RBE No. 22/2007: Promotion – Catering Staff – IRCTC

No.E(NG)I-2003/PM3/5, dated 06.02.2007

Sub: Transfer of catering services to IRCTC along with staff – Promotion of catering staff.

1. As the Railways are aware, instructions were issued vide this Ministry’s letter of even number dated 02.04.2004 (RBE No. 76/2004) followed by letters dated 15.06.2004, 05.09.2005 (RBE No. 147/2005) and 29.03.2006 emphasizing that promotion of Catering Staff, whether working in the Zonal Railways or in IRCTC may not be delayed and all vacant posts in all grades in Group ‘C’ & ‘D’ earmarked to be filled by promotion, should be filled by due process of ‘Selection’ or ‘Non-selection’ as the case may be, well before the staff get transferred to IRCTC along with the catering activities. These instructions were last re-iterated vide this Ministry’s letter of even number dated 08.09.2006.
2. However, it is seen that some of the Zonal Railways have still not taken the necessary action in granting promotion to the Catering staff. This has led to receipt of a number of representations by the Board from the aggrieved staff and in one of such cases filed by the aggrieved staff of East Coast Railway before CAT/Cuttack, the Tribunal in its directions dated 29.11.2006 has held that all promotions should be granted to the Catering Staff as per the Rules before they get absorbed in IRCTC. As the cutoff date for Catering Staff for exercising option for absorption in IRCTC has been extended by IRCTC up to 31.03.2007, the Railways in close coordination with IRCTC should take immediate necessary action for granting due promotion to Catering Staff and the whole process may be completed latest by 28.02.2007, so that the concerned staff may get the benefit of promotion in the matter of pay fixation after their absorption in IRCTC.

Download Railway Board Circular RBE No. 22/2007

Forward reference⇒RBE No. 110/2007