RBE No. 231/1985: Promotion – Refusal for Promotion

No.E(NG)I-85-PM5-3, dated 23.08.1985

Sub: Promotion on ad-hoc basis of non-gazetted Railway staff – Instructions regarding.

1. As the Railway Administrations are aware, instructions have been issued from time to time discouraging promotions being ordered on ad-hoc basis in the exigencies of service. These instructions inter-alia enjoin the following:-

(i) Ad-hoc promotions should not be resorted to for vacancies of regular nature;
(ii) To avoid ad-hoc promotions, selection should be held regularly once a year;
(iii) If it becomes inescapable to make ad-hoc promotions against regular vacancies, only senior suitable persons should be appointed with the personal approval of the CPO who should determine the reasons for non-finalization of selection. He should also keep a record of such approval having been accorded and review the progress made in filling up such posts by selected persons.
(iv) Any default in holding selections regularly should be viewed seriously and responsibility fixed; and
(v) Ad-hoc promotions should not be allowed for unduly long periods say beyond three to four months.

2. Despite these instructions, instances have come to the notice of the Ministry where promotions on Ad-hoc basis have been continued for long spells and in some cases even double ad-hoc promotions have been allowed, the justification for which was open to question.

3. The Ministry had the occasion to review the matter in the light of the foregoing. They wish to reiterate the extant instructions requiring that ad-hoc promotions should be avoided as far as possible and where they have to be made, they should not be allowed to continue for long period. They further decided that Railway Administrations should not as a rule make double ad-hoc promotions. Accordingly, while the Railway Administration will take all possible steps to discourage ad-hoc promotions and order the same only when it is found unavoidable and in the manner as laid down in the instructions already obtaining, no second ad-hoc promotions shall be allowed.

4. Please acknowledge receipt.

Download Railway Board Circular RBE No. 231/1985

Forward reference ⇒ RBE No.

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