RBE No.52/2018: Creation of Posts

No.E(MPP)2018/1/1, dated 04.04.2018

Sub: Revised policy for creation of posts.
Ref: Board’s letter No.E(MPP)2010/67 dtd.28.10.2016 (RBE No.127/2016).

1. Manpower planning requires continuous review of sanctioned strength in view of changes and Technology, working system and redundancies. Therefore the requirement for new asset and additional workload, especially safety categories should be examined judiciously.
DRMs had been delegated powers to create posts for new assets in safety categories from the “Pool of Surrendered Posts” vide Board’s letter no.E(MPP)2010/1/67 dtd. 28.10.2016 (RBE No.127/2016).
2. There have been requests to further liberalize powers in this regard. The following instructions are now issued in continuation of letter dtd. 28.10.2016 (RBE No.127/2016):

(a) GMs may create safety as well as other than safety category post even for existing asset by utilizing the ‘Vacancy Bank’, if posts had not been created for such assets earlier.
(b) DRMs may create safety as well as other than safety category post from the ‘Pool of Surrendered Posts’, on 1:1 one basis only for new assets.
(c) Proposals for creations from Board’s Vacancy Bank should be sent to Board with a clear certificate that the Railway/ PU does not have any money value in its Vacancy Bank.
(d) Proposals for creation from Board’s Vacancy Bank sent to Board should have due justification, with certification of the money value money value in the Vacancy Bank of the concerned Railway/PU and certificate that there is no feasibility of surrendering any post on 1:1 basis also.

3. The above delegation will be reviewed after one year keeping and view the actual creation of post done by the Railways. The above powers vested with GMs/ DRMs shall not be re-delegated.
4. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of The Ministry of Railways.

Download Railway Board Circular RBE No.52/2018

Forward reference RBE No. 198/2018, RBE No. 48/2020