RBE No. 106/2004: Compassionate Appointment – Medically De-categorized Staff

No.E(NG)II/2000/RC-1/Genl./17, dated 26.05.2004

Sub: Compassionate Appointment to the wards of medically de-categorized staff – Relaxation of cut off period.
Ref: Railway Board’s letter No.E(NG)II/2000/RC-1/Genl./17, dated 06.03.2002 (RBE No. 31/2002)

1. In terms of this Ministry’s letter under reference, compassionate appointment may be considered in favour of wife/ eligible wards of such of the employees who are medically de-categorized between 29.04.1999 and 18.01.2000 (both days inclusive) and declared unfit to continue in the posts they were holding but fit to hold posts with lower medical classification, subject to the condition that:-

(i) Employee concerned have retired voluntarily between 29.04.1999 and 18.01.2000 (both days inclusive) on medical de-categorization during the period; and
(ii) Such cases are personally considered and decided by the General Manager on individual merit of each case.

2. Staff side have represented vide Item No.11/2004 in the DC-JCM held in March, 2004 that in many of the cases, though the employees were medically de-categorized between the period 29.04.1999 and 18.01.2000 and sought voluntary retirement on medical de-categorization but were retired after 18.01.2000, the cases for appointment on compassionate ground of such employees have not been considered by the Railway Administration which is not justified
3. The matter has been considered by the board and it has been decided that further to Board’s letter under reference, compassionate ground appointment may also be considered in favour of wife/ eligible ward of such of the employees who were medically de-categorized between the period 29.04.1999 and 18.01.2000 and sought voluntary retirement on medical de-categorization but were retired after 18.01.2000. Such cases are to be considered and decided personally by the General Manager on Individual Merit of each case.

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