RBE No. 50/2008: Licensed Porters – Appointment as Gangmen

No.E(NG)II/2008/RR-3/1, dated 01.04.2008

Sub: Appointment of licensed porters to the post of Gangmen.

Pursuant to the announcement made by Hon’ble Minister for Railways in his Budget Speech for the year 2008-2009 in the Parliament, the matter has been considered by the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) and it has been decided that as a onetime measure, all those licensed porters who are upto the age of 50 years and minimum age of 18 years as on 26.02.2008 may be appointed to the posts of Gangman subject to the fulfillment of following conditions:-

(i) Only those license porters will be considered for appointment who were possessing a valid license in terms of extant rules as on 26.02.2008 i.e. the date of announcement in Parliament.

(ii)    Educational qualification may be kept as ‘Read and Write’.

(iii)   The appointment will be subject to surrendering the license and badge and right to be a license porter. No subsequent transfer of license would be allowed.

(iv)   The license porters should be medically fit for the post of Gangmen.

(v)   The genuineness and authenticity of every claimant as a license porter for appointment is to be established and authenticated by the Sr.DCM.

(vi)   The screening for appointment will be done by a Committee of 03 (three) Jr. Scale Officers of Commercial, Personnel and Civil Engineering Department nominated by Divisional Railway Manager. The Screening Committee would adjudge the candidates as per appointment criteria including ‘read and write’. The recommendations of the Screening Committee would be approved by DRM. However, their placement will be done within the zonal jurisdiction in which they are working as license porters.

The above exercise should be completed within two months from the date of issue of this letter.

Download Railway Board Circular RBE No. 50/2008

Forward reference ⇒ RBE No.