RBE No. 144/2018: Doctors – IRMS and Dental Doctors – Submission of options to serve beyond 62 years of age
No.E(P&A)I-2016/RT-16, dated 20.09.2018
Sub: Option to be submitted by Doctors belonging to IRMS and Dental Doctors under the ministry of Railways to serve Government up to 65 years – reg.
Ref: 1. Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (DoP&T)’s Notification No.GSR.767(E), dated 11.08.2018 (Annexure-A),
2. MoH&FW’s OM No.A.12034/4/2018-CHS.V, dated 13.08.2018 (Annexure-B)
1. In supersession of orders contained in Board’s letter of even number dated 31.05.2016 (RBE No. 57/2016) and 26.12.2017 (RBE No. 205/2017) and in accordance with the orders contained in DoP&T’s Notification No.GSR.767(E), dated 11.08.2018 amending clause (bb) under FR 56 of the Fundamental Rules, 1922, the provisions in respect of age of superannuation of doctors of the Indian Railways Medical Service and Dental Doctors under the Ministry of Railways are modified as stated in the Notification.
2. The age of superannuation of Doctors belonging to IRMS and Dental Doctors under Ministry of Railways shall be sixty two (62) years unless they exercise the option of posting to a Clinical post depending upon their expertise and experience, as decided by the competent authority in the Ministry of Railways from time to time, in case they desire to continue in their service upto the age of sixty-five (65) years.
3. The serving Doctors belonging to IRMS and Dental Doctors under the Ministry of Railways who have already attained the age of 62 years or will be attaining the age of 62 years within 6 months from the date of issue of these orders may exercise their option as per the enclosed format within a period of 30 days from the date of issue of these orders. All other doctors would, in future, be required to submit an option not less than 06 months before their attaining the age of 62 years. The Railway doctors should furnish their option through Personnel Branches of their respective Railway administration.
4. This serving doctors who fail to exercise the option within the period specified above shall stand superannuated from service on attaining the age of 62 years or on expiry of period of 30 days from the date of issue of these orders, whichever is later.
5. Posting orders involving inter-Railway transfers and for those working in Board’s office will be issued by the Railway Board. Orders of CMSs and CMDs in Zonal Railways who cross 62 years of age and opt to serve in Clinical post and who are posted on the same Railway itself would be issued by the Zonal Railway administration themselves.
6. Copies of options exercised by the Railway doctors should be forwarded to the Board’s office (Secretary’s Confdl. Cell) for record and necessary action.
7. A list of administrative posts identified by the Ministry of Railways and designations of IRMS doctors after 62 years is annexed (Annexure-C).
8. These instructions are available online at www.indianrailways.gov.in.
9. These instructions may be brought to the notice of all doctors belonging to IRMS and Dental Doctors under the Ministry of Railways.
10. This issues with the concurrence of Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.
11. Kindly acknowledge receipt. Hindi version will follow.
Option To Continue In Service Beyond 62 Years Of Age
1. I ……………………….., S/o Shri ………………………………., D.O.B. ………………….., presently posted as ……………………………….on ……………………………..Railway/ Railway Board, have attained/ would be attaining the age of sixty-two (62) years on …………………………
2. In accordance with the orders contained in Ministry of Railway’s letter No.E(P&A)I-2016/RT-16, dated 20.09.2018, I, ……………………………….., do hereby exercise the option of being posted to a Clinical post on attaining the age of sixty-two (62) years and accordingly, desire to continue in service upto the age of sixty-five (65) years.
3. I am aware that I will be considered for posting to posts other than administrative posts as per my option indicated subject to availability of vacancy and administrative convenience and as decided by the Competent Authority. Further, I shall not stake any claim for posting to any additional administrative posts notified in future. I also understand that my continuation in service is subject to Government of India rules/ instructions, etc. issued from time to time.
Date ………………………………………… Signature ……………………………………………..
PF No……………………………………….. Name …………………………………………….
RUID No. ………………………………… Present designation ………………………………
(if available) Stamp …………………………………………………..
Mobile No………………………………….
Forwarded by:-…………………………………………
ANNEXURE-A
Ministry of Personnel Public Grievances And Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
Notification, 11th August, 2018
G.S.R. 767 – In exercise of powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution, the President hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Fundamental Rules, 1922, namely:-
1. (1) These rules may be called the Fundamental (Second Amendment) Rules, 2018.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their Publication in the official gazette.
2. In the Fundamental Rules, 1922, in rule 56, for clause (bb), the following shall be substituted, namely:-
“(bb) (i) The age of superannuation in respect of doctors belonging to –
(i) Central Health Services;
(ii) Indian Railway Medical Service;
(iii) Ayush and working under the Ministry of Ayush;
(iv) Civilian doctors under the Directorate General of Armed Forces Medical Services;
(v) Medical Officers of the Indian Ordnance Factories Health Services;
(vi) Dental doctors under the department of Health and Family Welfare
(vii) Dental doctors under the Ministry of Railways and
(viii) General Duty Medical Officers, Specialist Grade Doctors and Teaching Medical Faculty working in Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre,
shall be sixty-two years unless they exercise the option of posting to Teaching, Clinical Patient Care, Implementation of Health Programmes, Public Health Programmes and functions including advisory and consultancy depending on their expertise and experience, as decided by the competent authority in the concerned Ministry or Department from time to time, in case they desire to continue in their service upto the age of sixty-five years.
Provided that the age of superannuation in respect of the doctors belonging to the General Duty Medical Officer sub-cadre of Central Armed Police Force and Assam Rifles and Specialist Medical officers of Central Armed Police Forces and Assam Rifles shall be sixty-five years.
(ii) Deserving doctors belonging to the services referred to in sub-clause (i) who have either already attained the age of sixty-two years or attaining the age of sixty-two years within six months from the date of publication of these amendment rules in the Official Gazette, may exercise their option in regard to their posting to Teaching, Clinical Patient Care, Implementation of Health Programme, Public Health Programmes and functions including advisory and consultancy as specified in sub-clause (i), within a period of thirty days from the date of the commencement of the Fundamental (Second Amendment) Rules, 2018.
(iii) The serving doctors who fail to exercise the option in regard to their posting to Teaching, Clinical Patient Care, Implementation of Health Programme, Public Health Programmes and Functions, including advisory and consultancy as specified and sub-clause (i), within the period specified in sub-clause (ii), shall be superannuated from their services on attaining the age of sixty-two years or on expiry of a period of 30 days from the date of commencement of the Fundamental (Second Amendment) Rules, 2008, whichever is later.
[F.No.25012/4/2016-Estt(A-IV)]
Note: The Fundamental Rules were published in the Gazette of India on the 1st day of January, 1922 and were last amended vide notification number G.S.R.27(E), dated the 5th January, 2018.
ANNEXURE-B
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Department of Health and Family Welfare
13th August 2018
Office Memorandum
Sub: Fundamental (Second Amendment) Rules, 2018 – Option to be submitted by CHS and Dental Doctors to serve the Government upto to 65 years – reg.
1. The undersigned is directed to forward herewith the Department of Personnel and Training’s notification No.GDR 767(E) published in the Gazette of India dated 11.08.2018 vide which the age of superannuation in respect of doctors belonging to Central Government and Central Government entities including Central Health Services (CHS) and Dental Doctors under the Department of Health and Family Welfare shall be 62 years unless they exercise the option of posting to Teaching, Clinical Patient Care, Implementation Of Health Programmes, Public Health Programmes and functions and other areas/ functions including advisory and consultancy etc. depending on their expertise and experience as decided by the competent authority from time to time, in case they desire to continue in their service upto the age of 65 years.
2. In pursuance to the above mentioned notification, it has been decided that the option in the prescribed format may be submitted by the doctors of Central Health Services and dental doctors under the Department of Health and Family Welfare who have already attained the age of 62 years or attaining the age of 62 years within 6 months from the date of publication of these amendment rules dated 11.08.2018 for their further posting to Teaching/ Clinical Patient Care/ Implementation of Health Programmes/ Public Health Programmes and functions and other areas/ functions including advisory and consultancy etc. depending on the field of their expertise/ experience, in case they desire to continue in the service upto the age of 65 years.
3. The serving doctors belonging to the CHS and Dental Doctors of Department of Health and Family Welfare who have already attained the age of 62 years or attaining the age of 62 years within 6 months from the date of publication of these amendment rules dated 11.08.2018 may exercise their option for posting to teaching/ clinical patient care/ implementation of health programmes/ Public Health programmes and functions and other areas/ functions including advisory and consultancy etc. depending on the field of their expertise/ experience, within a period of 30 days from the date of commencement of the Fundamental (Second Amendment) Rules, 2018.
4. The doctors working in the Organization/ Hospitals/ Institutions, etc. under the administrative control of the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India and meeting the criteria mentioned in Para 3 above made furnish their option through their respective Heads Of Organizations/ Hospitals/ Institutions, etc. within the period specified in para 3 above, to the Joint Secretary (CHS), Department of Health and Family Welfare, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi – 110 001.
5. The serving doctors belonging to the CHS and Dental Doctors of Department of Health and Family Welfare who fail to exercise the option with regard to their continuation in service after 65 years as mentioned in para 3 above shall stand superannuated from their service on attaining the age of 62 years or on expiry of 30 days, as the case may be, from the date of commencement of the Fundamental (Second Amendment) Rules, 2018, dated 11.08.2018 whichever is later.
6. As this will be an ongoing process the Heads of Organization, Hospitals/ Institutions under the Department of Health and Family Welfare should send the option to be submitted by the doctors who are going to attain the age of 62 years, in the prescribed format 6 month in advance to this Department i.e. to Joint Secretary (CHS), Department of Health and Family Welfare, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi. The doctors who fail to exercise the ‘option’ with regard to their continuation in service upto 65 years as mentioned para 3 above and within the period of the specified above, shall stand superannuated from their service on attaining the age of 62 years.
7. The Other Ministries/ Department etc. concerned with the implementation of the Union Cabinet decision dated 27.06.2018 concerned with the implementation of the decision and are covered by the provisions of FR 56(bb) are hereby provided a copy of notification amending FR 56(bb). A copy of Option Form prescribed for the doctors of CHS and Dental Doctors of MoHFW is enclosed for reference/ guidance.
8. These instructions are available on this Department’s website i.e. www.mohfw@gov.in
9. These instructions may be brought to the notice of all concerned including doctors of CHS and dental doctors under the Department of Health and Family Welfare.
ANNEXURE-C
1. List of Administrative posts in IRMS:
(i) All doctors working in Railway Board Office;
(ii) All doctors working and Headquarters office;
(iii) CMS and MDs working in Divisional Office and In-charge of various Central Hospitals and PU hospitals.
2. Re-designation after the age of 62 years in IRMS:
DG/RHS – Principal Consultant/ Health
PCMDs – Chief Consultant Health
MDs/ CMS – Consultant Health
Download Railway Board Circular RBE No. 144/2018
Forward reference⇒RBE No. 171/2018,