RBE No. 51/2009: Loco Inspectors – Power Controllers
No.E(P&A)II-2007/RS-14, dated 26.03.2009
Sub: Filling up posts of Loco Inspectors and Power Controllers/ Crew Controllers – Modification thereof.
1. The question of modifying the eligibility criteria for filling up the post of Loco Inspectors and Power Controllers/ Crew Controllers has been engaging attention of Railway Board for quite some time. After careful consideration, the Board have decided to modify the eligibility criteria contained in Board’s letter No.E(P&A)II-83/RS-10(iv), dated 25.11.1992 (RBE No. 198/1992) and E(P&A)II-83/RS-10, dated 09.01.1998 (RBE No. 09/1998) as amended from time to time, as under:-
(i) The words “three years footplate experience” mentioned in eighth line of para 1 of Board’s letter No.E(P&A)II-83/RS-10, dated 07.10.2002 (RBE No. 180/2002) may be replaced by “75000 Kms of actual driving experience as drivers”. This shall also be applicable in the case of drivers medically de-categorized upto the level “A-3” who are considered eligible for selection for the post of Loco Inspectors in terms of Board’s letter No.E(P&A)II-2006/RS-21, dated 03.01.2007 (RBE No. 02/2007).
(ii) Para 2(b) of Board’s letter dated 09.01.1998 ibid may be substituted as under:-
“2(b) – To perform the duties hitherto being performed by Power/ Crew Controllers in the Control Office or in the place where the Crew Controllers were headquartered, eligible and suitable Mail/ Express Drivers, Sr. Passenger/ Passenger Drivers and Sr. Goods/ Goods Driver will be drafted. Only drivers having a minimum of 75000 Kms of actual driving experience shall be eligible to be drafted as Power/ Crew Controllers.”
(iii) Existing running staff, including drivers medically de-categorized upto the level “A-3”, who are posted as Power/ Crew Controllers, shall be eligible to be considered for the post of Loco Inspector, if they are already having the requisite 75000 Kms of actual driving experience.
(iii) Existing running staff, posted as Power/ Crew Controllers, who are not medically de-categorized and who do not have the requisite 75000 Kms of actual driving experience, will also be eligible to be considered for the post of Loco Inspector, with the proviso that the shortfall will have to be made good by them by being deployed on footplate duties, prior to their being actually posted to work as Loco Inspector.
2. The above modification will not be applicable in cases where selection process has already been initiated in terms of the instructions contained in Board’s letter dated 25.11.1992 (RBE No. 198/1992), 09.01.1998 (RBE No. 08/1998) and 07.10.2002 (RBE No. 180/2002) ibid.
3. This has the approval of the President and issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.
Download Railway Board Circular RBE No.51/2009
Forward reference ⇒ RBE No. 108/2019