RBE No. 164/1998: Compassionate Appointment – Missing Railway Employees

No.E(NG)II/97/RC-I/210, dated 26.07.1998
(SC No.29 to MC No.16)

Sub: Compassionate Appointment in the case of Missing Railway employees.

1. Attention is invited to instructions contained in this Ministry’s letter No.E(NG)II/97/RC-I/210, dated 06.02.1982, 24.05.1982 & 21.12.1983, on the above mentioned subject.
2. Department of Personnel & Training, vide their OM dated 31.10.1997, have laid down certain norms for compassionate appointments in the case of missing Government servants.
3. The matter has been considered by the Board in the light of the above. Accordingly, in super-session of existing instructions on the subject, it has been decided as under:-

(i) A request to grant the benefit of compassionate appointment can be considered after lapse of at least 2 years from the date from which Railway employee has been missing, provided that an FIR has been lodged and the missing person is not traceable, and the competent authority feels that the case is genuine.
(ii) This benefit will not be applicable to the case of a Railway employee:-
(a) Who had less than two years to retire on the date from which he has been missing; or
(b) Who is suspected to have committed fraud, suspected to have joined any terrorist organization or suspected to have gone abroad.
(iii) Compassionate appointment in the case of a missing Railway employee also could not be a matter of right and will be subject to fulfillment of all the conditions, including the availability of vacancy, laid down for such appointment under the existing scheme;
(iv) While considering such a request the result of police investigation should also be taken to account;
(v) The decision on any request for compassionate appointment covered by these general instructions should be taken only at the level of the General Manager on the Railways;
(vi) The services of the wards/ Widows will be terminated in case of missing Railway employee becomes available subsequently;
(vii) The compassionate appointment may be de-linked from the payment of settlement dues i.e. compassionate appointment in such cases may not be denied or deferred only on the ground that settlement dues of the missing employee are still to be paid to the person entitled to receive them.

4. The above will also be applicable to the wards/ widows of casual labourers (temporary status) who are found missing. The other conditions contained in Board’s letter No.E(NG)II/96/RC-1/85, dated 17.10.1997 (RBE No. 137/1997) will however continue to apply in such cases.

Download Railway Board Circular RBE No. 164/1998

Forward reference⇒RBE No.