUND.
Can i do mutual transfer with a person of different division who is belonging OBC community and recruited by RRB in same department and same post and in same grade pay?
Sir,I am working of electrical power. I want to mutual transfer.I want to know maximum number of mutual transfer all services time.
SIR, PLASE GUIDE ME, IF ANY D&AR PENDING AGAINST EMPLOYEE, WHEN NOC GIVE TO OUR SIDE?
SIR AGAR KISI EMPLOYEE KA D&AR PENDING RAHEGA TO MUTUAL CASE ME NOC DE SAKTE HAI KYA?
Sir kindly guide me where vetting of accounts for Service records and leave accounts is necessary in inter railway transfer of a railway employee?
I m LDCE promotee goods guard and other candidate are RRB selected, what should be mutual transfer, pls send sussesion
Sir
Is mutual transfer between je/trd & je/general service both recruited through rrb/2019 possible?
What is the meaning of corresponding cadre in above rules?
Thankyou!
Sir TECH-III and TECH-II (compassionate ground) can have mutual transfer between zones
Good evening Sir. Sir dono tech 3 ( same grade), dono RRB recruitment, ek General category and ek SC category, ek C & W workshop and ek C&W open line is dono mai mutual transfer hoga ki nehi please boliye.
Good evening Sir. Sir dono tech 3 ( same grade), dono RRB recruitment,dono same zone(NFR) , ek General category and ek SC category, ek C & W workshop and ek C&W open line is dono mai mutual transfer hoga ki nehi please boliye.
Sir I am Rohit kumar presently working as JE/C&W. I applied for mutual transfer with JE /POWER . Both are comes under Mechanical Department in Indian railway. Both are sub department of mechanical department. Can mutual transfer possible between them.
Please suggest me about above matter. Sir if possible sent me supportive documents.
For this very thanks to you sir. Please